I would like to thank NetGalley for an e-ARC of Nelle Lamarr’s book The Night Nanny.

In The Night Nanny we meet Ava in her last trimester of a very hard and physically taxing pregnancy, when she seemingly runs into a kind woman Marley who happens to be a night nurse. Over a cup of coffee the two women exchange pleasantries and numbers. Three months later and Ava has given birth to a little girl, Isa. As most newborn do, Isa keeps her parents on their toes with loss of sleep and long excruciating nights, made harder because of Ava’s lasting physical issues from her pregnancy and emergency c-section. Remembering the kind woman she met in a coffee shop, Ava finds Marleys number and hires her to become their night Nanny.
Ned, Ava’s a-hole of a husband seems a little too interested in the new nanny who is young and more than competent in her care for both Ava and Isa. The longer Marley cares for Isa the more it seems like Ava’s peace of mind with hiring her seems to crumble and it doesn’t help that Ava herself has a deep secret that she needs to keep hidden away.

This was an ok thriller. I enjoyed my time reading it and was definitely on the verge of intense anxiety because of the subject matter. Having four kids myself, anything involving the health and safety of a child pulls at my mother bear instincts. The plot was slow building which lended to a lot of tension and that is always a plus in my book when it comes to thrillers. I liked that we got to see Neds POV as well as Ava’s and then Marleys towards the end. It gave a good look into the characters and their motivations which made for a more robust story.

Was I wowed? Not exactly. For one, the dialogue felt really stilted and not natural at all. This isn’t a huge deal for a lot of people and in a thriller I could kind of let it go but I do believe that creating a more natural dialogue would lend to the readers feeling more immersed in the story and for the characters interactions to be more believable. The twists were not very twisty for me. Everything felt a little too neatly solved and interwoven in the end and it was a very convenient solution. I will recommend this to other people and I did enjoy my time reading it but I cant be sure that I will remember this one for a long time.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture, and Nelle Lamarr for the copy of The Night Nanny.

I absolutely loved this one!!! I could not put it down! I felt some intense emotions about a certain character basically from the beginning and NEEDED to see how it would all go. What a great read! I will definitely be recommending this one!!!

👩🏻‍🍼ARC review of the night nanny by Nelle Lamarr 👩🏻‍🍼

The night nanny follows Ava and her husband Ned as they become new parents. They decide to hire a nanny to help out with the night feeds and such and enters Marley but not all is as it seems!

This book gripped me from the start and i found myself finishing it in one sitting. There was so many twists and turns and once you thought you had it figured out something else would throw you off. It was a nail biting thriller that shocked me right to the end.

easy 4⭐️

⭐️3.25
New mother Ava is not recovering well from the birth of baby Isa. Medically fragile, disheveled and unsure of herself.

A chance meeting with gorgeous, fit, confident Marley reveals she is a night nanny for struggling new parents, which seems like a godsend, but is it?

I didn’t really like any of the characters and the twists were a touch unrealistic.

The pacing was good, the multiple POV’s were easy to read and follow. This one hooks you right away and I’d recommend this to domestic thriller fans.

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy-opinions expressed are my own.
Publication date: May 13, 2024

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I loved The Last Guest so I had to request this book by nelle Lamarr. I'm so glad I got approved as i was captivated from page 1.

The plot was fast paced and I absolutely loved the.twists.. especially the last one

Thank you Bookouture sand netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own and isn't influenced by anyone else.

Nelle Lamarr is now an auto-buy author for me! After enjoying The Family Guest, I was so excited to read this one. Let me tell you...it did not disappoint! I was fully immersed the entire time. This was an action packed thriller that had me on the edge of my seat the whole roller coaster ride! The twists were twisty, and the turns gave me whiplash. My mouth was wide open multiple times throughout this book. Ned was the husband that you loved to hate, and my heart went out to Ava. I was rooting for her the whole book. This story was so wicked and so thrilling. I was gripped by the need to know how this would all play out.

Lamarr has a writing style that is captivating. She pulls you in with short chapters that end with you needing to know what happens on the next page. The author also has a way of topping each twist with something better. Just when you think you know what is going to happen, Lamarr proves you wrong. The suspense building throughout this book is *chef's kiss*! Read this well-written book that will keep you guessing right up until the end.

