At first, I thought this young adult book was really really young. The main characters voice was almost too adolescent to read. But then, in Kelley Armstrong fashion, the book flew by and the mystery pulled me in! Something about her writing style just makes her books so easily consumable. The mystery was good & the premise inventive.

I am a fan of Kelley Armstrong’s work so I was eager to dive into her newest YA novel. I found this book to be fast-paced and entertaining. I was able to guess some of the twists but there were others that kept me guessing until the very end which was great since I am always looking for a book that can keep me guessing. I liked Blythe and the rest of the characters and thought that they dealt with an impossible situation very well. The story was probably completely unrealistic but fun to read.

Blythe’s friend Gabrielle has a couple of breakdowns at school which has everyone wondering what is really happening. I enjoyed watching the pieces slowly fall into place as we learn the events that lead up to this event. Blythe, Tucker, Tanya, and Gabrielle have always been friends but after an incident, there is some attention between Tucker and Blythe. I couldn’t wait to see how things would work out.

I would recommend this book to others. This book had me questioning what was real as I tried to piece everything together. I think that readers who enjoy psychological thrillers will enjoy this entertaining read.

I received a digital review copy of this book from Tundra Books.

I love a good thriller and I am familiar with this author so I really was excited to see this book. The description of the book seemed really fun too so I signed up to try it.
I had a really hard time buying the premise of this book. One of the characters, Tucker, is considered this really horrible influence on everyone, but it just doesn't make sense the way he is acting in the book. There are other really inconsistent narratives, and while I think the idea is supposed to be that the narrator is possibly unreliable it just seems to be a bit too much. I was able to hold out and finish the book, but I wouldn't really recommend it.

Someone is Always Watching is a young adult mystery/thriller featuring a tight knit group of friends where nightmares seem to be a common problem. Gabrielle seems to be having some sort of breakdown over the cameras in school and how someone is always watching. Gabrielle’s friends are worried enough that Blyth sneaks in after school to see what the vice principal is saying to Gabrielle in his office. One concussion later and Blythe doesn’t know what happened but she remembers seeing a lot of blood. Tucker is always treated with suspicion of being a really bad guy. A history of rule breaking and violence came to a head when an act of violence happened at a party and Blyth is supposed to keep her distance but Tucker and Tanya are her best friends. Trying to find Gabrielle and the truth leads the friends to dark revelations and uncovers lies that will change their lives forever. Twisted and a little dark, the story is at times shocking and chilling with enough realism to make it a probability in this world we live in. My voluntary, unbiased review is based upon a review copy from NetGalley.

Kelley Armstrong wrote a definite engaging thriller. And it is one of those books that I like because I was back and forth for many parts of the novel--is this a thriller or is this a sci-fi thriller? Yes, it's one of those, and I'm not going to tell anyone which it is.

The characters are compelling, especially the supposed perfect girl and the obligatory bad boy. But is everything and everyone what they seem?

Do yourself a favor, pick up Some Is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong. Young adult through adults. You will not be sorry!

Thank you NetGalley and Tundra Books for the e-ARC. I can assure everyone--my opinions are my own. BUY THE BOOK! 😁

Another great YA read! I love that there are YA books that are suitable for both kids and adults. I loved the mystery in this novel. I loved the characters and how they worked through things. There was depth and a well plotted story, which keeps the reader guessing and engaged. I also thought the pacing was great on this novel...a perfect binge read!

Along the line, I must have missed that this was a young adult. I guess I just saw the name Kelley Armstrong and thought it would follow along in the same vein as Rockton or the Rip Through Time Series.

I could not connect with Blythe or any of the characters. The angst and the plot seemed contrived with a touch of “haven’t we been here before”.

I am not going to give up on this author. I seek out her new books, but, in the future, I will check twice for YA offerings.

Blythe starts to experience memory loss around the same time her best friend seems to commit murder - and things quickly begin to unravel.

This book has a great atmosphere to it, and I was tense all the way through. The ending wasn't the most satisfying, but I was still kept guessing all throughout!

