I literally (get it?) FLEW through this book! I devoured it in one morning! Georgina Cross knows how to write a book that holds your attention from the first word through to the last! I really liked Sarah and kept cheering for her. I never knew which direction she would be pulled or pushed and oh my gosh was she pushed and pulled!
I never knew whether Colette was truly crazy or if she was just really manipulative. As always, I freaking loved the first person perspective. I absolutely loved being in Sarah’s head!
All of my theorizing did zilch to prepare me for the crazy bombs that dropped one after another toward the end. Now I need to go back and read Georgina’s previous books! I’ve already bought one!

This book was impossible to put down! What a triumph. I loved the set up - young woman in crippling debt, a job opportunity too good to be true. The whole Bird family set-up had my hairs on end and I couldn’t work out why during the introductions. The tone was well and truly set.

Sarah was an amazing character to follow, I genuinely liked her. I felt all her bumps in the road. Also, the writing was brilliant, clear and fast, just what you need in a thriller. This book is definitely a one or two sitting read. It was for me.

Another element of the book that entranced me was the New York setting. I enjoyed following Sarah’s day to day life through this fabulous city. Then there was the penthouse that was both creepily claustrophobic and, charming and entrancing.

‘Nanny Needed’ is a gripping psychological thriller which will literally have your jaw dropping as the revelations play out. Super read!

OH MY GOSH this book was EVERYTHING. it was so well written with a good storyline, well developed characters and a great narrative. It was suspenseful, intriguing, mysterious and unpredictable. the twists literally slapped me in the face in the best way. I loved it and I cannot wait to read more by this author.

A young woman takes a job as a nanny for an impossibly wealthy family, thinking she's found her entre into a better life--only to discover instead she's walked into a world of deception and dark secrets.

Nanny needed. Discretion is of the utmost importance. Special conditions apply.


I'm not usually a psychological thriller reader but I was hooked from the first line; I couldn’t stop reading this amazing book. I loved how the characters were portraited and how Georgina made you liked them and then, BAM!, she made you change your mind completely about the characters you liked or thought they were good. I really liked Sarah and how she managed everything at the end. I was very surprised with the plot twist because you didn’t see it coming.


Definitely a 5/5, cant wait to read more of Georgina Cross.

'Nanny Needed' - what a great page-turner!

Sarah, living in NYC under crippling debts, responds to a job advertisement to be a nanny on the Upper West Side; a job that'll solve all her money worries. But it comes with a big deal-breaker: she must sign a NDA & never speak to anyone outside of the Bird residence about the family. As the job progresses, Sarah is thrown in to a surreal world that she didn't expect, which comes with heaps of secrets, lies & deceit.

The book was easy to read & totally gripping. The only thing that knocks a star off the rating was that I saw most of the twists coming. But there were still a couple of surprises & enough intrigue to keep me hooked throughout. In fact, it was pretty hard to put down & I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I'll definitely be looking to read more from Georgina Cross in future too, that's for sure.

Thank you to Netgalley, Georgina Cross & Avon Books UK for allowing me to review the ARC of 'Nanny Needed'; all views are honest & my own.

I enjoyed this book. Sarah lives in New York with her fiance Jonathan. They are really struggling financially, so when Sarah sees an ad for a nanny in a penthouse appartment with a salary to match, she applies. However, it soon becomes apparent that the wealthy Bird family are not what they seem. Sarah has to sign an NDA, and why is there no sign of the child she will be looking after? This was not what I expected when I read the description, but I found it to be a good page turner, even though I thought the denouement was very far fetched. Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.
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I have read two books from this author and I actually enjoyed reading her books. So I was super excited when I got my hands on this book. And yes, Georgina Cross did not disappoint.

Sarah Larsen is in heaps of debts. So when she sees an ad about a nanny wanted for an elite family in Upper West Side, it was too good to be true and was hoping to solve the financial issues that she and her fiance Jonathan are facing. The family is none other than Birds family and Collette gets acquanited with Sarah. But soon, Sarah find a disturbing secret about the Birds family that might threaten her new career and...her life.

I have to say wow! I was literally hooked into the story from start to finish! The story is intense, told mainly from Sarah's perspectives. This was actually a fast paced thriller, quite unputdownable with twists and thrills along the way. Though I expected that type of ending to happen, nonetheless, the story kept me hooked and I was literally thrown to the edge of the seat! The writing was really great as the author did a good job of drawing the reader into the story.

