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Watch Over Me: A twisty, dystopian novel of secrets, survival, and sapphic love.
Caught stealing medication for her illegal sister, Yara is forced to participate in RePay - a terrifying TV game show that will determine her sentence.
Her only hope for freedom lies in surviving a risky biotechnology trial within the sterile walls of Watch Over Me, where ruthlessly passionate head engineer, Ms Wilding, reveals an unnerving agenda.
When Wilding's controlling obsessions turn curiously personal, Yara must summon every ounce of willpower to outwit her captor and resist the pull of forbidden attraction in their dangerous game of cat-and-mouse. If she fails, she'll forfeit her only chance to save her sister in an off-record deal with Wilding's celebrity arch-enemy.
But what Yara uncovers during her incarceration at Watch Over Me proves she's not the only one closely guarding a life-changing secret that will challenge alliances, and alter the course of freedom.
But whose secrets should stay hidden and whose should be revealed to the world?
Only 30 days to decide.
With no way to know who's telling the truth, you'll be questioning who the real enemy is... ___ With a twisty, racing plot, high stakes, ambitious women in STEM, and a sapphic romance subplot (slow-burn, age-gap, CEO, grey power dynamics), this is a near-future, dystopian sci-fi that doesn't feel too far off with advancing tech and could-be-coming morally-grey solutions for social dilemmas. With a flavour of the prime YA dystopian era, but with lesbian leads, and darker, adult themes, this is an adult novel, and the first of a sapphic romance series.
Book One: Watch Over Me
Book Two: Traces Of Me
If DIVERGENT and THE HUNGER GAMES had lesbian leads.
Her only hope for freedom lies in surviving a risky biotechnology trial within the sterile walls of Watch Over Me, where ruthlessly passionate head engineer, Ms Wilding, reveals an unnerving agenda.
When Wilding's controlling obsessions turn curiously personal, Yara must summon every ounce of willpower to outwit her captor and resist the pull of forbidden attraction in their dangerous game of cat-and-mouse. If she fails, she'll forfeit her only chance to save her sister in an off-record deal with Wilding's celebrity arch-enemy.
But what Yara uncovers during her incarceration at Watch Over Me proves she's not the only one closely guarding a life-changing secret that will challenge alliances, and alter the course of freedom.
But whose secrets should stay hidden and whose should be revealed to the world?
Only 30 days to decide.
With no way to know who's telling the truth, you'll be questioning who the real enemy is... ___ With a twisty, racing plot, high stakes, ambitious women in STEM, and a sapphic romance subplot (slow-burn, age-gap, CEO, grey power dynamics), this is a near-future, dystopian sci-fi that doesn't feel too far off with advancing tech and could-be-coming morally-grey solutions for social dilemmas. With a flavour of the prime YA dystopian era, but with lesbian leads, and darker, adult themes, this is an adult novel, and the first of a sapphic romance series.
Book One: Watch Over Me
Book Two: Traces Of Me
If DIVERGENT and THE HUNGER GAMES had lesbian leads.
450 pages, Paperback
First published August 30, 2023
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January 20, 2025
4.25 stars
I enjoyed this dark, dystopian love story. At first I wondered if it was going to be too similar to The Hunger Games, but no - it took a path all its own.
This is a book in two parts, but this volume ended at a good stopping place. While I have no idea where it might be going, I was riveted by this story and consumed it almost all in one day.
A really strong debut! Looking forward to book two, Traces of Me.
I enjoyed this dark, dystopian love story. At first I wondered if it was going to be too similar to The Hunger Games, but no - it took a path all its own.
This is a book in two parts, but this volume ended at a good stopping place. While I have no idea where it might be going, I was riveted by this story and consumed it almost all in one day.
A really strong debut! Looking forward to book two, Traces of Me.
January 15, 2025
Wow. What a debut! I did wait to read this so I could read it with the second book. I’m happy I did because I am so excited to start Traces of Me next!
This was told in Yara’s pov. She is so intelligent, strong, resilient and relatable. She’s a survivor. She is arrested for stealing medicine and put on the RePay show. We go through it all with her. I was scared, anxious, nervous throughout the story! She took pleasure in little things and little kindnesses. The author did an amazing job of world building and flow.
The romance was slow and the tension was palpable. Their chemistry is intense even as neither would want to admit it, understandable in this environment.
Well done! I’m very much looking forward to the next one!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
This was told in Yara’s pov. She is so intelligent, strong, resilient and relatable. She’s a survivor. She is arrested for stealing medicine and put on the RePay show. We go through it all with her. I was scared, anxious, nervous throughout the story! She took pleasure in little things and little kindnesses. The author did an amazing job of world building and flow.
The romance was slow and the tension was palpable. Their chemistry is intense even as neither would want to admit it, understandable in this environment.
Well done! I’m very much looking forward to the next one!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 26, 2024
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The story begins with Yara who is stealing much-needed medication for others. She is not only a technical thief, but she also has her sister, Halli, in hiding. In this society, you are only allowed one child. Their parents are dead and it can’t be found that she has a sister. If they are discovered for the stealing of medication or harbouring an additional, they could be forced to live at the ARC, the Additional Resource Centre, or potentially lose some of their organs or their life.
This all goes well until Yara is to be transferred to the city. Will she be able to continue to care for and hide her sister? And why has she been reassigned to the city? Can she get enough money for new identities to escape in time? Will she be found out? And what will happen to Halli if so?
This dystopian reminds me a little of the Hunger Games, testing your body and survival instincts and caring what the crowd thinks. If caught, you become a spectacle on TV and are used to help those deemed to be more important in society. The Watch Over Me definitely reminds me of 1984’s Big Brother.
Overall, I felt bad for all of the decisions that Yara had to make with regard to saving hers and her sister’s lives. The blackmailing from all angles was a bit dizzying, as were all of the many branches of the storyline. There were a lot of characters doing different things, with Yara deciding who to trust and who may be good. The relationship between Wilding and Yara was a little on the cringe side. I’m not a fan of abuse of power relationships. Though, I feel that Yara had a little Stockholm syndrome. I also feel that the book could have been shorter, or some of the topics could have been storylines to make it a trilogy or series. Sometimes less is more.
