“You’d be surprised how much people are willing to reveal in an email.”
This comment from a character in Just One Look by Lindsay Cameron sets the hook for this compulsive page-turner of a thriller! I read it in one sitting.
I have a soft spot for books about unreliable-narrating loners with a past, who seek to worm into more ostensibly-privileged lives no matter how illegally or morally creepy,
This was the story of NYC-resident Cassie Woodson, an ambitious woman fleeing familial trauma, who upended her blossoming big-law career after her fling coworker breaks up with her over email. What follows turns her from a successful suit-wearing lawyer into a lowly basement-dwelling law firm data scanner turned stalker.
5 delicious stars!

This is a highly entertaining read, even if I had to suspend my disbelief for some (minor) parts of it.

Just One Look was compulsively readable—the plot and pace kept me turning the pages. I also appreciated that our narrator was neither reliable, nor sympathetic, yet Cameron managed to make us care about her fate. The only drawback for me was the (non) ending, which left our heroine unchanged. Nonetheless, this was an enjoyable read.

Cassie Woodson has a past that she wants to stay hidden; that she <i>needs</i> to stay hidden. So when she takes the temp job as a cog deep in the bowels of a law firm reviewing documents, she figures she has the perfect gig. Until she reads her first email about Forest - gets her first look.

Suddenly, Cassie becomes obsessed. She needs all the information she can glean about him. His wife, his likes and dislikes, his daily activities. Anything so that she can one day become a part of his perfect life and leave her train wreck past behind her. And then one day, her life does change, in an explosive way, and Cassie has no idea what she’s gotten herself into.

<i>Just One Look</i> hooked me from the start. Cameron’s debut novel is a cross between <i>You</i> and <i>The Girl on the Train</i>. Fast paced towards the end, everything you think you know about this novel, think again. Cameron writes a class act psychological thriller that leaves you guessing - and wanting more!

Cassie is starting a new job. After she is fired for cause from her high-flying career as a lawyer, she finds herself starting a temp gig sifting through emails for relevance to a large trial. Occasionally, a personal email falls through the filters - and before Cassie knows it, she finds herself becoming more and more obsessed with a certain partner and his stylish wife. What will "just one look" at a personal email lead to?

I found this a new take on the psychological thriller genre, and the plot didn't disappoint! The typical stalker read was definitely explored in a new way here, and it was more terrifying than I could've imagined. Just think - what do you put out there in cyberspace? What could people learn about you that you willingly give up every single day? I know this premise will stick with me for a long while!

I was surprised at the end, which is always a treat for a seasoned suspense reader, but I would've liked to have seen the twist fleshed out a little earlier in the novel. It felt like an entire new plotline was dropped on me in the final few dozen pages, and it didn't really seem to connect to the rest of the book in any meaningful way.

I would definitely recommend this for a quick, entertaining, "suck you in" book! Looking forward to what thriller-newcomer Lindsay Cameron writes next!

Thank you to to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

I enjoyed this psychological drama. Very well written with an extra emphasis on the creep factor! Great characters all the way around.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Just One Look is about Cassie, a lawyer who used to work in a big New York firm, but now is working as a legal temp due to unknown circumstances. While reviewing emails for her job, she comes across personal correspondence from one of the firm's partners. She's sucked into this window of another life and starts becoming obsessed with the partner. The story follows her actions and what happens once she finally meets him. I enjoyed this read, it was fast paced and gripping. However, I couldn't help feeling that everything seemed somewhat extreme...all the characters' reactions, for example, seemed exaggerated, including Cassie's own behaviour. The story is from Cassie's POV so I guess it could be how she's viewing everyone. I did like the way the author teased out the back story, it didn't feel too long or rushed. The whole twist was predictable, but nevertheless it was fun to read the full unravelling. A good thriller overall. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

He has no idea that I have access to every corner of his life.

Cassie Woodson was once an up and coming lawyer in a big-shot law firm. After an unfortunate incident, she has found herself working at a temp job doing small work for even smaller pay. She, and the rest of the temp lawyers, are tasked with scanning the firm's emails for information that may help the current case. After reviewing the personal emails of a "higher-up" in the firm, Cassie becomes obsessed. As in, has a binder filled with the man's likes and dislikes and stalks him in public, obsessed. As Cassie slips deeper in the madness of stalking, her past finds a way to rear it's ugly head.

