The Babysitter starts when Jamie and Emma are teenagers. Jamie has a babysitting commitment but wants to go to a party, so arranges to switch partway through the evening with her older sister Emma. Emma is attacked and damaged mentally and physically.
Fast-forward to the present when Jamie's mother dies, and Jamie must return to her home town (suburb, really) with her own teenage daughter to take care of Emma. She reacquaints herself with the complex web of characters focused around the local high school. The attacks start again and Jamie, with the help of a police officer and romantic interest, Cooper, investigate these mysterious occurrences.
The characters in this book were well drawn, especially Jamie who is very relatable. It was a mystery right up until the end - the perpetrator was difficult to guess. Definitely twisty! Full of secrets and lies. The Babysitter moved quickly and was hard to put down. The only downside I found were a few poorly constructed sentences and repetitive phrases which the editor must have missed. These were few and far between and did not affect the enjoyment of the story.
Fast-forward to the present when Jamie's mother dies, and Jamie must return to her home town (suburb, really) with her own teenage daughter to take care of Emma. She reacquaints herself with the complex web of characters focused around the local high school. The attacks start again and Jamie, with the help of a police officer and romantic interest, Cooper, investigate these mysterious occurrences.
The characters in this book were well drawn, especially Jamie who is very relatable. It was a mystery right up until the end - the perpetrator was difficult to guess. Definitely twisty! Full of secrets and lies. The Babysitter moved quickly and was hard to put down. The only downside I found were a few poorly constructed sentences and repetitive phrases which the editor must have missed. These were few and far between and did not affect the enjoyment of the story.