In her novel Watch Out For Her, Samantha Bailey does a great job telling the story using alternating POVs as well as time periods. Some of the books that are written like this end up convoluted and hard to follow., but that was not the case with Watch Out For Her. The tools were used perfectly as the story unfolded between the two main characters, Sarah Goldman and Holly Monroe. Throughout the story my opinion of various characters changed which was also a treat. As the past and the present get closer and closer the intensity also grows, until the final twist blossoms before the reader's eyes. It was a twist that I didn't fully anticipate which was also refreshing. This was the first book by the author that I have read, but I look forward to more from her.

This book was full of suspense and twists and turns. I enjoyed the way it was written in the past and present and from the different points of view. The ending was unexpected. Thanks to NetGalley for the privilege to read and review this book.

Watch Out for Her was an intense read that kept me turning the pages and guessing until the end. I highly recommend it.

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. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC.

This is a great psychological drama. Holly and Danny are parents of a 6 year old boy who are in over their head and both hiding secrets. Holly is the young 22 year old babysitter they hire to watch him for the summer. The story is told in the present and the past and from different points of views. When scary things start to happen the family moves but is still unable to escape the threat. The author does a great job of keeping the reader guessing while trying to figure out who the threat is.

Holly is a young woman is so isolated and unseen by her family that given the chance to babysit for an apparently wholesome family, she ingratiates herself to the family. She's a fantastic sitter to an active 6-year old, Jacob, and his mom Sarah treats her with the respect and love of the mother she never knew.

But Holly starts to see cracks in the marriage based on Daniel's behavior and she's determined to keep this family intact by any means possible.

But appearances aren't always what they seem, and each character in the book has their own misconception of what is happening. Especially Sarah, whose overprotectiveness and paranoia follow her when she moves to the other side of Canada. Who is watching her and what do they want?

I didn't find the characters as unlikeable as most reviewers. This was a very readable, taut, well put-together thriller.

Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for an advance reader's copy.

Watch Out for Her is a dual perspective and timeline thriller that I was excited to read. I loved that it took place in Canada and centred around women.

Holly is in her early 20s and trying to break out from her father’s dreams for her future. Sarah is a mom first and foremost, but looking to reconnect with her own interests. Sarah and her husband, Daniel, hire Holly as a babysitter for their son, and … it all gets a little outlandish from there.

None of the characters were that likeable to me, and their motivations felt unbelievable and over the top. Honestly, I skimmed a lot of this book because it felt repetitive and some of the conversations felt unnatural and cringey.

The ending felt boring and predictable, despite the twist. I actually can’t get over how when the husband reveals the secret he’s been keeping from his wife for the whole book, it just falls so flat. It frustrated me that Daniel had every opportunity to come clean when Sarah was honest with him. I am guessing the author was trying to draw out who you could trust until everything was revealed at the end, but it just didn’t work for me.

Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for the free, electronic ARC in exchange for my honest review.

After fleeing across the country to escape a former babysitter, a paranoid wife and mother begins to fear she is being watched.

A straightforward psychological thriller that leans in hard to the paranoid wife/mother trope, WATCH OUT FOR HER will find its readers among stalwart fans of the genre. Though none of the twists were shocking, the solid foundation of clues and the broad cast of suspicious characters made for a satisfying plot and ending. I'd recommend this one to fans of GIRL ON THE TRAIN and similar thrillers with possibly-crazy female protagonists.

Thank you to Samantha M. Bailey, Simon & Schuster Canada, and Netgalley for providing me with an ebook advance reader copy of Watch Out for Her for me to read and review. What an excellent story filled with unexpected events. I found myself constantly holding my breath wondering what was about to happen next. There was a fairly large cast of characters involved in the story in one way or another, and although I did initially find it tricky to keep them all straight in my mind, it didn't take long for me to feel connected to the characters and intrigued by their interesting and very multi-faceted personalities. Many times throughout the book I found myself surprised by a turn of events and I was kept guessing right until the end. I was happy that closure was given to readers as the story came to a end. Definitely one to recommend!

I really wanted to like this book but it missed the mark. I found the main character to be unrealistic and a bit idiotic. No one was really likable and the plot seemed unrealistic. 3/5 stars

I was hesitant going into this book, because reviews from Goodreads friends were all over the place, but you can put me in the category of those who liked it! It wasn’t five-star worthy, but it was definitely entertaining, engrossing and enjoyable.

Sarah and Daniel lived in Vancouver, but after some drama with their son Jacob’s babysitter, Holly, they ended up moving to the other side of the country, ending up in Toronto for a fresh start. Both parents have issues, and the problem with the babysitter pushed them into starting a new life.

Then, odd things start happening. Hidden cameras were found. A creepy neighbor is always staring, and seems to know way too much. Another neighbor is overbearing and intrusive. Odd text messages from a private number keep showing up … did they really leave their problems behind when they left Vancouver for a new life?

This was really good at keeping me invested in the story, because in the beginning, things are so vague that it leaves you questioning everything. All questions are answered at the end though, and there was a pretty big twist that I didn’t see coming. I was worried that the ending wouldn’t answer all the questions, but it did, and it was pretty good. Four stars for a book that I just didn’t want to put down!

(Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada, Samantha M. Bailey, and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review.)