This is such a roller coaster ride--a fast paced thriller with twists and turns and quite unputdownable--worth five stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Avon for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Nanny Needed is such a clever premise, a young woman in financial difficulty taking a job that seems too good to be true. It was everything I hoped it would be and more. Intriguing from page one, well structured, and Sarah was a character I really warmed to. I will be looking out for future Georgina Cross novels and recommending this one to friends.

I have read a few books now from this author and never been disappointed, this was a well written book that kept me on the edge of my seat from the beginning until the very last page and I wasn't expecting the twist at the end.

I can thoroughly recommend this book and thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books for allowing me to read this book.

First I want to say Thank You Avon Books, NetGalley and Author for this amazing chance to read and review this advance ebook copy. In return for an honest review! 😍 As soon as I seen Nanny Needed and read the description I knew in had to try! And they made my month by accepting the request!.😘 I was thrilled to receive this copy as a wish granted on Netgalley!. Nanny Needed by Georgina Cross is crazy good! And now I have new favorite thriller author 🖤 I was hooked from the first chapter finishing it in one day! All the unexpected plot twists were so well written I was glued to the book! The character development for each character were written with great details This book was exactly what I was hoping for.... Intriguing, amazing characters, fast paced, thriller from hell! I could keep going! This story is a non-stop roller coaster of suspense. It’s an edge of your seat psychological thriller, with a constant feeling of dread, that toys with one’s mind and emotions at the same time.  The uniquely well written plot was just outstanding in every way possible. It was one of those "I for real can not put my Kindle down" sorta things! A tense, taut thriller that pulls you along with it right to the last page. Thank you again for this phenomenal ebook! 😘😍

Nanny Needed is an enjoyable read full of twists and turns with a few shocks thrown in for good measure.

Sarah Larsen is living with her fiancée, they both work at a local restaurant but she’s severely in debt. She finds a flyer seeking a nanny, it states discretion is of the utmost importance. Arriving for interview, at a glamorous penthouse they offer an eye watering salary that could be the end of her money troubles. The only catch, she has to sign an NDA. Could this be her ticket out of her dead end job? The only problem is, there seems to be something very strange about the Bird family.

A tale of secrets, lies and deception, you will find it hard to put down. Thank you to NetGalley, Avon Books UK and the author for the chance to review.

Wow!! What a twisty, turny book. Edge of your seat read and really engrossing.

When a flyer is put into the newspaper of a nanny needed for the bird family Sarah Larsen applies straight away. The job on the surface is all of Sarah's dreams come true. A job with a high profile family, adorable children, a stunning penthouse apartment and a salery that is eye wateringly good. So when the bird family ask Sarah to sign a NDA she signs it without a second thought. However there is something extremely strange about the bird family and as time goes on Sarah wonders exactly what on earth she has got herself mixed up in.

Underlying Sense Of Menace…
Answering an attractive job advertisement means that Sarah Larsen’s life would change beyond question. A position for a nanny in an uber glamorous apartment with a breathtaking salary. It sounds too good to be true. Perhaps, however, that’s because it is. When her contract contains a non disclosure clause she thinks little of it. After all, these people probably have to be careful. Don’t they? It’s not too long before things are to take a very sinister turn indeed. With a palpable sense of tension and an underlying vein of menace this is a wholly immersive, one sit suspense which delivers on its’ premise in droves.

What a rollercoaster ride! And one I really enjoyed!

This book was so bingeable that I was surprised to fly through it in two sittings. It's rightfully marketed as a thriller and actually does deliver.

Slight suspension of disbelief might be required as some things feel too convenient, but I had fun wondering what was going on and was totally on board with all the craziness that was going on!

Gripping thriller aside, I really liked the book's exploration into grief and loss. People having public meltdowns is something I come across a lot in my job but this novel made me stop and think about what sparked their behaviour as well evoked empathy in me.

I'm definitely going to check out the author's previous novels now!

Really enjoyed reading this book. So many surprises to keep me guessing the story line. A Nanny is hired to take care of a little girl from a wealthy family, Sarah is excited about starting her new job with the Birds, but things aren't what they seem!

Fast-paced thriller!

Nanny Needed hooked me in from the first page with a brilliant set up of character and their troubles. Sarah has a lot of medical debt and is offered a job of a life-time. But when she's there, things take a turn for the unusual!

