Really entertaining read! It did start out slow, but it quickly picked up and I was into it all the way to the end!

Admittedly I got through the majority of this through audiobook, which I really enjoyed. I’ve seen a few mixed reviews with some complaints that the POV chapters are hard to differentiate since they aren’t labeled for each character. I didn’t have a problem with this as an audiobook, since there are a cast of narrators and you can tell who’s speaking. All of the narrators were great!

I also liked when things picked up pace at the end, our main character makes some stupid decisions that all main characters make because if they didn’t, there wouldn’t be a story. But I applaud how the book does this in such a self-aware way! Meribel had a logical reason for every decision she made at the end, and I think it worked really well for this book.

Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for the copy in exchange for my honest review!

I really loved parts of this book. I enjoyed some of the points of view. I found Meribel a bit obnoxious, but I really loved Honor's point of view and the stalker's point of view was interesting. The book kept me guessing, but I didn't feel satisfied with the ending. It was still a gripping read though. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I have enjoyed several of Jackson’s other books but this one was not for me. I found several of the storylines difficult to follow. The sex scenes were too explicit for my taste and didn’t add anything to the book. I will not be recommending this one. I thank NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this ARC.

This was honestly just so-so for me. There were some great twists and turns that kept you guessing throughout the book, but very few of the characters resonated with me at all. I enjoyed Honor, the main character's daughter, but other than that I was indifferent to the other characters. And for me, if I don't connect or resonate with any of the characters, the rest of it just falls flat, and unfortunately, that's what happened here. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either

Thank you Netgalley and Harper Collins Publishing for an e-arc this book.

I finished this last night and had to sit on how I felt about this book.

Following Meribel on her acting journey, adopting her daughter, and dealing with a stalker while she is a stalker herself (she stalks her ex-husbands wife on instagram.) I found that to be a little bit mediocre at first.

While meeting the character Cooper, who lives on the same floor of Meribels building, I was very hesitant about him. To find out what was with him, damn, wasn't expecting that.

Joshilyn Jackson did an incredible job at throwing me for a loop at the end of this book. I wish I would have known the name of the stalker, but it was just some young adult who was obsessed with her character on Belinda's World.

Overall I give this book 4.75 stars.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a readers edition of this title. My reviews never contain spoilers and are freely given.
With My Little Eye is a thriller revolving around an actress who has an adopted child with autism, who is being stalked by an unknown person called the Marker Man. Having relocated due to the stalker they now reside in Atlanta and soon come to realize that the stalker has found them once again. The story will definitely keep your interest and is nicely paced with no slow moving, draggy parts. The characters are well written and made me stop and really think: What would I do in that situation? Good summer beach read.

3.5 stars rounded to 4.

…I really wish there was an epilogue? Also, the audio was phenomenal. 5 stars to the narrators!!

I loved the setup of the story and the premise of all the drama. But there were two serious storylines plus a set of possible romances, and none of them were handled completely.

I despise cliffhangers unless they’re needed for a sequel…so maybe there will be a sequel? Otherwise this feels very unfinished.

The characters were well written. I thought Honor was written exceptionally well. The first 1/3 of the book, I definitely thought multiple characters could be marker man. But in the end, this needed a little more substance and explanation to wrap up the storylines.

With My Little Eye is the latest mystery/ thriller from stellar writer Joshilyn Jackson. The tale of a good actress with a very bad fan, it highlights the struggles women face in dealing with stalkers.

Meribel Mills is initially unphased by the obsessive, peculiar mail she receives. The letters are going to her agent, not her home, and disturbing messages are par for the course for even B-list actresses. The creepy missives, written in the fruit-scented markers popular amongst elementary school children, are mostly benign and simply get filed away in Meribel’s just-in-case folder. Then they begin to be not so harmless. The notes now arrive at her house and they include drawings of a naked Meribel tied up or chopped into pieces. When items start to go missing from her home and she smells a strange cologne on her bed sheets, Meribel decides she’s had enough. She packs up her bags and moves herself and her daughter Honor from L.A. to Atlanta, where she has been able to snag a nice role on a successful, zany sitcom.

Meribel has hated Atlanta, her hometown, since the incidents that made the place go from hopeful to hellish for her. But all that matters at this moment is that she and her little girl are safe. She tentatively starts to make friends and settle into her new life. But safety just might be harder to come by than Meribel thinks.

