Oh the nanny. If you are a fan of this genre you know that Oaklynn, who Anna has hired to be the nanny to her young children, is not going to be Mary Poppins. Nope. Odd things start to happen- scary things, especially for a mom-and only then does Anna poke into Oaklynn's background. BTW-we all like to think we'd do deep research when we hire someone but in reality, even in these days of social media, getting to the truth can be tough. Told from multiple perspectives (and this worked), you'll find yourself questioning assumptions about everyone in the story. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

What happens when you open your home to the perfect stranger? Josh and Anna Klein are about to find out that live-in nanny Oaklynn Durst may not be as stellar as her online profile makes her out to be. And other secrets also come to light that threaten the family's safety and security.
From page one, "The Woman in Our House" grabbed my attention. I even thought I had everything figured out until the very end - that's good writing!
Even though the plot twist with Josh was boring and distracted from the story, the dynamic between Anna and Oaklynn was fantastic. This book is similar to other thrillers in the same category but different enough to be interesting.
I did think the rant against Nazis at the end was true but seemed like an afterthought rather than part of the book's theme. The element of racism is subtle and could have been developed more to make this book even stronger.
Note: subject matter includes numerous f-bombs, domestic abuse, physical violence, racism, and Nazi ideology.

There was just something about the premise of this story that immediately left me intrigued and with no other option but to add it to my reading pile. It's true that a potentially dodgy nanny or babysitter doesn't exactly make for an all that original plot base on its own, but the literary agent angle, the promise of dark secrets involved and the menacing cover were enough to convince me to read The Woman In The House. I'm definitely happy with what I found. While I can't deny that this story is what you call a slowburner and it took me some time to warm up to both the characters and the plot itself, things speed up as we get closer to the final reveals and the ending is without doubt intense. The Woman In The House has multiple characters and point of views incorporated into the story, which can be a bit confusing in the beginning as it's kind of difficult to get a proper idea where everybody stands. In fact, the involvement of some of the characters only get explained near the ending, which can get a tad frustrating as you are kept juggling with lose ends and information that doesn't seem to fit the puzzle. As for the characters themselves... I'm not sure up to what point they are likeable, but I loved the parts with the focus on Anna's job as a literary agent, her interaction with upcoming author Ben and the novel fragments of his upcoming work. Those elements are very cleverly incorporated!

I did feel the story tried to incorporate too many different elements into the plot, with Oaklynn's secrets and past, Josh's secrets, Anna's job and novel fragments and the home life of the Klein family among other elements fighting for the spotlight. Having to juggle all those different elements slowed down the pace and made it harder to keep track of everything, although all secrets and connections will be revealed before you reach the final page. The last part of The Woman In The House was without doubt intense, although I do wonder if it was over a bit too soon and quickly after such a slow building up of intensity... Most people will be both shocked albeit still quite satisfied by the final reveals though. If you love surprises, this story will definitely have a few in store for you! In short, The Woman In The House is a psychological thriller with a slow start and an explosive twist that will leave you rattled.

Really enjoyed reading this book. It's the first book I've read by Andrew Hart and it wont be the last, I really like his writing style. Throughout the book he kept you on the edge of your seat... who is she, what's her past, is he, isn't he, so many plot twists that actually surprise you and totally emotive!

Thank you to Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for providing an ARC for an honest review.

: The Woman In Our House is a Suspene, Psychological thriller. Well written, kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat. Found the plot well thought out and believable. The characters were realistic and interesting. ,
This book was a page turner. Found myself doing a whole lot of what I call the "book reading dance" while reading this book. (You know where it starts getting exciting and you change positions 27 times)
4 stars I recommend you pick up this one, but don't start it at night or you'll never get to sleep!!

