This is a decent suspense thriller and an entertaining read. Dr. Laina Landers is a therapist with a successful practice when she is called to the scene of a patient threatening to kill his wife. She diffuses the situation and ends up on the news after being noticed by reporter Cal Murray. Her patients start getting strange packages which is affecting their treatment. Laina enlists Cal's help to figure out who wants to ruin her reputation and business. I enjoyed the initial 2/3 of the book and was invested in the outcome but then ending felt off to me. I just didn't find it believable which overshadowed the rest of the book. It is still worth reading because it is well written and a quick read.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC.

4.5 stars!~

Very gripping, intense, and one of those thrillers that really caught me off guard to the utmost extent!

There's somebody out there in the neighborhood... always watching...

Therapist Dr.Landers cares deeply about her patients, and would go to such extremes to give them peace of mind and the best therapy care she can. But once her patients end up getting themselves into some INTENSE predicaments, Dr.Landers begins to wonder if maybe there's a line that shouldn't be crossed when it comes to mental health help. In comes Cal Murray, rookie detective on the case - to figure out who or what could be jeopardizing Dr.Landers' career and reputation.

The final curtain call of this thriller had me ROLLING. Insane. Did NOT see that one coming. I had hunches but I was so blown away by the ending.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Bantam for the digital ARC!

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I read this book in one sitting, it was twisty, disturbing, dark, suspenseful, past-paced and imposible to put down. It had everything I love in a good thriller. It was simply addictive. A phenomenal ride.

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𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 by Nina Sadowsky released June 14, 2022.

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Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I read the description for this book and was immediately intrigued. I really enjoy reading thrillers involving therapists, their patients, and dark secrets. This book had me hooked from the first chapter. I loved the premise of being watched and at what lengths will various characters go to in order to keep their secrets hidden. And the ending....never saw it coming!

This was one gripping psychological thriller you don't want to miss out on reading! Highly recommend!

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An absolutely gorgeous cover is a camouflage for this intriguing thriller where there is no privacy.

Sometimes the people we love are not the people we think they are. Various characters will do anything to keep their secrets buried while others will do whatever it takes to uncover them.

Nina Sadowsky does a terrific job of revealing the true qualities of these awful characters.

Sincere thanks to Random House/Bantam/Ballantine for providing this complimentary ARC through NetGalley. This is my honest opinion.

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I’ll give this book 3 stars, I had trouble following the writing. I may go back and try it again soon!

Thank you Random House - Ballantine & NetGalley for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I started this book during a serious book hangover. Mostly because it was a little over 200 pages and thought it would be a good quick, psychological thriller to read. I also saw it made the New York Post list for must reads this summer.

I really loved the synopsis of this book. I've always loved books where therapy is incorporated because I'm fascinated by mental health and those that are helping remove the stigma of therapy. The book definitely starts out with a bang, the whole "Watching You" concept drew me in... but that's kind of where my interest faded.

Because the book was short-- I think things were rushed. I thought the relationship between Dr. Lana Landers & Cal Murray was a bit forced and odd. I never felt like it was truly real from the beginning. I enjoyed Cal's character but I wasn't really the biggest fan of the MC. It also could get confusing at times with the different patients and their story lines. Again, probably with the book so short, the characters never really go to develop.

I had an idea of where the book was heading and pretty much guessed the twist at the end, but I thought it was a decent ending-- just needed more fleshing out.

“How much grief and pain can any of us carry before we break?”

Dr. Laina Landers shares a successful psychology practice with a colleague in San Diego, California. She’s beloved by her patients, has a few close friends, and is currently single by choice. Life is good and she really loves her work. So when bad things suddenly start happening to those clients she is trying to help, Laina must find out how their private and confidential information is being released. Laina meets investigative journalist, Cal Murray, when he interviews her after she talks down a husband in a domestic violence threat. She and he begin a relationship and he starts examining the situation with an eye to identifying the perpetrator.

