What a wacky bunch of characters.
Starting with Laina, the main character and world's worst therapist. I mean, the WORST.
Then her boyfriend, the reporter who takes every drama from Laina's life and attempts to turn it into a story. He is presented as a really good guy, but my trust in him would have evaporated quickly.

Some great things about the book: It's set in actual present times, meaning mentions of hand sanitizer, outdoor dining, and past rough quarantines are touched on, not focused on, but part of everyday life. There is a plethora of race and nationalities here, as it is in San Diego, with some genuine unusual names and a trans side-character who is just an everyday person.

I can't talk much about the story without giving spoilers, so I'll just say this was a fun read that really kept my attention, and although I could not fathom some character reactions, it was all explained at the end. It's a bit over the top but it was FUN (in a violent mystery way) and kept me guessing and changing my mind until I was honestly surprised at the end.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. I'm giving it 4 stars and do recommend for a quick, light weekend read.

Unfortunately I did not enjoy this book.
I did not find it believable at all. It just fell way short for me.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.

I enjoyed this tense, twisty, psychological thriller. It has been on my shelf for way too long and I'm not sure why it took so long for me to finally read it. I enjoyed it and found it to be a quick read that kept my interest. My favorite character was Cal, the journalist. This isn't award winning prose, but I found it to be a fun thriller / romantic suspense. The final twist was a surprise to me, maybe I wasn't paying close enough attention? But I didn't see it coming. Recommend to fans of easy to read thrillers. I'll be reading more Nina Sadowsky books in the future!

Interesting, gripping thriller that has everything a reader wants with a little romance thrown in!!!!!! This is my first by this author but not my last!!!!

Love Nina's books! This author captivates me completely! This was such a great read. I will be picking up more of her books

What a ride! I couldn’t put this down!! I went back and forth between who I thought “The Watcher” was, and was very pleased with the big reveal.

I received an advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.

Privacy is my first book by this author and I really enjoyed it. Very suspenseful with a twist I did not see coming. Looking forward to catching up on her backlist and see what she comes out with next.

Sometimes fame is nothing but a detriment and that proves true in this one. Dr. Landers is a successful therapist and when one of her patients is being held hostage she steps in and in the process becomes a media darling. Someone is not happy with this, however and starts targeting her patients. Someone is sending gifts to her patients, but these are not gits you want. Her home is broken into and all fears are coming to light. Who is out to destroy her and why? I don't want to sway too much but this pays off.

Thank you #RandomHouse and #NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Interesting, gripping psychological thriller that has a little bit of everything thrown in, romance, friendship and mind games. Thought I had the plot twist figured out but alas, it was a shocker.
My first read from this author and won't be my last.
Thank you to Netgalley, Random House Ballatine and the Author, Nina Sadowsky for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Laina Landers is a therapist who diffuses a challenging situation. But when her other patients begin receiving objects that are borderline-threatening, Dr. Landers wonders who is watching. She turns to reporter/boyfriend Cal Murray for help.
In the beginning, I really liked this story. I wondered who was watching and stepped down several rabbit holes in pursuit of the culprit. But then the content started to be mushy with sexual content and profanity. And it seemed like the author was trying to add in all the modern-day issues just to make the book more appealing. For example, there's a trans male, black star and Asian neighbor. In cases, they didn't suit the trajectory or interest of the story.
I appreciate the theme of "What is the cost of carrying not only your own pain and grief, but that of so many others?" That question is intriguing. But this book falls short for me both in content and how the ending plays out.

I was thoroughly entertained by this story of a therapist and her patients, who are all terrorized by an unknown person. I was surprised by the outcome, which is saying a lot these days, with the thriller and mystery market becoming more and more saturated by the day. Highly recommended to people who like a good, smart mystery.

5 stars! Privacy is a truly intense and gripping thriller. I highly recommend this book!
Thank you to Nina Sadowsky, Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Patients of prominent therapist Dr. Laina Landers assume their sessions and inner-most secrets are private; after all that confidentiality is one of the most important aspects of therapy. When Laina is thrust into the spotlight after saving a patient who's held hostage by her husband her patients start receiving anonymous "gifts" that are very clearly related to the reasons they are seeing Laina. Accompanied by notes with the phrase "watching you" Laina fears someone has accessed her files and is stalking her patients. New to San Diego, news reporter Cal was the first journalist on the scene when Laina helped rescue her patient. Sparks fly and Cal is determined not only to protect Laina but to also investigate who is behind these threats. As things start to unravel Cal is on the brink of his big break but at what cost? Privacy by Nina Sadowsky explores a variety of themes in this psychological mystery. The twists and turns will take readers down a few paths until the startling conclusion. Overall I enjoyed this novel, however the repetitive observations about Laina and Cal, his background and "voice" (chapters from his perspective) were a little overdone. Solid 3.5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

Special thanks to Random House Publishing, Ballantine Books and Netgalley for the ARC of this book..

