The Nursery: An absolutely gripping and unputdownable psychological thriller

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I enjoyed a lot of the book but some parts were a little disappointing, too drawn out and unbelievable in places. It also became annoying when it kept saying “if only I know what was coming” which felt like at the end of every chapter, though perhaps it was less. Even so, it grated, we know something is coming, you don’t need to keep telling us!

Oh my goodness… My head is still spinning…Twist after twist, jaw-dropper after jaw-dropper, bombshell after bombshell… I didn’t know who to trust and it was all just so delicious!’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A really great psychological read that will have you thinking about it long after you have finished reading it While Emily struggles to unravel who it might be that is trying to reveal her secret, Sofia begins to engage in risky behavior. This plays into the many twists and turns that this story takes on. This book brings new meaning to intense domestic thrillers. Going into the story, we know things are not right in Emily’s small family. As things fall apart I was fully drawn in as I kept wondering how things could possibly come together again. Sue Watson has written another winner as I dare any reader to put this book down after starting it. I’m not even a parent but I had major anxiety reading this because it’s literally a parents worst nightmare. So, I can’t even imagine the feelings an actual parent will feel when they read this. The suspense wasn’t there all the time either. I would have loved if we had two POVS, that would have made the story more interesting.Make sure you read to the very end of the book to read the prologue and first two chapters of Sue's 'The Sister-In-Law'. I haven't read this yet but after reading these chapters I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy!! The cover drew me to the book and I love these kinds of psychological thrillers. I have never read a novel by Sue Watson before l, but now I had the chance to do so! I remember liking the description but when I started reading I had no clue anymore what was that, so I basically went in blind.

I literally just finished this moments ago and wanted to write down my thoughts immediately while I catch my breath.

Advance Praise

Emily and her teenage daughter Sofia live a quiet life in the small Devon town of Sidmouth. A place to which Emily fled some twelve years ago to escape a past, a husband and a secret she did not want coming out. They found refuge in the church on a rainy night where the vicar and his wife took them in. They introduced Emily to Mr and Mrs Woods who then took them in and gave them a place to rent for as long as they needed and Emily a job in their perfume shop. Twelve years later, Mrs Woods has passed on leaving her husband the fatherly task of caring for Emily and the now grown Sofia as if they were his own kin. Life is good now.

Then: Morning light shines into the nursery, casting shadows across the pale pink walls and wooden cot in the middle of the room. She opens the door expecting to hear the soft coo of her daughter Sofia stretching herself awake. But the room is silent. The cot is empty. Her little girl has vanished… The Nursery is one of those twisty thrillers that you really don’t know which way the story is going. You meet Emma, mum to three year old Sofia who had to leave her ex-husband. The pair fled to Sidmouth to leave their old life behind. But what are they hiding? But when Emily catches Sofia messaging a stranger online, and as she reads the last message received, her heart pounds in her chest. Emily and her fifteen-year-old daughter, Sophia are living a normal life - if normal is keeping a low profile and hoping that no one finds out where you live. Emily is working in a perfume store and Sophia is attending school. One evening Emily notices someone across the street staring right at their home. This causes her alarm but not as much alarm as when someone enters house in the early hours and leave a note and "gift" behind. Naturally Emily is alarmed and is hypervigilant but doesn't want the police involved. I personally could not care less for social media. It has its nasty side. Goodreads is pretty much the only place I use.Sue Watson writes amazingly different books, dealing with unique topics and ideas and stories but reassuringly always good cakes or mouth watering food appear somewhere in the story I was so tense… I had no idea what was going to happen from one chapter to the next… BOOM!! I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT ENDING AT ALL! I loved it! If I could rate it more than a 5, I would. This has been one of, if not the best thrillers I have read!… Loved, loved, loved it!’ Kindlewithdanni ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book had all the edge of your seat feels. Since we open the book figuring out Emily has done something very very wrong ... and you spend the rest of the book wondering exactly what it is she actually did. . I am excited to be taking part in the #BooksOnTour #BlogTour for Sue Watson's tense domestic thriller THE NURSERY.