Just who is that woman in the house? Not everything is as it seems with this nanny. This is a thriller/suspense story about a couple who want to hire a nanny to care for their two young girls. What could possibly be the problem with doing that? Oh, what little do they know!
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here." That is a scary thought....and this is a suspenseful and thrilling read. I was taken in by the lull of the beginning of this book. The "nanny" is so sweet and loving to the girls. She is almost too good to be true in all the "Mary Poppins" things she does. She makes 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.
Then there is the storyline of pursuit...of an FBI agent searching and tracking a woman for "things" she's done. Why and what is she being looked for? What could she have done?
I was in suspense the last part of this book. It was a thrilling and unexpected ending. I had the whole thing pegged wrong. I like when that happens.
I am not particularly a thriller kind of reader but this one was full of secrets, suspicions, drama, stolen identities, plot twists, unexpected events and enough to keep me turning the pages.
The characters were a little hard to become attached to but they are written so that I felt I wanted to know what they were going to do and how it was all going to end.
"She does seem like a good person." A good person. Everyone is always a good person, no matter what they think. No matter what they do or don't do. Evil is for other people and for former ages."
Again....."Hell is empty and all the devils are here."
I want to thank Netgalley, Lake Union and Andrew Hart for the ARC of this novel and this is my own review and opinion.

Thanks to Net Galley and Lake House for sharing this book with me earlier than it was published. It was a very enjoyable read. I read a lot of Suspense and Thrillers in my regular reading so this was a treat. I love the twists in the book. Imagine thinking that you are hiring a nice, well thought of Mormon nanny to care for your kids and that is not what you got at all.
The story line is well-done and pretty fast paced. One of the main characters Ann (the Mom) really wants to go back to work so they hire this very safe Nanny. In the very beginning of the book the Nanny is shot and killed and the rest of the book tells you why.
Great and enjoyable read.

This book kept me on the edge of my seat! There were a few things that I found predictable, but others that I definitely did not see coming. I found the author's writing style to be very well-suited to this type of book - in one part of the story he describes the nanny sitting in the dark and it gave me chills! I also appreciated the unique plot and thought the characters were well thought out.

Thank you to Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for providing a copy for review

Thank you Lake Union Publisher and Netgalley for this book in exchange for an honest review. Be prepared for a sleepless night for the want to keep reading this book. Keeps your interest and it is definitely a fast paced read, The curve ball that was thrown at the ending was unexpected. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 star rating from me!

Thank you Net Galley and Lake Union for an early release of The Woman In Our House. It was a good read. The ending was a bit much and the story revolving around Josh was anticlimactic but all in all, stay with it. It had a good plot and did make you think a bit.

The Woman In Our House by Andrew Hart isn't my typical read. It's contemporary suspense done well. It's a bit dark and twisted (as suspense typically is.) Based on the premise that the nanny they hired isn't who she claims to be, I will admit there were things I didn't see coming... and other aspects that I had pinned down right away. As a mother, it gave me goosebumps. As a reader, I wanted to see what happened next. That being said, I found some of it was a little stilted. Give it a go if you are into twists and turns and twisted minds. Still... just 3 stars from me. (and 3 stars aren't bad, just somewhat indifferent...)

I thought that this was a good read. The plot was good and the characters were believable. The suspense builds up really well and I thought the ending was good.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Eager to return to her job as a literary agent, Anne, a stay-at-home mom hires a live-in nanny to help care for her two little children. Enter, Oaklynn, a Mormon nanny from Utah. She seems like the perfect nanny, very sweet and the kids adore her. But something is amiss. Soon enough, strange things start to happen to her children and Anna starts to question Oaklynn is really who she says she is.

This was a well-written thriller, told from multiple perspectives. The characters were well-developed and the book has enough twists and turns to keep you turning the pages.

Many thanks to Andrew Hart, Lake Union Publishing, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Woman In Our House has to be one of the best books I have read so far this year. The suspense all the way through ensured I struggled to put it down- and even until the last chapter I was in a state of anticipation, failing to predict the novels outcome. I didn't really like the main character (Anna) but I cared enough for her children (and their outcome!) for this to not be an issue. Recommended to anyone who likes a fast, page turning, read.

The Woman In Our House was an absolutely excellent read! It had everything I like in a book; some interesting and relatable characters; some characters with questionable motives, and some truly unlikable ones. The premise of the story was having a nanny move in with a family so a mother can go back to work. As expected, the parents went through a range of emotions about having a stranger live in their home. What began as a totally positive experience soon became one of doubt and mistrust, as well as feelings of guilt and envy on the part of the mother. Despite checking and rechecking Oaklands references, Anna can't help herself from increasingly doubting that her nanny is exactly what she seems to be. At times just enjoyable, at times creepy and suspenseful, I couldn't wait to find out what would happen next, and what was really going on with the nanny. A few red herrings thrown in to the story made reading it even better! My thanks to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book in exchange for my honest review. I look forward to reading more by this author.

