The Woman In Our House is a thriller that could have thriller so much more if Random sub plots hadn’t been in my view unnecessarily added.
Anna Klein has decided to return to work, Josh her husband is supportive of this and Anna decides to get a live in nanny for their two children, Anna has a lot of insecurities, one of them now being she must hire the nanny that will not make Josh stray. Now I don’t know much about nannying but I’m pretty sure you have rigorous interviews with people from the company that the nanny is with whilst looking for work not just a few written lines and a photo, but what do I know?
The storyline would have been great had it not gone off on a different track and not really add anything to the story eg, Josh’s trouble at work. On the whole though it was enjoyable and although it didn’t make me pick it up I did enjoy it for the majority of the time when I did.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars I found The Woman in Our House to be rather slow in the beginning. I'm glad I stuck it out though because I was considering putting it aside. The story was interesting, but I just wish it had moved along a little quicker.

I didn't really warm to any of the characters and I'm not sure why, but perhaps it was just me because the book I read just previous to this completely wrapped me up in it.

There is definitely suspense, family drama, and secrets ~ OMG secrets. Reading this will make you doubt your judgement about who you have around your children, that is for sure. I found myself siding with one character at times and then suddenly wanting the other person to be right and in the end I did enjoy the ride.

Thank you to the publishers, author and Netgalley for approving my request for an ARC. All thought in this review are my own and freely given.

This book was very hard for me to get into. There were moments where the book had a hard time keeping my attention and then other moments I couldn't put it down. It seemed to rollercoaster on that for me thru out the book. Once I figured out the plot of the story it lost my interest again. I had a hard time connecting with any of the characters. They seemed to all have a similar dynamic which I would have to go back sometimes and try and figure out who was talking.
For me this book was just ok. But I think a lot of people may enjoy it, with so many books written about people being in their homes that they don't really know, I think it would be a favorite among that particular group of books.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5

The Woman in Our House by Andrew Hart is one of those books that feels like a bit of a slow burn but when you get to the end, BAM things get crazy. This is my first time reading a book by Hart, but it will surely not be my last.

What it's about: Anna Klein has taken some time off from her career as a literary agent while she's been raising her 2 girls. Now she is ready to get back to work but she needs help in order to work at the house. With some trepidation, Anna and her husband Josh decide to hire a live-in-nanny to help with the girls so Anna can work in her home office and not have to worry. At first, when Oaklynn Durst arrives things are perfect. She clearly loves the girls and is very helpful around the house, but after a while when strange things start happening to the girls (illnesses/accidents), Anna starts to wonder just how trustworthy Oaklynn actually is. But while Oaklynn may have secrets, she isn't the only one. As everyone's secrets are brought out into the open, the consequences are anything but what Anna could have expected.

The Woman in Our House felt like it was a quick book, but it still took me almost 6 hours to read it. It is definitely a slow burn, and overall has very unlikable characters. I couldn't really connect to anyone in the book at all, but I still enjoyed it nonetheless. Some things you are already aware of right away in the book, and a couple other things I predicted easily, but I definitely didn't see the ending of this one coming. The ending does get a little gruesome and made me cringe a bit, but overall the book itself was more chilling than gruesome.

I thought the plot was interesting and although some people might consider the end to be a little out there, I was fine with it and it made for a chilling conclusion to this book.

Song/s the book brought to mind: This was a no-brainer, Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler (it's mentioned in the book).

Final Thought: The Woman in Our House gave me the creeps more than once, especially towards the end, and I found myself getting startled by every noise I heard. I love when a book can do that to me, and if you do too then I highly recommend this one. It's a little different than other things I have been reading lately which made for a nice change of pace.

In the past I haven't read many suspense/thrillers in the past and I don't know why. If all suspense/thrillers are similar to this book, I've just expanded my reading life by another genre. I really enjoyed A Woman in Our House. The premise is something that a lot of people have experience with, having someone live in and care for their children. You do your best to hire from a reputable agency, fully vet the references and have confidence in everybody doing their due diligence along the way. Once they move in you want that person to be a part of the family and love your kids like you do. When strange things start happening, I would think the first response would be to suspect the nanny.

I liked the character development of Anna and Oaklynn, and would have liked to know more about the neighbors and Anna's husband. The plot moved quickly and kept me turning the pages until the very end. I try hard when I read books to just read the book, try not to guess the ending and let the book take me on an adventure so I was surprised by the ending.

All in all, a very enjoyable book that I'm glad I read.

