Its good to see a new read from Julia Crouch. Its bang up to date regarding social media and lifestyle influencers. I liked that you got a hidden insight into the tough, horrendous and amusing life of Rachel a lifestyle influencer. Why does Abbie want to be her 'mother's helper?' Who is manipulating who?
However there's undercurrents of something sinister lurking between the two of them. What is going on? I was completely gripped and then came the big shock which I could never have anticipated. The plot and mood took an unexpeced turn and nothing is what it seems.
Well thought out and the pets Sam and Barney, bring humour to a nasty situation which left me reading into the night.

Thanks to the publisher for providing an eARC of Mother's Helper in exchange for an honest review!

I think Mother's Helper's biggest flaw is that it keeps one of it's most important plot elements out of the description because if it did, I would have known off the bat that I wouldn't enjoy this. This is a book about social media and social media influences. I genuinely have no idea why that's not mentioned in the description since it's not like it's a plot twist or anything and a lot of readers either love or hate influencer based stories. I normally fall into the hate end, especially in thrillers, because the plot normally necessitates a lot of social media stuff to either intentionally or unintentionally be misrepresented and absolutely destroys plot immersion.

Rachel wants to be the perfect mother she's planned everything to be just right.The music,birth plan and her bag is ready to go.
But she still needs some help she's a very busy influencer with a high amount of followers who she needs to keep updated on all aspects of her life.
Abbie's a big fan and wants the job of Mother's Helper badly.
She's willing to do anything to make sure Rachel is looked after properly
Or is she?
I'm a big Julia Crouch fan and couldn't wait to read her latest book and it didn't dissapoint me.
Loved the way the characters unravelled even if some were not for the good.
The ending was brilliant and I'd highly recommend this book.
Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC.

Excellent read! Julia Crouch has done it again! I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the more I read, the better this story was, and hard to put down. Clear, concise writing and interesting characters, solid plot, and much intrigue and deception abound. Nerve wracking twist after twist kept me guessing and curious. Kept me on the edge of my seat, all the way to the ending. Highly recommend this!
Thank you to Netgalley, Bookouture, and Ms. Crouch for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by Bookouture and #NetGalley for my honest opinion.

You won’t want to put Mother’s Helper down. I read it all at once. Julia Crouch does it again.

If you like a book with plenty of twists and turns this is the one for you!
Fantastic read! The story grips you from the start and keeps you hanging on till the end. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is an intense, psychological thriller!
It truly had me thinking of Rachel and Abbie begin to work together to prepare for Rachel's new arrival.
However--- as you get deeper in to the story, you realize this is not a normal working relationship and there is some downright scary times, especially in the last pages!
It is an intriguing, novel and I definitely recommend it!

Wow an edge of your seat thriller.Sat down to read a few pages and wound up reading late into the night could not put it down..So many twists and turns surprises.Will be recommending.#netgalley #bookouture