The start of this story is more women’s fiction than mystery, with the stalker known as Marker Man only in the background and Meribel’s acting career with its adjacent workload barely present. She is on hiatus when we meet her, and stays that way throughout the text. As a result, Meribel comes across as a very relatable stay-at-home every-mom, the kind who serves uber-healthy meals and worries whether her mildly autistic daughter Honor can make friends. She is also concerned about Marker Man of course, but it is initially a low-key, backburner issue for her since she is convinced the move has brought her safety. I liked Meribel, who is presented as a kind and caring person with a warm and sunny personality.

The author does a nice job with Honor as well, who is a bright, articulate but occasionally challenging child. She has fewer struggles than most neurologically diverse kids would face and has a level of intelligence that anyone would envy, but I appreciated that along with that. she has difficulties recognizing faces, meltdowns when presented with too many challenges, and labors to recognize emotions.

Another well-executed aspect of the tale is the battle faced by Meribel as she attempts to deal with the stalker. She pretty much has nothing but a set of letters to work with, evidence that gives the police zero leads. Her frustration at a system that can offer her no protection along with her helplessness when it comes to figuring out exactly what to do to make it end is very relatable. The story shows how vulnerable anyone not living in a gated community or part of a building with a concierge with security guards and doormen is.

Which segues nicely into my quibbles with the tale. Quibble one is the move. Other than to show us Meribel getting closure on issues from her past, the move to Atlanta is rather ridiculous. Once she starts filming, she will be on screen and Marker Man will be able to locate her since the city the show is filmed in is public knowledge. Moreover, a halfway decent celebrity stalker could follow her on IMDB. Casting announcements would tell what shows she’ll star in next long before they air. So the upheaval of moving across the country would, at most, have bought Meribel and Honor a few months. Additionally, Meribel is dating a security consultant in California but doesn’t turn to him when things go awry with her stalker, which made zero sense to me.

Quibble two comes from the fact that the interesting secondary mystery doesn’t come up until a little more than halfway through the book. Obviously, I can’t talk about it much given its location in the text, but it is at this point that we get some startling and fascinating insights about a secondary character and the narrative becomes riveting as we try to figure out what they will do and why. Unlike with Marker Man, we are given a clear psychology for this particular person’s psychosis and this villain has a lot of depth and layers that make them fun to read and it is intriguing to wonder if they will be caught

However, that leaves the reader slogging through a good sixty percent of a book that, until that point, is a pretty average mystery. It wasn’t bad per se but it doesn’t stand out in any way either.

I will add that there is no real closure to the story. We are left at a moment in time where our heroes have won something of a victory against their respective adversaries but we don’t know the price they will pay for the actions they had to take to get there. Frankly, rather than the long rather mediocre beginning I would have preferred a richer, more detailed ending.

Another very minor quibble is that at one point Meribel complains that bruises left on Honor due to self-harm were reported by a neighbor to social services. She is upset the neighbor didn’t speak to her first, which is ludicrous. Of course you would speak to social services rather than talk to a possibly abusive parent. Abusers have their excuses neatly lined up long before anyone can question them, and the safety of the child depends on the proper authorities being informed.

Trigger warnings would include the obvious violence against women as well as a casting couch scenario in which Meribel is treated in a dehumanizing manner, mild drug use by teens, and self-harm. None of this is graphic in nature.

There is a romance here but it is very low-key. It plays into the mystery, so I won’t give anything away here except to say that the love story is mostly background noise and there isn’t a whole lot to it except for its role in the suspense portion of the tale.

Ultimately, With My Little Eye is a mixed bag of a story. At the start, it lacks the tension necessary to be a taut, engrossing thriller, but those willing to stick with it will be mostly pleased by the latter portions of the novel. I would recommend those unfamiliar with the author start with Never Have I Ever or Mother May I, both of which are stellar works. This tale will probably only appeal to already existing fans, who will find it enjoyable but probably not list it among their favorites.

Thank you William Morrow and NetGalley for this ARC. This was my first read by this author and unfortunately I wasn’t a fan. I really enjoyed the autism representation and the mention of DND, both don’t get enough spotlight in books. Honor was the only character I really liked and I found the others, especially the FMC to be very annoying.

The plot started strong, but went in too many directions by the end. I don’t like the abrupt ending either.