The story begins with Yara who is stealing much-needed medication for others. She is not only a technical thief, but she also has her sister, Halli, in hiding. In this society, you are only allowed one child. Their parents are dead and it can’t be found that she has a sister. If they are discovered for the stealing of medication or harbouring an additional, they could be forced to live at the ARC, the Additional Resource Centre, or potentially lose some of their organs or their life.
This all goes well until Yara is to be transferred to the city. Will she be able to continue to care for and hide her sister? And why has she been reassigned to the city? Can she get enough money for new identities to escape in time? Will she be found out? And what will happen to Halli if so?
This dystopian reminds me a little of the Hunger Games, testing your body and survival instincts and caring what the crowd thinks. If caught, you become a spectacle on TV and are used to help those deemed to be more important in society. The Watch Over Me definitely reminds me of 1984’s Big Brother.
Overall, I felt bad for all of the decisions that Yara had to make with regard to saving hers and her sister’s lives. The blackmailing from all angles was a bit dizzying, as were all of the many branches of the storyline. There were a lot of characters doing different things, with Yara deciding who to trust and who may be good. The relationship between Wilding and Yara was a little on the cringe side. I’m not a fan of abuse of power relationships. Though, I feel that Yara had a little Stockholm syndrome. I also feel that the book could have been shorter, or some of the topics could have been storylines to make it a trilogy or series. Sometimes less is more.
November 20, 2023
This book was everythinggggg.
I loved the hunger games vibes without it being too obvious or copy-catish. I felt like every chatacter had a purpose and place in the book and they felt full fleshed. Some of the secondary characters were a bit one dimensional but that is to be expected. The main ones were awesome in their own way, complex, morally grey and they all had their own arc and journey to go through.
Something I absolutely loved is how no one ended the same way they started, all for different reasons. Their intricate personalities, ambitions and characteristics really brought this story to life.
There wasn't a moment where I was bored or wanted to skip over parts. It was very entertaining to read and kept me engaged until the very last word.
It was though, at some parts, a bit predictable and I knew exactly how things were going to happen and how everything would end up. But there were also some really good and unexpected plot twists that I didn't see coming.
Whatever the tropes used in this book were, I love them all.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I loved the hunger games vibes without it being too obvious or copy-catish. I felt like every chatacter had a purpose and place in the book and they felt full fleshed. Some of the secondary characters were a bit one dimensional but that is to be expected. The main ones were awesome in their own way, complex, morally grey and they all had their own arc and journey to go through.
Something I absolutely loved is how no one ended the same way they started, all for different reasons. Their intricate personalities, ambitions and characteristics really brought this story to life.
There wasn't a moment where I was bored or wanted to skip over parts. It was very entertaining to read and kept me engaged until the very last word.
It was though, at some parts, a bit predictable and I knew exactly how things were going to happen and how everything would end up. But there were also some really good and unexpected plot twists that I didn't see coming.
Whatever the tropes used in this book were, I love them all.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
August 14, 2023
✨Book Review✨
As readers, we pick a book up to feel warm and mushy inside, but we really pick up a book to actually go through an an absolutely crazy emotional rollercoaster that features tears of joy, tears of sadness and rage, screams of shock when the reveal hits then hits AGAIN, and audible gasps that has everyone at the coffee shop turning and looking at you like you are nuts.
Kate has hit EVERY SINGLE ONE of those marks on that list in her debut novel Watch Over Me. I had the UTMOST pleasure of being an ARC reader.
This dystopian world Kate has created is just absolutely beautiful. You feel like you are there with Yara through the descriptions. Yara is such a captivation FMC and immediately fall for her after meeting her. THEN the steamy, sexy possessive genius, Wilding enters the chat. The words Wilding says has your jaw dropping and drool pooling from your mouth.
Who doesn’t love someone who is described as “This is a grown woman with a monstrously high IQ and a foul temper on the verge of its own explosion.” Just me sitting and reading biting my nails in anticipation of a 💥💥. Especially when she says things like…..
“My protégée, I need you. I want you.”
“No one knows you better than I do.”
But not only the things she says but how she watches Yara and tucks her hair behind her ear. I just MELTED in a puddle. 🫠🫠*chefs kiss*
Usually, I crave more of a romance focus, but when I tell you I didn’t miss that being the main focus I mean it wholeheartedly. This story grabs you and puts you in a trance and you won’t want to put it down. As a high schooler I loved Hunger Games and Divergent. But this new world Kate has created is so much more. I have been throughly WRECKED by this book, but in the best way possible. This kind of emotional wrecking is exactly what I crave.
Thank you Kate for writing this amazing book for the world! I enjoyed every second.
PLEASE go read it! It comes out August 30th, 2023! There will be a book 2 that comes out next year 💚💙🤍🩶
As readers, we pick a book up to feel warm and mushy inside, but we really pick up a book to actually go through an an absolutely crazy emotional rollercoaster that features tears of joy, tears of sadness and rage, screams of shock when the reveal hits then hits AGAIN, and audible gasps that has everyone at the coffee shop turning and looking at you like you are nuts.
Kate has hit EVERY SINGLE ONE of those marks on that list in her debut novel Watch Over Me. I had the UTMOST pleasure of being an ARC reader.
This dystopian world Kate has created is just absolutely beautiful. You feel like you are there with Yara through the descriptions. Yara is such a captivation FMC and immediately fall for her after meeting her. THEN the steamy, sexy possessive genius, Wilding enters the chat. The words Wilding says has your jaw dropping and drool pooling from your mouth.
Who doesn’t love someone who is described as “This is a grown woman with a monstrously high IQ and a foul temper on the verge of its own explosion.” Just me sitting and reading biting my nails in anticipation of a 💥💥. Especially when she says things like…..
“My protégée, I need you. I want you.”
“No one knows you better than I do.”
But not only the things she says but how she watches Yara and tucks her hair behind her ear. I just MELTED in a puddle. 🫠🫠*chefs kiss*
Usually, I crave more of a romance focus, but when I tell you I didn’t miss that being the main focus I mean it wholeheartedly. This story grabs you and puts you in a trance and you won’t want to put it down. As a high schooler I loved Hunger Games and Divergent. But this new world Kate has created is so much more. I have been throughly WRECKED by this book, but in the best way possible. This kind of emotional wrecking is exactly what I crave.
