Great psychology thriller that keeps you questioning who the real villain is! I enjoyed this one quite a bit.

Thank You to NetGalley for allowing me to preview this book!

A newly graduated nurse is hired to take care of a wealthy doctor's wife, making sure she takes her pills on time and eats her meals, driving her on her errands and to her golf club. Doctor Roth warns Emily that his wife has delusions, that she'll claim responsibility for things that never happened...but Emily soon begins to suspect that her client is over medicated and might need her help. This is a slow burn that has the feel of an old fashioned gothic thriller. Once Emily starts uncovering the Roth family's secrets, it's a wild ride to the conclusion.

An intricately plotted thriller that had me guessing until the very end. Gripping from start to finish! Really enjoyed this one and will defo read more by the author

Emily is in need of money, so when she gets a new job for Dr. Roth to care for his wife while he's gone during the day, she thinks she hit the lottery. She very quickly realizes Mrs. Roth is a host of several mental issues, is a nightmare to care for, and has more secrets than anyone is aware of. Emily is now involved in a very dangerous cat and mouse game, but who will have the last laugh?

This hooked me from the beginning; Jenna Kernan toys with your emotions and feelings towards each character throughout the book. You'll think you have it all figured out but I promise you, you're wrong.

I definitely recommend this one and it deserves more attention!

Fantastic book, really hard to put down, even for sleep! It kept me entralled right to the very end.

A perfect twist of is it him? Is it her? Who done it?! Dr. and Mrs. Roth are not your typical employers and have outlined duties that make you question if it's too good to be true. But what if it is? In this psychological thriller, you'll question everything you've read and just when you think you've figured it out, something comes along to make you doubt everything you've thought thus far. An incredible read and well thought out characters! 4 stars!

New graduate LPN lands a dream job- or is it? She may have taken more than she can handle when accepting this position. Who’s the bad guy though? The controlling husband? Or the deranged wife? This one was slowwww and way too long. Another round of editing with less repetition and detail and a more shocking twist and not long-winded twist would have been better. Thank you Bookouture and NetGalley for the ARC.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley, and I am not sure what I think about it. It does have a lot of good reviews so I decided to leave my thoughts. It was slow with a lot of description. Even the big reveal at the end is tediously detailed and would have lent itself well to a TV crime drama. Perry Mason would have loved it. The book could probably be cut in half and be a really good book.
The characters were not particularly likeable. Emily was supposedly the valedictorian of her nursing class but she seemed a little stupid to me. I know she needed the job badly but I couldn't figure why she would stay in what is essentially a housekeeper's job where the employers were so nasty to her. Early on, she started snooping around the house. Sure, she had to be curious but she had to have some idea of what the consequences would be if she was caught, and since she needed the job so bad that would not have been good. The Roths were good characters, entitled rich people who expected their every order to be obeyed immediately, but not really likeable. That was probably the author's intention there.
And who really was the bad guy? I went back and forth throughout the book but the ultimate answer left me with my mouth hanging open. A lot of my problems with the book were solved by the totally unexpected twists at the end. That twist went a long way to redeeming the book. Wow! Everything becomes clear finally. I just wish it had been done in less time.
The book is definitely a psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist as advertised. I'm just not sure about the unputdownable part.

If you like your medical thrillers, you may like this one. The ending was superb and was actually what made the book for me. This book had me second guessing and I love that.

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for providing this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Emily is a ded broke LPN who lands a job working for a really rich couple. The wife has mental instability issues and the husband is a psychiatrist who handles his wife's treatment. Emily is charged with administering the meds and basically babysitting the wife and her variable.behavior. Emily starts to think that maybe the wife is being over medicated and controlled by her husband because the wife has the money.

This was a pretty good read. I didn't know where it was going and didn't see the ending coming. I have read several books from this author and they are always pretty good.

The Nurse by Jenna Kernan introduces readers to a gripping narrative that captivates from the first few pages and sustains the suspense throughout its 402 pages. Emily takes a job working for Dr. Roth and his wife Sabrina, motivated by the need for money.

Dr. Roth imposes numerous rules, but Emily begins to notice that Sabrina seems more lucid when her husband is away. As Emily delves into the mystery, Sabrina reveals a tale of a terrible accident and a husband using medication to keep her trapped, while Dr. Roth insists it's all part of the disease. The novel takes readers on a roller coaster ride of twists and turns, keeping them engaged and eager for the next revelation.

This is a first for me by the author and one I enjoyed and I would read more of their work. The book cover is eye-catching and appealing and would spark my interest if in a bookshop. Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for this ARC.

