The Guy Next Door Cabot, Meg

Zane has a problem: she's obsessed with the boy next door. Not in a cute rom-com way — in a "moved in next to his parents to surveil him" way. She tells herself she's protecting Leif Anderson from some unnamed threat, that her stalking is justified, that she's the good guy here. But even she admits her motives aren't entirely pure. The cops don't believe Leif is in danger. Maybe they're right. Maybe this is all in Zane's head. Meg Cabot — best known for The Princess Diaries — takes a sharp left turn into obsession and unreliable narration. This is tense, unsettling contemporary fiction that asks: what happens when the person you're supposed to root for might actually be the villain? For fans of psychological tension, morally grey protagonists, and stories that make you squirm a little. With a 3.97 on Goodreads, it's divisive — which often means it's doing something interesting.