This is my first book by this author, and I must say it was a great one!

Darcy wakes up every morning in an extreme sleep deprived state, and her coworker and friend Pippa is her energetic opposite complete with coffee in hand and will help Darcy out before she even drives them both to their work assignments. Both are home health nurses. Their latest assignment has Darcy questioning everything: why are they there, is there more to the story as to why Scarlett is in her current state, did her husband cause the accident?

I first heard about this book on GoodReads, and the synopsis given is somewhat misleading. From reading that alone, I thought it would give me The Housemaid vibes but in nurse form. A nurse was either forced to kill her patient or was given no choice but to kill a patient, and now she has to do it again. The synopsis is really I think from the prologue. You must read the rest.

Well fleshed out characters, twists and turns and surprises I did not see coming, and the last few chapters had me reading until I finished the book. Overall a fantastic book.

I am left speechless! What a phenomenal read! Talk about plot twists, unreliable characters, and an ending I never saw coming! This book initially started off slow for me. I kept on reading knowing in my heart it just had to pick up and it definitely did. This book was such an enjoyable read. I rated this book 4 stars because of the slow start but the ending is totally worth the wait!
This is an ARC which I received thanks to @netgalley and @bookouture 🙌🏼 This book releases July 1, 2024 and that’s not it…. There will be a book ✌🏼 The Nurse’s Lie which will be released on August 1, 2024!
Quick Summary: Darcy is a nurse for a private company that provides home health care. While Darcy is struggling with things going on in her own life, she continues to show her patients a perfect nurse. Darcy cares deeply about her job and her patients. It is truly her passion! However while she is caring for a new patient things start to go awry. Darcy seems to think someone is lying to her. Is being the perfect nurse always best? Is someone lying to Darcy? How much does Darcy love her job?

This is my first Daniel Hurst book and I found it enjoyable. This was a relatively easy read and it held my interest throughout.

The Perfect Nurse Daniel Hurst

5 stars

Wow what a book. I absolutely loved this book and read it in a few days.

Darcy Miller is a qualified nurse and is now working with a couple, Scarlett and Adrian Hoffman in their home, going there every day with her colleague, Pippa Simpson. Scarlett had had a fall in her kitchen and is now brain damaged. Her memory is very limited and fluctuates between remembering her husband and two daughters occasionally to not remembering anything at all. She remains in her bed for most of the time but, right from the start, Darcy thinks that she is faking her illness although she cannot fathom out any reason why this should be happening. Her husband seems completely devoted to her and shows Darcy all the ways that he has tried to make her better.

The book really begins when the truth is revealed about the Hoffmans and Darcy herself but you need to read the book to discover the reason. Not only was the plot brilliant, the book is well written and makes you race through it to discover what finally happens. The ending is unexpected and even better, it ends on a cliff-hanger and there is a follow-up available to read immediately. Needless to say I have requested this book to review and have now received it, I cannot wait to carry on the story and I would recommend this book highly.

Karen Deborah
Reviewer for Net galley

I tried to read and enjoy this book I really did but I just could not get into the writing! I have read books by Daniel Hurst before and enjoyed them,but it was almost like this was written by someone else! He would repeat himself a lot - he kept saying something doesn’t feel right then go on to talk about something else then next paragraph this doesn’t feel right - then again and again. The writing was very methodical and bland. There are also things that the main character does that a nurse would
Not do - she would not hug the patients husband that she literally just met and promise to be a shoulder for him to cry on. She would be more focused on her patient.
Thanks to netgalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy all opinions are mine. Sorry Mr Hurst I like your other books though!

Picture this, you are a nurse and alongside your best-friend/co-worker, venture to a new client and her husband. What first views as a devastating accident, quickly leaves you questioning everything and everyone. You don't know who you can trust.

This book was a ROLLERCOASTER! When I tell you, there is no possible way of figuring out this twist, you deserve a medal if you do! I was surprised to see the big twist occur 50% through (Daniel, I WAS NOT expecting that) and it had me questioning where the story could possibly go.

I loved the intensity of the plot, the drama and constant questioning of all characters.. you simply do not know who to trust in this story.

As a fellow lover of Daniel Hurst' writing, once again he writes a psychological thriller with an enjoyable writing style, with short chapters and fantastic pacing. Better yet, it is the first in a new series of books with this novel THE PERFECT NURSE (#1), releasing on July 1st and The Nurse's Lie (#2) releasing on August 1s this year!

Not to forget that they will also both be available using the kindle unlimited subscription!

It goes as no surprise that I rated this book a 5 stars and highly recommend it.
Let me know if you intend on picking it up! :)

Another fantastic book by Daniel Hurst! It kept me guessing until the very end. This book was a quick read, because i didnt want to put it down, I found myself just wanting to find out what happens next. Wonderful story!

This was a mystery about a nurse who gets in a life-changing car accident. The book has some surprises, over all an interesting read. I wish the characters were developed a bit more, I did not “feel” any of the character’s emotions.

This is such a great and thrilling story! I really enjoyed all of the twists and turns throughout the entire plot. There were plenty of surprises and excitement that kept me from putting the book down. I needed to find out what was going to happen next! I enjoy the authors writing style and found it to be a fast read. I can’t wait to read more from Daniel Hurst!

Thank you to NetGalley for the arc copy of this great book. I am leaving my review voluntarily.

