Watch Out for Her
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Summary
Wherever you go…
she’ll be watching。
Sarah Goldman， mother to six-year-old Jacob， is relieved to move across the country。 She has a lot she wants to leave behind， especially Holly Monroe， the pretty twenty-two-year-old babysitter she and her husband， Daniel， hired to take care of their young son last summer。 It started out as a perfect arrangement—Sarah had a childminder her son adored， and Holly found the mother figure she’d always wanted。 But Sarah’s never been one to trust very easily， so she kept a close eye on Holly， maybe too close at times。 What she saw raised some questions， not only about who Holly really was but what she was hiding。 The more Sarah watched， the more she learned—until one day， she saw something she couldn’t unsee， something so shocking that all she could do was flee。
Sarah has put it all behind her and is starting over in a different city with her husband and son。 They’ve settled into a friendly suburb where the neighbors， a tight clique of good citizens， are always on the lookout for danger。 But when Sarah finds hidden cameras in her new home， she has to wonder: Has her past caught up to her， and worse yet， who’s watching her now？
A tense psychological thriller about a mother who must keep watch at all times if she wants to keep her family safe—from USA TODAY and #1 national bestselling author Samantha M。 Bailey。
A spine-tingling， page-turning novel from USA TODAY and #1 national bestselling author Samantha M。 Bailey， Watch Out for Her is psychological suspense at its very best—a chilling look at trust， voyeurism， and obsession in the modern age， and how far we will go to watch out for those we love。
she’ll be watching。
Sarah Goldman， mother to six-year-old Jacob， is relieved to move across the country。 She has a lot she wants to leave behind， especially Holly Monroe， the pretty twenty-two-year-old babysitter she and her husband， Daniel， hired to take care of their young son last summer。 It started out as a perfect arrangement—Sarah had a childminder her son adored， and Holly found the mother figure she’d always wanted。 But Sarah’s never been one to trust very easily， so she kept a close eye on Holly， maybe too close at times。 What she saw raised some questions， not only about who Holly really was but what she was hiding。 The more Sarah watched， the more she learned—until one day， she saw something she couldn’t unsee， something so shocking that all she could do was flee。
Sarah has put it all behind her and is starting over in a different city with her husband and son。 They’ve settled into a friendly suburb where the neighbors， a tight clique of good citizens， are always on the lookout for danger。 But when Sarah finds hidden cameras in her new home， she has to wonder: Has her past caught up to her， and worse yet， who’s watching her now？
A tense psychological thriller about a mother who must keep watch at all times if she wants to keep her family safe—from USA TODAY and #1 national bestselling author Samantha M。 Bailey。
A spine-tingling， page-turning novel from USA TODAY and #1 national bestselling author Samantha M。 Bailey， Watch Out for Her is psychological suspense at its very best—a chilling look at trust， voyeurism， and obsession in the modern age， and how far we will go to watch out for those we love。
Reviews
Liz
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Watch Out for Her by Samantha M。 Bailey was an interesting story full of suspense and surprising twists and turns。 Sarah and her husband hired a nanny， Holly， for their son， who they loved。 And Holly loved the family just as much。 They were what she never had and always wanted。 But as the story unfolds， we learn there is so much more going on。 Holly’s family will do whatever it takes to ensure the success of their company and expect her to do the same。 Sarah finds it hard to trust and let someon Watch Out for Her by Samantha M。 Bailey was an interesting story full of suspense and surprising twists and turns。 Sarah and her husband hired a nanny， Holly， for their son， who they loved。 And Holly loved the family just as much。 They were what she never had and always wanted。 But as the story unfolds， we learn there is so much more going on。 Holly’s family will do whatever it takes to ensure the success of their company and expect her to do the same。 Sarah finds it hard to trust and let someone in。 When a discovery is made， Sarah decides to move her family。 But now someone is watching them。 What does it mean？ Watch Out for Her by Samantha M。 Bailey was a captivating read。 Happy reading！ 。。。more
ScrappyMags
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Seriously， watch out！⏰ 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫: Sarah and her husband Daniel are moving away from Holly， aka the psycho babysitter， to start a new life in Toronto。 Except wassup with finding hidden cameras in their new house？ And the strange anonymous texts landing regularly in Sarah’s phone？ Has Holly followed them？ What lengths will she go to to reclaim her “new family”？💡𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Ahhh the psycho babysitter is a bit cliché so I worried at first it would be another “been there， read that” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Seriously， watch out！⏰ 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫: Sarah and her husband Daniel are moving away from Holly， aka the psycho babysitter， to start a new life in Toronto。 Except wassup with finding hidden cameras in their new house？ And the strange anonymous texts landing regularly in Sarah’s phone？ Has Holly followed them？ What lengths will she go to to reclaim her “new family”？💡𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Ahhh the psycho babysitter is a bit cliché so I worried at first it would be another “been there， read that” situation， but nope; this book is written well and the plot advanced quickly。 The “domestic thriller” has become a difficult one to navigate since Gone Girl and a heap of wanting-to-be-that books lined up behind it （leading to tropes galore！）， but Watch Out separates itself by being a bit less “shocking” and a bit more character driven， with constant questioning of which of these well-painted characters are trustworthy。Alternating between Sarah and Holly’s POV， it becomes clear we could have an unreliable narrator… or do we？ Or are they both unreliable？ Or are they both truthful？ Layering their personal lives， outlooks， and motivations （including flaws） made for a riveting foil relationship between the two women。 Only issue was that the ending was predictable， but the reading ride was smoothly paved and enjoyable with only those minor bumps。 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘀。𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻。📚𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Domestic Thriller/Mystery😍𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: It’s a perfect middle-road mystery。 Light on fire， heavier in psychological， and a quick page-turner🙅♀️ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: If you’re working out on domestic mysteries， this fits that category to a “T”Thank you to the author， NetGalley and Simon & Schuster/Canada for my advanced copy in exchange for my always-honest review and for thanking the stars I am kid-free and thus babysitter free！ 。。。more
Doreena Silva
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A great keeps you on the edge of your seat read。Fast paced psychological thriller filled with deceit， distrust and suspense。My first book by this Author and certainly won't be my last。Thank you to Netgalley， Simon and Schuster and the Author， Samantha M。 Bailey for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 A great keeps you on the edge of your seat read。Fast paced psychological thriller filled with deceit， distrust and suspense。My first book by this Author and certainly won't be my last。Thank you to Netgalley， Simon and Schuster and the Author， Samantha M。 Bailey for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kira Fantov
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This was a nice， fast paced thriller that kept me intrigued from the first page。 I'm coming off a book that I didn't like very much so it was nice to be able to pick up a book that had me excited to read again。 I devoured this one fairly quick。 This was a nice， fast paced thriller that kept me intrigued from the first page。 I'm coming off a book that I didn't like very much so it was nice to be able to pick up a book that had me excited to read again。 I devoured this one fairly quick。 。。。more
Angela Newman
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Really enjoyed good book！ A 22 year old girl from a rich family that don't love her starts babysitting for a family from the country club her family belongs too。 She loves the little boy and his family and wants to be part of it but does she has there best intentions at heart？ The chapters alternate between the babysitter Holly's perspective and the mother Sarah that she is employed by。 This suspenseful book kept me guessing right till the end。 I suspected some of the twists but it played out a Really enjoyed good book！ A 22 year old girl from a rich family that don't love her starts babysitting for a family from the country club her family belongs too。 She loves the little boy and his family and wants to be part of it but does she has there best intentions at heart？ The chapters alternate between the babysitter Holly's perspective and the mother Sarah that she is employed by。 This suspenseful book kept me guessing right till the end。 I suspected some of the twists but it played out a bit differently then I thought。 I wouldn't say its fast paced but I did not want to put it down either！ 。。。more
Mrs Mommy Booknerd http://mrsmommybooknerd。blogspot。com
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#FirstLine ~ I watch people。Wow， I loved this book。 It was everything I hoped it would be and more。 I loved the pacing， the characters and the dialogue。 It was such an intense read， which I gobbled up。 I loved how original is was。 I had a hard time putting it down because I was gripped from that brilliant first line to the very last page！！！
Tiffany Hobson
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Sarah and Daniel Goldman have hired Holly Monroe to be their nanny for the summer。 Things start of great and she becomes like a member of their family。 Then Sarah starts to become suspicious and sees something that causes her to suddenly pack up her family and move to another city。 But things start happening in their new house， in their new city。。。 is someone watching them or is Sarah just being paranoid？This was a great story。 It was told in Sarah's point of view in the present and Holly's in t Sarah and Daniel Goldman have hired Holly Monroe to be their nanny for the summer。 Things start of great and she becomes like a member of their family。 Then Sarah starts to become suspicious and sees something that causes her to suddenly pack up her family and move to another city。 But things start happening in their new house， in their new city。。。 is someone watching them or is Sarah just being paranoid？This was a great story。 It was told in Sarah's point of view in the present and Holly's in the past。 I was left wondering after each chapter which of these women is actually going to be the villain。 Are either one of them the villain？ That's what makes it such a great story， it's not predictable。 I would recommend this to anyone that likes a good psychological thriller。 Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC。 。。。more