Really good read. It was good to be included in on the secret pretty much from the start when usually I’m books they keep you hanging til the end. But there was plenty of twists in the tale. Felt very sorry for all of the main characters in the end. Very well written.

Anna & her husband decide to hire a nanny as Anna wants to return to work . Oaklynn comes into their lives with glowing references . The two girls love her. Anna starts to feel that she is having her noses pushed out. Then the children are taken to the hospital on different occasions and Anna starts to think Oaklynn has something to do with it .
A very good read.
Thanks to Netgalley

"The Woman in Our House" was a fascinating page-turner for me.

Told from multiple viewpoints it evolved in ways that were totally unexpected. There was deception, people keeping secrets and many plot twists that kept me on my toes. This book was impossible to put down as it managed to combine a slow-burn with some true-to-life, relatable and realistic characters. Eventually, events culminated in the breath-taking and exciting finale.

I highly recommend this intense, disturbing and highly addictive psychological thriller.

I had mixed feelings while reading this book. There were a lot of timeline discrepancies throughout such as: saying that the girls were upstairs running around playing, when one of those girls was only nine months old. This seem to be an issue more than once. Either the baby was highly advanced, or it was just a mistake.
The “mysterious” aspects of the book were blatantly obvious to me. However, I feel that the last 5 to 10% of the book finally found its footing and redeemed itself.

This book had a good premise, but just didn’t deliver. A slow burn that really never takes off. All of the voices didn’t ring true, especially that of the 3 year old daughter, Veronica. The medical situations also didn’t ring true. Some parts of the story were never adequately explained and left the reader questioning and the ending left quite a bit to be desired!

The Woman in Our House had a great premise - a wealthy couple with two daughters hire a nanny. Once the nanny arrives, the children start getting sick or injured and slowly things get weird.

There's also a plot line with a mysterious writer writing a book with no real ending.

And maybe that's a little too on the nose.

There's discussion of race, of domestic violence, of affairs, of fraud - but all with a light touch - so that it's easy to take for people who are uncomfortable with real life.

Still - this was a fun read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Unfortunately, there was nothing about this book that worked for me. The characters were unlikable and in an attempt to separate from so many other domestic thrillers of late, it just went a preposterous route instead. It was a quick read with short chapters and it did hold my attention, but I honestly just did not find myself enjoying it any step of the way.

Thank you to Lake Union for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

Thanks to Netgalley and Lake Union publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a nice, quick reading thriller. I was surprised up until the end and all of the storylines seemed to come together and not leave me with any questions. Also seemed more believable than other thrillers I’ve read recently.

Recommend if you are looking for a thriller!

The Woman in Our House by Andrew Hart is yet another thriller that takes readers on a journey of what may happen if they invite a nanny who is a stranger into their home. Now does one ever ask why do the rich or celebrities get away with hiring help but regular folks get the nannies from h*ll? Makes you wonder now that I mentioned it, doesn’t it? LOL Well Andrew Hart has come up with his own version that definitely kept me glued to the pages.

Anna Klein begins to think it’s about time for her to return to work even though her children are both still young. In order for Anna and her husband to work though they will have to bring in some help in the form of a nanny. Well after a friends recommendation Anna chooses Oaklynn Durst from a service in Utah. Wouldn’t you know everything is perfect for a while but then suspicious things begin to happen.

Now, The Woman in Our House is mainly told from Anna’s point of view however there are multiple others voices in the story too. Through these the reader is given just enough to know things are definitely not right but it takes tons and tons of twists and turns along the way before getting to the final conclusion. The thing that has me at 3 1/2 stars with this is while it was completely engaging the wrap up seemed to leave some holes along the way that didn’t add up to me. I questioned whether this one was a case of maybe one or two twists or red herrings too many while trying to stand out from the crowd.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

Anna Klein lives in a upscale new development in Charlotte, NC with her husband, Josh, and her two young girls. After relocating from New York City and being a stay-at-home for a few years, Anna starts to feel restless and wants to go return to her old job in the publishing world. However, with Josh's demanding work schedule Anna realizes that she needs help with the care of her girls in order to be able to return to the workforce.

Enter Oaklynn Hurst, the Klein Family's new live-in-nanny. As expected, Oaklynn is no Mary Poppins; she's unconventional and a bit odd and comes with a whole lot of baggage and secrets galore.

Overall, this was an interesting read and it certainly had it's creepy moments. However, I felt like the story took a while to actually get going and the author tried to cram way too many sub plots into the story, which often times fell flat. Whereas I really liked the dynamics between Anna and Oaklynn, I didn't think many other characters/relationships were developed thoroughly.

