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I'll Be Watching You

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Amazon wants me to review this book. There's no point to that-- either you've already read de Lint and already know his books are fantastic, or you haven't read them... and if you haven't, get with it! You're missing out on incredible books.
My one suggestion would be, though, to do a little research and read "The Little Country" first, just to get a taste of de Lint's talent, then make a list of the books set in Newford, and read them in chronological order, not as they were written, but as the stories take place.

Read these Charles de Lint books instead: Seven Wild Sisters, Onion Girl, Waifs and Strays, the Green Man
SPOILER!
The book was good and kept my interest up to the end. I hated that Rachel died right after getting away from Harry. She was abused and stalked by her ex-husband and then stalked by his killer, kidnapped, had to fight off her insane attacker, and then got shot by a state trooper because she had a gun in her hand when she ran out the door. It was a bad ending. She didn't have to have a fairytale ending or anything, but it would have been good if she survive and she and Lily were going through therapy. And you don't know what happens between Tom's parents and Lily. Do they really try to take away everything their son made for his girlfriend just because she's Asian and not white?

I love Charles de Lint.....however this book was not his best. I like Stephen King, Koontz, etc.....but this book has a "ick" factor. I just didn't care if I finished it (rare for me).

I love this author's works. This is one of his darker books. My favorite are in his imaginary Newford. Great stuff, urban fantasy as they call it.