Krista Hajjar-Nejad
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Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review。 I was so excited when I was approved for this e-ARC on NetGalley！ I saw so many rave reviews for this book on Insta and Facebook so I knew I had to read it。 Did it live up to the hype？ Yes！ Do I highly recommend this fast-paced psychological thriller？ Yes！ Since I'm a mom， I love reading psychological thrillers that have moms as their main characters。 I really enjoyed the storyline and found myself c Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review。 I was so excited when I was approved for this e-ARC on NetGalley！ I saw so many rave reviews for this book on Insta and Facebook so I knew I had to read it。 Did it live up to the hype？ Yes！ Do I highly recommend this fast-paced psychological thriller？ Yes！ Since I'm a mom， I love reading psychological thrillers that have moms as their main characters。 I really enjoyed the storyline and found myself connecting with Sarah， since she's a mother and her son is around the same age as mine。 Watch Out for Her was a real page-turner/all nighter read for me！ I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see how everything was going to unfold。 I loved the dual timelines and how the author went back and forth between different characters POVs。 The suspense and creep factor in this book was definitely on point。 This s a must read。。。so addictive！ 。。。more
Maureen
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This was a fast paced thriller with multiple plots and timelines。 I love thrillers and was excited to begin reading。Sarah， a 40-ish mother， hires Holly， a 22 year old med student to mind her 6 year old son for the summer。 I never really connected with Sarah。 There are multiple points of view and plot twists， in my opinion too many， that made me roll my eyes a few times。 I did enjoy reading this book and would try another book by her。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance review c This was a fast paced thriller with multiple plots and timelines。 I love thrillers and was excited to begin reading。Sarah， a 40-ish mother， hires Holly， a 22 year old med student to mind her 6 year old son for the summer。 I never really connected with Sarah。 There are multiple points of view and plot twists， in my opinion too many， that made me roll my eyes a few times。 I did enjoy reading this book and would try another book by her。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance review copy。 。。。more
Shannon
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Just an okay domestic thriller for me。 I honestly have a hard time connecting with Samantha Bailey's writing。 I know so many absolutely love her books but I am just not one of them。 If you're looking for a story with unreliable narrators and dual timeline structure focusing on the phycological well-being of suburban mothers， this could be the book for you。 I wasn't in love with the audiobook’s narrator and that maybe played a part in my overall feelings about this story。 The best part was the pl Just an okay domestic thriller for me。 I honestly have a hard time connecting with Samantha Bailey's writing。 I know so many absolutely love her books but I am just not one of them。 If you're looking for a story with unreliable narrators and dual timeline structure focusing on the phycological well-being of suburban mothers， this could be the book for you。 I wasn't in love with the audiobook’s narrator and that maybe played a part in my overall feelings about this story。 The best part was the plot about struggling to trust the people who watch your children。 Overall， just an okay story for me - a little bit underwhelming with no real wow factor。 Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance review copy！ 。。。more
Sandra Hoover
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Watch out for her。 An ominous warning？ Or an expression of concern？ These are questions readers need to answer to solve the latest suspense thriller by Samantha M。 Bailey。 With an abundance of lies and secrets， envy and mistrust， Watch Out For Her leaves readers scrambling to figure out who to believe， who to trust and who to watch out for。 This story unfolds through the voices of two highly suspicious narrators in a past/present timeline that brings readers up to speed in what happened in the p Watch out for her。 An ominous warning？ Or an expression of concern？ These are questions readers need to answer to solve the latest suspense thriller by Samantha M。 Bailey。 With an abundance of lies and secrets， envy and mistrust， Watch Out For Her leaves readers scrambling to figure out who to believe， who to trust and who to watch out for。 This story unfolds through the voices of two highly suspicious narrators in a past/present timeline that brings readers up to speed in what happened in the past that led to the volatile situation characters find themselves in today。 