As far as thriller/mysteries go, this was an easy read. I thought this might take a "Girl On the Train" turn with an unreliable narrator due to Cassie's drinking habit, but I'm thankful it didn't go down this route. I think the best part of this book, is that it was hard to find one truly decent character. Everyone was just so deeply flawed, that it felt like there was no "good guys". Just a bunch of bad people doing bad stuff to each other.

4.5 stars

This book checks every box I have for a great story and a few boxes I didn't even know needed checking!

Completely dazzling and original, I absolutely loved it. I am such a sucker for a well-written story told from the POV of someone completely off their nut. Lindsay Cameron nailed it utterly and totally.

I couldn't stop reading it even though I knew I'd be crushed when it ended...

Thank you so much to the publisher for gifting me a copy. It is my pleasure to write an honest review.

Lindsay Cameron is a new author to me, but it became almost instantly clear when I started reading her new book, Just One Look, that the author, a former attorney, knows the world she is writing about very well.

Her main character and first person narrator, Cassie Woodson, was a big law firm associate but took a huge step down into the world of law firm temps after encountering some "problems" at her former firm. Her days are now spent in a small room crammed in with a group of similarly-situated temp attorneys conducting a massive document review project on computer. Life isn't very exciting until one day a personal email from one of the partners catches her eye. Interest quickly morphs into out of control obsession.

This book took off like a roller coaster from page one and didn't let up until the very last page. The ending totally blindsided me -- in a good way. I really enjoyed spending time in the crazy and dysfunctional world the author created and can't wait to see what she has to offer in her next book.

Thank you to Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine and NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

When you finish this book you may be tempted to erase your online presence! Cassie works as a temp after being fired from her law firm for assault. She quickly becomes enamored with Forest, a handsome but maybe-married lawyer. She does everything she can to attract him (including snooping through his emails during her temp job) and it appears to work as he seems to appreciate the attention. But when a friendly co-worker disappears and is found dead, she has questions that are not easily answered. What lies beneath the surface? Cassie is determined to find out but she has battles with her own mental health that get in the way. So this is what happens when you attempt "just one look" at someone's private life. Be prepared for information you may not like!

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House- Ballantine for the arc of this book. All opinions are my own.

I got an email about this book because I read You Love Me and I’m so glad I did. I haven’t gotten to read a lot of thrillers lately, but I am so glad I’ve started. This was SO GOOD. It definitely gave me a lot of Joe/You vibes but in its own way. There was so much mysterious little nods in this and I loved it!

Cassie was such an interesting main character. With the way the book is set up, you really go in thinking that there’s so much more to her mental state than those little tidbits. Lindsey was great at dropping little nuggets of information that leaves you wanting more. Cassie is complex, has a wild array of emotions and despite her obsession with Forest you grow to like her. The way this story was structured really lends itself to her story and how you grow to like her. I liked that there was more to her than meets the eye and it was fun to find out.

The dynamic built between Cassie and Forest, Cassie and Ricky and Cassie and Dalton was really well done. I enjoyed watching her emotions and reactions change from person to person. I loved watching her become more aware and when she finally put all the pieces together. WHEW. What a book! If you love thrillers, i highly recommend this one! It’ll leave you guessing up until the end!

From the outside looking in, Cassie Woodson steals an accidental glimpse into what she believes to be the perfect marriage. An unabashed, forbidden interest--coupled with envious longing--quickly morphs into a stalkers’ obsession and an overriding desire to insert herself into that life she so desperately craves. Almost immediately, things don’t go exactly as Cassie planned, and when fantasy and reality ultimately collide, Cassie finds herself grappling to untangle herself from a web of unfathomable deceit.

Despite the slow pacing, “Just One Look” drew me in right from the get-go and continued to hold my interest all the way up until its delectably unexpected ending. I can’t say that I actually “liked” Cassie’s character, but I did feel some empathy towards this psychologically-damaged woman who was frantically chasing her idealized version of HEA. As for the secondary “work” characters, they were spot-on, adding some much-needed dimension to the story, as a whole. There’s a twist to the story that I hadn’t seen coming, which turned an otherwise predictable stalker story into something just a bit more interesting.

