The Babysitter is a slow burn thriller, but to me it was a little too slow. I really enjoyed the ending and was quite shocked at who the babysitter killer was, but throughout this book I would get bored. It started out very creepy and had me intrigued to find out more!
At the beginning of this story we follow Jamie and Emma who are sisters. Jamie is babysitting, but really wants to go to a party so she begs her sister to take over for her. Emma does take over, but she gets attacked by a stranger and almost dies. Now, I am a sucker for creepy babysitter storylines. They are just so spine-chilling because I couldn’t imagine being attacked while babysitting, or getting eerie phone calls all alone. Flash forward to 20 years later and Jamie has to come back home and watch over her sister because their mom passes. Jamie and her teenage daughter move back to care for Emma, but soon strange things start happening that resemble what happened on that fateful night 20 years ago.
We get to see multiple perspectives throughout this book and I think that made it super compelling to continue reading. They never did figure out who was behind attacking Emma, and when new attacks start happening, the police dig back into the case from 20 years ago. I liked how we were learning more about the past in bits and pieces, as well as, all the creepy stuff going on in the present.
My only complaint as I stated above was how I think it was a little too long. I want to be on the edge of my seat the whole time, even during a slow burn. The Babysitter definitely had it’s shocking, goosebumps moments, but it didn’t engage me to continue reading as fast as I could. This was my first book of the author’s and I can’t wait to read more.
At the beginning of this story we follow Jamie and Emma who are sisters. Jamie is babysitting, but really wants to go to a party so she begs her sister to take over for her. Emma does take over, but she gets attacked by a stranger and almost dies. Now, I am a sucker for creepy babysitter storylines. They are just so spine-chilling because I couldn’t imagine being attacked while babysitting, or getting eerie phone calls all alone. Flash forward to 20 years later and Jamie has to come back home and watch over her sister because their mom passes. Jamie and her teenage daughter move back to care for Emma, but soon strange things start happening that resemble what happened on that fateful night 20 years ago.
We get to see multiple perspectives throughout this book and I think that made it super compelling to continue reading. They never did figure out who was behind attacking Emma, and when new attacks start happening, the police dig back into the case from 20 years ago. I liked how we were learning more about the past in bits and pieces, as well as, all the creepy stuff going on in the present.
My only complaint as I stated above was how I think it was a little too long. I want to be on the edge of my seat the whole time, even during a slow burn. The Babysitter definitely had it’s shocking, goosebumps moments, but it didn’t engage me to continue reading as fast as I could. This was my first book of the author’s and I can’t wait to read more.