I f**king thought that my brain was f**ked after reading this f**King word 505 times in the f**King prose...Believe me, I am quite good in writing a sensible review. I am halfway down the book and my mind is done in with the Scottish dialect and the number of times the F word has been used for one character... Unsure if I should continue. My head hurts.After a break, I continued MY REVIEWThis was a slow burner suspense where things came to the zenith only in the last 70%. The shocks were plentif...

4 Stars from meWell if this isn't the sweariest book I'll read this year then I'll eat my f***ing hat hen.Packed full of F-words, heavy Scottish dialect, casual violence (and good old fashioned hardcore violence and murder), Watch Over Me is humdinger of a story.It is a book that needs you to suspend belief a little and just go with it - I think if you can successfully do that then you will love Watch Over Me.There are some superb characters in here - Lorraine, Saskia, Caroline, Beckie, Aylish t...

Watch Over Me is a story of a family who adopt a child who has been removed from her biological family by Social Services. The biological family believe she has been stolen from them and will do whatever it takes to get her back. This book was just the right balance of slow-burning suspense and the rapid, page-turning desire to keep reading. The clever use of regional dialect helped indicate who’s POV the chapter was written in and an insight into the character’s personality. (I always read regi...

Thank you NetGalley and Inkubator Books for the eARC.What a terrific book, I loved it!Alec and Ruth adopt a little girl taken away from the Johnsons, a dysfunctional, ruthless family steeped in crime. The Johnsons are determined to get the little girl, Bekki/Beckie back and harass Alec and Ruth relentlessly into the disappear, under different named, to a new location. However, the Johnsons, much more intelligent than thought, find them again.The POVs are from Ruth and Lorraine Johnson, in Lorrai...

F*** f*** f***ing! Honestly? I was barely into WATCH OVER ME when I was assaulted by the overuse of this f***ing expletive. Sure, plenty of books use the f-bomb but NOT to this extreme and I found it totally unnecessary. It was disappointing because the premise sounded interesting.As my first read by Jane Renshaw I was so looking forward to reading this. The premise was intriguing, the story compelling, right up my alley. I was wrong. The story was slow moving, the characters detestable, the lan...

3.5☆ A Twisty ThrillerWatch Over Me is a twisty thriller that was a slower paced read.I have to say this is one of the most shocking prologue I have read in a long while.The book starts with a young child called Bekki that has just been taken into care and away from the Johnson Family. If you read this book you will absolutely loathe this family.I was so heartbroken for Bekki I wanted to jump into the book and save her.The poor little girl they gave her too her grandparents who they assumed woul...

I absolutely love discovering new author and Jane Renshaw is definitely a new author for me. I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'Watch Over Me' but more about that in a bit.Well what a bunch of characters we have in this book. On the one hand we have Flora, who is keeping secrets and not exactly telling the truth on certain matters. She is apparently happily married to Neil and they adopt a little girl called Beckie. I can honestly say that I didn't take to either of them at all. I couldn't put my fin...

This was a very good psychological thrillers. I did not figure out who the antagonist was until the very end and I usually figure them out halfway through the book. Although I knew something was amiss with the antagonist it was a surprise as to who it turned out to be. The story is about a family who adopts a girl from a dysfunctional family and their interactions. The protagonist has a secret that isn’t revealed until at least halfway through the story which colors her actions when dealing with...

A terrifying thriller set in Scotland.After an horrific tragedy as a child, Flora is finally happy with her husband. They're planning to adopt, and as soon as they see Beckie, they know she's meant to be their daughter. But Beckie's birth family consider her stolen, and they're not giving her up without a fight.This was a fantastic read. I suspected a certain character shortly after they appeared, but I didn't guess the way they were involved. I really enjoyed following along and figuring it out...

I loved the intricate plot that contains power plays, social stigma, manipulation, trauma and violence. There was so much going on besides the main storyline that drove everything perfectly towards the climax.It was, by far, the least predictable book I've read lately and that says a lot. I really felt like the author played mind games with me while reading. The Scottish conversations were a bit difficult to follow, but it's commendable for an author to converge two ways of speaking into writing...

A different look into adoption. Bekki is denied adoption by her grandparents. Her mum, Shannon- Rose is awaiting trial for murder. After the necessary paperwork and visits, Bekki (now Beckie) is awarded to Ruth and Alec Morrison.. The adoption trial lays out all of the awful truths about Bekki's grandparents - this gives the judge no choice but to award Bekki (now 2 1/2 years old) up for adoption. On the other side of the spectrum we see childless Ruth and Alec who earnestly (at least Ruth is ea...

I started reading this book a few days ago. I liked the annotation and it sounded like something I'd want to read. I didn't care for it as there was not enough dialog and it started out too slow for my liking. I didn't find it engaging.

Slow startThe story was slow starting. It once I got use to the brogue it was hard to put down. I also felt the endearing wS anticlimactic. But still a pretty good read.

Hard going but stuck with it for the twist at the end.

The cover of the book and description is what drew me in at first because I've never had the chance to read Jane Renshaw's other book Poison, but I'm a sucker for thriller type books and couldn't wait to pick up this one. I'm glad I got a chance to read her new novel and plan to see what else she publishes in the future! Thank you to @netgalley and @inkubatorbooks for allowing me to read this early readers' copy in exchange for an honest review. The prologue of the book with the child laying on