Being a first time mum can be very taxing anyone, but when you have a mother in law from hell and a husband who seems to be constantly doubting your reliability as well as your capabilities to be a mum, that just makes life so much harder. With all that going on and Sophy constantly feeling so exhausted and forgetting the simplest things, she jumps at the chance of hiring a nanny to help her through her slump and even at possibly making a friend. Olivia, Liv, has just left her nanny position at another home and met Sophy through a mommy and me playgroup. What a perfect opportunity to get a new job so quickly! Although, her motives were much different than Sophy's. See, Olivia had a secret and was seeking revenge. Revenge that would be easier to take on in the confines of the home that Sophy was now welcoming her. But would could Olivia possibly be trying to accomplish by honing in on an already messy situation? Even more so, was Olivia the only person with a grudge against poor Sophy?
Thank you Netgalley, Karen Clarke, Amanda Brittany, and HarperCollins publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book. I loved every minute of it. This book was very suspenseful and I definitely didn't see the twists coming. I plowed through this one! Definitely a must read! I rate this ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

Sophy appears to have the perfect life; a beautiful baby boy, handsome husband, nice house. But Liv blames Sophy for her brother’s death, so she decides to become their nanny so she can destroy her. However, once she has the job, Liv realises that Sophy’s life is already falling apart without much help from her.

From the outset of the book, the tension is high. It is obvious that something is going on, but who is responsible? Who can Sophy trust? With everyone appearing to have it in for her, the story moved at a cracking pace, with suspects coming and going regularly as fingers are pointed. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and found it hard to put down, reading late into the night.

I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thoroughly enjoyed this one!! I felt that I couldn’t even put it down and needed to fly right through it! Highly recommend!

This was everything I could have wanted from a thriller.

I loved the setting - middle class Suburbia and a cohort of yummy mummies were deceptively dark and almost lethal.

The characters were well written and believable, and there were several threads to the story - the brothers suicide, the victims mental illness, the controlling mother in law - that could have muddied the story and made it outlandish or far fetched, but the authors deft hand at narrative prevented that. Yes, the story was unbelievable at times, but I find all the best thrillers are and this was certainly one of the best.

This is a gripping read set in an affluent street with most of the households employing some form of childcare. The main storyline is written from the perspective of two of the main characters but there are also various sub-storylines running alongside. This is a well-written, fast-paced thrilling read with a twist at the end that I was not expecting. So good that I had to finish it in one sitting, ! will definitely be reading more books written by these authors.

What a brilliant book! It kept me gripped to the last page, which made me gasp!
I did work out some parts of the story, but I did fall for the red herring.
I found it well written & I thought about the story in between reading. A sure sign of a good book. Can't wait to read more from these authors!!

This was an interesting read; it seems to be every parent's nightmare - not being able to trust the person looking after your child. Initially this begins as a story of someone seeking justice (or revenge) but swiftly turns into a psychological page-turner. Told from the perspective of two different women, I did mostly enjoy this as the two characters were well-written and interesting to follow. The one thing that bothered me was the ending - to me it felt a bit rushed and I wasn't entirely convinced by it. I'm not sure what I was expecting as the point of a twist is to come out of nowhere, but I felt this came too far out of the blue for me to feel it was a satisfying ending.

All in all, it was enjoyable and I did find myself intrigued but ultimately a tad let down by the final chapters.

Firstly a big thank you to the publishers for my copy to review on netgalley.

I raced through this !

An amazing exciting psychological thriller that leaves you wanting more.

Cleverly written and fast paced this is thought provoking and addictive read. Packed with twists and turns and completely unpredictable.

You thinj you know which way its going then you’re shocked with a new revelation.

Chilling ,gripping and I highly recommend.

The Perfect Nanny by Karen
Clarke & Amanda Brittany

You trust her with your home, your husband, your baby; but she is about to destroy it all. Do you really know her?

This was a suspenseful, cozy novel. Very mixed up characters, many trying to do harm to each other. It was over before I knew it. A quick page-turner for sure.

Thanks to Net Galley for sending me an advanced reader’s copy for my review.

A scary believable tale. You trust someone to support your family and they take over as you to a almost wiping you out ina grisly ending.

This is a fast paste book with many twists and turns….

I do not want to post any spoilers, I thought I had guessed the outcome but I was wrong. If your a mother about to hire a nanny don’t read this book.

Great book

Excellent book, the mummy characters were very well written and I loved the tension of the book, the mum in law was particularly creepy however I found the husband to be rather annoying

I enjoyed this book even though I kinda knew what was going to happen. It was slow in a couple of spots.

At first glance you may think this is a tried and tested tale of psycho-nanny with a grudge, however a few pages in and you will realise you haven't even started trying to figure out the plot, never mind who's the actual bad guy in all this! I like the first person and switches of character that enable you to see things from more than one angle. This book will keep you guessing until the last page!

This was ok. Adequate as far as switch-off entertainment goes, and some decent plot twists, but two things prevented me from enjoying this as much as I had hoped.

Firstly, and crucially, there were simply too many aspects that were excessively far-fetched (I cannot elaborate without giving away spoilers). Secondly - and this probably wouldn't bother most people, but was irritating and easily avoidable =, one of the characters was portrayed as being British upper-class or upper middle-class, but then that same character used words such as "Nanna" for grandmother and "gifting." This is just as implausible as the far-fetched aspects of the plot..

This book was amazing got me hooked from start to finish just when I thought I had worked out the plot a twist came although I did work out one plot in the book 5 star review on Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Another great thriller to completely mess with your head! So many plot twists which added to the overall drama. Definitely puts you off trusting your kids with a nanny and even your other half around one. Great book

I think I must have requested this book by accident as I can’t think why I would want another predictable thriller written to get on the bandwagon of the thriller craze which started a few years ago. Not for me.

What a great read. This book had me hooked from the very beginning. The central character seems to have an enviable life with everything she could wish for including a loving husband and beautiful baby son. However, everything is not as it seems below the surface as she is being gaslighted and doesn’t understand what’s happening or who is targeting her. Well worth reading and highly recommended.

A great, quick read. Struggling mom and a maybe supportive mother-in-law? Love a good domestic thriller! The book went by quick but I am sure I will not remember the plot after a bit. A great book to read at the beach or want to get back into reading. Multiple point of views and lots of twists and turns! Would def reread in a couple of years when I have forgotten/not sure of plot.