Written in my favorite style of multiple point of views this thriller was a solid four stars. Started a little slowly but increased the anxiety as we moved along.. by the end I was rushing through - always a good sign!

Thoroughly engaging, once it got started and drew me in. True, the first several chapters were on the slow side, which I originally found tedious, but as the book progressed, I attributed that slow pace to a crafted entry, an intentional pace of quiet and lack of urgency. As the plot progressed [and several 'huh?' logic-lapse moments passed,] the story creates a fabulous draw-in, if not a dangerous undertow.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, and I'm grateful to have been given the chance to read this stand-out in a genre that attracts Gillian Flynn-aspirers with a fresh take on the evil nanny story. The author put great effort into veering away from the most obvious clichés and comparisons, and once we get connected to his stride, it's a thrilling ride here. Very much recommend, and a chat-worthy story. There's lots to absorb here.

Anna & Josh go through all the steps to hire a live in nanny. The family meets the nanny, Oaklynn & instantly adore her. But not long after Oaklynn arrives, the children get the most puzzling illnesses and explainable injuries. When Oaklynn is there to comfort everyone, Anna can’t help feeling a little jealous & suspicious.

This book was original with the story, but not really exciting. It took a while to read the book through because I just couldn't drum up the interest.

I read The Woman in Our House in 2 sittings! From the very beginning we know the nanny is not who she seems to be, but how everything plays out is a twist you won't see coming! Not an entirely unique plot, but I immensely enjoyed this book.

Thanks to Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for this ARC.

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher/author for this ARC for my honest review.

It’s always so easy to judge and question why a parent would allow a “stranger” into their home and lives. But this family did everything the right way. They thought they had hired a professional, caring nanny to care for their children. OBVIOUSLY, things start to happen to make them question the nanny. But what happens? Who is this nanny? Why are people looking for her, and who are they?! And most important, will the children be okay?!
There are some slow chapters, but stick with it. It’s a great thriller.

*Thank you to the publisher for an ARC in return for a fair and honest review.
I was a nanny in a swanky part of Massachusetts for six years, so novels about nannies always interest me. However, I was not the kind of nanny found in this book; Nadine steals the identity of a former nanny, a woman with impeccable childcare references. She knows how to fire a crossbow, is great in a medical crisis, and can cook like a dream. So why does her employer believe she's harming the children? This was a well-written thriller with a twist at the end that I didn't see coming (and I pride myself on seeing them coming). A good quick read.

I did not enjoy this novel.

There were to many Points of View from characters that I did not feel added anything to the plot.

The drama just seems to unlikely and I got the scenario very early on.

Rich family hire a nanny. Mummy starts feeling threatened by the nanny, and the reader already knows that the nanny is not who she says she is. Drama’s start happening with the children and mummy blames the nanny.

The nanny has a history and someone who is looking for the nanny finds her.

Just wasn’t engaging enough for me, so much so I started skim reading.

Wow what an ending!! Not what I expected at all.
This book tells the story of a nanny who goes to live with a family with two young children. But all is not as it seems. The children start having unexplained accidents and the finger is pointed but are they right?
This had me gripped until the very last word. I read the last couple of chapters really fast desperately trying to find out what happens.

Absolutely loved this domestic thriller! Excellent character development, exciting dialogue and fascinating plot. What more can you ask for?
Highly recommended.

This was one of those books where you wonder how anyone could have a stranger come live in your house to watch your children. Because the woman who seems so perfect for the job has an underlying reason for being there. You think throughout reading the book that she was an evil person. Only to learn that there were extenuating circumstances causing her to do the things she did. It was a book that kept me reading and wondering. And in the end, it was satisfying to know the truth.

This book had the perfect amount of suspense. The ending kept me guessing multiple outcomes, and i was surprised with what actually ended up transpiring. Loved it!

The Woman in Our House is a fantastic thriller that is written well and has great characters. I enjoyed this book and hope to read more by this author.

I’ve often said that books like these are a bit like junk food and there’s nothing wrong with that. Junk food is what we all need from time to time and no matter what people say, we all love junk food. The more the better. A Woman In Our House is exactly what I love in a good thriller. It ticks off all the boxes that make a book like this a good, but predictable read and I swear the writers of these must have a checklist tacked up somewhere so they hit all the right spots. The important thing here is the characters. They are the glue that holds these books together, and the plot may be predictable, but it has to connect with the reader somehow. Without the connection, and the characters it’s not going to work. That connection makes or breaks the book and that is the key to a good thriller.

