About the Book
I’ve been watched all my life. I’m used to being stared at. Observed. Followed.
SOMEONE IS WATCHING
Washed up teen star Liv Hendricks quit acting after her beloved younger sister inexplicably disappeared following a Hollywood party gone wrong. Liv barely escaped with her life, and her sister was never heard from again. But all this time, someone’s been waiting patiently to finish what was started…
FOUR MISSING GIRLS
Now fifteen years later, broke and desperate, Liv is forced to return to the spotlight. She crowdfunds a webseries in which she’ll pose as a real-life private detective–a nod to the show she starred on as a teen. When a mysterious donor challenges her to investigate a series of disappearances outside a town made famous by the horror movies filmed there, Liv has no choice but to accept.
FOLLOW THE WHITE WOLF
Liv is given a cryptic first clue: Follow the white wolf. And now a darker game is about to begin. Through social media, someone is leaving breadcrumbs to follow. As Liv makes increasingly disturbing discoveries, her show explodes in popularity. A rapt internet audience is eager to watch it all–perhaps even at the cost of Liv’s own life…
Filled with provocative twists and turns as the line between plot and reality blurs in this inventive tour-de-force from breakout writer Jennifer Wolfe.
My Review
Whew. Watch the Girls might be the most disturbing book I’ve read in 2018, possibly ever. This book will definitely not be for everyone, and there were a few times that I wondered if I would be able to finish reading it myself. If you are familiar with Rob Zombie movies, there were certain situations in this novel that made me remember watching some of his movies back in college – and having nightmares for weeks. I will say though that I really wanted to keep reading because I felt the need to connect all the missing pieces, and it was a very fast-paced story. Liv – while she did exhibit destructive behavior – was actually a likeable heroine to me, and I was rooting for her throughout the story. I was a bit disappointed in the ending though. There were a lot of loose ends that frustrated me, especially because I kept on with this story to figure out those loose ends, and ended up feeling unsatisfied as I turned the last page.
3.5 stars