Thank you Kate for writing this amazing book for the world! I enjoyed every second.
PLEASE go read it! It comes out August 30th, 2023! There will be a book 2 that comes out next year 💚💙🤍🩶
July 11, 2025
I did not enjoy this which is really disappointing. It’s well written but just did not click with me. Dystopian, age gap and ice queen sapphics but this was so long and honestly just did not hold my interest. Both of the MCs I found at points annoying and in reality a lot happens but it’s really setting everything up for the second instalment.
December 22, 2025
4,5/5
Everybody watch out ,just found a new obbession.
Oh lord,intoxicated, that's how everything's in this book felt.I hated and loved and hated and had a river of emotions. God .
I felt like I was the one who had some metal in my brain ,I felt played and every emotion the main character was feeling
Everybody watch out ,just found a new obbession.
Oh lord,intoxicated, that's how everything's in this book felt.I hated and loved and hated and had a river of emotions. God .
I felt like I was the one who had some metal in my brain ,I felt played and every emotion the main character was feeling
October 10, 2025
I throughly enjoyed this dystopian sapphic novel. I have to say I listened to it on Audible and the narration was amazing- what a voice. I fell in love with Kate Ford- hypnotic. I couldn’t put it down, as the story was engaging and full of suspense. A smash hit! Well done, Kate on your first novel!
February 3, 2025
This dystopian adventure is full of drama, intrigue and slow-burn chemistry between its two main characters.
There are some points when I was reading this with my hand over my eyes. Some of the scenes are so vivid, my heart was in my mouth.
It tackles a question for modern society: how do you deter people from crime and prevent overcrowding? It's so simple, it's awful.
I loved the sapphic romance, the connection, the near-future setting which we could all imagine.
This book had me turning the pages well into the night.
There are some points when I was reading this with my hand over my eyes. Some of the scenes are so vivid, my heart was in my mouth.
It tackles a question for modern society: how do you deter people from crime and prevent overcrowding? It's so simple, it's awful.
I loved the sapphic romance, the connection, the near-future setting which we could all imagine.
This book had me turning the pages well into the night.
September 23, 2023
I received an ARC of this book for free and chose to leave this review.
This book left me conflicted.
I like dystopian media and f f romances (including age gap), but this book hit super odd to me. It gave me vibes of The Hunger Games and The 100 (tv show, not book).
Mini synopsis: Parent-less Yara is caught stealing meds for her illegal additional sister, and other children who are not given access to healthcare. In this dystopian world, criminals of any sort are given a gruesome fate. After being physically tested, and branded, she loses all sense of autonomy and is selected to be a test subject under the magnetic and brilliant Ada Wilder. Yara must figure out who to trust in a world rife of manipulation, lies, and cameras everywhere.
In the trigger warnings the author mentions a morally grey romance. Morally grey is teacher/student, boss/employee,etc. I personally like those. This is so beyond that, and to a point that it sometimes made me uncomfortable. Did I like the relationship in certain tender moments, sure, but the circumstances also meant that I hated those moments too (if that was the author’s intention, then bravo, but just speaking from my own perspective here).
Not really spoilers, but not really not spoilers (just vague alluding…):
Notable to note, the author is British, so some of the vernacular was foreign to me as an American (and even at times read a bit stilted), which makes me think that my American perspective of this would differ from that of someone with more British sensibilities, but the power dynamics in the intended romance felt all sorts of wrong… even when there were moments of consent, it almost doesn’t even matter since one doesn’t even have bodily autonomy anymore to give it and the other holds all of the control. Also every thing that happened in this power dynamic just felt like something too far to overcome to come back around to potential lovers (which felt crazy to begin with). Tbh, I think I would have enjoyed this book more if it wasn’t a romance. The romance created a lot of uneasy tension for me (and not in the good angsty way).
Some of the plot points felt also a little too convenient in the way they happened/wrapped up. It also felt odd that the premise was for Yara to do sneaky stuff in a place where cameras are everywhere and more specifically trained on her. While in some scenarios she had a tactic for dealing with it, there was a lot that the cameras just happened to miss? And also wouldn’t the monitoring system freak out if one of her methods to evade was utilized?
More things I had questions about… there is use of signing… some used in secret and some used very very publicly. At first I thought it was a secret set of signing, but then other people knew it? But then how could it evade detection?
The world building was interesting and had lots of depth and detail , but I also felt that I wasn’t super grounded with the characters and the age gap wasn’t super clear to me, and without the picture on the cover, it was hard to visualize the protagonist.
I sound super critical, but there were things that I liked and I will probably still read the follow-up. I support sapphic romances and love the rep of women in STEM. Congrats to the author for completing their debut novel!
This book left me conflicted.
I like dystopian media and f f romances (including age gap), but this book hit super odd to me. It gave me vibes of The Hunger Games and The 100 (tv show, not book).
Mini synopsis: Parent-less Yara is caught stealing meds for her illegal additional sister, and other children who are not given access to healthcare. In this dystopian world, criminals of any sort are given a gruesome fate. After being physically tested, and branded, she loses all sense of autonomy and is selected to be a test subject under the magnetic and brilliant Ada Wilder. Yara must figure out who to trust in a world rife of manipulation, lies, and cameras everywhere.
In the trigger warnings the author mentions a morally grey romance. Morally grey is teacher/student, boss/employee,etc. I personally like those. This is so beyond that, and to a point that it sometimes made me uncomfortable. Did I like the relationship in certain tender moments, sure, but the circumstances also meant that I hated those moments too (if that was the author’s intention, then bravo, but just speaking from my own perspective here).
Not really spoilers, but not really not spoilers (just vague alluding…):
Notable to note, the author is British, so some of the vernacular was foreign to me as an American (and even at times read a bit stilted), which makes me think that my American perspective of this would differ from that of someone with more British sensibilities, but the power dynamics in the intended romance felt all sorts of wrong… even when there were moments of consent, it almost doesn’t even matter since one doesn’t even have bodily autonomy anymore to give it and the other holds all of the control. Also every thing that happened in this power dynamic just felt like something too far to overcome to come back around to potential lovers (which felt crazy to begin with). Tbh, I think I would have enjoyed this book more if it wasn’t a romance. The romance created a lot of uneasy tension for me (and not in the good angsty way).
