Really good read. It was good to be included in on the secret pretty much from the start when usually I’m books they keep you hanging til the end. But there was plenty of twists in the tale. Felt very sorry for all of the main characters in the end. Very well written.

Anna & her husband decide to hire a nanny as Anna wants to return to work . Oaklynn comes into their lives with glowing references . The two girls love her. Anna starts to feel that she is having her noses pushed out. Then the children are taken to the hospital on different occasions and Anna starts to think Oaklynn has something to do with it .
A very good read.
Thanks to Netgalley

"The Woman in Our House" was a fascinating page-turner for me.

Told from multiple viewpoints it evolved in ways that were totally unexpected. There was deception, people keeping secrets and many plot twists that kept me on my toes. This book was impossible to put down as it managed to combine a slow-burn with some true-to-life, relatable and realistic characters. Eventually, events culminated in the breath-taking and exciting finale.

I highly recommend this intense, disturbing and highly addictive psychological thriller.

I had mixed feelings while reading this book. There were a lot of timeline discrepancies throughout such as: saying that the girls were upstairs running around playing, when one of those girls was only nine months old. This seem to be an issue more than once. Either the baby was highly advanced, or it was just a mistake.
The “mysterious” aspects of the book were blatantly obvious to me. However, I feel that the last 5 to 10% of the book finally found its footing and redeemed itself.

This book had a good premise, but just didn’t deliver. A slow burn that really never takes off. All of the voices didn’t ring true, especially that of the 3 year old daughter, Veronica. The medical situations also didn’t ring true. Some parts of the story were never adequately explained and left the reader questioning and the ending left quite a bit to be desired!

The Woman in Our House had a great premise - a wealthy couple with two daughters hire a nanny. Once the nanny arrives, the children start getting sick or injured and slowly things get weird.

There's also a plot line with a mysterious writer writing a book with no real ending.

And maybe that's a little too on the nose.

There's discussion of race, of domestic violence, of affairs, of fraud - but all with a light touch - so that it's easy to take for people who are uncomfortable with real life.

Still - this was a fun read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Unfortunately, there was nothing about this book that worked for me. The characters were unlikable and in an attempt to separate from so many other domestic thrillers of late, it just went a preposterous route instead. It was a quick read with short chapters and it did hold my attention, but I honestly just did not find myself enjoying it any step of the way.

Thank you to Lake Union for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

Thanks to Netgalley and Lake Union publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a nice, quick reading thriller. I was surprised up until the end and all of the storylines seemed to come together and not leave me with any questions. Also seemed more believable than other thrillers I’ve read recently.

Recommend if you are looking for a thriller!

The Woman in Our House by Andrew Hart is yet another thriller that takes readers on a journey of what may happen if they invite a nanny who is a stranger into their home. Now does one ever ask why do the rich or celebrities get away with hiring help but regular folks get the nannies from h*ll? Makes you wonder now that I mentioned it, doesn’t it? LOL Well Andrew Hart has come up with his own version that definitely kept me glued to the pages.

Anna Klein begins to think it’s about time for her to return to work even though her children are both still young. In order for Anna and her husband to work though they will have to bring in some help in the form of a nanny. Well after a friends recommendation Anna chooses Oaklynn Durst from a service in Utah. Wouldn’t you know everything is perfect for a while but then suspicious things begin to happen.

Now, The Woman in Our House is mainly told from Anna’s point of view however there are multiple others voices in the story too. Through these the reader is given just enough to know things are definitely not right but it takes tons and tons of twists and turns along the way before getting to the final conclusion. The thing that has me at 3 1/2 stars with this is while it was completely engaging the wrap up seemed to leave some holes along the way that didn’t add up to me. I questioned whether this one was a case of maybe one or two twists or red herrings too many while trying to stand out from the crowd.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

Anna Klein lives in a upscale new development in Charlotte, NC with her husband, Josh, and her two young girls. After relocating from New York City and being a stay-at-home for a few years, Anna starts to feel restless and wants to go return to her old job in the publishing world. However, with Josh's demanding work schedule Anna realizes that she needs help with the care of her girls in order to be able to return to the workforce.

Enter Oaklynn Hurst, the Klein Family's new live-in-nanny. As expected, Oaklynn is no Mary Poppins; she's unconventional and a bit odd and comes with a whole lot of baggage and secrets galore.

Overall, this was an interesting read and it certainly had it's creepy moments. However, I felt like the story took a while to actually get going and the author tried to cram way too many sub plots into the story, which often times fell flat. Whereas I really liked the dynamics between Anna and Oaklynn, I didn't think many other characters/relationships were developed thoroughly.