I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it and also recommend that you give it your full attention because nothing is as it seems!

This was my first novel by Nina Sadowsky. I was pretty hooked from the first page. I loved reading about Lana’s different clients and how she was helping them as well as her calm demeanor. Dr. Lana Landers is a therapist I wouldn’t mind seeing, she seems PERFECT!

While I was hooked early on, the story started to take a couple twists and turns that didn’t really seem to add up and the pace picked up so quickly and then the book was over. I think it would have been more enjoyable if the characters and the story could have had more time to develop.

Privacy by Nina Sadowsky was a fun and fast paced read! Dr . Lana Landers is a therapist. After being seen on TV during a hostage negotiation with one of her clients, her other clients start getting bad surprises. It seems that somebody knows everything about Dr. Lana’s patients and is using their dirty secrets against them. Enter Cal—an investigative journalist intrigued by Dr. Lana.. Together they are trying to figure out what is going on. There is some romance in this book between the two. Normally I don’t like romance but it wasn’t overkill in this case. I feel this was an original plot and would love to read more books by this author. Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Dr. Laina Landers is a well-respected, intelligent, gifted therapist who is kind and compassionate, and has won the trust of her many patients. Called to the scene by the distraught husband of a couple seeing her for marriage counseling, the budding politician is holding his wife at gunpoint. Dr. Landers is able to approach the man, gun pointed at her as well, and talk him away from the brink of disaster. He flings his wife into the arms of the doctor and allows himself to be taken into custody by the police, knowing his life is over. More than a little impressed by what he and his cameraman have witnessed, charming and upcoming journalist Cal Murray approaches Dr. Landers at the scene, and is promptly shut down. Working his magic, and with more than a few sparks flying between them, Dr. Landers agrees to an interview with her lawyer present to discuss mental health. When Cal throws in a question that has not been approved beforehand, Alaina’s attorney/friend Vanessa puts an immediate stop to the interview. Other upsetting things begin to happen to Alaina’s patients who begin to receive unwanted “gifts” which expose their deep-seated fears and past traumatic events. One patient’s whose secret shame as a Catholic who has had an abortion receives a fetus in a jar, another whose father is a suspected embezzler receives a hundred dollar bill soaked in putrid oil to indicate “dirty money,” still another receives a videotape of his wife’s secret affair. Each comes with a note that simply reads, ”Watching you.” Laina herself becomes the recipient of such a gift and note, left after a break-in to her home where nothing was taken. She recruits Cal to look into her patients while the two slowly become a couple, falling in love. It seems someone is targeting Laina’s patients to destroy her reputation and the practice she intends to expand, and possibly end the doctor’s life as well.

What a stunner of a book! Following along and feeling the horror for each of the gift recipients, the reader tries to figure out who could possibly have the motive, access, and knowledge to target each patient in such an intimate way. Who is “The Watcher?” What is this person capable of, and how far will he/she go to ruin the reputation of a practically perfect woman and doctor? The answer to this question is darker and more surprising than expected. The climax and reveal literally made my jaw drop open as I took one of the red herrings for the truth and thought I had figured out the perpetrator. It’s an exciting, taut, infinitely readable novel, and the pages turned quickly and easily for me as I devoured the book in its entirety in one sitting. It was a psychological thriller from the prologue to the addendum, and it is a horrifying thought that this type of situation (if not the specifics) might actually occur. I think all fans of (medical) psychological thrillers would thoroughly enjoy this book, and highly recommend it.

I’d like to thank NetGalley, Nina Sadowsky, and Bantam Books/Random House for the ability to read and review this ARC.

This book really kept me on the edge of my seat and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Will be recommending to others!

DNF I tried. I tried more than once. I simply could not finish this book. The characters were unlikable. The plot was slow and more holes than swiss cheese. It was such an exciting premise but it fell flat. Thank for you the arc. I would definitely try another book by this author but this one was just not for me.

If you like your twists served straight up, check out Privacy.

A.successful therapist in San Diego receives a call from a high profile patient who threatens to shoot his wife. Thus begins a series of events that threaten the confidentiality and lives of the therapist and her patients. But, as you may imagine, nothing is at it seem...