Some of the plot points felt also a little too convenient in the way they happened/wrapped up. It also felt odd that the premise was for Yara to do sneaky stuff in a place where cameras are everywhere and more specifically trained on her. While in some scenarios she had a tactic for dealing with it, there was a lot that the cameras just happened to miss? And also wouldn’t the monitoring system freak out if one of her methods to evade was utilized?
More things I had questions about… there is use of signing… some used in secret and some used very very publicly. At first I thought it was a secret set of signing, but then other people knew it? But then how could it evade detection?
The world building was interesting and had lots of depth and detail , but I also felt that I wasn’t super grounded with the characters and the age gap wasn’t super clear to me, and without the picture on the cover, it was hard to visualize the protagonist.
I sound super critical, but there were things that I liked and I will probably still read the follow-up. I support sapphic romances and love the rep of women in STEM. Congrats to the author for completing their debut novel!
August 14, 2023
For being a debut novel from this author, I really was enthralled in the story I give us a good 4.8 stars. There were a few typos and grammatical errors in the book, but they were far and few between. This story made me equally uncomfortable and amazed at the same time. Dystopian, class differentials, and sapphic…. I mean what else could a girl ask for.
Or main character Yara she’s a young woman who is living on the fringes, which is the poorest areas of the community just trying to survive with her sister, which it turns out the law of the land is one child only anything else is considered an additional, and they have to be taken to the arc because it is a crime. Hallie is eight years old and very sick.
Your works at a security company at the arc and is able to steal medication‘s or supplies for a few people out in the fringes mainly for her sister for some reason all these children that are additional‘s are getting sick. Fast forward to her getting arrested for doing some thing and being sent to repayer…
This book will make you cry, laugh, and be angry. Our other main character is named Ada wilding. She is the brains behind all of this technology that’s out there for security. She ends up bringing Yara to her facility, which is called watch over me.
The relationship between these two main characters is difficult to say. The least. In the terms of Ada is older. Ada is in a different class. She is basically Yaris keeper and controller.
The action and build up to white becomes some extremely good plot twists… let’s just say it is fun to read. I look forward to purchasing this book in an actual physical copy. I also have been recommending this so far to several of my friends that I know would enjoy this genre. I am also extremely grateful for an opportunity to read this, so thank you for approving it for this arc!!
Or main character Yara she’s a young woman who is living on the fringes, which is the poorest areas of the community just trying to survive with her sister, which it turns out the law of the land is one child only anything else is considered an additional, and they have to be taken to the arc because it is a crime. Hallie is eight years old and very sick.
Your works at a security company at the arc and is able to steal medication‘s or supplies for a few people out in the fringes mainly for her sister for some reason all these children that are additional‘s are getting sick. Fast forward to her getting arrested for doing some thing and being sent to repayer…
This book will make you cry, laugh, and be angry. Our other main character is named Ada wilding. She is the brains behind all of this technology that’s out there for security. She ends up bringing Yara to her facility, which is called watch over me.
The relationship between these two main characters is difficult to say. The least. In the terms of Ada is older. Ada is in a different class. She is basically Yaris keeper and controller.
The action and build up to white becomes some extremely good plot twists… let’s just say it is fun to read. I look forward to purchasing this book in an actual physical copy. I also have been recommending this so far to several of my friends that I know would enjoy this genre. I am also extremely grateful for an opportunity to read this, so thank you for approving it for this arc!!
August 14, 2023
Watch Over Me centers around a young woman, Yara, who will do anything to protect her younger sister in a dystopian society where the government has dictated that families are to be limited to one child only. In order to pay for a crime of stealing medicine for her hidden sister, Yara becomes a test subject for scientist Ada Wilding who wants to use technology to aid in criminal reform. Yara is a fierce MC who faces myriad obstacles with her head held high. Ada is an excellent ice queen whose adoration for her ‘wild flower’ knows no bounds.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was completely immersed in the story from the very beginning to the very end. The action starts on page one and there are so many twists and turns that there is never a dull moment. The conflicts and potential enemies just keep materializing and compounding on top of each other until it’s impossible to tell who’s a friend and who’s a foe.
The romance between them is very much a slow burn but it’s definitely worth the wait. Their opposing ideologies are precisely what make their tender moments so satisfying. On paper they should be enemies but together they make such a great team.
My favorite thing about this book is how my opinions of the characters changed as the story progressed. As Yara’s relationships with, and views of, each character changed, my feeling about them did as well. I also enjoyed the contrasting imagery throughout the story: the stark, white cleanliness of Ada’s lab and office against the vivid color and wild nature that features so heavily in Yara’s life. Overall, this book is awesome and I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a great sci-fi thriller.
I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was completely immersed in the story from the very beginning to the very end. The action starts on page one and there are so many twists and turns that there is never a dull moment. The conflicts and potential enemies just keep materializing and compounding on top of each other until it’s impossible to tell who’s a friend and who’s a foe.
The romance between them is very much a slow burn but it’s definitely worth the wait. Their opposing ideologies are precisely what make their tender moments so satisfying. On paper they should be enemies but together they make such a great team.
My favorite thing about this book is how my opinions of the characters changed as the story progressed. As Yara’s relationships with, and views of, each character changed, my feeling about them did as well. I also enjoyed the contrasting imagery throughout the story: the stark, white cleanliness of Ada’s lab and office against the vivid color and wild nature that features so heavily in Yara’s life. Overall, this book is awesome and I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a great sci-fi thriller.
I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
August 15, 2023
This book just covers so many themes and concepts. I didn't realize this was a debut novel until the author notes at the end. This book feels like it's by an established author with a solid voice.
This is a heavy read at over 400 pages with a complex plot line. I am a fast reader and this took me a solid amount of time to read. I genuinely did not expect some of the plot twists which made this more engaging. I enjoyed the way women had powerful leadership roles in business, technology, medicine, and government. Same sex relationships were treated as equal to heterosexual relationships. Gender roles could be fluid depending on the person's preferences.
