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Seriously, watch out!

⏰ 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫: Sarah and her husband Daniel are moving away from Holly, aka the psycho babysitter, to start a new life in Toronto. Except wassup with finding hidden cameras in their new house? And the strange anonymous texts landing regularly in Sarah’s phone? Has Holly followed them? What lengths will she go to to reclaim her “new family”?

💡𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Ahhh the psycho babysitter is a bit cliché so I worried at first it would be another “been there, read that” situation, but nope; this book is written well and the plot advanced quickly. The “domestic thriller” has become a difficult one to navigate since Gone Girl and a heap of wanting-to-be-that books lined up behind it (leading to tropes galore!), but Watch Out separates itself by being a bit less “shocking” and a bit more character driven, with constant questioning of which of these well-painted characters are trustworthy.

Alternating between Sarah and Holly’s POV, it becomes clear we could have an unreliable narrator… or do we? Or are they both unreliable? Or are they both truthful? Layering their personal lives, outlooks, and motivations (including flaws) made for a riveting foil relationship between the two women.

Only issue was that the ending was predictable, but the reading ride was smoothly paved and enjoyable with only those minor bumps.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

📚𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Domestic Thriller/Mystery

😍𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: It’s a perfect middle-road mystery. Light on fire, heavier in psychological, and a quick page-turner

🙅‍♀️ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: If you’re working out on domestic mysteries, this fits that category to a “T”

Thank you to the author, NetGalley and Simon & Schuster/Canada for my advanced copy in exchange for my always-honest review and for thanking the stars I am kid-free and thus babysitter free!

This book was by no means “bad”, but it also didn’t do anything for me. I found myself bored and wishing for it to be over. Kind of ehh.

Damn, I seriously really enjoyed this book. Watch out for her is told through two perspectives and two timeslines; before and after. Sarah Goldman and her family pack up their life and moved across the country. They need a fresh start and to forget their passed. Except, as soon as they get to their new home, things already seem alittle off. It's almost as if they were followed, could their babysitter seriously have followed them out here?

Holly Monroe, all she ever wanted was to be apart of a family. Her home life is rough and her parents rely heavily on her when it comes to their business. So when she starts babysitting for the Goldmans, she finally feels like she found a family. She found a bestfriend in Sarah and Jacob was like her little brother. So what went wrong? What cause the Goldmans to move across the country to escape her? Why would Holly follow them?

This is one thriller that you aren't going to want to miss out on reading. I read this in one sitting because I NEEDED to know where it was going. If you're looking for a quick read, perhaps one to take on vacation with you, I highly recommend giving this one a shot!

A great keeps you on the edge of your seat read.
Fast paced psychological thriller filled with deceit, distrust and suspense.
My first book by this Author and certainly won't be my last.
Thank you to Netgalley, Simon and Schuster and the Author, Samantha M. Bailey for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fast paced thriller with multiple plots and timelines. I love thrillers and was excited to begin reading.

Sarah, a 40-ish mother, hires Holly, a 22 year old med student to mind her 6 year old son for the summer. I never really connected with Sarah. There are multiple points of view and plot twists, in my opinion too many, that made me roll my eyes a few times.

I did enjoy reading this book and would try another book by her.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance review copy. (less)

This was a nice, fast paced thriller that kept me intrigued from the first page. I'm coming off a book that I didn't like very much so it was nice to be able to pick up a book that had me excited to read again. I devoured this one fairly quick.

I kind of enjoyed the author’s last book but I couldn’t get into this one at all. The story was ok but I didn’t connect with either timeline. I thought this was going to be a thriller. It was more of a family drama kinda.

Really enjoyed good book! A 22 year old girl from a rich family that don't love her starts babysitting for a family from the country club her family belongs too. She loves the little boy and his family and wants to be part of it but does she has there best intentions at heart? The chapters alternate between the babysitter Holly's perspective and the mother Sarah that she is employed by. This suspenseful book kept me guessing right till the end. I suspected some of the twists but it played out a bit differently then I thought. I wouldn't say its fast paced but I did not want to put it down either!

3 Stars
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Well, this is a mix of people who feel abandoned, people who are paranoid, and Nanny Cam their babysitter, and then become scared when they, themselves discover their new home is full of cameras They did not install.

This is a dark twisty tale of a family who has to deal with all the secrets they personally have and with the secrets, they have no idea about.

#FirstLine ~ I watch people.

Wow, I loved this book. It was everything I hoped it would be and more. I loved the pacing, the characters and the dialogue. It was such an intense read, which I gobbled up. I loved how original is was. I had a hard time putting it down because I was gripped from that brilliant first line to the very last page!!!