Then - Sarah and Daniel Goldman hire twenty-two year old Holly Monroe as a nanny to their six year old son Jacob， allowing Sarah time to pursue her photography。 Little do they know this will turn out to be a fatal mistake。 On the surface， the Goldman's appear to be a normal， happy upper middle class family living the dream。 Holly envies and desires the Goldman's easy family atmosphere and sets about manipulating her way into the family as a trusted member。 Everything is beautiful 。 。 。 until it isn't。 After witnessing a shocking event， Sarah realizes all is not as it seems and thus asks her husband to move their family to escape the obsessive babysitter。 In a desperate， last ditch effort to protect his own secrets， Daniel agrees to move clear across the country。Now - After the family moves， the new beginning the Goldman's so desperately hoped for eludes them。 Sarah finds hidden cameras in their new house the first day， a prowler is seen in the yard that night and their new neighbors are a bit strange 。 Cryptic text messages， moved security cameras and not so subtle innuendos have Sarah in a panic， and Daniel questioning her sanity。 The story that ensues is a roller coaster of emotional turmoil， obsession and disbelief。 Is Holly seeking revenge for being left behind by a family she staked her claim on？ Or is Sarah delusional？Watch Out For Her is a tense， character driven thriller with an overabundance of family drama。 The steady pace gains momentum as the story plays out， and secrets begin spilling over leaving this dysfunctional family desperate for answers even as each member continues guarding their own secrets。 Readers have the huge advantage of being in both Holly and Sarah's head space as they take turns narrating the story of what has and is transpiring from their own unique view point。 Unfortunately， neither of these two characters know what the other is thinking。 While I found the plot line to be a bit predictable at times， the execution of the story is excellent and my need to know kept me burning through pages。 I was able to deduce the conclusion and the who/what/why before the big reveal， but it didn't diminish my enjoyment or the rising tension。 Watch Out For Her is an anxiety riddled ride with a menacing undertone that keeps readers guessing。 Bailey has peeled back the layers of a broken family， revealing the depth of devastation brought about by distrust， too many secrets and obsession。 Fans of mystery and suspense will enjoy this book， especially if they love character driven thrillers。Thanks to Simon Schuster for an arc of this book。*Review published in Mystery & Suspense Magazine**Review posted at Cross My Heart Reviews 。。。more
Karen
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Watch Out for Her is a story told by two characters alternating chapters。 Sarah’s story is in the present。 Her husband Daniel accepted a new job at a consulting firm in Toronto and they are renting a house at 227 Lilac Lane。 Daniel worked extremely long hours in Vancouver and they hope this change will be a good change， Holly’s story is in the past。 Her mother passed away when Holly was born and her father remarried。 She is very close to her step-sister Alexis but the step-mother Lizette， is evi Watch Out for Her is a story told by two characters alternating chapters。 Sarah’s story is in the present。 Her husband Daniel accepted a new job at a consulting firm in Toronto and they are renting a house at 227 Lilac Lane。 Daniel worked extremely long hours in Vancouver and they hope this change will be a good change， Holly’s story is in the past。 Her mother passed away when Holly was born and her father remarried。 She is very close to her step-sister Alexis but the step-mother Lizette， is evil according to Holly。 Holly took her step-mother’s bracelet。 Her parents ask her to leave， and she ends up staying at Sarah’s house and eventually asked to be Jacob’s babysitter。 The reader soon finds every character has something not likable about them except Jacob。。 For me， it was hard to stay focused on the story throughout the middle of the book I thought the climax was good， but there were a lot of missing parts leading up to it。 I wanted to care more for the characters。 My thanks to Simon and Schuster and NetGalley for an ARC of this book。 The opinions in this review are my own。 。。。more
Marilyn Barefoot
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Completely incredible ！！！！ LOVED IT ！！ Could not put it down 。。。 so well done ！！！！！
Susan （The Book Bag）
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Watch Out for Her is full of creepiness and questionable characters。 All of them—Sarah， the mom， Daniel， the dad， and Holly， the babysitter—have secrets they are keeping from the others and everyone is suspicious of everybody else and wonders what they might be up to。 Honestly， I didn't really like any of them either and was suspicious of them myself。 But you know what？ That suspicion and creepiness is what kept me turning the pages。 I just had to figure out who was behind it all and what their Watch Out for Her is full of creepiness and questionable characters。 All of them—Sarah， the mom， Daniel， the dad， and Holly， the babysitter—have secrets they are keeping from the others and everyone is suspicious of everybody else and wonders what they might be up to。 Honestly， I didn't really like any of them either and was suspicious of them myself。 But you know what？ That suspicion and creepiness is what kept me turning the pages。 I just had to figure out who was behind it all and what their motives were。 Everyone was suspect， even the friendly neighbors in their new neighborhood。 The exciting ending had me on the edge of my seat and I was able to finally take a breath when I got to the end。 Watch Out for Her is an exciting thriller that you must read， just be prepared to not know who to like or which person is the good guy and who you need to watch。 。。。more
