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I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Anna went missing while on a trip to London with her friend Sarah. Antony and Karl spent time with them on the train to London, and at a club that night. Anna was also on the train, and had a bad vibe about Antony and Karl, but didn't say anything to anyone. Now, a year later, Anna is still missing. And everyone in the story has more information than they initially gave. It's going to get messy.

Category
Mystery

Why I chose this book
Kindle First

My personal opinion (the review)
There are a ton of characters, so it was hard sometimes to keep them all straight. But all in all, I really liked the book. The story was interesting, the language was clean, the characters were credible, and the ending was a surprise.

Warnings
Language: None, really
Violence: Some fighting, but not graphic
"Adult" situations: Vague reference to a couple having sex in a train bathroom; teen girl gets pregnant by her teen boyfriend
Death: Yes

Movie rating equivalent
PG-13. Deals with some big issues, but very clean, for the most part

Protagonist description
Sarah is the best friend of Anna, who is missing. Ella is a shop owner who saw Anna before she disappeared. Barbara is Anna's mother.

Point of view of story
Changes with each chapter. Mostly third person

Book length
Medium-long

Story flow
Excellent. The only frustration is that nearly every chapter near the end is a cliffhanger, and because there are about 5 narrators, it takes about 4 more chapters to get back to that cliffhanger, which is sufficient time to forget that plot point.

Grammar and spelling issues
None

Character connection (no spoilers)
None

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