The kids parents Bill and Sandra were weird in my opinion. I also suspected two of these children of being the culprit as well. Rhiannon is fourteen and when she comes into the picture she is a mouthy firecracker and you begin to see where Maddie gets it from. Petra is a year and a half and she’s such a cute and funny little toddler, she really was such a great addition to the story.

Ellie is five and follows Maddie around even though she wants to like Rowan and be good for her. Maddie is eight and she’s a bit of a brat. I stayed up until 1am so that I could finish this book because I had to know what happened. So creepy and I enjoyed every minute of it. Nevermind the creepy backstory of the previous owners. There was also the setting of the novel which took place at the house which is in the middle of nowhere surrounded by woods and a locked garden. There were noises, missing things, things coming on and knocks with nobody there. He was actually my prime suspect as soon as he was introduced! I love when there is some romance in thrillers, but I get so annoyed when there is more romance than mystery. There was a little bit of romance but it definitely wasn’t the focus of the story and it happened towards the end of the book which I liked. One of my favorite scenes is when she jumps in the muddy puddles to make baby Petra laugh. She was one of those characters that you could see yourself in. Rowan takes a job as a live-in nanny and at the start of the book, she is in prison for the murder of one of the children she was watching.

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