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

The Night Nanny is Nelle Lamarr’s latest thriller and wow does it pack a punch!! Like her last book, The Family Guest, I could not put this book down. I saw a few things “coming” but then some things that I did not see coming and my jaw was hanging wide open!! Holy cow! This was fantastic! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest review. If you want action packed from the very first page, this is the book for you! Due to be published May 13, 2024.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and Nelle Lamarr for the ARC of The Night Nanny in return for an honest view.
WOOOW! This book was an absolute rollercoaster of emotions! I was gripped as soon as i finished the first chapter. I loved everything about this book. The writing style, the chapter length, the characters, the list goes on! I was stressing so much reading this because it was so tense at times! Favourite book I have read in a while. I can't fault it at all.
I will definitely be checking out the authors other work.

The Night Nanny by Nelle Lamarr was a thrilling story full of twists, secrets and bombshells.
From the first few chapters I was captivated, continuously turning the pages to read more- to keep finding out what happens next. I really enjoyed the plot, it was fast paced and easy to follow.
It definitely kept me on the edge of my seat from the very first page.

Thank You NetGalley and Publisher for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Oooh, this is another gut-clenching psychological thriller from Nelle Lamarr! Set in beautiful Hollywood with all the trappings and intrigue. There are so many twists and turns that will propel you forward as fast as a roller coaster!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC!

Nelle Lamarr may have just become one of my auto-buy authors within one day! She instantly drew me in with the slightly creepy and strange character of Marley. While I have never been in the situation, I felt sympathy for Ava and hoped that she'd find the good in her life that she deserved.

However, as an amazing writer, Nelle constructed her story so well that I began to doubt who was the 'good guy' of the story, was Marley genuinely trying to help, and Ava being paranoid, or was Marley as off-putting as she appeared?

This book was a roller coaster of twists and turns that had me surprised right to the very last page! Definitely one I would recommend!!

A great psychological thriller that will leave you reeling at the end. So much trauma and gaslighting occur that it will be hard to figure out what is happening until the end. This book will leave you wondering who you or your family may have wronged in the past and what revenge they make take.

I rated this 3 stars for predictability, plot holes, and the ending. The twist at the end was great but I think it should’ve left on a cliffhanger and not told us the family ended up being safe. It was a fun read but unfortunately I was able to guess what would end up happening with nurse Marley from the get go. So 3 stars for me!

The master of twists, Nelle Lamarr returns following The Family Guest, with another wickedly delicious psychological thriller of revenge and obsession—THE NIGHT NANNY.

I love the author's writing style and enjoyed the last book and this one is even better, full of jaw-dropping twists and blended with dark humor! Get ready for a wild ride!

Ava Sinclair, a former interior designer, is married to Ned. She has had a rough, high-risk pregnancy. Her husband is of little help since he is frequently busy doing deals and out of town.

She is discombobulated, disheartened, disheveled, and on crutches to help with her mobility. But she needs to get out of the house and takes a walk to a nearby Starbucks near one of the most prestigious universities in California.

There she meets a woman who seems to be a nurse and very concerned with her medical condition. She has PGP, edema, and preeclampsia. She tells her she will have a C-section in three months. They will be naming the baby Isa after her husband's mother.

The beautiful woman's name is Nurse Marley Manners. She is a nurse and gives her a card. Ava lives in Hollywood Hills and Marley gives her a lift home versus taking an Uber.

Three months later, she is dealing with a baby girl and no sleep, a fussy baby, and trying to recover from the surgery. Her mother, Rena, is not a lot of help since she is in Vegas. Is she suffering from postpartum depression, too?

Ava is sick of hearing about her husband's deals and decides she needs help, especially at night. She desperately needs sleep. She thinks about the card in her purse. She will call Marley Manners, NCS (newborn care specialist). This woman will surely save her family.

In the meantime, Ned (a jerk) meets this stunning woman while running who resembles his beautiful mother (a celebrity) who has passed. He is smitten. Since Ava's illness, their marriage is falling apart.

However, when he arrives home later, he sees the same woman in his house. Is this their new nanny? Ned is full of himself and is a founding partner with IMAGE (Influencers, Musicians, Actors, Gamers, and Entertainers). He is not cut out to be a dad.

At first, Marley seems like the best thing that could happen to Ava and the baby. She even gives her a nice gift: a Baby Reborn doll. But soon, she is controlling everything. She has her baby on bottles instead of breast milk, is always there for the baby, and never gives Ava any time with her daughter. She is controlling their life.

Then there is the gaslighting, making Ava and her husband doubt her ability to be a mother. Then Ned starts flirting with Marley and takes her side. Is Marley trying to take away her baby? What is going on? The sins of the father (parents and grandparents) come back to haunt the present.