Maggie Smith
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Samantha Bailey hits it out of the park again with her second psychological suspense novel， Watch Out For Her。 Told in the present from the point of view of Sarah， the protective mother of six-year-old Jacob and in the past by Holly， the college-age nanny she hires， this suspenseful novel hits all the right notes as we bounce around， trying to figure out who to believe， who to trust， and who might be betraying who。 Add in Sarah’s husband， who is clearly hiding something， Holly’s step-sister Alex Samantha Bailey hits it out of the park again with her second psychological suspense novel， Watch Out For Her。 Told in the present from the point of view of Sarah， the protective mother of six-year-old Jacob and in the past by Holly， the college-age nanny she hires， this suspenseful novel hits all the right notes as we bounce around， trying to figure out who to believe， who to trust， and who might be betraying who。 Add in Sarah’s husband， who is clearly hiding something， Holly’s step-sister Alexis who clearly has boundary issues， an over-sharing neighbor who may or may not be trustworthy， and Holly’s father， who is using her in unscrupulous ways， and you’ve got one heck of a story that will keep you turning pages， forcing you to think about what demons drive people and how we’ll all seeking love， attention， and safety in our own family and in our own neighborhoods and the lengths some people will go to in getting what they want。 Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Melissa （In Catch-Up Mode）
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I don't know if I'm in thriller burnout， or if I'm just getting more jaded， but I haven't found many suspense novels lately that really "wow" or surprise me。 So many whiny paranoid women， so much gaslighting， and so much suspension of disbelief needed。 This novel had all three and I'm just over it。This novel is about two women: Holly has just finished her first year of med school and is slated to work for her family's mega-pharmaceutical company after she becomes a doctor。 Her dad and stepmom ex I don't know if I'm in thriller burnout， or if I'm just getting more jaded， but I haven't found many suspense novels lately that really "wow" or surprise me。 So many whiny paranoid women， so much gaslighting， and so much suspension of disbelief needed。 This novel had all three and I'm just over it。This novel is about two women: Holly has just finished her first year of med school and is slated to work for her family's mega-pharmaceutical company after she becomes a doctor。 Her dad and stepmom expect some shady actions from Holly in order to pull in investors。 They arrange for her to babysit for the wealthy family of Daniel， Sarah， and their active 6-year-old son Jacob。 In this family， Holly sees everything she wishes her life would include。 Something happens （we find out later what it is） and Sarah， Daniel and Jacob move from Vancouver to Toronto。 Sarah finds cameras in their house， and is afraid that Holly， who has gone off the grid， might have followed them there。 The book is told from Holly's perspective in the past in Vancouver， and Sarah's perspective in the present in Toronto。I saw where this was going from a mile away。 I didn't like any of the characters， I felt like they were all self-serving and paranoid， and no one TALKED TO EACH OTHER， they just preferred to imagine things and presume the worst （or what they thought was the worst）。 Sarah was alternately frantic and distrustful about stupid things and obliviously naïve and trusting about other things that a normal person would be suspicious about and question。 There are many positive reviews for this book， so don't let my negativity sway you if it sounds interesting， you might just like it better than I did。 I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book， all opinions are my own。 。。。more
The Latest Book
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Happy Pub Day to the thriller that got me out of my reading drought！Sarah， along with her husband and young son， move from Vancouver to Toronto for a fresh start。 She was willing to do anything to get away from Holly， their 22 year old babysitter who went from feeling like a daughter to a stranger after Sarah witnessed something she’d never forget。 But what did she expect would happen when she turned her love for photography into voyeurism？ While settling in their rental property， Sarah still Happy Pub Day to the thriller that got me out of my reading drought！Sarah， along with her husband and young son， move from Vancouver to Toronto for a fresh start。 She was willing to do anything to get away from Holly， their 22 year old babysitter who went from feeling like a daughter to a stranger after Sarah witnessed something she’d never forget。 But what did she expect would happen when she turned her love for photography into voyeurism？ While settling in their rental property， Sarah still feels uneasy。 As she tries to acquaint herself with her new surroundings to placate the paranoia， she discovers a hidden camera in their home。 Now the tables have turned。 Who is watching her？The book had a few side stories running simultaneously that had me wondering how they fit together at the end， making it difficult to predict the ending， which I loved。 Every character had some level of suspicion to them and it made me feel paranoid！ I kept thinking， “oh this character is sus。 They did this and that” about almost every character！ I haven’t felt this level of suspense while reading in some time。 My only complaint， really， is that by the mid-way point， I wondered if I was ever going to find out what happened。 The paranoia didn’t slow down， but the momentum of the story wasn’t picking up like I wanted it to。 If you’re looking for a new mystery/thriller to read， pickup Watch Out for Her！ 。。。more
