Thanks to @kairarouda and @bookouture for a #gifted eARC. All of us at @thrillerbookloversthepulse love Kaira Rouda and this series!
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Mrs. Strom is back and things are as unhinged as ever. Her mister is in prison, she’s now a mom and has kicked her baby daddy out (he’s NOT her mister). And she’s hired a nanny to help with the baby.
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Everyone - except the baby - is unreliable, unlikeable and keeping secrets. This makes for a wild ride of a book that you do not want to miss!

"𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝒔𝒂𝒘, 𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆. 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒆𝒚𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆."

Special thanks to @kairarouda @thrillerbookloversthepulse @netgalley and @bookouture for the #gifted eARC.

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This is a great sequel. Very complimentary to The Second Mrs Strom. (I still haven't read Best Day Ever, but i don't feel like i really need to. I know so much of the story from the prequel to this that I was in the know the whole book.)

This is a great domestic popcorn thriller. I loved the premise and had quite a few *gasps* during this one. So twisty in how the nanny was so two-faced, even from the get-go. I didn't see it til about halfway through.

I would highly recommend this one e, even if you haven't read the series.

𝙋𝙐𝘽 𝘿𝘼𝙔:
Nov 13, 2024

ℚ𝕆𝕋𝔻❓️⁉️❓️ Would you ever be a live-in nanny for someone? If so, what age would you prefer the kids to be?

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From the start this was a very addictive thriller, the danger and suspense definitely kept me hooked all the way through.

Cecilia Strom is struggling with motherhood, her boyfriend no help, and pain from an old back injury making simple tasks like picking her daughter up out of her playpen agony-inducing. After kicking the boyfriend to the curb, a chance encounter at a coffee shop leads Cecilia to hire a local nanny, Lizzie. Lizzie is a great help with the baby and a friend to Cecilia, but it soon becomes clear to the reader that she has her own agenda. What the Nanny Saw is a deliciously twisty thriller. The characters are not necessarily relatable to a "normal" person (or so I think) but they are interesting, calculating, and driven to their actions by their own histories. While this book is a sequel to The Second Mrs. Strom, it can be read as a stand-alone, although it will give away the ending of the previous book so you might want to read it first.

Thank you to @thrillerbookloversthepulse for the gifted copy.

I love this series. It’s the 3rd book in the series where this one is mostly revolving around Cecilia Strom. This time around Paul is in jail. Cecilia is struggling as a new mom and I dare say she has met her match. She finds a nanny to help her out, but Lizzie becomes much more than that. She is cunning, a thief and a liar and she wants the life that Cecilia has. Will she get it?

This was a fast read for me and fans of this couple will enjoy this book!

3.5 stars

Best Day Ever will always be a favorite of mine. I love to hate Paul Strom. While he is in this new story, it is very little.

Cecilia has a new baby with her soon to be ex, Evan. She needs help caring for her daughter so when she meets Lizzie, a nanny, for the next-door neighbors, it seems to be perfect.

But we all know it's not.

That's where this got a little bit repetitive for me. I feel like I have read this storyline, or something very similar, before. A nanny who is not who she seems, unreliable narrators, and over the top events. You definitely have to suspend disbelief, but it's a quick, easy read.

Make sure you at least read the second book in this series (The Second Mrs. Strom) before this book to completely enjoy it.

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for an advanced readers copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is classic Kaira Rouda, a fun, over-the-top, domestic thriller! The author gives us a host of unlikeable characters to pick through and a couple of ambiguous ones as well. Because of that, we are just waiting to see who the bad guy turns out to be!

Facts:
• Lizzie was unappreciated in her job with the Johnson's.
• Cecelia desperately needed help with her 5 month old, because her back injury prevented her from basic care.
• Cecelia is generous but naive.
• Paul, her husband who is in prison for attempted murder (of her), is a bad guy.

Needs context:
• Lizzie is an excellent nanny.
• Evan (Cecelia's) partner and Peyton's father, loves Peyton and cares about Cecelia.

Even though they are on my TBR, I didn't realize Best Day Ever and The Second Mrs. Strom are book 1 and 2 in the series, respectively, but it didn't matter, because Rouda describes enough background to make this book a standalone.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture Books-on-Tour for an advance reader's copy.

How can so many bad people come together time and time again? I did figure out one of the (many) twists early. That just meant I could follow along as things fell apart? Fell together? I guess it matters how you look at things. In the end I think we need to start a GoFundMe for Peyton’s future therapy or criminal defense. That child is gonna need it!

very much a popcorn thriller. A lot of aspects felt a bit unrealistic or unworkable, but in general pretty good. 3.5 rounded down. tysm for the arc.

After looking at some of the other reviews it seems like this is book three in a series. I wasn't aware of that, but it can survive as a standalone. I read a lot of thriller books (over 100 this year) and this felt like a proper thriller to me.

I liked the letters aspect although the 'older woman' comment gave away who he was writing too. Before that, it was more ambiguous like it could have been the nanny. I started not to like the nanny's character towards the end (some of her dialogue wasn't really believable I guess).

Overall though it is a nice quick read, although slightly predictable toward the end. If I had read the preceding books I might think differently but give it a solid 4.

Everyone at Thriller Book Lovers: The Pulse loves to hate Paul Strom, and I was excited to see what he could get into in the third book in the series by Kaira Rouda. What the Nanny Saw focuses on Cecilia Strom, Paul’s second wife, who last we saw her, was pushed off the roof of a building in Paris. Five years later, she is living in Malibu with a new baby. After catching her boyfriend cheating, she decides she needs help taking care of her daughter, Peyton, so she hires a nanny, Lizzie.