I read exactly 2 chapters of this book and I’ve had enough. This is my first novel by Joshilyn Jackson and it may very well be my last. I’m not sure if Jackson has an autistic child but I pray to God that she doesn’t.

As the mother of an autistic child, I am beyond disgusted… and as I’ve said, I’ve literally only read 2 chapters. But that was enough for me. Jackson, if you aren’t the parent of an autistic child and feel compelled to put one in your novel, I would’ve hoped you’d do more research than this. And if you ARE the parent of an autistic child and THIS is how you treat them, you should be ashamed. Your child is different and you should change your way of thinking for them, not make them change themselves for you. Ew.

The way this woman treats her autistic child- tell her she’d buy her ice cream if she remembered her classmates names, making a rule to limit screen times until she made a in-person friend- DISGUSTING. Your perfect child doesn’t HAVE to be social. Autistics shouldn’t be forced to be social if they don’t want to be. And to give “prizes” for something they don’t want to do to trick them into doing it? I AM SO GROSSED OUT. Like, this woman went out of her way to adopt an autistic child and then treats her like a dog?

And if that wasn’t bad enough, the self-importance and self-obsession this woman has is too much. She leaves Cooper and her daughter to go shower because her current appearance was going to bother her child (?) and proceeded to not only wash but exfoliate, then did a “whole body skin routine”, blow out hair, and makeup to make herself the “mom that Honor needed now.” I’m just honestly at a loss here. She’s worried about a 15 calorie americano???? Freaking out about drinking a sugary drink???? Cooper orders pizza and instead of just saying thank you and moving on she has to say “I’m usually a better mother. I was going to make a healthy dinner.” As if ordering pizza sometimes is a crime? Holy hell.

I normally finish a book once I start it but this isn’t worth my time or energy. I’m not sure if I’ve ever hated a character this much. I’m already so sorry I wasted the time it took to read 2 chapters. And I’m sorry for this poor fictional autistic child.

I’m not even going to waste my time copying this to Goodreads because it’s not worth my time. Do better, Jackson.

"With My Little Eye" by Joshilyn Jackson was such a great thriller! I love when the reader is trying to figure out the mystery stalker at the same time as the protagonist. I also enjoy when there are multiple points of view in a story and this story did not disappoint. Being a fan of "Never Have I Ever", I knew I had to get my hands on this book and grateful I had the opportunity to receive and advanced copy from Netgalley.

2.5 stars. Joshilyn Jackson is an auto-read author for me. I don't even read the synopsis, if she wrote it, I read it. This one was so disappointing. I was hooked and intrigued at the beginning of the book, but then things just kind of got messy. I didn't feel the connection with the characters as I have in her other books. The ending was a let down as well.

This was my favorite thriller so far this year. All of the characters, even the bad ones, were so interesting to read about. I especially liked the character of Honor, the autistic child. She was a force to be reckoned with. I was turning pages very quickly with this one. I highly recommend it.

Thank you for this book from netgalley. This was my first book by this author. I received an arc but, it was hard for me to enjoy. The characters were not interesting, their was a lack of a plot. I finally finished this book but, it took to long and was not enjoyable.

Good premise for a book. Actress has a stalker and moves across the country to escape. Unfortunately, he follows her there. I had a hard time connecting with the characters in the book. The main character was fairly shallow…focusing on her career, diet, exercise. The other characters weren’t very developed. Good idea for a book but this book didn’t keep my attention

I was so excited for this book and I am still excited after I read it! Great read with lots of suspense and thrill, right up my alley. Joshilyn Jackson did a great job with the writing and making the characters so intense and perfect for this storyline. Must read!

The actress Meribel Mills has a stalker and she mover herself and her daughter to Atlanta to start fresh. She quickly realizes that he has followed as well. She can feel him watching and being in the room. Eventually she comes face to face and has to fight him. This book is a page turner and must read for the summer.

With My Little Eye is the newest thriller by Joshilyn Jackson. Meribel is an actress who is receiving unwanted attention from a stalker. She leaves her life in California behind in order to start anew in Georgia. However, her stalker follows her and continues to let her know that he is watching her. Soon, Meribel is wondering who exactly she can trust in her life. Read and enjoy!

So suspenseful. The character changes kept me intrigued because we only got a little bit of the story at a time.