Sherry
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Everyone has parts of themselves they’re ashamed of， that they hide。 Desperate people do desperate things。 Not always on purpose。 But sometimes。Its about who you are and who you are with others。 This is one of those books where I don’t like or relate to any of the characters。 They are all too neurotic for me， but I was compelled by the storyline to keep reading。 Told from the babysitter’s POV in the past and the Mom’s in the present， you are trying to piece together what has happened and who is Everyone has parts of themselves they’re ashamed of， that they hide。 Desperate people do desperate things。 Not always on purpose。 But sometimes。Its about who you are and who you are with others。 This is one of those books where I don’t like or relate to any of the characters。 They are all too neurotic for me， but I was compelled by the storyline to keep reading。 Told from the babysitter’s POV in the past and the Mom’s in the present， you are trying to piece together what has happened and who is trustworthy。 While I didnt figure it all out until the end， I did guess a piece of it pretty early。 I think those that go in cold and don’t catch on to any of the twists before the reveals， will definitely like this book。 。。。more
Babs | babs_reviews
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3。5 stars！ Everyone wants someone to call family， right？ The thing is， when you pick your family， they kind of need to pick you back， no？ You can't force someone to be your family 。。。 or can you？I would peg this more as a mystery than a thriller。 While I guessed where this plot was headed with the first 20% - I was still hooked and ready to watch it unfold。 Dual POV with a dual timeline， you know I am here for this！ Sarah， anxiety ridden housewife ， and really facing some control issues。 Holly， 3。5 stars！ Everyone wants someone to call family， right？ The thing is， when you pick your family， they kind of need to pick you back， no？ You can't force someone to be your family 。。。 or can you？I would peg this more as a mystery than a thriller。 While I guessed where this plot was headed with the first 20% - I was still hooked and ready to watch it unfold。 Dual POV with a dual timeline， you know I am here for this！ Sarah， anxiety ridden housewife ， and really facing some control issues。 Holly， a young daughter willing to do 。。。。 anything for her father and his company。 When their paths cross and Holly becomes their babysitter。。。 it turns into a 'who is watching who'？ Thank you so much to Simon & Schuster Canada， Samantha M。 Bailey and NetGalley for the gifted eARC。 。。。more
Teresa P
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3 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sarah Goldman and her husband hire 22-year-old Holly to babysit their young son。 The arrangement is perfect– Sarah gets some alone time to work on her photography， and Holly gets the mother figure she’s always wanted– until super spy Sarah sees something she can’t unsee。 Sarah flees with her family， moving across the country and away from Holly， and attempts to put the past behind her。 Unfortunately for Sarah， everything begins to unravel when she finds hidden cameras in her new h 3 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sarah Goldman and her husband hire 22-year-old Holly to babysit their young son。 The arrangement is perfect– Sarah gets some alone time to work on her photography， and Holly gets the mother figure she’s always wanted– until super spy Sarah sees something she can’t unsee。 Sarah flees with her family， moving across the country and away from Holly， and attempts to put the past behind her。 Unfortunately for Sarah， everything begins to unravel when she finds hidden cameras in her new home。 Has the past caught up with her？This book is told from both Sarah and Holly’s POV。 It’s interesting to see how their viewpoints collide as the story unfolds。 Both characters have a lot of issues that make them kind of unlikeable （Sarah's helicopter mom/voyeur status， and Holly's choices， although I do feel sorry for her）。 It is slow at times but it held my attention well enough。 I wish the twist was a little more surprising as I had my suspicions and they turned out to be right。Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC in exchange for an honest opinion。 。。。more
Jenn Reviews
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This book kept me reading and turning the pages。 Although I did figure it out before the end， there were still some unknowns until the reveal。 There was a tension that carried through the book that could have been better developed， but overall a good entertainment read。
Lindsey Mueller
