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A decent rather than stellar pick. Enjoyable & easy read. The suspense grows nicely & while it never quite reaches fever pitch, it is engrossing enough to keep the pages turning quickly. I enjoyed the slow reveal, the mounting sense of menace, the dawning sense that nothing is as it seems. Couldn't decided if I liked the characters or hated them...but then decided I quite liked it like that! Deeply satisfying ending.

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This is a tale of secrets, lies, and deception, such a clever novel. The Nanny is a slow burn, character based story, One of the best WTF books I read in a very long time.

This book felt like someone trying to keep a secret for too long. The author periodically switched viewpoints to leave out information and to keep the story fresh; that being said, when it became obvious that the author was going to hold on to a secret that half the characters obviously were aware of, it started to drag.

#secrets #tellusyoursecrets #nanny #switchingviewpoints

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This Is a tale of secrets, lies and deceptions. In 1988 when Jocelyn Holt's Nanny, Hannah, left she was 7 years old and she was devastated. 30 years later she returns home with her daughter, Ruby, to confront her troubled relationship with her mother. When human remains are accidentally uncovered in a lake on the estate, Jo begins to question everything she thought she knew.

Eh…not my favorite. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was unimpressed by this one. I'm thinking I should avoid "popular" thrillers for a while since I haven't seemed to enjoy them as much as I once did.

The characters in this one felt superficial and I really didn't care what happened to them. ?

The good point was it was a fast read and I finished it in a day. ?

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That was a fun and quick read ! A little predictable but still worth it. 🤱

Here's my plan for my well deserved afternoon off. #fridayreads #dayoff

My current read. Maximus is keeping me company while I rest on this sicky day. 🐕📖 #dogsoflitsy #stuckinbedreading

Really loved this book. It had lots of twists and turns and was really enjoyable. 4/5

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Looks good...thank you @williammorrowbooks

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When nothing is what it seems and the characters don‘t know whom to trust and you‘re on the edge of your seat wanting to shout YOU‘RE MAKING A MISTAKE!!! to a few people, you know it‘s a good little suspenseful thriller!

My June #bookspin #doublespin books are all titles I‘m planning to read for the summer edition of the Goodreads Seasonal Reading Challenge. I‘ve been participating since 2009 and it‘s my all-time favourite challenge. While it has rendered my TBR unmanageable 😬, over the years, the tasks have pushed me out of my reading comfort zones and introduced me to some wonderful authors and books. @TheAromaofBooks

Meh...
A 7 year old girl‘s nanny disappears mysteriously in the middle of the night. Years later a body is found on a lake on the property.
I had a hard time connecting with any of the characters in this book. I thought the audiobook was well done-voices by 3 different narrators. However I found that I was avoiding listening to it. (Never a good sign.) If you need redeemable characters keep looking. Nothing to see here.

This was a decent book. It had a great plot with an amazing ending. The characters needed more work but I enjoyed listening to how the three different narrators read for each character. I gave it 3.5 ⭐

Hmm...
I guess my verdict is “missable.” There weren‘t any twists, per se, and the author didn‘t really nail the ending. I thought the writing was a bit clunky too. I actually have enjoyed other books by this author, so I‘m not sure why this one fell short for me. Maybe because I was experiencing it as a read aloud with @wanderer15 and therefore focusing more on each word? Either way, there are so many way better thrillers out there.

Super excited to get this email today! Can‘t wait to start this 🤓

The characters were decent enough in this one. It kept my attention. There were character revelations along the way that were interesting. I‘d recommend this and I‘d read others by Gilly Macmillan, which is good considering I have bought a couple of her books and haven‘t read them. While nothing groundbreaking, this is an enjoyable read/listen. The narrators did a good job.

Since we‘ll be at home for the foreseeable future (as we have been most of this week), @wanderer15 and I decided it was time for a read aloud. We considered the books in this stack and ultimately chose the top one. So far it‘s just okay; I notice the quality of the writing in different ways when I‘m listening to a book versus reading it silently. So far the author does a lot of telling, not showing. But we‘re curious to see where it goes. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Got these at a book swap with colleagues. Have you guys read some of these? Which one would you recommend I start with? #bookswap

Rainy night... snuggled in bed already with a little ☕️ and a Gilly MacMillan

My Saturday night is 🔥 What are y‘all up to??
#thriller #thenanny

Thank you thank you thank you to @merelybookish for this delightful #Jolabokaflodswap package! I‘m super excited to read this book during my time off from work, and the chocolate looks delicious! Happy holidays! ❤️💚❤️

Thanks for organizing @MaleficentBookDragon !

Quick, engaging read. Perfect for a day in front of a fireplace.

This was really slow for a thriller. And it was a little predictable. And I really hated everyone. It was hard to find any good qualities in anyone, except maybe Ruby. That made it kind of frustrating to read.

This book was a challenge for me. I was unable to connect with the characters and found the plot to be somewhat disjointed. There were moments where MacMillan really hit the mark for me, but overall, in my opinion, this story fell flat. Perhaps it was because there were multiple narrators and the time frame shifted quite frequently, but I never found the pace of the book. The basic premise of the story was interesting but not great execution.

I found most of the book enjoyable enough to listen to,but it wasn't the gripping page turner I was hoping for.

Love Gilly Macmillan, love her books! It was a slow burn with twisty bits! Loved it!!

Still not done this one! I usually read before bed but the daylight savings has made me too tired to read at bedtime! I have about 80 pages left! Tomorrow I will for sure get we done

I love everything I got in the #allhallowsreadswap.

Not pictured:
Candy(mostly eaten already)
PEZ
Pencils
Bookmarks

Man it‘s hard to find a thrilling thriller. This one started off well enough, but the characters became more grating and unbelievable as the story moved along...and the resolution was ridiculous. Anybody read anything in this genre that actually lives up to its hype or premise?

Getting absolutely nothing done today, thanks to this amazing book! Love a slow burn with twists! Read it

Not as faced past as I would have liked. The ending was okay.

What a wild ride! This story was delightful to read as a mystery. So many things to say that would be spoilers!! The audiobook was a full cast and very well done. I live a full cast audiobook.

Magnificent! Highly recommend! I liked this better then the Turn Of The Key, which also involved a nanny.
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#TeamSlaughter @Clwojick Read Chapters 37 to 60. Tomorrow I should wrap it up can't wait for everything to be revealed!!!

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Read Chps 11 - 31 today. #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick
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Watching MindHunters Season 2 #Thriller #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

Does anyone buy their audiobooks from a different place then Audible? If so where? And how much is a credit? I am looking into Libro FM for 14 bucks a month
So I curious to know what other options exist. I currently use Scribd but that's more like renting them then buying them.

Please let me know in the comments below. Thanks! I

#TeamSlaughter Morning Walk consisted of Chapters 1-10. Maybe the afternoon Walk will consist of Chips 11-20. #BFCr4 @Clwojick @wanderinglynn

Starting this book today. 81 chapters in the Audiobook. Maybe I'll listen to.chps 1 through 20 when I go for a walk today. #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick @wanderinglynn
#BFCr4

This was just ok, and left me underwhelmed.

Just got back from a week long business trip. Very little reading was done. Going to try and get back into it.

Gonna read this next by Gilly Macmillan.

Did not finish this one.

A lot of ‘fluff‘ in this one for me, but still a fun read!

Back to work! 😤This is one of the books waiting for me though when I got back though 😍👏🏻😆.. starting it on lunch!