I love Jackson's Southern thrillers and this novel is absolutely no exception. I appreciated the thoughtfulness that went into crafting the neurodivergent character: no tropes were relied upon and she was a fully realized voice in the novel. I adored the slow burn opening, the multiple POVs, and then that doozy of an ending!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

Thank you to NetGalley, William Morrow, and Joshilyn Jackson for an advance copy of With My Little Eye in exchange for an honest review. I truly always enjoy this author, so I was thrilled to pick this book up. While I enjoyed the premise of the book, I struggled with following along with the plot and out characters. I still look forward to seeing what this author comes up with next and I would check out this synopsis to see if you would enjoy this one!

I requested this book because I read Mother May I by this author and I still think about it a year later. The main character in this book flees from one town to another to escape a stalker. She has been a tv show actress for quite some time and ends up receiving letters from a mysterious person. It starts getting more real for her when the letters include drawings of how he is going to hurt her. She is freaked when she finds out the person has been in her home even more invading her privacy. Jackson makes this exciting who is it easy, entertaining, and quick to read.

👀👁Book Review:
Title: With My Little Eye
Author: Joshilyn Jackson
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/3 stars

I'll try this review as best as I can, considering I read this a while ago, and I can't quite remember it 🤷‍♀️. I read a lot of books! Sorry!

Basically, a child actress, Meribel Mills, is being stalked now as an adult. She keeps receiving letters written in scented markers, thus dubbing him the "Marker Man." Eventually, this creep finds out where she lives, and she moves from California to Georgia. Doing this causes a huge disruption in her daughter, Honor's, life as she has autism. Strangely, Honor develops a friendship with a pretty wild teenager who is a neighbor and a homeless woman. Of course, the Marker Man tracks Meribel down.There is a lot going on throughout this book, and it at times feels all over the place. There is a twist ending, which does help to pull it all together. Not too shabby of a thriller!

Published: April 25th, 2023

Thank you, @netgalley and @williammorrowbooks, for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This was just an ok read for me. It was mildly entertaining but I never became that invested in the plot or the unlikable characters. The ending was a little bland with nothing especially memorable.

This book was fast paced and exciting but fell short for me compared to Jackson’s previous work. It felt like there were too many stories going on at once and at the end I still felt left with questions about why everything happened.

I was lucky to receive With My Little Eye by Joshilyn Jackson from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review and opinion. Joshilyn Jackson is one of my absolute favorite authors and I was so excited to read this before all my friends and family. This book is fantastic and I couldn't put it down. Do yourself a favor and read this right away.

Ok, this book was absolutely bonkers (and not the good kind) and silly for the most part…yet strangely entertaining. It was hard to put down…kind of like watching a trainwreck. The characters are all wack too. However, the last 20% was excellent, and the book would’ve benefitted by going on for a few more chapters. 2.5 stars rounded up because I was amused.

I’m so behind in my reading that I read this in July but quess I didn’t write my review. Thanks to Netgalley, William Morrow and Joshilyn Jackson for this ARC,and sorry my review is late.
I never miss a book by this author, so I was excited to get her new one. While it’s not my favorite, it was still a good read, I think it started a bit slow in the beginning but picked up as it went along, then never a dull moment, we’ll, for me anyway. A 4 star and one I’d read again to see if what I wrote in review still holds true. Yes, I have read Joshilyn Jackson books more then once. ☺️

I am a huge fan of this author. However this one was a little tough for me. It was confusing and all over the place.

I must admit, I've never been a keen enthusiast of stories centred on actresses being stalked; it's a theme that's always felt somewhat unrealistic to me. Consequently, it's a genre I've struggled to truly connect with over time. In this particular book, I found it challenging to form a genuine connection with the characters. The plot, which revolved around an actress facing a stalker, didn't strike me as particularly original. As a result, when the final revelations unfolded in the concluding chapters, I found it hard to summon any strong feelings one way or the other.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for sending a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really wanted to love this one. I felt like it was slightly confusing with all of the characters. I also felt the ending was rushed and disjointed once the stalker captured her. I did love the autistic character representation and the B list celebrity take on the book.

Love Jackson’s writing but really struggled with this one. Too slow a start and storyline was all over the place. Felt potential there but needed revision to pull plot together.

As a huge Joshilyn Jackson fan, this one was rough. I have tried to get through this one multiple times, and I assumed Spooky Season would finally atleast set the mood to finish it. Unfortunately even that couldn't save this one. She's an incredible author so I don't want to turn anyone away from her works, this one was just a miss for me. I'm so sorry. I hate saying this i just want to be truthful. 🩷

With My Little Eye by Joshilyn Jackson is a book that left me feeling rather indifferent. As an avid reader of Jackson's previous works, I must admit that this one fell short of my expectations. While it had its moments, it failed to captivate me in the same way her earlier novels did. This book left me feeling underwhelmed. While it had its moments of intrigue and showcased Jackson's skillful writing, it ultimately fell short of the high standards set by her previous works. If you are a fan of the author, you may still find some enjoyment in this novel, but for me, it was simply an okay read that failed to leave a lasting impression. I also think it ended rather abruptly - I kind of wish there had been an epilogue.

Meribel Mills is an actress who had a successful run on a famous show. With her fame comes unwanted attention from Marker Man, who is sending her disturbing drawings. As the letters become more an more graphic, Meribel decides to take a job that will have her and her daughter moving to Atlanta, her hometown and where her ex-husband still lives with her new family. But she isn't in the city long before she starts feeling like someone is watching her again. Is it her ex husband, her on-again, off-again lover, a new neighbor, or Marker Man?

I was genuinely surprised by the reveal of who was Marker Man at the end and liked how it all resolved and I LOVED the character of Honor, it felt like a true portrayal of a person who has autism and probably kept me the most invested in the story as a whole. I didn't mind the multiple POV's and switching, but there were times that felt disjointed for me. I was a bit thrown off when Cooper was talking about how he prepped the trail mix for Sheila and thought it was odd to randomly have this person be shown to be such an abhorrent person. It came full circle at the end, but that was a bit disjoined for me.

Thank you to netgally for providing me an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

This story is about Meribel Mills, an actress who moves herself and her daughter across the country to escape a stalker who she refers to as Marker Man. More than half of this book was really slow, and there seemed to be too many things going on. But, I was curious to see who the stalker was, so I stuck with it. It did end up getting pretty exciting, and there was a big twist that I didn't expect. I feel like this could have used an epilogue, but overall, the ending was pretty decent. I just wish it hadn't taken so long for things to start happening.

Since I'm behind on my Netgalley reads, I did the audiobook for this one, and it was pretty good as it has multiple narrators!

Thank you, @netgalley and @williammorrowbooks for the gifted e-arc of this book!

I DNF this book at 21%. I found myself actively avoiding it 😬. I enjoy when books feature more than one POV, but this change was not clearly marked in the book.

Thank you Net Galley & to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

With My Little Eye was a pretty good book. It was fast paced and easy reading. There was definitely a twist or two I didn’t see coming, which is unusual. This is not the first novel I’ve read by Joshilyn Jackson and it certainly won’t be the last.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
This one was a slow start for me but I ended up enjoying it. If you think it starts off kind of blah, just stick with it.