The Woman in Our House by Andrew Hart was a great book. I thought I had it all figured out fairly early on in the book but boy did it surprise me!

When Anna and Josh decide to hire a nanny to facilitate Anna's return to work, they have no idea what they are in store for. Lies, mistrust and betrayal are throughout this story but just when you think you have it figured out - it switches.

If you love twists and turns you will love this book!

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC of The Woman in Our House by Andrew Hart. Anne hires a live in nanny to help care for her two young children so she can return to her work in publishing. She and her children are put into a frightening situation because of woman she employs. The children love the nanny but something is not right. Some of plot to do with Anne’s husband and his business seem irrelevant to the plot, at least in my opinion. Some of.the book kept me not wanting to put it down. All in all, too much was predictable.

The Woman In Our House was one of the best thrillers that I have read in awhile. It is definitely a page turner, and I burned the midnight oil, on this one.
Anna Klein is a literary agent, who has been idle, raising her two young daughters. Wanting to get back to work, she hires a nanny Oaklynn, a well recommended caregiver. The children love her and she is just about perfect in everything she does. Then uncertainty sets in, as things are not what they seem.
This is a riveting novel, told by a very skilled story teller, Andrew Hart. He manages to provide plenty of twist and turns that kept me guessing about the intentions of this diabolical nanny. I liked the way the conclusion came about slowly, building up the suspense, allowing the pieces to fall into place.
Reading some of the negative reviews, I totally disagree with their criticism.
If you like suspenseful thrillers, this will do it for you.
My thanks to Net Galley and Lake Union Publishing for the ARC. I hope my review makes you want to read this super scary book!

This was a pretty decent book and had some unexpected twists. It did seem kind of slow when I was reading it.

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As a new mom, the topic of this book really struck a chord with me. The basic premise is that a mother wants to return to her publishing job after having her second child. So, her husband and she hire a nanny to care for her children so she could work from home. What I was not prepared for as a new mom was how protective you become of your baby. My thoughts of someone else watching my son or worse, my son being put into daycare quickly vanished the moment my husband put him into my arms. My son would be raised at home with one of us home to raise him and thankfully, we have been able to maintain opposite work and school schedules to make sure that we are the ones parenting and making sure our son has a secure and loving home to be in where we would know exactly what was going on and who are son was around. It really was the only way I was going back to work. However, for the plot of this novel, Anna Klein was not as lucky as I was and she needed to seek outside help in order to go back to work.

THE LOVING NANNY
Anna and her husband Josh turn to a nanny agency to help them find the perfect fit for their family. Through the agency, they hire Oaklynn Durst who has outstanding references and seems like the perfect fit for their family. She is overly maternal, kind, goes above and beyond for their family and the kids adore her. However, soon after Oaklynn moves in the kids start to endure odd illnesses and unexplained injuries. Anna immediately becomes suspicious of Oaklynn, but her husband, Josh and their friends are quick to remind her that it’s probably all in her head and she’s worrying too much. Everyone will learn too quickly how right a mother’s instinct can be and how she shouldn’t be so easily dismissed, even if you want to push off her concerns over being newly post-partum.

POST-PARTUM PARANOIA
As Anna and Oaklynn’s relationship further deteriorates as one child has her arm broken and the other is rushed to the hospital with high fevers and bloody diapers, Anna is forced to face what she believes: that Oaklynn is hurting her kids. However, with her daughter Grace, still in infancy, there is the pervading theme of post-partum paranoia and anxiety that may also be making her take her suspicions of Oaklynn farther than she should. What makes this novel so good is how Anna’s suspicions become so clouded in her postpartum anxiety and paranoia which makes you question her mental integrity throughout the first half of the novel. All will be revealed, however, and will come to a shocking and twisty ending that will leave you recovering for at least a couple days after you finish, The Woman in Our House.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Andrew Hart is a pen name for New York Times best-selling author, A.J. Hartley. Currently, he is the Robinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte and has penned over twenty novels that span a variety of topics from romance to suspense and young adult.

BOOK INFORMATION
The Woman in Our House by Andrew Hart is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2019, from Lake Union Publishing with ISBN 9781542092777. This review corresponds to an advanced electric galley that was supplied by the publisher in exchange for this review. To be linked to special pre-order pricing, click the link above!