Thank you for approving The Perfect Nurse to me as an ARC copy. Daniel Hurst has made yet another book that sucks you in from the beginning. Darcy uncovers a little more than she expected when investigating the new client she was assigned. This book takes you on a suspense adventure between her life and the client she is helping assist at their home.

It was a slow start for me but once I got into it, I couldn't put it down! There were so many twists and turns that it was impossible to figure out. This was my first book by Daniel Hurst and I'm excited to read more!

Okay, first off, I want to say that I feel sad that this is the first book that I have requested on Netgalley. I was super excited about this book. I was hoping for a fast-paced thriller with interesting characters and crazy twists. Instead, I got a story about a 'nurse' who was clearly not supposed to be a nurse anymore or was ever one at all. I was very disappointed by the author's lack of research in the nursing profession. He doesn't seem to know what a nurse actually does. Two nurses to go out to a job that just needs carers? It doesn't make sense. I have worked as a carer and the author basically described my job, not a nurse's job. Secondly, Darcy doesn't act like a nurse at all. The author kept telling me that she is a nurse over and over again but I didn't see it in her actions. Just because you tell me, doesn't mean I will believe it. But maybe that was the point of the story? I'm not sure. I felt that the writing overall wasn't very good. It was repetitive and overwritten at times and I was rolling my eyes at it. I also felt icky about the way a male author was portraying a female character. I'm not saying a man can't write a woman, but not like this. For example, somewhere in the first half of the book, she gets followed by a man. First she assumes that the man thinks she's 'cute' and then when he's literally at her house she turns around and shouts at him?? What?? That sounds great in theory but most women do not feel that brave when they're alone in a deserted street with a man who has followed them. Or maybe I'm just not a very brave woman. Nevertheless, it wasn't believable and I did not enjoy this story.

I have read and enjoyed many Daniel Hurst books but this book seemed a little different to usual. It was slow going at the start which I don't usually find with his books and quite repetitive in places but it didn't take away my enjoyment of the book. I just felt it wasn't one of his better books.

Great book.!! Major twist part way through. Then it was almost like reading a different book. Daniel Hurst never fails to amaze me with his writing.

This felt like a bit of a departure from Daniels hurst's books to date - for one thing that one is based on the other side of the pond, but also there is a new magic in the complexity of the plot and reveal - this book is seriously smart!! Fortunately the author retains all of the entertainment we have come to expect from his writing, the combination of these factors is pure gold - as such I inhaled rather than read this book!!

The 'nurse' we grow to love in this book is Darcy, from the outset she is shrouded in mystery - something seems a bit 'off' with her solitary life, she struggles with sleep, but each day she is awoken by a colleague and tries to pull herself together enough to work a shift in their private nursing job together. Darcy becomes very suspicious of a family she begins to work with - the patient is a woman who suffers extensive brain damage following a fall in her home. Darcy wonders if the husband is hiding something and fears for the safety of her patient. This is a great story in itself, but SO much more happens - this is the epitome of bang for your buck storytelling!

This novel has definitely left it wide open in terms of a sequel - I suspect (and hope) we haven't seen the last of some of these wonderful characters yet!!

My thanks to NetGalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this novel in exchange for an advance copy.

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for access to this arc in exchange for my honest review.

This is not the first Daniel Hurst book I'm reading and it won't be the last. While it may not be my fave of his books, it was still really enjoyable and I am impatient to read the sequel ! The twists, the ending, everything compels me to read more of her adventures !! Daniel has not disappointed me so far and the more I read his books, the more I'm becoming a fan.

“The Perfect Nurse" by Daniel Hurst is a gripping thriller and page turner. The short chapters and Hurst’s writing style made it easy to read and love the novel. At some times, it was a bit lengthy but besides that I would recommend the book!

Quite a slow start to this book and didn’t feel like a usual Daniel Hurst book that I’ve read before. However, I stuck with it and did end up enjoying it.

The Perfect Nurse, by Daniel Hurst is a suspense-building book about a woman working as an in-home nurse for an affluent family. The wife, a former nurse herself, is experiencing amnesia and difficulty with mobility after a traumatic brain injury- or is she? From the start, main character “Darcy”, has a bad feeling about this family but can’t quite place why. As the days go on, she becomes more and more unsettled by this couple and the lengths they’ll go to, to get what they want.

I really struggled to get into this book initially. I found the first few pages to be repetitive and almost juvenile. I also found it hard to read in an American accent, as they’re in Chicago, but the writing feels British. The terminology and sentence structure is consistent with a setting in Europe, but there was no suggestion that the characters were originally from anywhere but Chicago.

Once I got into the story, I did find the suspense building and the desire to get to the end increasing. I would consider this more of a popcorn thriller in that you could see the twists lining up as the chapters progressed.

Overall, I did enjoy the story and was eager to find out how it ended. Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC.

3.5/5
This was really interesting and promising at first. As a nurse, I found it relatable at times even. However, I felt like the story was spoiled or ruined after the big reveal at around 56% when Darcy found out who she really is. I kinda felt that reveal did it for me. I felt like it should have been done towards the end? Idk it might just be me. I just started losing interest after that. The story was pretty predictable after that BIG reveal in the middle.
Thank you so much for letting me read this! Still enjoyed my second book from this author 😃