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

I received an advanced copy from the publisher via Netgalley for an honest review.

Right from the get go this novel is shocking, in such a good way! And then, you as the reader, are even a little bit confused about what is going on here.... some of the stuff I was able to figure out, but I read a lot of crazy novels like this and it was totally worth the slow unfolding. The only thing that was a bit too slow for me was finding out what happened between Blythe and Tucker months before! That too WWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY to long to spill that tea! Otherwise, super cool book and I really enjoyed it. The only reason why I gave it 4 stars (more like 4.5) is that the final chapter just felt sort of meh to me. Like, okay I have nothing else to write about here so we are done! I guess I just wish there had been a little bit more. Otherwise, such a great, enjoyable novel!

Someone Is Always Watching follows high schooler Blythe, who witnesses her best friend murder the vice principal but then mysteriously suffers from short term memory loss. Blythe and her friends investigate what’s going on in their town - which is conveniently owned and controlled by the company that all their parents work for - to see what’s going on to them and their friend.

I really liked the premise for this book - it’s not going against a single person, but something bigger and scarier. I liked the idea of something messing with people’s memories and their minds. But I didn’t love how it was done.

I didn’t love all of the characters, some annoyed me. I also got annoyed by one of the major plot points got revealed (not mentioning due to spoilers) that just felt so convenient. Also, when I read on kindle the formatting was off which made it more difficult and annoying to follow.

Overall I enjoyed this book, but it wasn’t my favorite.

"Someone is Always Watching" by Kelley Armstrong is a thrilling suspense novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. The story follows the lives of a family in a small town, who become the targets of a stalker who is watching their every move.

As the tension builds and the threats become more sinister, the family members are forced to confront their own secrets and past traumas. The novel delves into themes of trust, betrayal, and the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love.

Armstrong's writing is expertly crafted, with well-drawn characters and a tightly woven plot that keeps the reader guessing until the very end. The novel explores the dark side of human nature, and the ways in which our past can come back to haunt us.

Overall, "Someone is Always Watching" is a gripping and suspenseful read that will appeal to fans of psychological thrillers. Armstrong has created a masterful work of suspense, with a satisfying and unpredictable conclusion. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a page-turner that will keep you guessing until the very end.

4.5 stars - Blythe witnesses her friend have a mental breakdown and murder the principal, but the next day her memories are spotty, and everyone seems shifty. And really, who can you trust when you can’t even trust yourself?

This was such a fun read, and it gave me so much more thematically than I was expecting. I found the cast of characters to be interesting, and I got sucked into their world. Everyone had a backstory, and the cracks in the friend group made it all the more interesting. As the book progressed, it took some turns I didn’t see coming, and it really delved into the threads that make us who we are as people.

Thank you to Kelley Armstrong, Penguin Random House Canada/Tundra Books, and NetGalley for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review. This book is out now, so go pick up a copy!

This one got to me, I'm not going to lie, it freaked me out and had me questioning every time I had that feeling of what might be a memory but not quite remembering.

Blythe, Gabrielle, Tucker, Tanya... they're all students at the same private school owned by the company where all of their parents work, sounds convenient right? Well for these kids there's so much more to it than that.

Part of a program they never signed up for they have to work together to figure out what happened to Gabby that made her snap, where she went, and how to keep it from happening all while trying to stay alive and out of jail.

Twisted and dark with a story that drew me in all while keeping me guessing this book quickly showed me why people kept telling me I need to read Kelly Armstrong.

Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada Tundra Books and NetGalley for providing an advance digital copy of this book, I have voluntarily read and reviewed it and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING by Kelley Armstrong is a contemporary, young adult, psychological, suspense thriller focusing on the small town of Darlington Hills and a research facility owned by CMT.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from first person perspective (Blythe Warren) and several third person omniscient perspectives SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING follows in the aftermath of the so-called suicide of the local high school principal but from the outset everything is spiralling out of control, memories are erased, and the truth is definitely stranger than fiction.