I had a hard time putting this down once I started and it definitely went in an unexpected direction which I fully appreciated. I liked the writing style and the character development as well as the skillful twisting of the plot. The narrative was suspenseful and fast-paced and I found the puzzle quite interesting to piece together. There’s a lot to unpack within the story but the issue of privacy is at its heart. Who might be watching you? I can just see this as a film or television series!

Definitely a psychological thriller that I can recommend though the author does go off on a few tangents about some hot button issues.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House/Ballantine Books for this e-book ARC to read and review.

Lana Landers is a marriage and family therapist who seems to have a target on her back. When the newspaper prints a story about how she heroically saved one of her patients, that is when the strange events begin to happen. Someone seems to have it in for her personally, and is victimizing her patients using private information from her files. Threatening “gifts” and messages are sent both to her patients, and eventually to her as well. As she investigates, with an attractive reporter, the frightening events come to a suspenseful head and the truth becomes clear.

I loved the alternating perspectives in this book and my theories were flying all over the place right up until the end!

I thought the premise of Privacy by Nina Sadowsky was very interesting - a therapist and someone mentally torturing her patients, but it took me a really long time to get through it. In the end, I enjoyed it but I wasn't gripped by it and was a bit disappointed in the twist at the end. I really liked Cal and would love to read a book on his future investigative journalism attempts.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to Random House - Ballantine and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Privacy by Nina Sadowsky is a romantic thriller featuring a Black male lead. The story revolves around Laina, a renowned therapist whose patients are being harrassed. Each of them is receiving mysterious gifts and messages with information that only Laina should know. Who hates Laina enough to ruin her career? It's up to Laina and Cal, an investigative journalist, to figure out who is destroying her life.

Here is a chilling excerpt from the Prologue, which is titled "Watching":

"She’s so relaxed, so easy in her own skin, with her long blond hair bound up in a ponytail and her T-shirt, damp with sweat from her morning run, knotted below her breasts to expose a taut abdomen. She radiates youth and health.
She’s also seemingly unaware of the dark temptation her very light ignites.
Would that change if she knew I was watching?
She’s oblivious to the telephoto lens I wield from an anonymous sedan parked down the street, which is precisely what makes my surveillance so exquisite. People reveal so much when they don’t know they’re being observed."

Overall, Privacy is an amazing blend of romance and thriller that will appeal to fans of A.R. Torre and Rebecca Zanetti. One highlight of this book is how the male lead is Black. I think diversity is so important, even in the thriller genre. I love to suport diverse characters. Another highlight of this book is the amazing reveal and ending. If I had to complain about 1 thing, I would say that I feel like the thriller aspect was overshadowed by the romance aspect. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, I highly recommend that you check out this book, which is available now!

In this book, Dr. Lana Landers is a marriage and family therapist, dedicated to her patients, but sometimes getting a bit too invested. When one of her patients holds his wife hostage, she intervenes and is able to deescalate the situation, making her a newsworthy figure. But someone is definitely targeting Lana’s patients as an attempt to destroy Lana’s career. But Lana has found an ally in news journalist Cal Murray and their growing friendship and attraction to one another is undeniable. Working together Dr. Landers seeks answers to who is targeting her as well as why. A slow burn, Rear Window-esque novel peppered with romance, Privacy is a great and interesting read about the lines that can blur when you care too much. Thank you to Randomhouse Publishing Group for the advanced review copy.

Incredible, just WOW
I don’t want to say too much & give anything away.
Definitely go into this one blind & try to figure it out on your own. Fantastic read!!

Privacy by Nina Sadowsky is a gripping look at a therapist and her patients who are being targeted by a stalker. The flow of the book lent really well to this being bingeable. Laina is a complex, interesting character whose connection and chemistry with Cal leap off the page. Cal’s experience as a Black man in today’s world had many sad but important realities. While I figured out who the villain in the story was a bit before it was revealed, that didn’t dampen my need to find out what was going to happen next.

Psychologist Laina Landers has a successful practice. She’s wanting to expand it with her partner Dr. Harley Weida. She has dreams of helping teenage girls with their issues in their new practice A Better Life. But until they get the new practice off the ground, Laina is working mostly with adults and with a few couples.

