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A terrific read. Believable characters, lots of twists and turns. well written and compulsive reading. No spoilers here, I did have suspicions about certain characters but it didn't defect from the rollercoaster journey. Highly recommended. #gripping

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This was a great domestic thriller taking place in a seemingly perfect neighborhood, with dangerous secrets brimming under the surface.

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Lin’s seeking revenge for the death of her brother 16 years ago. It’s a decent read I wouldn’t discourage someone from reading it nor encourage it. The pace is quick in parts and takes time in others. It will be well received by many.

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Liv is letting revenge consume her entire life; from her job, her relationships, and her every thought. Liv's brother committed suicide when she was young and she blames it on the girl who supposedly broke his heart, Sophy. Liv becomes a nanny and works herself into a social circle aiming to ruin Sophy. Liv becomes Sophy's nanny, let's be honest, she's already struggling to keep it together so Liv is welcomed with open arms. Will Liv follow through with her plan or will she find that everything isn't exactly what it seems?
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This was a very entertaining read. It was super suspenseful and kept you on the edge of your seat. I will say some aspects you could predict but they weren't necessarily confirmed until the end. I didn't necessarily enjoy the Epilogue portion, I didn't feel like it added to the story for me personally. All in all I would recommend this read.

Thank you Karen Clarke, Amanda Brittany, HQ Digital, and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC!

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I love this type of book and had really high hopes for The Perfect Nanny. It started off strong but there were so many things that didn’t add up and we’re just too ridiculous to believe. It was a frustrating read for me.

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Liv wants revenge for her brother’s untimely death. She has spent the last sixteen years searching for Sophy, the girl responsible for breaking her brother’s heart and leading him to die by suicide.
Liv has fenagled her way into the seemingly perfect life of this now-woman who didn’t even have the decency to show up to Liv’s brother’s funeral. As Liv attempts to make Sophy miserable, she realizes that she may not have to try as hard as she thought. Along the way, secrets are unraveled and new stories are told.

This book was written from (mostly) two POVs, with the exception at the very end from a third narrator. This format is always one of my favorites, and I felt as though the best part of this particular narration was that the story was written so cohesively. There were no overlapping timelines or confusing POVs about one event. The story flowed so flawlessly that it was amazingly enjoyable. Each character was so distinctive and unique from one another that it leaves the reader emotionally invested in their outcomes. I love novels where I can root for a character, feel anger towards a character, or question a character’s motives. To me, that is one of the qualities of excellent writing.

I won’t say that I was totally shocked by the events in this book; I loved it nevertheless. It was a one-day read for me! I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves domestic thrillers.

Special thank you to NetGalley, Karen Clarke, Amanda Brittany, and HQ for a digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

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I wasn’t sure about this book as it seemed to be quite simplistic in the beginning and sadly I worked out one of the anomalies very early on. But as it progressed the pace grew more and more interesting and the revelations too. The ending was not what I expected or what I had supposedly worked out myself, so that was a brilliant surprise. Poor Sophy having nobody who really cared about her or what she was going through. All were unsympathetic and seemed against her including nanny, Liv, her overbearing mother in law, Dom her husband and one of her spiteful neighbours. I also worked out a whole different scenario with Freya, Martha’s carer.. This book gripped me for the last quarter and it had a very satisfying and unexpected ending. A very enjoyable and refreshing read.

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Oh wow, this book was brilliant!! I couldn’t stop reading it and nearly read in one day. As I was reading I kept thinking of all the different characters who could be doing harm to Sophy and in the end I was completely wrong but, also right in other ways. It’s difficult not to reveal the story so I won’t. I really enjoyed this story and now know that these authors have written another one of which I am going to read. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

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Liv has grown up blaming Sophy for everything that wrong in her life - most notably the death of her brother. After years of turmoil, Liv finally gets her chance for revenge....
Recommended for fans of Lisa Jewell or Tina Seskis

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Thanks NetGalley publishers and author for this advance readers copy!
I enjoyed this book! I read through this in a breeze.
I enjoyed the characters of this book!
The twist was a major plus! I did feel though this book lagged in a few areas.
But overall a good book!

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This is the best book I have read in years! It was full of twists and turns and red herrings. I couldn’t put it down and stayed up hours past my bedtime to finish it! I look forward to many more books by the pair of authors.

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Olivia (Liv) Granger is out for revenge against Sophy Pemberton. Liv believes Sophy is responsible for her brothers death 16 years earlier. Liv seeks her out at an elite play group, "Mums Meet Up".

Liv is currently a Nanny to an 18 month old little girl, Evie, in the neighborhood for a couple Clare and Gary. While they become friends, she tells Sophy about how she is unhappy and will be leaving her current nanny position. Sophy is struggling being a new mom, although currently getting help from her mother-in-law, she decides to hire Liv to help care for her 9 month old little boy, Finn.

Things start to go down hill for Sophy after Liv becomes her nanny. The worst is when Finn goes missing. Did Liv take him or was someone else responsible and why?

This was a great book and I was impressed with the author's writing and how the book came to a
dramatic conclusion.


Many thanks to NetGalley and HQ Digital for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy. I went through most of this book thinking predictable and it was anything but. The secrets that came out at the end. The twists as to who was the bad guy...didn't see any of those coming. While I would say this is just an average thriller throughout, the ending was good.

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A truly sinister thriller. Do you know where your children are and with whom? This book is going to keep a lot of parents up at night. Expertly put together and extremely fast paced, it plays on our deepest fears. I highly recommend this book.

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This was a real page turner for me with lots of twists & turns. Highly recommended by me. Thanks for the chance to read & review this book.

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A wickedly clever page-turner.
Sophy Pemberten, a freaking mom of a little baby Finn living with her husband Dom. She's a struggling mother and not doing great. She'd joined a mom and baby group but didn't get much help until she met Liv Granger. Liv Granger is young, beautiful who offered her to be Finn's nanny and Sophy agreed. Sophy didn't want Dom's mom Elizabeth around much because she thinks that she only comes for Finn and she doesn't like it.
But Liv is not who Sophy thinks she's. She had a brother named Ben who died sixteen years ago and she believes that Sophy is somehow responsible for his death or at least it's the story she's sticking to. She has a mom who's on the wheel chair due to an accident. . And now she's in Sophy's life because she wants to make her pay.
But the story is not as simple as it seems. There are some things which Liv did but there are other things that she swear she didn't do or know about.
Then one day someone takes Finn. Who are they? And what they want?
Someone else other than Liv is holding a grudge against Sophy but who?
Will Sophy be able to save her son? Or something else would happen?
Well, there are other characters like Ryan, Ben's best friend and now Liv's best friend, Freya, a carer of Liv's mother Martha, Isaac, Sophy's friend, Kim and Alice from mom and baby group who are there to mislead the readers. I loved the characters of Liv, Freya, Dom and Martha. On the other hand I didn't like Sophy much because she was just pathetic most of the time.
Narration of the story is smooth. I didn't know exactly when I started this book and when it ended.
If you love psychological thrillers then Amanda's and Karen's this mail biting psychological thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last word.
Thanks to NetGalley and HQ for giving me an advanced copy of this nail biting psychological thriller.

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