Thank you to NetGalley, Samantha Bailey and Simon & Schuster Canada for the free e-book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a really fast paced novel that keeps you wondering what is happening and what is going to happen next. It's very twisty and surprisingly enjoyable. I will forever been a Bailey fan because she really knows how to write a novel that keeps you on your toes and is so incredibly unique. I also love supporting Canadian authors!

First thing I want to say is I read Woman on the Edge and it was riveting and awesome so I was so happy to get this ARC of this book. With that being said, I enjoyed this book immensely. It was slow going at first but by the 50% mark I was completely engrossed and couldn’t stop reading it. The book is told from two POV’s, Holly and Sarah. Each chapter goes from Holly to Sarah. If you read the blurb you know the premise of this book which in itself you are probably thinking one way but there is one of the first twists. You know from the blurb the Sarah, Daniel and Jacob move from one part of Canada to another part to get away from Holly but Sarah still can’t rid herself that she is still being stalked by Holly. She assumes negative things about her neighbors. She still is a fearful person and the distance of the move does not eradicate her emotions. Samantha really outdid herself with this book. The twists and turns really are unbelievable but the final twist I never saw coming. All in all I highly recommend this book if you are a fan of domestic thrillers. Samantha Bailey has written another fantastic book. I received this book from net galley and the publisher for an honest review. Thank you net galley for this ARC. It will go live on April 26th so I highly recommend this book. BRAVO Samantha on another great read.

Well-crafted and enjoyable. Samantha M Bailey makes her mark in the crowded genre of vulnerable-woman-thriller by creating fresh narratives within a seemingly familiar scenarios. Where a lesser writer might rely on tropes, she takes her characters along unexpected twists and turns. The author has a gift for creating a disparate cast of believable characters and I love how she used two timelines and limited perspectives to build the tension. Her culminating scene is so spare and precisely action-filled that it stands as an example of how to do it. Nice.
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This was such an addictive read that I just couldn’t put down and was completely enthralled to the very last page!

Being from Toronto, I relished that this one was set here and that certainly gave it some extra bonus points for me!

This one will leave you constantly questioning everything and who you should trust and believe which is definitely one of my favourite things I look for in domestic thrillers! I always throughly enjoy short chapters and multiple POVs and timelines and Bailey just nailed these with this one!

I love a good stalker/obsessive plot with a seemingly unreliable narrator and found this one super tense and suspenseful! Ultimately this was a super compulsive and fast paced thriller that I highly recommend!

I didn’t really understand this book until almost the very end. It was difficult to keep the alternating story lines straight.
I couldn’t engage with either the narrative or the characters. This book just wasn’t for me.

This is my first book by this author, but it definitely won't be my last! What a suspenseful, edge of your seat story! The storyline goes back and forth between then and now with Sarah and Holly each telling their story. Sarah is married with a 6 year old son and hires Holly as their full time babysitter while Sarah is trying to get her photography business going. Sarah's son, Jacob loves Holly, and Holly loves the maternal feeling she gets from Sarah, since Holly never knew her own mother. Everything seems great at first, but when strange things start happening, Sarah's husband says she's just being paranoid. Holly feels that Sarah and her husband have secrets, but Sarah feels Sarah may be hiding secrets of her own. Who can you trust? The only innocent one seems to be 6 year old Jacob. This will keep you guessing til the very end!! Thanks to Netgalley for an advanced copy to read and review.

Read this if you like: Dual POV, past and present timeline, unreliable narrator

Sarah and Daniel hired Holly, a pretty 22 year old to watch their 6 year old son for the Summer. It started out as a perfect arrangement but Sarah’s never been one to trust very easily, so she kept a close eye on Holly. What she saw raised some questions, not only about who Holly really was but what she was hiding. One day, Sarah saw something she couldn’t unsee, something so shocking that all she could do was leave with her family. They have settled into a friendly suburb where the neighbors, a tight clique of good citizens, are always on the lookout for danger. But then Sarah finds hidden cameras in her new home.

The characters in this one were tough for me because they are unlikable. Sarah is insanely paranoid. She was way too overbearing on everyone for me. Holly is a hot mess. Don't get me started on Daniel. We are following the POVs of the two women, before and after they have moved away. The pace was fast and definitely pulled me in. It was a crazy ride that all wrapped up by the end. Lots of twists. I enjoyed it!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author Samantha M. Bailey, and Simon and Schuster for my gifted copy! ❤

I have to admit I had been quite let down by Woman on the Edge but decided to give Samantha Bailey another chance and I'm kinda glad I did! This one was pretty good! Uses voyeurism and the theme that maybe, even if something is caught on camera, you might still need more information to understand what is happening. It was pretty alright but I wouldn't say rush out to buy it.

I’m going to start by saying I preferred the author’s first novel, WOMAN ON THE EDGE. this one was more of a slow burn than a fast pace, which is definitely what I prefer.

one of the things I enjoyed was the Canadian setting! from Vancouver to Toronto, I liked recognizing the street names, landmarks.. it’s not something that usually happens for us canucks!

the characters were not my fav - they were all very flawed and extremely unreliable. I thought that Holly was out of control, but we never got a good reason other than daddy issues. Sarah was the most paranoid character I’ve ever read, and her husband Daniel was this weak-willed man that couldn’t hold himself accountable for his poor actions. all of that made for an interesting story that’s for sure!

I thought the plot twist at the end was a cop-out. not the worst ending I’ve ever read, but certainly not what I expected, considering I predicted it halfway through!