We’re Watching You
Blaise joins a mysterious reality show called Down The Isle, seeking a fresh start: three couples, a secluded island, and the promise of romance. But after pairing up with the charming Eric, the dream quickly turns into a nightmare. When a fellow contestant vanishes and the production crew turns suspicious, Blaise realizes this is no ordinary game. With trust crumbling, she must uncover the island's dark truth—before she becomes the next to disappear.
- Blaise - Eric’s wife, 32
- Eric - Blaise’s husband
- Cal - Producer of Down The Isle
- Olivia and James - Another couple on the island
- Jenna and Phil - Another couple on the island
- After one night alone on the island, Blaise meets Eric at the altar.
- After the wedding, Blaise and Eric meet the other couples.
- The following days are filled with individual interviews, leaving little time for the couples to be together.
- Jenna tries to tell Blaise she has discovered something but is interrupted by Cal.
- Jenna goes missing.
- Phil reports Jenna missing, and Cal claims she was unwell and left the island in a hurry.
- Phil goes missing.
- Blaise discovers hidden cameras throughout the island.
- Blaise and Eric wake to a note saying the crew was called away urgently.
- Blaise and Eric discover they are alone on the island with Olivia and James.
- Blaise and Eric go out into a tropical storm to look for Phil but get separated.
- Blaise finds a concrete building. Inside she finds Cal sitting at a computer.
- In another room is a surveillance center, showing camera feeds from all over the island, including in their bungalows.
- People are paying in cryptocurrency to watch the live feeds and deaths of those on the island.
- Blaise discovers a file showing Phil being beaten to death with a metal pipe.
- Another file shows Jenna discovering hidden cameras, being bound and gagged, and then drowned.
- Blaise exits the building and finds Eric.
- Eric admits to Blaise that he isn’t a true participant—he helped design the deadly game.
- Eric takes Blaise to the beach to drown her, Cal is there waiting.
- As Eric begins to drown Blaise, James and Olivia arrive.
- Olivia drowns Cal and James holds Eric underwater until a current sweeps him away.
- James, Olivia, and Blaise locate a command center in the concrete building, gather evidence, and call for help.
- They inform the coast guard that the others were lost at sea during the storm.
- They plan to withhold the full truth until the evidence is secured and someone trustworthy is found.
- They spend four weeks organizing and cataloguing the evidence, currently deemed inconclusive and unverifiable by authorities and journalists.
- Blaise discovers mentions of “Down the Isle Season 2” on the dark web.
- An accompanying photo shows three new couples, with a figure at the blurred edge that Blaise believes is Eric.
The premise of this book is solid, and I do enjoy AJ Carter’s writing style. Unfortunately, the pacing of the story was just too slow.
The entire story is told from Blaise’s POV and in this case it resulted in a lot of repetitive thoughts. We spend so much time circling the same internal anxieties that it really drags down the pacing throughout the whole book. The ending felt a bit disjointed to me; it was rushed and left a few plot holes.
- Phil - Dead - Beaten to death
- Jenna - Dead - Drowned
- Blaise - Alive - Processing the trauma and seeking justice for Phil and Jenna
- Olivia - Alive - Pursuing justice
- James - Alive - Pursuing justice
- Cal - Dead - Drowned by Olivia
- Eric - Alive - Running season 2 of Down The Isle
- Murder
- Voyeurism
Publisher: Independently published
ISBN: 9798269108506
Publication Date: October 9, 2025
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.