It’s one of the couples that puts her on the news. When Congressional candidate Peter Hutchinson is on television threatening to shoot his wife in the head, Dr. Landers shows up at their house and begs the police for a chance to talk to him. They allow it, and she is able to talk him into letting his wife go. But not before he turns the gun on her.

Meanwhile, new-to-town reporter Cal Murray goes to the house to get the story of the couple. and finds out that the real story is the psychologist who saves the day. He talks her into an extra interview, offering her the platform to talk about mental health and her new clinic. But he can’t deny that he’s also just attracted to her.

But Laina is distressed. Did she miss something with the Hutchinsons that she should have caught? And when another patient has a mysterious gift left at her front door, with a note attached that says, “Watching You,” she wonders if there is someone targeting her patients. And then it happens again, with a young woman whose father is caught in a financial fraud scandal. All with the same note: “Watching you.”

Laina tries to figure out who would do such a thing to her patients. Could it be the receptionist they’d had to fire? Some disgruntled patient? Or could it be Harley, trying to edge her out of the practice so he can set up Better Life himself? As Cal finds himself more and more pulled to Laina, he offers to use his reporting skills to try to find out who might be behind these strange notes. But if he finds out the truth, will he be able to live with the truths he uncovers?

Privacy is a wild ride of a thriller, following the secrets a therapist is privy to and how they can potentially destroy someone’s life. Nina Sadowsky’s newest novel takes a deep dive into modern privacy, how much of our lives are vulnerable to the eyes of others and what we keep only to ourselves.

I liked Privacy a lot. I thought it was a wild ride through the different potential suspects. I went back and forth on who I thought was the mind behind the watcher, so when that finally came out, I wasn’t completely surprised. But I didn’t think it was obvious either. And the motive behind it all was bananas. That I definitely couldn’t see coming. But I really enjoyed this ride. It’s fun, and for fans of psychological thrillers, it’s worth checking out.

Egalleys for Privacy were provided by Bantam Books through NetGalley, with many thanks.

This book was a quick and fast paced read that really kept me guessing.

It is mainly focused on Dr Laina Landers. Her patients are being watched and targeted, causing her to question her skills as a therapist.

We then meet Cal, a journalist new to the area who is always after that next great story. There's a spark between Cal and Laina, but will he let that stand in the way of his career and pursuing a story?

We get a lot of options as to who the "watcher" is, and I really didn't figure out what the heck was happening until the end.

The relationship between Cal and Laina felt a bit rushed and a little off to me, but there it was and it was part of the action.

Definitely some interesting characters along the way and many twists and turns keeping you guessing whodunnit right up until the end! And it was quite an ending!!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing - Ballantine for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I think I have been afraid of someone looking in my window since I was a kid. It started out with the feeling that the monkeys from the Wizard of Oz were peeping in to see me to then the creepy man who lived down the block.

So, just imagine the anxiety I had while reading Privacy!!! This book spares no boundary !

This is a gripping, psychological thriller that will keep you at the edge of your seat and addicted to each page you flip. I was thoroughly invested into this story and I was unable to figure out what was going to happen!

I would absolutely love to read more by this author and became an instant fan of Nina Sadowsky!

This book is more mystery than thriller but fun and lighthearted. Dr Laina and her clients are an interesting set of characters with lots of drama to unpack. I devoured this book quickly and would read more from this author. Thanks for the advance review copy.

Twisty but completely unrealistic. Who cares? I enjoiyed reading it on a lazy day in a hammock. Laina is a psychiatrist. All of her patients start getting really violent. Not a good look for a psychiatrist. I couldn’t like or connect with her at all. I’m good with that. Her sudden relationship with Cal, whose only redeeming quality seems to be his looks, just didn’t make sense. Who doesn’t suddenly start dating the overly intrusive reporter who is covering the demise of their psychiatric practice? Strangely, I still enjoyed the book. Just don’t take it too seriously.