Thank you to Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for the electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book follows Anna Klien. Anna has two children and she now feels it is time to get back to work so her and her husband start a search for a live-in nanny. From recommendations of a firm that has Nannies on their books, Anna hires an older woman named Oaklynn.

The story is told from multiple points of view, primarily those of Anna and Oaklynn. It doesn't take long for the children Veronica and Grace to adore Oaklynn, she is everything and more than Anna could want in a nanny. She is sweet and loving to the girls. She is almost too good to be true, making herself indispensable and makes life in the home almost too perfect. Then little things start to feel a bit off. Something just isn't right. Anna becomes concerned when both children have unexplainable illnesses and injuries. And then you learn very quickly that Oaklynn isn't who they think she is.

The characters are believable, Anna is relatable in some ways and is easy to picture, the plot isn't the fastest passed book but I did like the slowness of the pace, building up the suspense and letting it all fall into place all the way up to the conclusion.

For die hards of this psychological thriller genre the twists and turns may not come as shockers for you but even working out those before the conclusion didn't take away any of my enjoyment of this book but it might for some people. So my conclusion is this, this is a book that you need to read for yourself regardless of reviews, everyone of us are different and not every book is for everyone but this book is worth reading for yourself and making up your own minds. It might not have blown me away but it did keep me reading right up to the last page. I enjoyed it even if I did work it out what the twist before time.

A great read with relatable characters that will resonate with most parents no matter where you are from.

Just finished this book. Really was fun to read. Some mystery to the story which made you think you knew it all, but there were a few twists at the end. Good character development. Would be a great beach read. Thank you netgalley for lettingme read this pre-release copy for honest review.

Anna wants to go back to work but she needs to find a live in nanny first. She hires Oaklynn as the new nanny, but will she regret her choice? Anna did a lot of research on Oaklynn's background before hiring her. Oaklynn is a Mormon from Utah who provided Anna with excellent references, but best of all she gets on well with Anna's two daughters, Veronica and Grace. Even her husband, Josh can't find fault with Oaklynn. But then the girls start having unexplainable illnesses and injuries.

This story is told from multiple points of view. The characters are true to life. I was pulled into this story quite early, even though I have read many similar plot lines. Even though this story is a bit predictable at times you still need to keep turning the pages, needing to find out all the answers. There is quite a big curve ball thrown into the mix. All in, an enjoyable read.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Lake Union Publishing and the author Andrew Hart for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

As I started this book I got a sense of flashbacks to the movie "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" - not the storyline per se but the whole mood.
By chapter nine I was hooked. And then came the "fun" part of being the reader - seeing if you could "outsmart" the author by guessing and theorising about the direction this book was going to take before they could reveal it themselves.
By chapter 23, the author had spun such a web with his characters that you just knew one or more of them would come tripping up in a big way.
I really enjoyed the various narrators of the story, each contributing valuable insights into the story. Very clever to allow the three-year old to also voice a chapter - thus adding to the whole atmosphere of the book.
What I enjoyed about this book was that you couldn't identify the "bad guy" in the book until almost the very end. You kept changing your mind about them as you read so that when he/she was ultimately revealed, it was rather a surprise.
There were parts of the story that I didn't think were fully explained - for example where the terrier was when it was lost, where did the cat go, but overall they didn't detract from the story too much.
A great read, very cleverly crafted.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me the chance to read this book.

Anna is ready to go back to work after 3 years of stay at home parenting and luckily she's hired Oaklynn, the perfect nanny. Thanks so much to Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for providing me an e-galley to read and review.

An anxiety ridden mother, a husband hiding secrets, and a possibly perfect nanny? Yep, this book has been done before, but I've never read it done as well as Andrew Hart does here. I loved perfect nanny Oaklynn, feared the mysterious Nadine, and honestly was a bit annoyed at the ineptitude of Anna. At the same time I could never feel certain who was responsible for all the nefarious goings on.

Hart is no newbie to the publishing game, having written dozens of mysteries under his legal name A.J. Hartley. Now that I know he's this good, I may have to add some of his backlist to the never ending TBR.

I have to give it a 4, because this is another case of bait and switch. I guess the only way to have a "surprise" ending in a thriller nowadays is to focus the reader completely on a single narrative and then completely jump the tracks to resolve the plot in the final quarter of the novel. If this book had stuck to a more traditional storyline near then end, I honestly would have considered giving it a five.

