Wow, this book gives new meaning to the whole mother in law from hell! Aspects of the characters really annoyed me but I liked them even the mother in law to a degree. Well liking her might be over selling it but I admire her commitment to her cause though I didn't agree with it at all!
The plot was new to me which was refreshing, it had twists and turns which weren't all predictable.
As a ex nanny of 20yrs myself I do dislike this theme of a nanny having alternative motives but I know a good nanny theme doesn't sell as well.
I enjoyed the book and looked forward to picking it back up, I would recommend it to friends and fellow readers. I think this book will make many people grateful for the mother in law they have their selves even if they didn't realise it before.
A great read with suspense and a flowing plot. I particularly enjoyed the end and didn't quite see the twist coming!

This was a really good thriller that kept me reading to find out what was going to happen next. Thanks for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Oh my goodness this book is so messed up but in a good way! The different points of view make for a full and complete story. You will however want to punch a few people in this book.

I enjoyed this book. Tons of twists that kept me up late so I could finish. Thanks to publisher and NetGalley for this ARC.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book. This book was so twisty. I didn’t like the characters in this book. I don’t know how saffron lived with such an arrogant woman, or even put up with her at all. I just wanted to slap her and that was from their first encounter. Centred around one family it was a bit much for me to be honest. Well written and thought out.

The Unwelcome Guest was quite the page turner.

Saffron and her husband Miles have welcomed Miles' mother, Caprice, to live with them in their home. However, Caprice has never much cared for Saffron and has always thought she wasn't good enough for her son. In an effort to relieve some of the tension in the house, Saffron hires a nanny named Hayley to watch her 2 young sons, Ben and Harry. Hayley then finds herself starting to have feelings for Miles. Caprice quickly recognizes this and encourages Haley to act upon her feelings for Miles as soon as possible.

This was my first Amanda Robson book and I highly enjoyed it. I liked the short chapters and that it was told in multiple points of view. The character of Caprice is the perfect villain and the worst mother-in-law imaginable! This was a twisty tale of deceit and deception that kept me fully engaged throughout. I would highly recommend this one.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

She lives in your house. She doesn't like you and you can't kick her out. She's you mother in law and will do everything she can to break up your marriage. This is a cleverly crafted tale of twisted back stabbing from all concerned in the hope of a happy outcome.

I love Robson's books! And I love a good psychological thriller also! This one was great!
This Gripping and addictive read will have you hanging on the edge of your seat!
I loved all.the Cray Cray that was going on!. Really a good quick read for anyone who enjoys thrillers!

The unwelcome guest is centred around a family. We have the wife Saffron the husband Miles the nanny Hayley the mother in law Caprice and Caprice's other son Aiden. Now if you feel you have family drama this book will make any family seek perfect in comparison. Caprice hates Saffron and the feelings mutual. Miles idealises his mother and she him, Aidens in love eith Saffron and Hayley love Miles. Right alot and that isn't even a summary of the book but you get the picture its a jot mess.

So throughout this book I wondered who the unwelcome guest was the assumption was it would be the nanny nut then it felt like Caprice as she moved herself in but what about Aiden. My mind had to hive up as I felt at one point or another everyone was unwelcome.

The storyline is a bit tricky to explain without telling the entire plot. Saffron seems to be the one who has the most people against her yet she was my favourite character even up to the last chapter.
Miles isn't above able character barely likeable for me. He just seems ridiculous naive and I just can't believe a grown mN could be . Caprice is halirious from my point of view as a reader so I loved her. Siddn adds nothing. Hayley is just as naive as Milles but she is only 18.

If you have read my darling you will know how Amanda Robson likes to layout her prose. So we have each character having a short chapter and often another person there will pick up the end of that chapter. I love the way this made me a tad confused when I started trying to work out who everyone was. Once I sorted that out though it was easy to keep up.

It's a twisty rollockaster of a book and honestly expected the odd twist but this book is full of them and j loved it.

I would recommend the unwelcome guest I would so recommend that you make it toast the first 25% as if gets much better.

Rate 3/5 thanks to netgalley the author Amanda Ribskn and Avon harper Collins publishers for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my fair and honest opinions.

Saffron loves her husband Miles, but her mother-in-law Caprice is a nightmare... especially when she moves into their family home. Saffron employs a new nanny in the hope that it will help with the situation, but what she doesn't realise is that Caprice wants a new daughter-in-law, and will do anything to make that happen... A good domestic thriller that keeps you reading until the end as you want to find out what happens. An interesting set of characters! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.

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It held me in a vice-like grip. Amanda's darkest novel till date.
To all daughters-in-laws of the world, if you're annoyed with your mothers-in-laws then Saffron is here to help you dealing with them.
Meet Saffron who's married to Miles. Her life is perfect with her loving husband, a home and two gorgeous boys, Ben and Harry until her mother-in-law, Caprice has moved in.
Caprice is a mother-in-law from hell. She has problems with evrything that Saffron does. She thinks that her son deserves much better than Saffron.
Saffron hires a nanny, Hayley to help her with the boys. Hayley develops a bond with Caprice and now Caprice thinks that Hayley should be her new daughter-in-law. And to kick Saffron out, she'd do anything.
Miles has a brother, Aiden who was married to Julie, his brother's ex but now is living a single life. He's interested in Saffron. Hayley is interested in Miles and Caprice is interested in Hayley.
What follows is a much much darker thing. Someone will be dead in this game. But who?
Who will achieve what they want?
To know all the answers, you've to read this book.
I loved the characters of Caprice, Saffron, Miles, and Hayley. Other supporting characters were good.
Narration of the story is flawless. Told from five POV's of Caprice, Saffron, Miles, Aiden and Hayley. This book will hold you until you'd finish it.
I'd definitely highly recommend this psychological thriller to everyone. This is Amanda's darkest novel till date.
Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for giving me an advanced copy of this psychological thriller.

The Unwelcome Guest is a very interesting thriller! While billed as a thriller, this definitely has moments of feeling much more like domestic drama. That said, it's a healthy dose of suspense, drama, and "what's going to happen"? This book is told from multiple POVs and using the first and second person narrative styles, which some people may like and others may not.

I absolutely loved this . I couldn't put it down . It made for such an entertaining afternoon and I kept thinking I was in the middle of a movie of the week melodrama . The story is told from several points of view , firstly Saffron who has the mother in law from hell and whatever she does is just not good enough , Miles her husband who promised to look after Caprice his mother after the death of his father .. Hayley the Nanny who wants to be more than an employee to Miles , Aiden who is Miles's brother but has been not so secretly in love with Saffron since they were introduced . It was brilliant jumping to each persons narrative and seeing what was happening through their eyes . This was just an absolute over the top delight and i hope someone snaps up the film rights !!!