I'm Watching You (Warner Forever)

Just having discovered Karen Rose, I loved Don't tell, but was disapointed with Have You Seen Her. I thought I'm Watching You was way better and I am glad I was not disappointed a second time. I'm Watching You combined all the essentials: suspense, great plot, developed, likeable characters with a past, and non-stop plot twists and turns. The romantic piece of the story was written in well, and was not overpowering as in Have You Seen Her. I can't wait for Rose's next novel!

If you have read Karen Rose's books starting with the first book "Don't Tell" you can tell that her progression of story telling is vastly improving. I do not mean to imply that the other two were not good books, because they were but this book had me up late trying to finish it. I have read this book so much that I will probably have to buy another copy. She blended the right amount of suspense and romance to keep the reader interested in the book, but also caught your attention from the beginning to make you want to read more. If Karen should read this I must say congratulations because you have became one of my must have authors which puts you right there with J.D. Robb, Laurel K. Hamilton, Erica Spindler, Linda Lael Miller, Sharon Sala, Linda Howard, Lisa Jackson, Patricia Cornwell, Tami Hoag, Christine Feehan, and Sherrilyn Kenyon. Those are just a few of my favorite authors and my must have books.

It worked! My daughter bought this one for me for my birthday! I knew if I kept hinting, she would get it for me! Getting more and more. My collection is growing! And thanks to you for the books being in the shape they are.....very good!

This novel centers around Chicago Public Defender, Kristen Mayhew. An obsessed vigilante is murdering criminals that she has failed to convict, and then sending her letters of admiration. Dectective Abe Reagan of the Chicago Police Department is sent to protect her, as it is feared Kristen could become a target of the vigilante, or other criminals.

I found this story a bit of a disappointment. Having read a number of Karen Rose novels, I am starting to see a 'sameness' about them, which I don't like. I found myself cringing at times, at the dialogue between the two main characters, who wereunconvincing. The story was a bit more slow moving, also, in comparison to other Karen Rose novels that I have read. Not one of her best.

Karen Rose is another one of my favorite authors. By chance I picked up her books and now I am always looking for her next release. This book was good. It has suspense, romance, murder. It's got it all. It's worth reading and reading all of her other books.

I spent all day yesterday reading "I'm Watching You," but I regret having done so. First, there are way too many characters (about 20) to keep straight. Second, [...] Third, the last 20 pages wrap up everything very quickly, giving necessary background information which should have been incorporated more smoothly. Fourth, Kristen (the heroine) is stupidly stubborn, insisting that the murderer "will not drive her out of her house." [...] No, Kristen will not leave. (Nor apparently will she buy shades). Even when she has to have a 24 hour police guard, plus the hero (and later, his father) keeping watch, Kristen will not leave her house. This stupid contrivance exists just to put her in danger. I got very tired of the many times that she fought off various people who wanted to kill her. To complete her status as a character who is Too Stupid to Live, is her uninformed assumption about the seriousness of the effects of surgery. (Yes, I bet you can figure the effect of this too). A gifted artist who is now a dedicated, articulate, principled prosector never has this assumption verified, even fearing it will end her engagement to the hero? Yeah, sure. Yes, "I'm Watching You" is a page turner, but I found it to be very unpleasant. Even skipping the explicitly violent parts, I found this book increasingly nasty. [...]