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Watch Out For Her • Samantha M。 Bailey ⭐️ - 3。5 Stars••I wanted to mix up what I was reading and saw this one on my NetGalley shales and figured I would give it a shot。I loved that it takes place in Toronto - nice and close to home！ I really enjoyed the back and forth storylines between past and present and how they both climaxed together。 This book had me suspicious of everyone along the way - any new character was making me paranoid right along with Sarah！I partially figured out the twist but Watch Out For Her • Samantha M。 Bailey ⭐️ - 3。5 Stars••I wanted to mix up what I was reading and saw this one on my NetGalley shales and figured I would give it a shot。I loved that it takes place in Toronto - nice and close to home！ I really enjoyed the back and forth storylines between past and present and how they both climaxed together。 This book had me suspicious of everyone along the way - any new character was making me paranoid right along with Sarah！I partially figured out the twist but i was still slightly surprised。Overall I thought it was a good read and was a good break from the romance reading！Thank you to @NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for a honest review 。。。more
Connie
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Now - Sarah and Daniel Goldman and their son， Jacob， age 6， have decided to move across the country。 The biggest reason for their move is to get away from Holly Monroe， 22， whom they had hired to babysit for Jacob。Then -Holly’s father， John Monroe， is head of Health ProX， a leading national pharmaceutical company。 He is married to Lisette， mother to Alexis and stepmother to Holly。 Lisette is cold to Holly and treats her with disdain。 John and Lisette suggest that Holly babysit Jacob for a summer Now - Sarah and Daniel Goldman and their son， Jacob， age 6， have decided to move across the country。 The biggest reason for their move is to get away from Holly Monroe， 22， whom they had hired to babysit for Jacob。Then -Holly’s father， John Monroe， is head of Health ProX， a leading national pharmaceutical company。 He is married to Lisette， mother to Alexis and stepmother to Holly。 Lisette is cold to Holly and treats her with disdain。 John and Lisette suggest that Holly babysit Jacob for a summer job。 Holly has just finished her first year of medical school and agrees to interview with the family。 They all like one another and Holly is thrilled to be part of their loving family。 But when something happens， Sarah and Daniel decide to move away from the town and Holly。The story switches back and forth from when Holly was working for them to after they made their move。 It’s quite intense and sometimes I found Sarah to be a Wendy Whiner。 I think Holly is a strong character and truly genuine。 I would have liked for the book to speed up because it did drag at times。 All in all， I think readers will enjoy this thriller。Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more
Cindy Murphy
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I received an ARC of Watch Out for Her in exchange for an honest review。 This was described as a psychological thriller。 However， this is not an edge of your seat thriller。 There were many elements I found hard to believe。 It wasn't the parts of the "thriller" that I found hard to believe but other elements of the story。 The book did hold my interest but it wasn't one that I couldn't wait to get back to and see what happened next。 I received an ARC of Watch Out for Her in exchange for an honest review。 This was described as a psychological thriller。 However， this is not an edge of your seat thriller。 There were many elements I found hard to believe。 It wasn't the parts of the "thriller" that I found hard to believe but other elements of the story。 The book did hold my interest but it wasn't one that I couldn't wait to get back to and see what happened next。 。。。more
Sarah
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Yes， it was a thriller with a couple of twists， but the characters were just not likeable。 It is difficult to imagine characters behaving this way。 I will say that once I got to the last fourth of the book， I did not put it down。 Thanks for the Goodreads giveaway， but this "advance uncorrected proof" had too many errors for me。 Yes， it was a thriller with a couple of twists， but the characters were just not likeable。 It is difficult to imagine characters behaving this way。 I will say that once I got to the last fourth of the book， I did not put it down。 Thanks for the Goodreads giveaway， but this "advance uncorrected proof" had too many errors for me。 。。。more
Samantha “Sam” A
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“Desperate people do desperate things。 Not always on purpose。 But sometimes。” Ahhh this book was SO good and kept me on the edge the entire time。 It was fast， written exceptionally well and really came together perfectly。Sarah， mom to Jacob and her husband， Daniel have moved across the country。 Moved due to an extremely stressful and hellish situation。 After dealing with Jacobs babysitter， Holly and the things she did to the family， it’s a relief to be away from the stress。 However， certain thin “Desperate people do desperate things。 Not always on purpose。 But sometimes。” Ahhh this book was SO good and kept me on the edge the entire time。 It was fast， written exceptionally well and really came together perfectly。Sarah， mom to Jacob and her husband， Daniel have moved across the country。 Moved due to an extremely stressful and hellish situation。 After dealing with Jacobs babysitter， Holly and the things she did to the family， it’s a relief to be away from the stress。 However， certain things that keep happening make them question if Holly is back and stalking them。 Finding cameras in their rental house right off the bat， scares the bejesus out of Sarah and then she starts to receive text messages， “I see you”…This story was five stars， it just flowed so well and the details were perfectly described。 I could imagine and see the scenes as though I was watching the story play out in a movie。 Thoroughly enjoyed， Sam you did a fantastic job！ Highly recommend and y’all can grab it on Tuesday！ Thank you to the author， Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for the review copy！ 。。。more
