I did not go into this book having looked up anything - so I was able to avoid the pitfall of being disappointed that it didn't 'live up to my expectations' further - I haven't read anything else by Samantha Bailey. I have to say I did not enjoy reading this. Too often, the characters motivations would be spelled out and repeated, and I felt like it was overly redundant. Further, because our perspective was outside of both, I had a hard time connecting with anyone, except that there was a whole section written in first-person - which threw me. Moreover, people don't act like that. The making each other's braid, putting on makeup, touching a pendant on a chain - it doesn't happen and especially not that fast. It made the book 'un-believable' to me, which detached me from the story.
The actual premise was gold. I loved the idea that Holly "worked" for her dad getting investors into the business - this could have been explored further and I would have been hooked. I also liked the getting into the family aspect, but it wasn't well executed here. I did enjoy the twist at the end which I did not see coming which bumped up my rating.

I was lucky to receive an advance copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review and opinion. I started this right before I went to bed and had only planned on reading a few pages but ended up staying up way too late as it's impossible to put down. This book is a terrific read that’s sure to be a huge hit!

Samantha M. Bailey’s Watch Out for Her is an addictive read from start to finish. It will have you second-guessing everyone you meet and rooting for characters you don’t necessarily trust. The story alternates between the two main characters, which I love! Bonus if it's full of twists and shocks me at the end. If you like domestic thrillers, it’s perfect for you.

Not familiar with this author but great thriller! Took me a whole to start it but the plot kept me guessing and I loved the characters. Super twisty! Thank you NetGalley for this ARC

What a very pleasant surprise. Thank you to Netgalley as well as Simon and Schuster.

Holly is a college student unsure of her future and herself as she begins to babysit for the Goldman family whom she sees as the family that she's always wanted to be a part of. She desperately wants acceptance and unconditional love that comes from being a part of a family and will go to any lengths to get that.

Fast-forward to Sarah Goldman, recently relocated along with her family across the country. All she wants is a fresh start and to forget about their babysitter, Holly. But soon she starts noticing things aren't quite what they seem in her new neighborhood. Is she just being paranoid or is someone watching her?

With alternating timelines and characters, this is an amazing story of love, acceptance and family. I couldn't put this one down and would highly recommend toy fellow readers.

Wow! Couldn’t get enough of this book. It kept me guessing and hard to put together clues. Very interesting story with my mind trying to figure out where is this going in the end. A few suspicious things which one panned out but boy oh boy what a ride. Love this authors work. Great psychological thriller with really good characters. Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for all the ARC

Holly Monroe desperately seeks approval from her father. She is getting people to invest in her fathers company Health Pro X and she thinks she will be praised when she gets home. Her parents kick her out of the house that night and disown her from the family.

She shows up at the Goldman's house in the middle of the night and Holly lets her in. She feels like she finally has a family and people who care about her. She loves babysitting Jake and feels connected to Holly. Danielle is hiding things from Sarah but Holly discovers the truth. Now she has a plan to fix things and save the family.

Sometimes when you have the best intentions things can still go terrible wrong.

This was a fantastic mystery/thriller. I kept thinking that I knew the secrets. Then I tu4n thr page and was proven wrong. I was enthralled from page 1

Thank you NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for an eARC of Watch Out for Her! I loved Bailey's book Woman on the Edge, so as soon as I saw she wrote another thriller I absolutely couldn't wait to start it. As soon as I was approved in dove in to this enthralling read and was not disappointed in the slightest!

If you're a thriller lover, Samantha Bailey needs to be added to your auto-buy author list. She captivates you from the first page, each and every chapter more binge-worthy than the last. I loved the dual-timelines and multiple POVs in this book. I was constantly changing my theory and had no idea who was reliable and who could be trusted. This one has everything a good thriller is made of. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Five major stars for this one!

I really enjoyed this domestic thriller by Samantha M. Bailey. I couldn’t put it down. It’s a great fast paced, suspenseful book that has you questioning who you can trust. A big plus for me was the final twist at the end that I didn’t see coming.
My biggest complaint was that it all seemed a bit far fetched and Holly, one of the main characters, seemed immature for her age.
However, even with those complaints I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone that loves a good domestic thriller.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is the first book I’ve read from this author. I enjoyed it though it seemed to lack a bit of depth. There was suspense & mystery, which you may or may not figure before the ending but I like a “thicker” storyline. I did enjoy the book & finished it in under 2 days. I’ll read more from her.

This is such a mysterious, intriguing, unputdownable read. This one totally had me on the edge, from beginning to end!

I really loved Samantha M. Bailey’s previous novel ‘Woman on the Edge’, so I had high expectations for this one and it did not disappoint!

I loved how this story was told from different points in time, alternating from ‘then’ and ‘now’. In my opinion, this transformed the story and made everything come together seamlessly at the end.