Rouda delivers an intriguing, page-turning popcorn thriller that navigates themes of privilege, deceit, and the dark undercurrents of wealth. I was excited to delve into Cecelia’s life again, and I thought Rouda gave a realistic depiction on the struggles of motherhood.

Lizzie, the nanny, was an interesting character. I liked how Rouda included pieces of her past throughout the book, as this showed us her true character. I could tell something was off about her, and I loved how it all came together in the end.

While Paul Strom is mentioned in this book he isn’t the main character. This book focuses on Cecelia, but don’t worry, you still get a crazy story with some unlikeable characters. You can read this as a standalone, but I highly recommend reading Best Day Ever and The Second Mrs. Strom first to get some backstory.

Overall, I enjoyed What the Nanny Saw. The pacing is brisk, keeping the reader hooked until the very last page, though at times, you will need to suspend all disbelief and the plot twists can feel slightly predictable for seasoned thriller enthusiasts. Nonetheless, Rouda’s storytelling and her knack for suspense make this a highly engaging read.

Thank you Bookouture and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Kaira Rouda is the queen of creating vile characters. Those kind of characters you hate, but totally love hating them. She definitely keeps her crown with this one.
She is truly unmatched in this sub genre.

This was addictive and so faced, I guarantee you'll devour it!

Kaira Rouda has done it again with What the Nanny Saw! This thriller kept me on the edge of my seat with its shocking twists and turns. Rouda masterfully crafts a chilling narrative where nothing is quite as it seems, pulling readers into a web of suspense and dark secrets.

The protagonist’s obsession with Cecilia, her "perfect" employer, reveals layer after layer of buried truths that are both unsettling and addictive. As the story unfolds, the tension mounts, and I found myself engrossed in every detail, wondering just how far this nanny was willing to go. Rouda’s writing pulls you in so deeply that you start feeling as if you, too, are keeping all her secrets.

If you’re looking for a psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the last page, What the Nanny Saw is a fantastic pick!

This was a fun and twisy story. I haven't read the other books in this series, but I feel this worked well as a stand-alone. a definite recommend

thanks publisher and netgalley. all thoughts are my own

I have read and enjoyed a couple of Rouda’s books, so when I had the chance to read What The Nanny Saw for a book tour, I was excited!

This one grabbed me instantly and kept me turning pages. I loved the idea of the good-nanny-but-bad-person character (Lizzie). Her whole backstory was intriguing and her new life was even more interesting than that. She was fun to read!

Sometimes, the book just felt like I was hanging out with very rich friends by the pool, or shopping, or gossiping in the kitchen. That’s how great the characterization was in this one!

The ending was anticlimactic and fell flat for me. I was really hoping that, with as crazy as the story got, there would be a better twist or at least a surprise, but I had figured it out long before the half-way mark of the book.

Still worth the read!

This was a fun and twisy one! I believe this is the third book in a series. I haven't read the other books, but I feel this worked well as a stand-alone. You get enough of the back story to follow along. Lizzie was an unreliable character. She wasn't always likable, but you could partly understand why because of her past. I had a hard time putting this book down and will be going back to read the other books in the series!

This book is getting lots of raves over at The Pulse @thrillerbookloversthepulse, and for good reason!

Thanks, @netgalley and @bookouture, for the #gifted e-arc!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this advanced copy. This one was a roller coaster ride of emotions and I didnt want to get off! Very well told plot and story and character building. I enjoyed this book

Add this title to your to be read list if you like twisty thrillers about coveting another person’s life. Lizzie seems like the solution to Cecilia’s struggle to balance life with the new baby. Lizzie has experience and she is just so helpful. On the surface Lizzie is great but why is she always taking pictures of herself and the baby? Is Lizzie just being helpful or is there something else going on? Add in an ex in jail for crimes that injured Cecilia and the baby daddy that is no help at all and it is the setup for a book that grabs hold of the reader and takes them on a twisty ride. This is part 3 in a series but I read it as a standalone and thoroughly enjoyed it. Many of the characters were delightfully unlikeable and I kept wondering what they would do next. The twists kept me guessing and with so many things going on I was engaged until the very last page.

This electrifying thriller grips you right from the opening pages and doesn't let go until the shocking conclusion. Kaira Rouda has truly nailed it!

The array of ultra-wealthy characters is a rollercoaster of emotions. Cecelia stands out as a breath of fresh air among the cast that you love to hate. Despite her fortune, she radiates kindness and generosity, having faced her fair share of struggles that make her stand out.

Then there's Lizzy, the overworked and underappreciated nanny. She endures the snobbish tantrums of entitled teens, and just when it seems she might find a glimmer of happiness with Cecelia, those ominous red flags start waving furiously.

Kaira Rouda masterfully crafts intricate and compelling characters that leave you craving more! The ending of "What the Nanny Saw" isn't neatly resolved, and I'm hoping for a sequel to unravel the mysteries that still linger. I know Cecelia has more secrets waiting to be uncovered!

A big shoutout to the author and Bookouture for the gifted copy via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own!

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Thank you so much Booktouture for the early release copy of What the Nanny Saw by Kiara Rouda. This was my first book by this author but definitely won’t be my last! I enjoyed this popcorn thriller and read it in about a day.

The plot was intriguing as were the characters and kept me guessing for a while. I did figure out the final twist but even though I figured it out I still enjoyed the build up to the big reveal.

Unreliable narrators , unhinged female characters , revenge , and deception are some of my favorite themes and trope in a thriller and this one had them all!

This book releases November 13th definitely add it to your tbr!