Author: Nina LaCour
Genre: YA Contemporary
Release Date: 09.15.20
Publisher: Dutton Books
Source: E-ARC via NetGally & Audiobook via Library
My Rating: 3/5 stars
SYNOPSIS: “Mila is used to being alone. Maybe that’s why she said yes to the opportunity: living in this remote place, among the flowers and the fog and the crash of waves far below.
But she hadn’t known about the ghosts.
Newly graduated from high school, Mila has aged out of the foster care system. So when she’s offered a job and a place to stay at a farm on an isolated part of the Northern California Coast, she immediately accepts. Maybe she will finally find a new home, a real home. The farm is a refuge, but also haunted by the past traumas its young residents have come to escape. And Mila’s own terrible memories are starting to rise to the surface.”
This wasn’t a bad book, but I don’t think it was the one for me.
Watch Over Me is an emotionally powerful story about Mila, a teenage girl haunted by the demons of her past after moving to a remote farm. The farm is a refuge, but it’s also haunted by trauma.
This was book was deeply emotional and made me cry quite a few times, to be honest. Nina LaCour has a beautiful writing style, unlike anything I’ve read before. This was my first book by this author, but it won’t be my last. I’m looking forward to exploring more of her published titles after seeing how fantastic her writing truly is.
That being said, the writing was probably my favorite aspect of this story. It was lush, emotional, and perfectly captured the haunted atmosphere of the story. It was chilling without being terrifying, and that struck the perfect balance.
The reason I gave this book a three star rating was because I struggled to connect to the story. I don’t know if it was because of format (I half read it through an ebook and half audio book) or if it was the story. But either way, I didn’t emotionally connect to the characters in a way that kept me gripped into the story. It was enjoyable, but not something I was invested in. That being said, I do want to read more from this author in the future because of how beautiful her writing is, and I’m looking forward to that very much!
Although this book wasn’t for me, I’d still recommend it to anyone who likes emotional stories with some demons. I feel like a lot of people could really really love this book, and if it sounds interesting to you, than I’d highly suggest giving it a chance!
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