Cassie now is working as a temp at a law firm- her job is to read through emails. She stumbles on personal emails and can not stop reading.
This book kept me turning the pages and I loved the stalker/obsession theme, definitely wouldn’t recommend this one for fans of domestic suspense.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advanced ebook copy.

Cassie Woodson is temping at a law firm in a research pool of similar temps, all assigned to monitor corporate files for key words that might trigger a lead into the firm’s investigations. After discovering the personal e-mails of corporate partner, Forrest Watts, she quickly becomes obsessed with him and his wife, Annabelle, and their luxurious lifestyle.

Cassie is no heroine and her obsession makes for poor judgment. She doesn’t cover her tracks well, gets caught up in her lies, and risks numerous incidents of exposure. You learn she has a violent incident in her past that led to her being fired from her firm where she was an attorney. The temp job is a big downgrade, but she’s trying to escape her notorious past, which went viral on social media. Her spontaneity for vengeance is alarming, though it’s not clear if she’s a full sociopath.

After a slow start where I thought I was reading another stalker story, the plot takes a twisted turn and not everything is as it appears. The suspense ramps up, the pace quickens and I was more eager to get to the reveal at the end.

Thank you, NetGalley for giving me the opportunity for this early read.

I loved this book! I found it unputdownable! Saying quite a lot in this COVID time when I can barely read at all. It is about this attorney who if fired from her firm and is hired as a temp to go through the emails of other attorneys. What she finds is a lot! No spoilers- just thanks to NetGalley and Lindsay Cameron for allowing me this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

Just one look and I fell so hard
In love, with you, oh oh
I found out how good it feels
To have, your love, oh oh - Songwriters: Doris Payne / Gregory Carroll

Cassie Woodson, once a high flying attorney, now finds herself as a temp worker at a large law firm in New York City. She hates herself, her life, and she hates her new job after a spectacular crash down the corporate ladder. Her new job entails reviewing correspondence for fraudulent activity when one day a personal email pops up. She knows she shouldn't read it but who will actually know? It's a loving email sent from Forest to his wife Annabelle. Cassie, who has never been lucky in love can't believe the tenderness between the two and to say she becomes a little obsessed with them would be an understatement. With her trusty "Forest" binder she logs every bit of information and detail she can glean of the couple. She then slowly, over time, begins to insinuate herself in their lives and we all know this won't end well.

I had a lot of fun with this one. If you like stalker/obsession type stories then this one will scratch that itch. Cassie is a little unhinged and I always find it interesting to be in the head of character whose thoughts twist and turn in every direction. Totally compelling and a book I can say I am happy to have read. 4 stars!

Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine books for generously granting my *wish* to read this arc.

LOVED this book!

I was totally mesmerized. The writing, the plot, and the characters-- as well as the blow-it-away ending, were all fabulous. Not a book you will want to put down, and I only wish I could have kept reading forever--it was that good. Highly recommend.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to preview Just One Look by Lindsay Cameron.

A young woman, Cassie, is a mess - she gets fired from her job - she's had alot of bad luck! So she has to take a temp job at a law firm. Cassie is assgined to go thru emails which is quite boring, but not for Cassie. Soon she starts a "fake" love affair with Forest - who works at this law firm. Cassie wants Forest and will do almost anything to become his "girlfriend" - even though Forest is married; even though Forest has no clue; even though she knows all these things - Cassie knows she wants Forest and looks like she'd do about anything to get Forest to be all hers.
This book reminded me a little of the Flight Attendant - Cassie is a hot mess and it is hard to like her, but Cameron has a way to get the reader engaged in this crazy stalker gone crazy girlfriend book.
It was a fun read - 3.5 stars.

STALKER ALERT!!!

Cassie Woodson has had a rough go of it. After being let go from her high brow white collar law firm for assaulting her boyfriend/lawyer and then losing her dad, she seems to have hit rock bottom. In need of a job, she takes a miserable temp gig at a law firm reviewing emails for a case they're working on.

Within these emails she "meets" Forest Watts and his wife Annabelle and quickly becomes obsessed. Cassie decides she wants Forest for herself and proceeds to stalk him. Things certainly seem to be looking up for her. But looks can be deceiving!

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the ARC

3 1/2 stars