Our heroine, sixteen year old Blythe Warren, is worried that something has happened to her best friend Gabrielle, who prior to the apparent suicide of the high school principal was on the verge of an emotional breakdown. Blythe had followed Gabrielle to the principal’s office but her memory of what happened or why is non-existent except for small flash-backs that do not make sense. As Blythe’s memory begins to reveal something more sinister at work, her group of well-connected and close knit friends begins to unravel a secret closely connected to the CMT Research Facility, where all of their parents work.

Blythe, along with her sisters, and friends all attend a private and prestigious STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) school, sponsored by the local CMT Research Facility but all is not well within the student body when Blythe begins to receive messages from an unknown sender, and encoded emails reveal an long term experiment that went horribly wrong.

SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING is a story of power and control, secrets and lies, murder and mystery, memories and madness, twists and turns where nothing is as it seems, and people are not whom they claim to be. Kelley Armstrong invites the reader into a psychological thriller, an intense story of mystery and suspense wherein it takes a group of sixteen year old high school students to break through the veil of power and control. The thought-provoking premise is dark, gritty tragic and dramatic; the characters are flawed, broken and easily manipulated.



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Blythe and her friends are very close. They almost have to be since they attend a very small and private school for kids of a tech company. After a violent act causes a rift between two in their group … their group dynamic changes … and then Gabrielle is discovered with their dead principal and doesn’t remember what happened. Each of them is starting to have strange memories resurface and they question everything about their families. Which memories are real and which are not? Who can the friends trust?

Someone is Always Watching is a stand-alone mystery that was a little slow in getting started but kept me reading once it took off. Readers must suspend disbelief because although this is not technically sci-fi, there are some scientific/technical things happening that can’t happen right now (or can they?). Armstrong has written a strong young adult mystery that is relatively easy to read without any red flags for cautious readers. A good read but not to be rushed to the top of a TBR list.

I binged this one in a single evening, it was SO addictive. Someone is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong is one of those books you should go into with zero pre-knowledge, but I can tell you:

- It’s a fast-paced young adult thriller that doesn’t pull its punches
- There are conspiracies and hidden agendas and tragic backstories everywhere
- I loved every one of the characters, the teens are smart, funny, capable
- Every time I thought I knew what was going on, it changed

It's a fantastic, twisty, character-driven thriller and an incredibly fun read.

Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada/Tundra Books and Netgalley for my review copy of this book.

At the beginning, this appears to be a novel about a group of entitled, well-off teens who attend a private school sponsored by their parents' work - and it is. But it is also much more. CMT is a research facility - and it's research focuses on the children of their employees. But what happens when the research subjects discover the experiment?

This novel weaves back and forth between multiple characters, as it builds up to its climax. It is a psychological thriller that uses a potential development in the science of psychology as its basis, and as such, delves into what the basis of personality truly is. Along the way, it deals with discovering one's sexuality (or lack of interest in such), relationships with peers and parents, and PTSD. Recommended for high school and adults.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This book was soo strange and twisted but yet soo good. I really enjoyed it. But I didn't like the ending I was just expecting more. I feel like it was kind of rushed. I loved all the twists and turns and how you got to understand every characters point of view. The book was very well written and I love the cover, it fits the story perfect. It was a pretty good read.

Thank you to @netgalley and @penguinrandomhouse , @tundrabooks Books for giving the chance to read and review this book.

3.5 upped to 4
Kelley Armstrong usually writes gripping thriller and this was the first YA I read written by her.
It's a good story but a bit predictable even if I appreciated the revelation and how the different parts made sense.
I think I'm not the right target.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

*3.5 stars*

This book was well written with really great character development. It's full of twists, and turns ... and lies!

The reveal of everything was definitely the best part. Specifically how the groups truths are connected and what their real stories even are, as there were definitely some major and unsuspected surprises. Once the truths were uncovered, things made complete sense and pieced together smoothly.

The only fault, in my opinion is the ending. I just think it reads/feels as if it was missing something, as if there could've been more to the finale. Overall this is an interestingly easy YA psychological thriller.