The book covers questions about ethics, human rights, crime prevention, punishment, right to freedom, reproductive rights, ethical surveillance, etc. Yara has to live and breathe through these questions and the more she learns, the more she questions.
The romance subplot is interesting within the power dynamic. It feels like a mafia genius stalker psychopathic setup. Wilding is very much removed from humanity and sees things black and white. She's obsessed with Yara and her business. Yara seems to teach her what it means to be human in small ways. It is slow burn and is a good setup for the series.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. The description of details and atmosphere of the world really enhances the story and plot.
This ends on a happy for now but is setup for future books in the series.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. There are a few typos but overall it doesn't interrupt reading. The author is doing another round of edits, so these may be corrected before publication.
This is a heavy read at over 400 pages with a complex plot line. I am a fast reader and this took me a solid amount of time to read. I genuinely did not expect some of the plot twists which made this more engaging. I enjoyed the way women had powerful leadership roles in business, technology, medicine, and government. Same sex relationships were treated as equal to heterosexual relationships. Gender roles could be fluid depending on the person's preferences.
The book covers questions about ethics, human rights, crime prevention, punishment, right to freedom, reproductive rights, ethical surveillance, etc. Yara has to live and breathe through these questions and the more she learns, the more she questions.
The romance subplot is interesting within the power dynamic. It feels like a mafia genius stalker psychopathic setup. Wilding is very much removed from humanity and sees things black and white. She's obsessed with Yara and her business. Yara seems to teach her what it means to be human in small ways. It is slow burn and is a good setup for the series.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. The description of details and atmosphere of the world really enhances the story and plot.
This ends on a happy for now but is setup for future books in the series.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. There are a few typos but overall it doesn't interrupt reading. The author is doing another round of edits, so these may be corrected before publication.
September 13, 2023
This debut novel from Kate Hennessy is flat out FANTASTIC. Right from the get go, Kate writes in such a human way that makes you connect with the characters and quickly invest in their lives and situations.
A slow start, that develops rapidly into a fast paced story of love, control, self-empowerment and human connection.
What Kate does so beautifully is challenge not only her characters to think differently, but also us as the reader. With SO many twists and turns in the plot, it left me wondering what and who to believe AND also left me not being able to put the book down as I just HAD to find out what happened next.
The story was engaging and compelling throughout. The way scenes, characters and feelings are described with such intimacy and colour that you can actually see it playing out in your head, made me almost feel like I was there and part of the story.
One thing I particularly wanted to note was that although this is in the Sapphic genre, Kate has a very special way of not putting people into boxes. In particular the main character Yara, who although she is a gay woman, this point isn't laboured, its barely even mentioned ... it just is... which is what I think will make this book accessible to so many people, not just Sapphic readers. We see Yara for her vulnerabilities, her inner conflicts, her strength, her triumphs, her intelligence, her humanness - we see her as a whole, rather than just a box to be ticked.
I cannot believe this is Kates debut novel, the sophistication and uniqueness of her writing style makes her feel incredibly established and comforts you as the reader to come along for the ride. I daresay, I am waiting for her next book with eager anticipation!
A slow start, that develops rapidly into a fast paced story of love, control, self-empowerment and human connection.
What Kate does so beautifully is challenge not only her characters to think differently, but also us as the reader. With SO many twists and turns in the plot, it left me wondering what and who to believe AND also left me not being able to put the book down as I just HAD to find out what happened next.
The story was engaging and compelling throughout. The way scenes, characters and feelings are described with such intimacy and colour that you can actually see it playing out in your head, made me almost feel like I was there and part of the story.
One thing I particularly wanted to note was that although this is in the Sapphic genre, Kate has a very special way of not putting people into boxes. In particular the main character Yara, who although she is a gay woman, this point isn't laboured, its barely even mentioned ... it just is... which is what I think will make this book accessible to so many people, not just Sapphic readers. We see Yara for her vulnerabilities, her inner conflicts, her strength, her triumphs, her intelligence, her humanness - we see her as a whole, rather than just a box to be ticked.
I cannot believe this is Kates debut novel, the sophistication and uniqueness of her writing style makes her feel incredibly established and comforts you as the reader to come along for the ride. I daresay, I am waiting for her next book with eager anticipation!
September 30, 2023
Brazil, I'm shook
You guys, it took me 3 days to start to come to terms with this book, the whole of it (I'm still in the process, tbh). I mean, I was raging during most of it and calling the MC "idiot" all the time, so when the "good" ending came, I was depleted, couldn't even enjoy it with all the fuckery that happened, all the damn time. But make no mistake, this was an incredible reading! I thoroughly enjoyed it and would love to go back to a 2nd book, go figure.
Just have in mind most of the characters in this story were full of horseshit, which one would expect with the theme, but not gonna like, as much as you expect it, it's never fun when they take you to a ride. Trust no one!
watch out for spoiler ahead, I don't say anything explicitly, but I hint at things and it may upset those who like spoiler-free reviews.
You guys, it took me 3 days to start to come to terms with this book, the whole of it (I'm still in the process, tbh). I mean, I was raging during most of it and calling the MC "idiot" all the time, so when the "good" ending came, I was depleted, couldn't even enjoy it with all the fuckery that happened, all the damn time. But make no mistake, this was an incredible reading! I thoroughly enjoyed it and would love to go back to a 2nd book, go figure.
Just have in mind most of the characters in this story were full of horseshit, which one would expect with the theme, but not gonna like, as much as you expect it, it's never fun when they take you to a ride. Trust no one!
watch out for spoiler ahead, I don't say anything explicitly, but I hint at things and it may upset those who like spoiler-free reviews.
August 31, 2023
Whew, what a ride!
Watch Over Me had me hooked from the start and didn't let go.
As a dystopian thriller, set in a world disturbing, brutal and oppressive enough to have me gritting my teeth at the awfulness and injustice of it all the entire time (which, I would wager, was exactly the intended response), this book was pitch perfect, relentlessly gripping and replete with twists that'll make your head spin.
