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A review by kba76
The Babysitter by Sheryl Browne
3.0
This started out promisingly. Young Grace is rescued from a terrible house fire that kills the rest of her family, though we’re given clear indication things aren’t as positive as people thought. She’s rescued by a young PC, and he promises that she’ll be okay.
Some years later that same PC is now father to two young children and living in an idyllic country cottage with his wife. It’s all very cosy - and then a neighbour’s cottage burns down, she’s invited back to the family home while in her time of need and, without us being sure why, all hell breaks loose.
Within a short space of time the perfect babysitter is revealed to be deranged, very dangerous and determined to not stop until she gets her knight in shining armour. Relationships are stretched to breaking point, professional credibility is sabotaged at every opportunity and there’s a very real threat hiding behind this seemingly perfect facade.
While I love a good thriller, this all felt contrived to the point of silly. I can’t imagine two professional people falling for this, or those around them not being more suspicious. There were attempts to make us feel some sympathy for our villain, but her actions were so far beyond what seems conceivable that I was, frankly, amazed it took so long for her to get her come-uppance.
Some years later that same PC is now father to two young children and living in an idyllic country cottage with his wife. It’s all very cosy - and then a neighbour’s cottage burns down, she’s invited back to the family home while in her time of need and, without us being sure why, all hell breaks loose.
Within a short space of time the perfect babysitter is revealed to be deranged, very dangerous and determined to not stop until she gets her knight in shining armour. Relationships are stretched to breaking point, professional credibility is sabotaged at every opportunity and there’s a very real threat hiding behind this seemingly perfect facade.
While I love a good thriller, this all felt contrived to the point of silly. I can’t imagine two professional people falling for this, or those around them not being more suspicious. There were attempts to make us feel some sympathy for our villain, but her actions were so far beyond what seems conceivable that I was, frankly, amazed it took so long for her to get her come-uppance.