The Nursery by Sue Watson is a psych thriller that seems fairly simple on the surface, but there are actual currents of something darker underneath.
I love that in a book.
Emily and her daughter have settled down to a quiet life. We learn this after a prologue that shows everything leading up to their arrival in town was anything but calm.
After that intriguing prologue, the author wastes no time in showing the reader that the peaceful existence they’ve enjoyed is about to disappear. The first chapter definitely grabs the reader and makes it clear that nothing is as it actually seems.
A lot of the story is cat and mouse as Emily tries to simultaneously hide the truth about her past and keep her daughter (Sofia) safe from impending danger. When the two inevitably collide, the story really takes off.
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There are a lot of red herrings, some legit clues that are easy to miss if you aren’t paying attention, and more than a few interesting twists.
Nothing that any of the characters did really jumped out at me as being abnormal – aside from the usual psych thriller drama stuff, of course.
And just when you think that all of the loose ends are tied up, the author still has one big surprise at the end.
Love it when an author does that.
Sue Watson has written a solid psych thriller in The Nursery, one that actually lives up to the “jaw-dropping twist” you so often see advertised.