Cassidy
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This well written novel presents an intriguing tale centered on the personalities of two women。 Both are somewhat emotionally unbalanced yet for very different reasons。 They both seek a sense of security， love， and validation。 Holly is desperate to become part of a loving family at any cost， and Sarah is cast in the role of surrogate mother to the troubled young woman。 Holly and Sarah get along well。 That is， until a series of events lead to a falling out。 As the story unravels， the extent of th This well written novel presents an intriguing tale centered on the personalities of two women。 Both are somewhat emotionally unbalanced yet for very different reasons。 They both seek a sense of security， love， and validation。 Holly is desperate to become part of a loving family at any cost， and Sarah is cast in the role of surrogate mother to the troubled young woman。 Holly and Sarah get along well。 That is， until a series of events lead to a falling out。 As the story unravels， the extent of their respective psychological issues becomes apparent and the questions surrounding who is/was watching whom are answered。 The author's choice of voice was interesting， with the point of view alternating between Sarah’s （1st person） POV after the move and Holly’s POV （in 3rd person） before the move。 Felt odd to me at first， but it works。 Overall， the pace was pretty even thoughout， picking up pace near the end leading to a speedy resolution。 I enjoyed the book and will be on the look out for future work by this author。 FTC disclosure: I received an ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley and have voluntarily posted this honest review。 。。。more
Lisa shultis
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Wow！！！ What a great book！ I absolutely loved this story。 This is a must read if you love thrillers。 I will be looking for more books by this author， for sure。 Did not see the end coming。。。
Tracy
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Watch Out for Her is an exciting and unpredictable thriller。 Bailey is a talented author and with this novel she develops interesting characters and a plot her reader can identify with。 Sarah Goldman is a stay at home mom to six year old Jacob in Vancouver。 Sarah hires her neighbor's daughter， 22 year old Holly Monroe as a a summer helper and the two women bond immediately。 Holly's home life is troubled and she soon moves into the Goldman's house。 Holly discovers Sarah's husband is leading a dou Watch Out for Her is an exciting and unpredictable thriller。 Bailey is a talented author and with this novel she develops interesting characters and a plot her reader can identify with。 Sarah Goldman is a stay at home mom to six year old Jacob in Vancouver。 Sarah hires her neighbor's daughter， 22 year old Holly Monroe as a a summer helper and the two women bond immediately。 Holly's home life is troubled and she soon moves into the Goldman's house。 Holly discovers Sarah's husband is leading a double life and pursues her own investigation。 Sarah misunderstands Holly's intentions and the family relocates to be rid of Holly。 However， Sarah doesn't feel safe in her new home。 Did Holly follow them？ Who can Sarah trust？ Watch Out for Her is entertaining and enlightening。 Watch out for this book-it is hard to put down。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Watch Out for Her is a psychological thriller。The book is set in Canada and alternates between Sarah 1st person POV （now） and Holly 3rd person POV （before）。 This back and forth really worked for me。 Both the "now" and "before" chapters were equally interesting。 Plus they were only a few months apart in time。Sarah is a 40ish photographer。 She is Daniel's wife and Jacob's mom。 Holly is their 22 year old babysitter。For the most part I found this book to be quite interesting。 I was fascinated by the Watch Out for Her is a psychological thriller。The book is set in Canada and alternates between Sarah 1st person POV （now） and Holly 3rd person POV （before）。 This back and forth really worked for me。 Both the "now" and "before" chapters were equally interesting。 Plus they were only a few months apart in time。Sarah is a 40ish photographer。 She is Daniel's wife and Jacob's mom。 Holly is their 22 year old babysitter。For the most part I found this book to be quite interesting。 I was fascinated by the story。 And I was curious to see what the big reveal would be and how the story would end。 I absolutely love stalkers and unhinged characters。 So I did enjoy the fact that many of the characters had major faults。 My only issues would be that I wanted more drama and a more shocking reveal at the end。 But overall I did enjoy this book。Thanks to netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for allowing me to read this book。 。。。more
Reference
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