Thank you to Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for the electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book follows Anna Klien. Anna has two children and she now feels it is time to get back to work so her and her husband start a search for a live-in nanny. From recommendations of a firm that has Nannies on their books, Anna hires an older woman named Oaklynn.

The story is told from multiple points of view, primarily those of Anna and Oaklynn. It doesn't take long for the children Veronica and Grace to adore Oaklynn, she is everything and more than Anna could want in a nanny. She is sweet and loving to the girls. She is almost too good to be true, making herself indispensable and makes life in the home almost too perfect. Then little things start to feel a bit off. Something just isn't right. Anna becomes concerned when both children have unexplainable illnesses and injuries. And then you learn very quickly that Oaklynn isn't who they think she is.

The characters are believable, Anna is relatable in some ways and is easy to picture, the plot isn't the fastest passed book but I did like the slowness of the pace, building up the suspense and letting it all fall into place all the way up to the conclusion.

For die hards of this psychological thriller genre the twists and turns may not come as shockers for you but even working out those before the conclusion didn't take away any of my enjoyment of this book but it might for some people. So my conclusion is this, this is a book that you need to read for yourself regardless of reviews, everyone of us are different and not every book is for everyone but this book is worth reading for yourself and making up your own minds. It might not have blown me away but it did keep me reading right up to the last page. I enjoyed it even if I did work it out what the twist before time.

A great read with relatable characters that will resonate with most parents no matter where you are from.

Just finished this book. Really was fun to read. Some mystery to the story which made you think you knew it all, but there were a few twists at the end. Good character development. Would be a great beach read. Thank you netgalley for lettingme read this pre-release copy for honest review.

Anna wants to go back to work but she needs to find a live in nanny first. She hires Oaklynn as the new nanny, but will she regret her choice? Anna did a lot of research on Oaklynn's background before hiring her. Oaklynn is a Mormon from Utah who provided Anna with excellent references, but best of all she gets on well with Anna's two daughters, Veronica and Grace. Even her husband, Josh can't find fault with Oaklynn. But then the girls start having unexplainable illnesses and injuries.

This story is told from multiple points of view. The characters are true to life. I was pulled into this story quite early, even though I have read many similar plot lines. Even though this story is a bit predictable at times you still need to keep turning the pages, needing to find out all the answers. There is quite a big curve ball thrown into the mix. All in, an enjoyable read.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Lake Union Publishing and the author Andrew Hart for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

As I started this book I got a sense of flashbacks to the movie "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" - not the storyline per se but the whole mood.
By chapter nine I was hooked. And then came the "fun" part of being the reader - seeing if you could "outsmart" the author by guessing and theorising about the direction this book was going to take before they could reveal it themselves.
By chapter 23, the author had spun such a web with his characters that you just knew one or more of them would come tripping up in a big way.
I really enjoyed the various narrators of the story, each contributing valuable insights into the story. Very clever to allow the three-year old to also voice a chapter - thus adding to the whole atmosphere of the book.
What I enjoyed about this book was that you couldn't identify the "bad guy" in the book until almost the very end. You kept changing your mind about them as you read so that when he/she was ultimately revealed, it was rather a surprise.
There were parts of the story that I didn't think were fully explained - for example where the terrier was when it was lost, where did the cat go, but overall they didn't detract from the story too much.
A great read, very cleverly crafted.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me the chance to read this book.

Anna is ready to go back to work after 3 years of stay at home parenting and luckily she's hired Oaklynn, the perfect nanny. Thanks so much to Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for providing me an e-galley to read and review.

An anxiety ridden mother, a husband hiding secrets, and a possibly perfect nanny? Yep, this book has been done before, but I've never read it done as well as Andrew Hart does here. I loved perfect nanny Oaklynn, feared the mysterious Nadine, and honestly was a bit annoyed at the ineptitude of Anna. At the same time I could never feel certain who was responsible for all the nefarious goings on.

Hart is no newbie to the publishing game, having written dozens of mysteries under his legal name A.J. Hartley. Now that I know he's this good, I may have to add some of his backlist to the never ending TBR.

I have to give it a 4, because this is another case of bait and switch. I guess the only way to have a "surprise" ending in a thriller nowadays is to focus the reader completely on a single narrative and then completely jump the tracks to resolve the plot in the final quarter of the novel. If this book had stuck to a more traditional storyline near then end, I honestly would have considered giving it a five.