I actually liked this book and its not something I would regularly like. It reminds me of a Ellen Hopkins book, touching intense topics and writing them in prose. The book leaves you guessing but half way through the book, I guessed the ending, which is a favorable hobby of mine. Though, it makes the rest of the book draining.

The topic touched, parent abuse, is a great topic for students to be able to read. This book was great in terms, a couple of children saw something wrong and decided to do something about it. I would keep this in a high school library. ( )

The Watcher may be one of the thinnest books on my bookshelf, but it's one of the deepest at the same time. You'll race through it, but the end lingers with you for quite awhile. As sad as the ending is, there's something satisfying about how all the character arcs in the story wrap up. ( )

A little slow at first and a bit too young for me to relate to, but an OK read. Quick, yet sad to say not very impressive.
5/10 ( )

A teen book about a couple of kinds of family chaos which can beset a teen. I was engaged by the characters and liked the writing very much. I didn't find the big reveal at the end was at all surprising and felt that Margaret's parents were cookie cutter as opposed to Evan's mother. Important subject matter handled well. ( )

Slow start but ends really creepy. Good YA read. ( )