However... as a romance, this didn't work for me. This isn't so much "forbidden love" as an extremely fucked up, creepy, possessive dynamic in which one character has complete control over the other, has been spying on and is constantly monitoring her, subjected her to medical experimentation without consent, inflicted humiliation after humiliation as well as what amounts to torture... need I go on? Am I seriously to believe that under these circumstances, given everything that happens in this book, Yara would actually fall in love with Wilding? Nope, sorry, that's just a few notches of fucked up too far for me. Every physical interaction between these two made my skin crawl. I'm glad it ended as it did in terms of their relationship with each other for now.
Suffice it to say, I enjoyed this despite rather than because of the "romance" subplot, which apparently a lot of other readers loved but which just wasn't my thing.
That matter of personal taste aside, this was a riveting, very impressive debut novel.
*** I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. ***
Watch Over Me had me hooked from the start and didn't let go.
As a dystopian thriller, set in a world disturbing, brutal and oppressive enough to have me gritting my teeth at the awfulness and injustice of it all the entire time (which, I would wager, was exactly the intended response), this book was pitch perfect, relentlessly gripping and replete with twists that'll make your head spin.
However... as a romance, this didn't work for me. This isn't so much "forbidden love" as an extremely fucked up, creepy, possessive dynamic in which one character has complete control over the other, has been spying on and is constantly monitoring her, subjected her to medical experimentation without consent, inflicted humiliation after humiliation as well as what amounts to torture... need I go on? Am I seriously to believe that under these circumstances, given everything that happens in this book, Yara would actually fall in love with Wilding? Nope, sorry, that's just a few notches of fucked up too far for me. Every physical interaction between these two made my skin crawl. I'm glad it ended as it did in terms of their relationship with each other for now.
Suffice it to say, I enjoyed this despite rather than because of the "romance" subplot, which apparently a lot of other readers loved but which just wasn't my thing.
That matter of personal taste aside, this was a riveting, very impressive debut novel.
*** I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. ***
August 31, 2023
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
👩💻🐝👁️🗨️⌚🥐
I do not believe for a second that this is Kate Hennessy's debut novel. I am in awe of this book. The writing, the plot and the way that this book takes you on a journey of a near-future dystopian world makes me think she's done this for years and is a complete pro.
This book is amazing! The twists! The turns! The secrets! The forbidden love between Yara and Wilding. Everything is just so good. It was so hard to put it down, I wanted to read it all in one go.
Yara is arrested for stealing drugs for her younger (illegal) sister and other sick "additionals" in a world where only one child is allowed. Criminals then enter a game show to go through a series of life-threatening trials on live television to be the last one standing to be voted on their punishment which could include anything from organ harvesting to even death. Then Yara is taken to a big security facility to be used as a guinea pig in a "Watch Over Me" trial of a controlling device to control criminals, led by a major genius and founder (and a major milf), Ada Wilding.
There are major secrets, plot twists, and OMG moments throughout the book. I totally recommend it to all, especially if you read The Hunger Games, and Divergent and wished it was sapphic. But really, just if you want to read a MASTERPIECE.
Thank you to Book Sirens and Kate Hennessy for the copy of the ebook. This review is left voluntarily.
👩💻🐝👁️🗨️⌚🥐
I do not believe for a second that this is Kate Hennessy's debut novel. I am in awe of this book. The writing, the plot and the way that this book takes you on a journey of a near-future dystopian world makes me think she's done this for years and is a complete pro.
This book is amazing! The twists! The turns! The secrets! The forbidden love between Yara and Wilding. Everything is just so good. It was so hard to put it down, I wanted to read it all in one go.
Yara is arrested for stealing drugs for her younger (illegal) sister and other sick "additionals" in a world where only one child is allowed. Criminals then enter a game show to go through a series of life-threatening trials on live television to be the last one standing to be voted on their punishment which could include anything from organ harvesting to even death. Then Yara is taken to a big security facility to be used as a guinea pig in a "Watch Over Me" trial of a controlling device to control criminals, led by a major genius and founder (and a major milf), Ada Wilding.
There are major secrets, plot twists, and OMG moments throughout the book. I totally recommend it to all, especially if you read The Hunger Games, and Divergent and wished it was sapphic. But really, just if you want to read a MASTERPIECE.
Thank you to Book Sirens and Kate Hennessy for the copy of the ebook. This review is left voluntarily.
September 15, 2023
Full rating: 4.75 stars.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Watch Over Me has a great blend of any sapphic sci-fi elements I could ask for: Ethical quandaries, divided societies, and a sapphic relationship(ish) that is morally dubious and ethically way out of bounds (and how could I forget! Women in STEM!).
With a great romance (my first real foray into the darker side of sapphic romance and I quite possibly could be hooked) and an energizing series of mysteries and dubious ethics, this was the perfect stop on my sapphic sci-fi journey. It’s a solid start to what will hopefully be a series that continues to challenge the impact of ever expanding technology on privacy and I’m super excited for whatever books come next.
This was such a wonderful read and I'd totally recommend picking it up. The characters, while not likeable all of the time (and whose choices I didn't always agree with), were three dimensional and interesting to watch flounder through problems. I particularly liked that there was a trigger warnings page included in the back and would recommend to anyone looking for an adult dystopia with a great sapphic romance.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Watch Over Me has a great blend of any sapphic sci-fi elements I could ask for: Ethical quandaries, divided societies, and a sapphic relationship(ish) that is morally dubious and ethically way out of bounds (and how could I forget! Women in STEM!).
With a great romance (my first real foray into the darker side of sapphic romance and I quite possibly could be hooked) and an energizing series of mysteries and dubious ethics, this was the perfect stop on my sapphic sci-fi journey. It’s a solid start to what will hopefully be a series that continues to challenge the impact of ever expanding technology on privacy and I’m super excited for whatever books come next.
This was such a wonderful read and I'd totally recommend picking it up. The characters, while not likeable all of the time (and whose choices I didn't always agree with), were three dimensional and interesting to watch flounder through problems. I particularly liked that there was a trigger warnings page included in the back and would recommend to anyone looking for an adult dystopia with a great sapphic romance.