The characters in this book all had a suspicious nature. Just when I thought I had them figured out, I was proven wrong and in the end, I was left in complete shock (which I love!)

This book is perfect for anyone who loves a twisty, fast-paced thriller where you truly never know what goes on behind closed doors. This book will leave you guessing until the very end!

This is a story of two different woman and how their needs for love and safety undo them. It was written in alternate perspectives and timelines of then and now. While the characters were sympathetic, some of their feelings and actions were very melodramatic Overall the book could have used some tightening up but make it a stronger story

Watch Out for Her is a suspenseful thriller told in 2 POVs, Sarah and Holly. Sarah is a stay at home mom who has lost herself a bit in motherhood. Sarah and her husband decide to hire a nanny for the summer, to allow Sarah time to rediscover herself and get a break. Her husband finds Holly through connections at his country club. Sarah is hesitant to trust the care of her son, Jacob, in the hands of another person. Her and Holly seem to hit it off and click right away. However between the secrets kept, lies told, and over/under reacting, Sarah starts suspecting Holly isn’t who she seems.

I enjoyed reading this book. It was a fast read and had some suspense/mystery behind it. The twists are fairly easy to predict but I did feel on edge at times wanting to know what happens next. And some of my predictions were wrong. The ending was okay. It felt overexplained and a little too neatly tied in a bow. I haven’t read this author. Some of the writing and dialogue felt juvenile and overexplained. I would’ve loved to know more about Sarah and Holly as characters, so I could’ve connected more. With that said, I’d definitely read her next book.

Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC.

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of WATCH OUT FOR HER by Samantha M Bailey in exchange for my honest review.***

Sarah, her husband and son now live across the country, away from their bad memories of what happened with their former nanny Holly. Soon Sarah finds hidden cameras. Is the past catching up with her?

Told from Sarah’s first person Now and Holly’s third person Then points of view WATCH OUT FOR HER is a twisty tale with surprises I didn’t see coming. I liked Samantha M Bailey’s compulsively readable style of writing. The multidimensional characters she created weren’t too perfect or too flawed to be irritating or unsympathetic.

I liked that I could figure out some things and not others, and that the resolution made sense. WATCH OUT FOR HER is a very good book, however I’m not sure it’s a story I’d want to revisit or listen to on Audible, the sign of a story I NEED to devour again so for that reason I rated four stars.

My first book by this author and I really liked it! Fast-paced and it kept me guessing until the end. I couldn't put it down!

Watch Out For Her
By Samantha Bailey
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (April 19.2022)

Quick synopsis: a married couple with a young son finds themselves living in Toronto after leaving Vancouver in a rush. You don’t know why but you suspect everyone. The babysitter who is kicked out of her home, the shady businessmen, the husband and then the possibility that the mother herself is imagining it all….

Loved it. Dare I say even more than her debut?! I found myself flipping each chapter wanting to know more of the backstory and trying to get ahead of myself in the details. How do I sum it up…. Hmmm… a psychological thriller that teeters on compassion and murder.

It comes out in April and I’m positive it’ll be all over. Wow, needed that thriller to get the heart pumping… esp one scene that I swear I’ve imagined many times when alone with the kids 😂

If you are a fan of The Girl on the Train, you will like Samantha M. Bailey’s Watch Out for Her. This is a dual perspective novel so you will get to see the perspectives of both Sarah, the mother, and Holly, the babysitter. Watch Out for Her has all kinds of twists and turns as the reader tries to unravel what is going on in Sarah’s life and what trouble her family is avoiding by moving across the country. I was on edge for most of the story and found a variety of reasons to be suspicious of all of the characters. I found myself playing armchair detective as I deciphered each of the character’s actions and tried to predict what would happen next. I was impressed that I was unable to predict the ending.

What I liked best: I liked how the author was able to cast doubt on all of the characters so that the reader was never quite sure what to expect next. I found that I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened next.

What could be better: I don’t think I fully connected to Holly’s character enough. I would have liked a bit more background information about her, particularly about her upbringing, to help me understand her perspective better.

Overall I enjoyed this read, it was a decent thriller. I also think I would like to go back and read Bailey’s previous novel to see how they compare. Watch Out for Her felt like the kind of book you would want to read on a dark and gloomy night, but with a light on beside the bed. I would give it 4 stars because it was an entertaining and engaging book.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

I loved this one. Very fast paced, had me turning pages as I tore through it – I had to see how it would end. The characters were well rounded and the narrative felt believable. Gave me chills. Solid five!

Overall, this was a enjoyable domestic thriller, but there were a couple of things that didn’t quite hit the mark for me. The pacing of the story was a little slow at times and some of the characters seemed a bit flat. In the end, however, I still enjoyed the story and the twist at the end. (and the cover of the book is great!). Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.