Lots of twists and turns, and I just had to know what on earth was going on with the family Sarah went to work for. Well-written and a page turner.

Recommended.

Thanks to Avon and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review.

Sarah Larson picks up a flyer left in her apartment building. A nanny is needed where “discretion is of utmost importance“ and “special conditions apply”. Sarah debates whether to submit an application but as she and her fiance Jonathan are drowning in debt, she decides the extra money would be very useful. She applies, meets Stephen Bird, stepson of Colette Bird and stepbrother of Patty who is nearly four who she will nanny. The money is good but her first meeting with beautiful Colette is strange if not positively peculiar. Further money is offered and Sarah accepts the job.

What have I just read!! This is immersive reading that’s for sure and although parts of the story are bizarre especially surrounding Colettes behaviour, I can’t put the book down and I’m all in! There are some almost surreal but very colourful scenes some of which make you gasp as they’re quite shocking but it’s what I describe as “deliciously awful reading“! The Birds are super rich and the luxury penthouse exudes an atmosphere all of its own as even though it’s huge it feels very claustrophobic and there is tension in abundance. Add in odd behaviour from other staff and the overprotectiveness of Stephen and his father Alex and you begin to get the picture. At times it’s very creepy and sends chills down the spine as the narrative takes a very disturbing direction, way beyond things that can be put down to wealthy eccentricity.
Events take a much more dangerous turn and the suspense builds. Then, we enter the station at Crazy Town with an ending which is almost overly dramatic ( and accompanied with malevolent cackles!) and I really don’t like it at all. However I dare say even if I don’t buy into it, it fits since a lot of this is pretty bonkers anyway! As the majority of the book is crazily entertaining I’m going to give it four stars despite my feelings about the ending.

With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Avon for that much appreciated arc in return for an honest review.

A very enjoyable read. Fast paced and often weird and disturbing, this book will definitely hold your attention throughout. A creepy storyline and some very creepy characters.

Sarah Larsen is in a desperate need for money. She has debts and her job as a waitress is low paid. And she wants to get married.

When she sees the advertisement where nanny is needed, she immediately applies. The wealthy Bird family asks that Sarah remains professional and responsible and courteous at all times while she is with them in their home, and discreet about their affairs when she is not. She signs a strict confidentiality clause. Soon is obvious that this nannying job is not even close to what she thought it would be. It’s going to test her limits, but the money is worth it.

What a thriller. The tension rises with every turned page. Characters are immensely believable. Sarah just wants to be loved and Collette - underneath the manipulation and erratic moods, is a deeply lonely woman. A woman in pain and delusion.

The atmosphere is claustrophobic and Bird's home feels like a time warp. It is hard to know which one is lying and who to trust.

Fabulous read!

This book was wild, it was a fast paced thriller, I loved it, I found the pace to be just right and I legit was guessing throughout the book! WIld RIDE! Thanks for the review copy!

I liked it! I liked it a lot!

“Nanny” books have been written a dime to a dozen, some good, some not so good.
This one was different, definitely different and I loved it and the concept and the twist.

Nanny needed but why, when she app,ied and admitted she didn’t have any experience as a Nanny did they decide to take her on?

You need to know, you need to know these things.

And why has she to sign a discretions clause. She can’t speak about anything to anyone.
Why?
What’s the big secret?

I was hooked…..
But that’s not all folks….
When she gets the job it’s most bizarre.

I absolutely loved it.

I read some then I listened to some on audio. Audio is brilliant, the narrator is so good at holding your attention.

One I won’t forget, and an author I will certainly be following.

Nanny needed is an interesting read. Sarah & her boyfriend are living & struggling in a tiny apartment in New York, they are waiting tables and heavily in debt after paying Sarah’s Aunties medical bills, so when she finds an advert for a nanny job she decides to apply. The family are wealthy and they expect discretion but how hard can it be looking after a 3 year old.
This book was good but it is not a standard thriller although Georgina Cross does cover the mental health aspect well & it had quite a few red herrings and twists but I didn’t find the characters very likeable and the ending seemed very rushed.

Well this book gripped me from the beginning to the end and I really enjoyed reading it, things are never as they seem ….

NetGalley review.

This book had me hooked from the first few pages.

