I found Everyone Is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf very different from her other books.
Contestants are invited to compete for $10 million dollars on a reality show all of which is live streamed. All of the contestants really need the money and so are very motivated to win no matter how difficult or dangerous the task and no matter whether it can be done fairly or not. The plot was enjoyable and fast moving but I found the resolution difficult to buy.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this digital ARC.

Super interesting premise to the book for sure! Can’t recall a time when I’ve read a game show like novel so it was definitely unique. I did find it a little predictable and guessed the ending before I was there. There was a huge typo where they mixed up the names Nan and Fern around 48% of the book and a few other errors that need edited as well that I hope are caught before the finished book releases. However a solid read, a 3.5 in my book.

<i>"You managed to bring your own Roman Colosseum to life and we're just your unwitting gladiators, turning on each other for personal private enjoyment." </i>

As a huge Big Brother fan as well as thriller fan, this was one book I couldn't put down. The theories kept flying and my eyes were peeled. I also liked the theme/discussion of violence as entertainment (some commenters were demanding the game be stopped while others found entertainment in seeing others in danger). It reminded me of Hunger Games a bit, though less dramatic.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book!

Everyone is Watching was certainly like nothing I have ever read before. It's a very original thriller - a sort of locked room mystery with a reality tv twist. Five people are selected to be a part of a new game show for the chance to win ten million dollars. With such a big prize at stake, the contestants are willing to do just about anything to win - perhaps even kill.

This is only my second Heather Gudenkauf book and while I think I liked The Overnight Guest a bit more than this one, it was still an entertaining and unique story. Highly recommend - especially if you are a fan of reality tv shows.

This book had multiple narrators, multiple time periods (alternating between current events and past events/flashbacks), and a simulated online response/comment threads, but I was never confused about what was happening! It also felt like an addictive reality show in that there were lots of dramatic reveals and cliffhangers, but with good writing so you really felt like you were there and truly wanted/needed to know what would happen next.

The resolution was also well done without being overly neat or too unrealistic, which is always hard to do when you have to share a big reveal about how everything matches up and what all the characters have in common.

I felt like some of the characters were better developed than others. The "best friend" character felt really well written and genuine, but some of the others (especially the obvious "bad guys") felt a little like caricatures. But maybe predatory men are often such a clearly distasteful type in the real world so it is hard to see beyond that in a book? That was my one complaint - I read faster for some of the scenes with the creepy man because he seemed so predictable and such a clear type (and of course, creepy and disturbing).

Overall, an addictive read with a lot to offer!

This was a wonderful book. A great Thor ill er that kept me guessing the whole time. I would recommend this to all thriller lovers!

Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for my honest feedback.

This was quite different from Gudenkauf’s previous work, but no less enjoyable. It was faster-paced for sure and while her other books seem more focused on family/relationship-based mystery, this was all about a live-streamed reality show gone wrong. Fun and full of twists and turns.

Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for my honest feedback.

This was quite different from Gudenkauf’s previous work, but no less enjoyable. It was faster-paced for sure and while her other books seem more focused on family/relationship-based mystery, this was all about a live-streamed reality show gone wrong. Fun and full of twists and turns.

"Everyone is Watching" is another great thriller from Heather Gudenkauf. I loved "Overnight Guest" so had to read this immediately. The premise is interesting of a reality show involving revenge and retribution with many twists and turns. Recommended for mystery/suspense lovers. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

This was fine. I don't understand all the subterfuge about the filming location, but get it needed an isolated setting. Some of the motivations of revenge were not great and some of the crimes were not the same.

Wow, this was a very in the moment thriller. I really enjoyed it and have now made Heather one of my must read authors. The premise was very unique with the five contestant reality show. I’m normally not a big fan of reality shows with eliminations but did enjoy this one. At many times during this book I was gasping and quickly turning pages to see what happened next! Thanks for the chance to read an ARC!

This was fun! Reality game show backdrop with of course a little murder mixed in. Flew through this one and was hit with twist after twist. Fans of the genre will enjoy this fast paced thriller!

Thrilling and exciting! I previouslg read The Overnight Guest. I had let it sit for ages before I picked it up. I won't do that with one of Heather Gudenkauf's books again. So I was very excited to received the ARC of this one, and LOVED it. I wish it was longer, I didn't want it to end!

Wow! That was a fun ride! Heather always does a great job with her mystery books. I loved the suspense and I read it really fast because I just couldn’t put it down. Thank you for letting me read this book!

This book was a TRIP! Reality show mixed with revenge and vendetta all in one. There are so many twists and turns in Heather Gudenkauf’s new book Everyone is Watching. Check it out. It will keep you on the edge of your seat! Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

Thanks @netgalley and @harlequinbooks for this ARC of @heathergudenkauf’s upcoming book. Please note that my ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoy Gudenkauf’s books and this one was no exception. A really fast-paced read, and I loved the reality show plot line. There was a bit of a twist at the end, and while I anticipated part of it, I did not anticipate the rest. Gudenkauf writes characters well, and l was drawn to even some very unlikeable ones. A ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read in my books. Definitely a great book to check out when released in late March.

I couldn't get through this one fast enough! So good. Five people are recruited to be on a live reality show called One Lucky Winner, but what they get is not what they expected. The contestants are referred to as The Best Friend, The Confidant, The Boyfriend, The Senator, and The Executive. The money prize at the end is ten million dollars, thus ensuring the participants feel compelled to complete the challenges. Backstory for each character is provided by alternate chapters which fill in the timeline. This show turns deadly and terrifying very fast. The chunks of backstory for each of the major players that are interspersed between present day chapters were really interesting and gave better insight into each of the characters. The plot itself was made even more interesting by the fact that it could actually play out exactly as the book does. I loved this book and I highly recommend it!

What a fantastic, sharp story. Truly enjoyable from start to finish. Fans of thrillers, reality TV and deadly competitions in books will be overjoyed to read this. Recommended.

Heather Gudenkauf has written a new and very original book. Five people are recruited to be on a live reality show called One Lucky Winner, but what they get is not what they expected! The contestants are referred to as The Best Friend, The Confidant, The Boyfriend, The Senator, and The Executive. The money prize at the end is ten million dollars, thus ensuring the participants feel compelled to complete the challenges. Backstory for each character is provided by alternate chapters which fill in the timeline. This show turns deadly and terrifying very fast. It would be best to read this book without much more information, as it just keeps getting better! With thanks to Netgalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for this ARC. My opinions are my own.
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This is such an "of the moment" thriller about an unscrupulous reality game playing out on live feed. Five people show up at an isolated villa to win big money conquering unknown challenges. Of course things are not what they seem, including why these specific contestants were chosen. I couldn't stop reading this and was so excited to see how it all came together in the end. I was not disappointed. As you read, you don't know who is being honest, what the next play will be, and how each person will approach the unnerving challenges put before them. I think this book is going to have a lot of well-deserved buzz around it! Thanks to Heather Gudenkauf, Harlequin Trade Publishing, Park Row, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.