Reading in the Mountains

Someone is watching Nell Masters—and she might not be imagining it.

Fourteen years ago, as Elle Nugent, she witnessed Bryony Sanders getting into a stranger’s car… and never coming back. Convinced she knew the killer, Nell’s obsession with Brett Parker pushed her too far. Now she has a new name, a new life, and a partner with secrets of his own. But the past isn’t done with her. Because the feeling of being watched is getting stronger.

And this time, Nell has to wonder— is she the target… or has she always been part of the hunt?

Dual timeline – Nell as a stalker and Nell as being stalked by I suppose the man she saw taking Bryony in the car she was later found dead in.

Nell stalks him because she is convinced he is the killer and now he stalks her?

Her new boyfriend is also suspicious to say at least… Kinda boring here and there but moving through. Okay, first plot twist came and I didn’t felt it which surprised me in a good way but the book is so repetitve… feels like going nowhere.

Oh fuck I guessed the murderer!!! But it was eays to read, a popcorn thriller nonetheless, I did started to like Alex in the middle but I don’t think I’ll ever read it again if I had the chance, so no from me, better look next time.

Someone is watching Nell Masters… and for once, she might not be paranoid.

Fourteen years ago, back when she was Elle Nugent, she saw Bryony Sanders get into a stranger’s car—and vanish. Nell has always believed she knew exactly who took her. That belief turned into obsession, and that obsession? It cost her everything.

Now she’s living under a new name, building a new life, with a boyfriend who’s… not exactly screaming trustworthy. But the past doesn’t stay buried, and the feeling of being watched is back—stronger, closer, sharper.

And the question starts to rot everything from the inside out:

is Nell the one being hunted… or has she always been part of the hunt?

We get a dual timeline—Nell as the stalker, and Nell as the one being stalked—which sounds deliciously unhinged on paper. And honestly? It had potential. Watching her spiral over Brett Parker, convinced he’s the killer, while the roles slowly start to blur… yeah, I was in.

At first.

Then the repetition kicks in. Hard. It starts to feel like running in circles—same thoughts, same suspicions, same everything. Like the story is building tension but never quite pulling the trigger.

Plot twist? It did come. And weirdly, I didn’t feel it. Not in a shocking way—more like… “oh, okay.”

And yes, I guessed the murderer. Early.

That said, it’s an easy read. Fast, addictive enough to keep flipping pages—a classic popcorn thriller. I even found myself warming up to Alex halfway through, which I did not expect.

But would I reread it? Absolutely not.

Final verdict: entertaining in the moment, forgettable the second you close the book. Better luck next time.