Sarah lives in New York with her fiancé Jonathan in a tiny apartment with bills mounting up and debt collectors coming after what Sarah owes for hospital bills and other costs after her Aunt was taken ill. They both work at a restaurant but then Sarah picks up a flyer in their lobby, a Nanny Wanted flyer. She applies and gets the job working for the Bird family in the Upper West Side.

The child she is employed to look after is 3 year old Patty but after a couple of days Sarah realises that not everything is as it seems. Collette Bird is unwell and needs Sarah more and more but then Jonathan is set up at work after Sarah tells him the truth about her role. What happens next crushes Sarah emotionally and physically.

This was atmospheric with twists and turns and I absolutely loved it.

Oh, what a tangled web we weave
When we practice to deceive

When Sarah Larsen accepts a job as a nanny for the mega wealthy Bird family in a sumptuous penthouse apartment and signs a Non Disclosure Agreement she doesn’t know what she has let herself in for.

Special conditions apply.
Discretion is of the utmost importance.

It is clear that the super rich get pretty much whatever they want by simply throwing money at a problem. When she starts work she doesn’t get to meet the child, Patty, who is nearly 4 years old as she is a little sick. Still the mother Charlotte Bird, the housekeeper Pauline, and Charlotte’s adult stepson Stephen from his father’s first marriage are very welcoming. Sarah thinks the job will be a piece of cake. How wrong she will be!

Nevertheless Sarah needs this job. She and her fiancé Jonathan are really struggling to keep up with all their debts as they are still paying off medical bills for Sarah’s grandmothers terminal illness. The nanny job pays really well.

But it isn’t long before she notices Charlotte’s bizarre mood swings and her almost manic behaviour. The family seem intent on keeping the fragile Charlotte a virtual prisoner in the apartment. She starts to wonder what happened to the previous nannies, I mean the whole vibe of the family is pretty crazy town.

But when when she thinks maybe she should chuck it all in they offer her a raise and remind her that her contract stipulates she remain for at least three months. Disconcerted she does the ‘verboten’ and confides a few of her concerns to Jonathan (what happened to the utmost discretion?) and that’s when the excrement really hits the fan.

A lot of the book was in bonkers territory but it was such a fun ride I donned my disbelief suspenders and ended up enjoying the story a lot. It was let down a little bit by the very ending but a very entertaining read. Many thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for the much appreciated arc which I reviewed voluntarily and honestly.

Wow, this book had me hooked from the start, it would make a an amazing tv thriller drama!

Sarah is a young waitress, struggling with debt after the death of her Aunt and the high costs of living in New York. She applies for a second job as a Nanny with the  rich Bird family. "Discretion is of the utmost importance. Special conditions apply" reads the advert.

With no previous nannying experience she is surprised to get the job and, even better, it is extremely well paid. This could be the answer to all her money problems and perhaps she and her fiance Jonathan could start to make wedding plans after all!

However, the family is not quite what it seems. After the third day why has she not yet met the Bird's young daughter Patty? Why is the child's bedroom so dated? Why does the family need a Nanny if Mrs Bird stays at home all the time and why is she so over'protective of her child?

With things seeming a bit odd Sarah begins to think that perhaps this isn't the job  for her. However, she finds that she has unwittingly signed a contract tying her to the family for three months, a contract to be protected at all costs...

I don't want to say any more for fear of spoilers but I really enjoyed this one! Will definitely  be looking up this author again!

Nanny needed starts with Sarah needing more money and finding a great opportunity to make that happen. A nannying job in the fanciest part of town.

What ensues is bizarre. While this is a quick read it ends far too abruptly for a story that has everything from murder to make believe. It is a good quick read but the level of detail given doesn’t begin to explain how any of this could have been possible, which makes it hard to take seriously at points.



Thank you to netgalley for providing this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the digital copy in exchange for an honest.

Woah! Thrill ride at the ready! Included a whole lotta plot twists thay will seriously FU*K with your brain lmao!!

It's 5am I have strep throat and the discomfort is keeping me awake so in between napping I've been reading simply because I couldn't stop! This is so freaking fast paced and the unexpected twists have you on a whirlwind. I can honestly say I never bloody guessed a single one! DAMN!!!

Like first I was thinking easy money for the new nanny but (like none of us ever do) she didn't read the fine print and found herself body deep in crazy!!

I loved the characters but I suppose Mr Bird is a bit of a complete arse wipe but he did add to the story! I enjoyed how they covered some serious mental health, okay the characters didn't handle it very well but it's good to touch base with the real goings on in the world, especially in a hair raising, entertaining, suspense driven book.