Let me just get the fan-girling out of the way first: I love, love, LOVED this book. This is a new-to-me author, but my first reaction on completing the book was to download his other novel, and am already burning my way through it.

"The Woman in Our House" sounds like a typical domestic thriller: our protagonist is Anna Klein, a one-time literary agent who has been on a hiatus while raising her two small daughters. Anna is desperate to return to work, and her husband Josh agrees to their hiring a live-in nanny to look after the girls so that Anna can pick up her career again. Which is where Oaklynn comes in.

We know from the start, even if Anna and Josh don't - that Oaklynn isn't who she says she is. But when the two girls start getting ill and having frequent accidents, we're just as in the dark as they are as to who is responsible. The way the author wrote this was really clever - as the reader, you feel you know more than Josh and Anna do, and assume you're in the loop - but you're not. And I loved the unpredictability of that, and the guesswork the author invites.

The characters are brilliantly written and realistic, the conclusion is definitely neither foregone or predictable, and I loved that this one didn't rely on cheap thrills but instead ratcheted up the tension notch by notch.

Brilliantly done, and I can't wait to read every other book by this author!

This review was provided in exchange for a review copy from NetGalley.

Oh the nanny. If you are a fan of this genre you know that Oaklynn, who Anna has hired to be the nanny to her young children, is not going to be Mary Poppins. Nope. Odd things start to happen- scary things, especially for a mom-and only then does Anna poke into Oaklynn's background. BTW-we all like to think we'd do deep research when we hire someone but in reality, even in these days of social media, getting to the truth can be tough. Told from multiple perspectives (and this worked), you'll find yourself questioning assumptions about everyone in the story. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

What happens when you open your home to the perfect stranger? Josh and Anna Klein are about to find out that live-in nanny Oaklynn Durst may not be as stellar as her online profile makes her out to be. And other secrets also come to light that threaten the family's safety and security.
From page one, "The Woman in Our House" grabbed my attention. I even thought I had everything figured out until the very end - that's good writing!
Even though the plot twist with Josh was boring and distracted from the story, the dynamic between Anna and Oaklynn was fantastic. This book is similar to other thrillers in the same category but different enough to be interesting.
I did think the rant against Nazis at the end was true but seemed like an afterthought rather than part of the book's theme. The element of racism is subtle and could have been developed more to make this book even stronger.
Note: subject matter includes numerous f-bombs, domestic abuse, physical violence, racism, and Nazi ideology.

There was just something about the premise of this story that immediately left me intrigued and with no other option but to add it to my reading pile. It's true that a potentially dodgy nanny or babysitter doesn't exactly make for an all that original plot base on its own, but the literary agent angle, the promise of dark secrets involved and the menacing cover were enough to convince me to read The Woman In The House. I'm definitely happy with what I found. While I can't deny that this story is what you call a slowburner and it took me some time to warm up to both the characters and the plot itself, things speed up as we get closer to the final reveals and the ending is without doubt intense. The Woman In The House has multiple characters and point of views incorporated into the story, which can be a bit confusing in the beginning as it's kind of difficult to get a proper idea where everybody stands. In fact, the involvement of some of the characters only get explained near the ending, which can get a tad frustrating as you are kept juggling with lose ends and information that doesn't seem to fit the puzzle. As for the characters themselves... I'm not sure up to what point they are likeable, but I loved the parts with the focus on Anna's job as a literary agent, her interaction with upcoming author Ben and the novel fragments of his upcoming work. Those elements are very cleverly incorporated!

I did feel the story tried to incorporate too many different elements into the plot, with Oaklynn's secrets and past, Josh's secrets, Anna's job and novel fragments and the home life of the Klein family among other elements fighting for the spotlight. Having to juggle all those different elements slowed down the pace and made it harder to keep track of everything, although all secrets and connections will be revealed before you reach the final page. The last part of The Woman In The House was without doubt intense, although I do wonder if it was over a bit too soon and quickly after such a slow building up of intensity... Most people will be both shocked albeit still quite satisfied by the final reveals though. If you love surprises, this story will definitely have a few in store for you! In short, The Woman In The House is a psychological thriller with a slow start and an explosive twist that will leave you rattled.

Really enjoyed reading this book. It's the first book I've read by Andrew Hart and it wont be the last, I really like his writing style. Throughout the book he kept you on the edge of your seat... who is she, what's her past, is he, isn't he, so many plot twists that actually surprise you and totally emotive!