While the cliffhangers definitely kept my attention, about halfway through I became frustrated with how they never really went anywhere. I really didn't mind the way this was put together, although at this point it would be positively refreshing to read something that does not employ the use of a multiple POV framework.

The next day, she wakes up to the news that one of the girls—beautiful, green-eyed Anna Ballard—has disappeared. Jumping a year into the future after a person goes missing seems to leave little hope for a good outcome so as much as I was still a bit curious it failed to really grab me just at that point early in the book. I love a good unreliable narrator story, and the changing POV of this one made sure I never knew who to suspect. It is so odd that you can stand in a space – a place in which you normally feel so happy and safe – and then suddenly you can stand in precisely the same spot and feel like this completely different person. I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll ended up being one of those thriller reads that to me just wasn't as thrilling as I hoped it would be.Anna's friend Sarah is saying much about what had happened to them the previous evening and the police soon run out of leads. The bulk of the book takes place around the one year anniversary of Anna’s disappearance when everyone is hoping with renewed interest Anna will be discovered. It's not only a thriller, but also a drama because we dive into the lives of other characters linked to the disappearance of the young woman and some parts were really touching. It’s not merely about solving a mystery of a missing girl but rather a tragedy that ties families together. It felt like Sarah was assigned some rando trauma so you wouldn't be annoyed she ditched her friend for an ex-con.

I was off, but honestly, the author doesn't even lay out any clues for you to get this is the bad guy/girl (being vague on purpose). Story told primarily from the viewpoints of the witness, the private investigator, the father, and the friend. The song was allegedly written by Atkins after finding out his son Elijah was singing If You’re Going Through Hell in school, which caused concern for the faculty.

It's just that line really stuck to me like white on rice, so I was sure it was foreshadowing creepy behaviour to come. I loved all the guessing and secrets unfolding throughout the book, it really kept me interested the whole time. I thought maybe a part of that would be the simple explanation of the huge time jump shortly after the story began. With so many characters and their individual stories, there was a lot to keep track of and at times things didn't seem to fit. I was definitely intrigued by the story, but by the half-way point, found myself a little confused and not terribly invested.

Because a year later it seems most people have forgotten her except for Anna's family and the police. I Am Watching You is about Anna, a teenaged girl who goes missing after going into the city with her friend. Her online books are popular, and have attracted the attention of a book publisher ( Lesley-Anne Down).We start on the train where Ella, “the witness,” sees two teenage girls flirting with two men who were just released from prison. The characters intrigued me in the beginning with the story and how things were progressing, but as I got further and further in, I couldn’t find a character that I liked or related to. She immediately decides she should keep an eye on them when two young men board the train and start talking to them. In the end this one was simply one of those books that to me was just an alright read that hadn't really grabbed me as much as I prefer. So many hidden secrets from a wide array of great characters, great tension, gripping and well told especially from the main character Ella.