July 12, 2024
Watch Over Me was an interesting dystopian that added to the LGBTQ+ idea that is becoming more popularized in the book community as of late. I appreciated the different concepts in the dystopian world that have such a difference in poverty levels and felt the book displayed the differences that each level had experienced very well. It showed the trouble so many of the poor had to go through and how the rich could create entertainment from the pain that the poor were going through. The main character had a lot of good qualities where she was attempting to help the greater good instead of just focusing on herself, but I felt that the main character was so flighty with her feelings that she often would just follow her emotions in a moment instead of going with the plan she had going into something. The book was long to read and did not hold my interest very well, which is why it took so long to finish.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
August 16, 2023
Firstly thank you so much Kate for the ARC its an honour to have had the opportunity to read your first book!
This book is full of moral choices that will tear you apart, Yara has to make choices after choices to ensure the safety of not only herself but her 'illegal' sister Halli. It's wonderfully written and I enjoyed every second of it.
Exciting, entertaining, dramatic and engaging and just a few words to describe this book. I loved it! Each chapter left you wanting more with its mini cliffhangers, it's a tough one to put down, it was a 'just one more chapter' kind of book but when you got to the end, you wanted more again. I can’t recommend it enough!
Don't miss out, this book will be released on August 30th 🗓
Star rating. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice rating. 🔥
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This book is full of moral choices that will tear you apart, Yara has to make choices after choices to ensure the safety of not only herself but her 'illegal' sister Halli. It's wonderfully written and I enjoyed every second of it.
Exciting, entertaining, dramatic and engaging and just a few words to describe this book. I loved it! Each chapter left you wanting more with its mini cliffhangers, it's a tough one to put down, it was a 'just one more chapter' kind of book but when you got to the end, you wanted more again. I can’t recommend it enough!
Don't miss out, this book will be released on August 30th 🗓
Star rating. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice rating. 🔥
#sapphic #sapphicromance #sapphicromancebooks #booksofinstagram #loveislove #books #reading #readingtime #bookstagram #sapphicbooks #wlw #lesfic #lesficwriter #lesbian #lesbianromance #sapphicreads #AmReading #lesbianbook
September 9, 2023
ARC review
This was an interesting debut that focuses on how friendship can be found in unexpected moments and a colossal amount of secrets and uncertainty.
Now, talking about the sort of relationship Yara and Wilding had, I would say that it was a little strange, because I didn't understand how they fell in love.
To be honest, I didn't feel like they had enough chemistry, but the book isn't about their love story, so I didn't put much time in that part.
in any case, the story is about the problems that a divided society has to struggle with.
On the other hand, I liked how as the chapters went by I learned something new about how the world was built. As a result, by the end of the book I had a complete understanding of this world.
Anyway, I really recommend this book if you are looking for a slow-paced story, but full of shocking moments.
Disclaimer
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
This was an interesting debut that focuses on how friendship can be found in unexpected moments and a colossal amount of secrets and uncertainty.
Now, talking about the sort of relationship Yara and Wilding had, I would say that it was a little strange, because I didn't understand how they fell in love.
To be honest, I didn't feel like they had enough chemistry, but the book isn't about their love story, so I didn't put much time in that part.
in any case, the story is about the problems that a divided society has to struggle with.
On the other hand, I liked how as the chapters went by I learned something new about how the world was built. As a result, by the end of the book I had a complete understanding of this world.
Anyway, I really recommend this book if you are looking for a slow-paced story, but full of shocking moments.
Disclaimer
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 18, 2024
It had been a long time since I've read a dystopian novel, so I didn't really know what to expect.
Reading this story, especially the beginning, I really got some 'Hunger Games' vibes, althought it is also very different.
I liked the main characters, both Yara as Wilding, actually especially the character of Ada Wilding, since she was a very complex person, although in the end it did seem a bit strange to me how she tried to keep hold on her values, even knowing they were wrong, especially and even knowing her backstory. The chemistry between them a bit forced sometimes, especially the hot and cold treatment Yara got, of course, the circumstances weren't ideal for them to develop feelings...
Some parts of the story seemed a bit too much arrangend to me so it all fit (for example the culprit of the hit and run), even though it did have a reason.
I am thus a little bit conflicted about this book, since the world building is great, there are a lot of subplots (maybe too many) and a lot of characters which makes it a bit more difficult to follow the plot, since you sometimes have to think about which secondary character did what again. It also kept my attention once I got past the first few chapters, making me wanting to continue reading.
I would definitely read another book from this writer or a follow up book and I would advise this to people who like reading distopian novels.
Reading this story, especially the beginning, I really got some 'Hunger Games' vibes, althought it is also very different.
I liked the main characters, both Yara as Wilding, actually especially the character of Ada Wilding, since she was a very complex person, although in the end it did seem a bit strange to me how she tried to keep hold on her values, even knowing they were wrong, especially and even knowing her backstory. The chemistry between them a bit forced sometimes, especially the hot and cold treatment Yara got, of course, the circumstances weren't ideal for them to develop feelings...
Some parts of the story seemed a bit too much arrangend to me so it all fit (for example the culprit of the hit and run), even though it did have a reason.
I am thus a little bit conflicted about this book, since the world building is great, there are a lot of subplots (maybe too many) and a lot of characters which makes it a bit more difficult to follow the plot, since you sometimes have to think about which secondary character did what again. It also kept my attention once I got past the first few chapters, making me wanting to continue reading.
I would definitely read another book from this writer or a follow up book and I would advise this to people who like reading distopian novels.
September 28, 2023
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It has been deeply satisfying on many levels and the twisting path towards the sometimes shocking denouement was too exciting to allow me to meander to the end a chapter at a time! Yara is an amazing protagonist who is single minded in her mission but full of the consistent humanity that made me cheer her on at every turn. She is a flawed human being, like all of us, and her character has a depth rarely seen in a debut novel.
Dystopian novels are not what I would usually choose to read, but Yara’s world is not so different from our own that it is unrecognisable or impossible. Kate’s use of language is lyrical and atmospheric, her characters rounded and engaging. The story is essentially full of love. I’m already looking forward to the next one!