Georgina Cross is definitely an author I will be looking out for in the future!!

IS 2022 THE YEAR OF THE FIVE STAR?! *screams in confused*

Honestly I’m shook by how liberally I’m scattering these ratings about but believe me when I say, this one deserves nothing less.

What you should probably know about me, is that I LOVE thrillers that involve nannies. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s the creepy kid vibes, maybe it’s the fact that they usually provide major mysterious rich people dramz but whatever it is, I just can’t get enough.

I started this ARC as soon as I was approved... & then proceeded to fly through the entire thing in about 5 hours. I personally think it’s a rare quality for a book to be compulsively readable & I literally could not put this down because there was NO LULL in pace!

This was everything I want a good thriller to be - fast paced, twisty & adrenaline pumping, with a protagonist that you’re rooting for right through to the end. I also loved that although the stakes were high, they were also realistic, which just made it all the more terrifying! I honestly couldn’t decide what I should be screaming for Sarah to do next!

Is this on your watchlist? If not, it absolutely should be!

What an amazing book!
When Sarah spots a flyer for a nannying job she decides to apply, and is invited to go for an interview.
She makes a great connection with Collette, the mother of 3 year old Patty and is soon offered the position.
Sarah is thrilled because the job is very well paid, and she is struggling with mountains of debt due to paying for treatment for her recently deceased aunt who had raised her after the death of her parents.
On her first day on the job, she is asked to sign a NDA by Patty's half brother Stephen,and a contract that states she must stay in her job until Patty's 4th birthday party in 3 months time. Even though she finds this a little odd, she signs it anyway. She is told that discretion is vital, and she isn't even allowed to tell her fiance about the family, as secrecy is paramount. She asks to finally meet Patty ,only to be told she is ill so isn't up to having visitors at the moment.
She turns up for work every day but still hasn't set eyes on the little girl she is meant to be caring for. Collette's behaviour is increasingly erratic, and still Patty hasn't appeared. It seems that Sarah is caring for Collette more than anything.
She finally realises that everything is not as it seems within the family and their household staff, and desperately wants to to leave her job. However, she is threatened and reminded that she signed a 3 month contract.
Increasingly, Sarah is dreading going into work, and one thing leads to another and escalates to a surprise twist at the end.
This book is very well written and I loved the character of Sarah. I will certainly look for more books by this author. A1+++

One of the best books I have read this year. Sarah lives in NYC in a small apartment with her boyfriend. She works as a waitress in a local restaurant. She has quite a lot of debts, so when she finds a job as a nanny for a rich family she thinks she hit the jackpot. The pay is very generous and the work seems easy enough, there is only one 'problem', even after 2 days being there she still hasn't met the little girl she supposed to be looking after. Sarah starts to question if they are hiding something.
Lovely read and couldn't put it down.

This is the first book I have read by this author and it certainly won’t be the last.

Wow certainly never saw that coming. An intriguing story line with twists and turns along the way which made for a gripping read.

Sarah Larsen lives with her fiancé Jonathan in an apartment in Virginia Beach. They are both deep in debt, especially Sarah after her Aunt Clara and guardian died, she was left with the debt of her medical bills. Her parents died when she was five and Aunt Clara brought her up as if she was her own daughter. She waitresses at a restaurant to make ends meet and hopes one day she can marry Jonathan. So, when she finds a flyer with a job advertised for a nanny in an upmarket district of the town with utmost discretion required. She jumps at the chance to apply.
She surprised when she receives an invitation for an interview as she has not experience. But that doesn’t deter her to going for the interview. So when she arrives at a swanky apartment building and goes to the twelfth floor Penthouse suite and meets the Birds. She knows something is not right. But she needs to get rid of the debt she is in and takes the job anyway when they offer it to her.
Thank you, Avon, for a copy of A Nanny needed by Georgina Cross. This is a disturbing, gripping thriller of how far one family will go after the loss of their child. I did enjoy this thriller until the last third of the book I found a little too much farfetched, especially the ending. 4 stars from me.

I'll definitely be looking to read more from Georgina Cross in future too, that's for sure.
The perfect book to wrap yourself around on a dark night. This book starts with action, which instantly got me hooked and keeps it and tension going throughout the book! This book needs to be on your radar! I love it so much! Also got the audio version which is just fab!