Hart has written a book that follows the blueprints of other suspense thrillers which sounds bad because you know how it’s all going to turn out. What we have is a novel that taps into the fear all parents have and that’s leaving our children alone with someone you don’t know. Anna’s fears towards the last half of the book are of course warranted but there’s a bit of a twist, and a weird one, but this time I didn’t see it coming. Hart does a bit of misdirecting here which saves the book a little. Is it still predictable? Yep, it is, but the overall pace of it all and the characters are the driving force of the novel. We almost see what's coming, we know that in the end, things are going to end badly, but the getting there is what makes it all worthwhile

The story has been done before, and Hart knows this so he throws us a curveball. Is Oaklynn as bad as we think? For the answers, you have to read the novel. Yes, there’s a lot here you’ve seen before on the Lifetime network. Decent suspense thrillers love to make us fear something we usually trust and this one is no different. The genre is good because it’s predictable, and gosh darned it, the authors keep pulling us in because they know we love the stuff they churn out. We can’t help it and the genre thrives because it’s like junk food and we eat it knowing it’s not good for us. Despite all of its flaws, there’s a bit of a twist thrown in that make this worth reading. Is it a masterpiece? No, but it’s still something you could read on a warm summer day, or on a bitterly cold winter day when you feel like crashing on the sofa with some munchies and a decent book. It ticks off the right boxes that keep the suspense novel alive, and that's not a bad thing at all.

"What happens when you open your home to the perfect stranger?"

Anna is returning to work after having children. She is looking forward to once again being in the work force but has feat about leaving her children with a nanny. Anna and her husband meet Oaklynn, who seems perfect in every way! She is unflappable and and the children love her. But then, the kids start coming up with mysterious ailments and little things don't add up. Everyone but Anna seems to trust Oaklynn - is she what she appears to be or is she hiding secrets?
I enjoyed this story! It kept me turning the pages until the end.
Thank you to Andrew Hart, Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

This one really fooled me. And I love to be fooled. A wonderful mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Too bad it had to end!

THE WOMAN IN OUR HOUSE is a multi viewpoint page-turner that evolves in gloriously unexpected ways. The first chapters are deceptive, lulling you into the rhythm of a happy family in a beautiful North Carolina home. However … the new nanny is not Mary Poppins, people are keeping secrets, and a pack of coyotes hunts nightly in the neighborhood. As it hurtles toward its breath-stealing finale, THE WOMAN IN OUR HOUSE blends a character study that you want to savor with a disturbing psychological thriller. I loved every page.

I enjoyed this book, the way you heard two versions of events and things that were going on. Definitely worth reading and enjoying. Thank you

Great story, pulls you right in, keeps you guessing from beginning to end. Full of twists and turns and unexpected developments. Even when you sort of suspect that something was going in a certain direction you get surprised about the WAY it goes there.
I really enjoyed this story and highly recommend it for those who like to be kept on their toes while enjoying a witty and entertaining read!

This book is very well written. It pulled me in almost right away and kept me interested until the very end. I will definitely be recommending this to the customers at my work!

After I read Tell Me A Secret, I’d more or less sworn off of books that tried to imitate the niche genre highlighted by Gillian Flynn. Which is why I picked up The Woman In Our House with some reservations. The blurb was intriguing, but would the book focus more on the thrill factor as I’d hoped or go down the rabbit hole of a main female character’s self-pity was something to be seen.

Thankfully, it met expectations. And made for a captivating read. Before I go ahead, I’m sending NetGalley a big thanks for an ARC of this book! The Woman In Our House comes out on 18 June 2019.

Genre: Suspense, Psychological thriller

Length: 347 pages

Overall Rating: 7 out of 10

Plot: 8 out of 10

Characterization: 8 out of 10

Primary Element: 7 out of 10 for its thrill and suspense

Writing Style: 8 out of 10

Part of a Series: No

Highlighted Takeaway:
The plot. Let’s just say, “You will not see some things coming at all!”

What I Liked:
Characterization, especially that of the main protagonist, Anna Klien, was really well done. She wasn’t over the top or too self-pitying. In fact, she was just the right amount of neurotic and self-aware to make it easy to empathize with her, and even associate with her in many places.

What I Didn’t Like:
Similar to Tell Me A Secret, the men were only present when convenient. Even Anna’s husband is more ‘her husband’ than ‘a supporting character’. Given that he actually had a role to play in the book, there should have been a little more focus on him.

Who Should Read It:
Anyone who enjoys a good suspense read, because it is surely that while definitely not being a ‘mess with your mind’ style psychological thriller. Those who like Mary Higgins Clark’s older books would probably like this one.

Who Should Avoid:
Anyone who doesn’t like books that focus on women as central characters. The women in this book aren’t unrealistic in all action and thought in this book, but it’s still predominantly a woman-centric story.

Read It For:
Reminding yourself that the world still has those people who don’t exactly believe in the “live and let live” ideology, and that things aren’t always as they seem.