This book was a wild ride! Very dysfunctional family dynamics and you don’t know who to trust throughout the book. Very fast paced and definitely a page turner.

It was set mostly in Vancouver so it was super cool to hear about places I know about (having lived in Vancouver for 10 years) and being able to picture it! Highly recommend.

Sarah and Daniel Goldman have hired Holly Monroe to be their nanny for the summer. Things start of great and she becomes like a member of their family. Then Sarah starts to become suspicious and sees something that causes her to suddenly pack up her family and move to another city. But things start happening in their new house, in their new city... is someone watching them or is Sarah just being paranoid?

This was a great story. It was told in Sarah's point of view in the present and Holly's in the past. I was left wondering after each chapter which of these women is actually going to be the villain. Are either one of them the villain? That's what makes it such a great story, it's not predictable. I would recommend this to anyone that likes a good psychological thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC.

Holly and Sarah tell this dual time line story of a relationship gone wrong. Holly, who has issues with her father in particular, takes a job as the nanny for Sarah's son Jacob. All is well until.....no spoilers but it's bad enough that Sara packs everyone up and moves them across Canada. All is well until....she discovers cameras in her home and other weird things happen. Holly tells what happened before the move and Sarah the aftermath. Neither of these two women are particularly likable but it's an interesting look at various forms of obsession. Know that unlike most thrillers, this has longer chapters and that it's a bit slow in spots. That said, it did keep me guessing. Thank you Simon and Schuster for ARC COPY ❤️

If you love a book that keeps you guessing, this is your next pick! The story line was amazing and so different. Samantha made it hard to know who was good and bad in this story & I changed my mind so many times. It was so fun to read!

WOW! This was my first book by Samantha Bailey and I have already ordered her other one. She is amazing. Watch out for her had me hooked from the very first page and kept my interest until the last. It had twists I did not see coming and I loved every minute of it.

Just an okay domestic thriller for me. I honestly have a hard time connecting with Samantha Bailey's writing. I know so many absolutely love her books but I am just not one of them. If you're looking for a story with unreliable narrators and dual timeline narratives focusing on the phycological well-being of suburban mothers, this could be the book for you. I wasn't in love with the narrator and that maybe played a part in my overall feelings about this story. The best part was the plot about struggling to trust the people who watch your children. Overall, just an okay story for me - a little bit underwhelming with no real wow factor. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance review copy!

3.5 stars!

Everyone wants someone to call family, right? The thing is, when you pick your family, they kind of need to pick you back, no? You can't force someone to be your family ... or can you?

I would peg this more as a mystery than a thriller. While I guessed where this plot was headed with the first 20% - I was still hooked and ready to watch it unfold. Dual POV with a dual timeline, you know I am here for this!

Sarah, anxiety ridden housewife , and really facing some control issues. Holly, a young daughter willing to do .... anything for her father and his company. When their paths cross and Holly becomes their babysitter... it turns into a 'who is watching who'?

Thank you so much to Simon & Schuster Canada, Samantha M. Bailey and NetGalley for the gifted eARC.

A most excellent read. Lots of plot twists and turns. Loved it. I didn't figure it out till the reveal. Kept me page turning till the end.

Watch Out for Her is a story told by two characters alternating chapters. Sarah’s story is in the present. Her husband Daniel accepted a new job at a consulting firm in Toronto and they are renting a house at 227 Lilac Lane. Daniel worked extremely long hours in Vancouver and they hope this change will be a good change, Holly’s story is in the past. Her mother passed away when Holly was born and her father remarried. She is very close to her step-sister Alexis but the step-mother Lizette, is evil according to Holly. Holly took her step-mother’s bracelet. Her parents ask her to leave, and she ends up staying at Sarah’s house and eventually asked to be Jacob’s babysitter. The reader soon finds every character has something not likable about them except Jacob.. For me, it was hard to stay focused on the story throughout the middle of the book I thought the climax was good, but there were a lot of missing parts leading up to it. I wanted to care more for the characters. My thanks to Simon and Schuster and NetGalley for an ARC of this book. The opinions in this review are my own.

Watch Out for Her is full of creepiness and questionable characters. All of them—Sarah, the mom, Daniel, the dad, and Holly, the babysitter—have secrets they are keeping from the others and everyone is suspicious of everybody else and wonders what they might be up to. Honestly, I didn't really like any of them either and was suspicious of them myself.

But you know what? That suspicion and creepiness is what kept me turning the pages. I just had to figure out who was behind it all and what their motives were. Everyone was suspect, even the friendly neighbors in their new neighborhood.

The exciting ending had me on the edge of my seat and I was able to finally take a breath when I got to the end. Watch Out for Her is an exciting thriller that you must read, just be prepared to not know who to like or which person is the good guy and who you need to watch.