Told from the POVs of Ava, Ned, (then/ now) Marley, two years later, and Mary- epilogue and a juicy postscript. The story alternates between twenty years earlier to learn more about Marley's background.

What is the connection? Totally unexpected!

We also meet Gabe Lucas Ned's best friend and partner at the company. He is single. He is concerned that Ned is not spending enough time with his wife and daughter and has eyes for the night nanny.

But everyone is keeping secrets—a shared betrayal, a shared mistake. Ava has her secrets, Ned has his. Marley has hers with a plan of revenge, and nothing will stop her. However, she was not expecting the ferocious mother bear in Ava. This was no chance meeting with the Nanny. When the past and present collide, it is explosive! Did someone get away with murder in the past?

Lamarr keeps the readers guessing as to Marley's motives and why. Something is in Ava and Ned's past. They are targets. Someone has to pay. Will Ava be able to save her baby?

Then the author throws in another final signature twist that will have your head spinning! The showdown was heart-pounding!

You will be glued to the pages from the start to the explosive ending in THE NIGHT NANNY. I loved it. Gaslighting at its finest. For fans of Frieda McFadden, Miranda Rijks, Kimberly Belle, Mary Kubica, and Sally Hepworth.

Prepare yourself for a thrilling, addictive domestic suspense thriller about marriage, betrayal, motherhood, revenge, greed, obsession, and the secrets of the past that push us to the edge.

Revenge has no expiration date.

Unputdownable! With shocking twists, I devoured THE NIGHT NANNY in one sitting! Fast-paced, compelling, twisty, suspenseful, and fun! If you have not read this author previously, get this one ON your TBR list.

Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for a digital advance reading copy for an honest opinion.

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My Rating: 5 Stars
Pub Date: May 13, 2024
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This book kept me on the edge of my seat, I would highly recommend it!

Ava has struggled throughout her pregnancy and is now finding it had to cope after a traumatic birth so when her husband suggests hiring a Night Nanny she agrees. But is everything as it seems?
There are a number of unexpected twists which will keep you reading and Beeding to know more.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC

Wow what a twisty physcological thriller with surprises that just keep on coming. With a wonderful narrative we slowly get into the twisted mind of Nurse Marley who I definitely wouldn't want looking after my baby. The Night Nanny had me reading all night long because I was well and truly hooked. The ending left me trying to pick my jaw up off the floor!!

Loved this book! I enjoyed all the twists and turns and multiple POVs. I was never quite sure where the story was going next. I will definitely recommend this book! Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for allowing me to read an ARC of The Night Nanny.

Wow! What a rollercoaster ride!! The Night Nanny is definitely an unputdownable suspense thriller with so many shocking twists! I felt for Ava throughout the entire read. Poor woman is so clueless and oblivious to even the most obvious things. And Marley was certainly the nut job! The author did a phenomenal job keeping me on the edge of my seat until the very end! Each twist topped the last, which made this book hard to put down. 5 stars!!
Thank you NetGalley, Bookouture, and Nelle Lamarr for this suspenseful read!

I got invested into this author after reading her debut novel. The Night Nanny is her second novel and I have to say that this book is much better than her debut novel.

Synopsis - Ava Sinclair is dealing heavily with her first pregnancy what with her husband Ned travelling around signing off the deals. By chance she meets a woman named Marley, who is a qualified nurse and who is working as a night nanny. Ava already dealing stress with the birth of her daughter Isa decides to hire her. Nurse Marley seems to be too qualified for her job and does her job very well, keeping Ava's daughter well fed on time. But soon, we realize that Nurse Marley was actually doing this job for something else...

Good points - This was a fast-paced thriller and also quiet unputdownable. The story is mainly narrated by Ava although you will find Ned and Marley's POV as well. The writing was really good and the author does a good job of drawing the reader into the story. We have Ava who might be an unreliable narrator, we have Ned who might not be a good husband to Ava and Marley whose intentions of working with Ava isn't clear and isn't revealed until the end of the book. The twist at the end of the book was great. The book is also quiet a page turner which is a plus point in most psychological thrillers.

Bad points - I did predict what might happen in the end that Marley wanted revenge on Sinclairs however, the reason why she wanted revenge on Sinclairs was completely unexpected which was a great twist. .

Overall verdict - this was actually a great thriller, filled with twists and turns and you wouldn't really want to put this book down once you start reading--worth 4.5 stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

This book was so good! It was hard to put it down and it was so easy to read it. The 3 last chapters felt a bit rushed but the epilogue was mindblowing! I’m excited to read more books by this author!
Thank you Netgalley and Bookouture for this arc.