Dystopian novels are not what I would usually choose to read, but Yara’s world is not so different from our own that it is unrecognisable or impossible. Kate’s use of language is lyrical and atmospheric, her characters rounded and engaging. The story is essentially full of love. I’m already looking forward to the next one!
December 20, 2023
Watch Over Me is an absolutely fantastic debut book from Hennessy. Its pretty unbelievable this is a first novel for Hennessy, she writes with such depth and sharpness, I would think this novel is from a experienced author if I didn't know otherwise. The narrative is very engaging, filled with numerous twists and lots of emotion, it was book I read quickly from start to finish. The characters felt believable and this is a engaging love story set against a dystopian background. I love science fiction in general and this for me had flavours of The Hunger Games and also Stephen King's The Running Man. I hope this novel gets adapted to the screen one day.
A brilliant novel from Kate Hennessy, I would definitely recommend Watch Over Me. I really look forward to her next work, she is an evident talent.
A brilliant novel from Kate Hennessy, I would definitely recommend Watch Over Me. I really look forward to her next work, she is an evident talent.
January 20, 2025
Yara, intelligent and loving is living life for an "additional", her sister. Yara lives this life knowing being caught means being placed in a life and death television show ending with a repay costing your own life.
Watch Over Me is a life of deceit, covering one's own breaking of the law to protect themselves. Whom one can trust is a major concern with sudden events, feelings and even unexpected love of another.
Kate Hennessy weaves a wonderful story of love, intrigue, and even betrayal all for love and survival. A story where each life is interwoven in each others past in ways leaving you wanting more.
The story is a must read for those who love intrigue, love and leads to more desire in discovering how this story ends.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Watch Over Me is a life of deceit, covering one's own breaking of the law to protect themselves. Whom one can trust is a major concern with sudden events, feelings and even unexpected love of another.
Kate Hennessy weaves a wonderful story of love, intrigue, and even betrayal all for love and survival. A story where each life is interwoven in each others past in ways leaving you wanting more.
The story is a must read for those who love intrigue, love and leads to more desire in discovering how this story ends.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
August 30, 2023
Wow, what a debut book!
I read the ARC for the saphic content, but that is an added extra bonus to this fantastic dystopian tale.
If you like Hunger Games then you will love this book, the lengths to which society goes to correct past problems goes too far and once again there is massive inequality between the rich inner city and the outer fringe poor.
Yara is a normal girl thrust into bad situation who meets the icy Ada, and the 2 should so easily be enemies, but they form a grudging connection that I can't wait to see this further in future books.
Amazing description, a reallu great story, and captivating, one of my favourite books this year!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I read the ARC for the saphic content, but that is an added extra bonus to this fantastic dystopian tale.
If you like Hunger Games then you will love this book, the lengths to which society goes to correct past problems goes too far and once again there is massive inequality between the rich inner city and the outer fringe poor.
Yara is a normal girl thrust into bad situation who meets the icy Ada, and the 2 should so easily be enemies, but they form a grudging connection that I can't wait to see this further in future books.
Amazing description, a reallu great story, and captivating, one of my favourite books this year!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
September 5, 2023
I cannot believe that this is a Debut novel. It was wonderful all around. I cared about almost all of the characters and how they perceive the world. I love the fact that the characters stayed true to themselves and didn't just change their minds like you would see in almost all books. This book made me appreciate the world I'm living in a lot more. I liked how love means entirely different things to both Ada Wilding and Yara.
A quote that stood out to me is, " I know how far to adjust the oxygen concentration in your room to help you sleep, or when to adjust your carbohydrate consumption to compensate for the croissants you think I don't know about. And did you know you have a mild allergy to soya? No one knows you better than I do"
Loved this book. Would highly recommend it. Cannot wait for Kate Hennessy's next one!
A quote that stood out to me is, " I know how far to adjust the oxygen concentration in your room to help you sleep, or when to adjust your carbohydrate consumption to compensate for the croissants you think I don't know about. And did you know you have a mild allergy to soya? No one knows you better than I do"
Loved this book. Would highly recommend it. Cannot wait for Kate Hennessy's next one!
April 11, 2024
I loved this book! It has an extraordinary, dystopian storyline that kept me riveted from start to finish. The world in which this story takes place is eerily close to our current world. It's well written and the plot twists are pretty intense at times. I've read both Divergent and The Hunger Games series and I enjoyed this book just as much as them (maybe even more). The sapphic subplot is an added bonus. It's hard to believe this is a debut novel. I'm really looking forward to the next one. If you're a fan of dystopian works with good storylines and fully developed characters, I recommend this.
I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
June 10, 2024
A very captivating book that I read in three days, to the detriment of my sleep.
There are lots of twists and turns that keep the book interesting, but this envisioned future is very harsh, with difficult, even unbearable situations.
Towards the middle of the book, to describe Yara's situation, I thought "lab rat" - and in the end it is indeed the words "lab rat" that are used a few chapters later. The romance aspect is almost disturbing. How can Yara continue to feel an attraction for Wilding.
The final chapters bring some humanity to Wilding and open the door to a sequel.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
There are lots of twists and turns that keep the book interesting, but this envisioned future is very harsh, with difficult, even unbearable situations.
Towards the middle of the book, to describe Yara's situation, I thought "lab rat" - and in the end it is indeed the words "lab rat" that are used a few chapters later. The romance aspect is almost disturbing. How can Yara continue to feel an attraction for Wilding.
The final chapters bring some humanity to Wilding and open the door to a sequel.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
January 28, 2025
I read this in a day because I simply could not put it down. With a blend of intense looks and kisses and earth shattering betrayals this book invokes a whole array of emotions and grips you to the very end. What an incredible debut novel from Kate Hennessy, her writing style is descriptive, passionate and beautiful. I really cannot wait to read more of her novels.
This is a new genre I didn’t think I needed in my life, but wow am I glad I liked the hot dark haired woman on the cover and thought it sounded okay and decided to read.
I received this as a ARC copy from book sirens for my honest review.
This is a new genre I didn’t think I needed in my life, but wow am I glad I liked the hot dark haired woman on the cover and thought it sounded okay and decided to read.
I received this as a ARC copy from book sirens for my honest review.
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