In The Nurse by Jenna Kernan we have yet another anxiety ridden young woman who defeated the odds and became the valedictorian of her nursing class and is now a licensed practical nurse and this is how she gets a job with Dr. Henry Roth to be a companion to his wife Sabrina they look like the perfect tuber rich couple he is the top psychiatrist in the area and she is a beautiful woman but not everything is as it seems she suffers from paranoia and thoughts of delusion or at least that’s what he told Emily when he hired her to be the caregiver to his wife Emily is a nosy person in the first chance you get to start going through their home and finds things that the doctor doesn’t want her to see she even spies on Sabrina and in the end it could cost her everything. Let me just stay upfront I love Jenna Kernan‘s historical romances and have loved her other thriller stories but this will not so much. For one thing it took forever to get to the nitty-gritty and I also didn’t get the hall if Sabrina suffered from paranoia and already thought Emily was following her why would Emily go snoop around her house I just thought that was weird not to mention as I said it took forever to get to the nitty-gritty and then even longer to get to the twist at the end which by then I’m not going to lie I was expecting it I still think some people would really enjoy this book I don’t know if it was my mindset today but this just wasn’t a book for me I found it only OK. I want to thank bookoucher and Net Galley for my free arc copy.

Domestic thrillers like this are typically told through the first person with an unreliable narrator. This book was different – using a third-person close narrator. This change in narration worked well for the story since we never doubted the situation that Emily found at the Roths’ home. It also caused me to question some of Emily’s decisions, which increased the suspense of the story.

great book! it kept me wondering about who was being honest. Had a cat and mouse feel which keeps the pages turning. Did not expect the twist at the end. Definitely a fun psychological thriller

The Nurse is written by Jenna Kernan. This is the first book that I have read by this author, and it will not be my last. This book drew me in within the first few pages = and did not let me go for the entire 402 pages. Emily takes a job with Dr. Roth and his wife Sabrina. It pays well - and she needs the money.

Dr. Roth has many rules. However, she starts to notice that Sabrina becomes more lucid when Dr. Roth is not home. Emily wants to try and uncover what is going on. Sabrina tells Emily that there was a terrible accident and her husband gives her the medication to keep her trapped. Dr. Roth states that the delusions are all part of the disease.

Oh, this book took me on a roller coaster ride. I would think that I had everything figured out - and boom another twist. The author has woven a brilliant thriller - and I cannot wait to read the next story.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own,.

** a huge thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and Jenna Kernan for the opporunity to review an ARC of this book**

3 stars!

Honestly, I expected so much more. The premise of the book is so enticing to me, but I felt like the story dragged too much. Nothing important happens until 50% through the whole book.

Once it picked up it got twisty, but it just didn't live up to my fact-paced thriller expectation.

The Nurse is a compelling read with a unique blend of suspense and emotion. The characters are well-developed, and the medical setting adds a very intriguing layer to the story. The plot keeps you guessing, and Jenna’s writing style is both descriptive and immersive 'The Nurse' is a solid choice for those seeking a gripping and well-crafted novel.
Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for this advanced reader copy. All opinions and reviews are my own.

Domestic thriller fails to thrill.

Emily is an LPN hired to care for a wealthy woman whose psychiatrist husband claims that his wife, Sabrina, has a lot of mental health issues. Emily is less nurse and more babysitter as the days go by. Emily is suspicious that Dr. Roth is overmedicating his wife. Eventually Mrs. Roth is found in a hotel, dead by apparent suicide. But was it?

I had a lot of problems with this very slow moving and somewhat boring book. As a nurse myself, I had a real issue with Emily being an LPN but supposedly graduating with an associate degree. In the USA, a practical nursing program is a one-year certificate and not an ADN which would result in the graduate being eligible to sit for the RN exam. That aside, I didn't buy into Emily being any sort of nurse at all. She sure flouted confidentiality convention and would be a disgrace to her profession. Ah, but I digress, really. Just didn't like the story, the characters, or this silly twist.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the e-book ARC to read and review. I should have just put it down, but I felt forced to follow it through. Don't recommend.

FABULOUS psychological thriller, well written with great characterization that draws you in & never lets go. RECOMMEND highly for a very intense read. Thanks to NetGalley & Bookouture for #the nurse in return for my honest review.

I found myself speculating the whole time throughout this read and was pleasantly surprised by the unexpected twists and turns upon conclusion of the book.
It is definitely a thriller I would recommend to friends/fellow readers who enjoy being kept on their toes throughout a book.
3.5⭐️