Reivew of The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

I received a copy of this title via Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

When she stumbles across the ad, she’s looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss—a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten—by the luxurious “smart” home fitted out with all modern conveniences, by the beautiful Scottish Highlands, and by this picture-perfect family.

What she doesn’t know is that she’s stepping into a nightmare—one that will end with a child dead and herself in prison awaiting trial for murder.

Writing to her lawyer from prison, she struggles to explain the unravelling events that led to her incarceration. It wasn’t just the constant surveillance from the cameras installed around the house, or the malfunctioning technology that woke the household with booming music, or turned the lights off at the worst possible time. It wasn’t just the girls, who turned out to be a far cry from the immaculately behaved model children she met at her interview. It wasn’t even the way she was left alone for weeks at a time, with no adults around apart from the enigmatic handyman, Jack Grant.

My Review
5 Stars

 This was a very intriguing book. Written in the letter style, Rowan's story is one of mystery, secrets and misconception. 

Rowan couldn't believe her luck. She stumbled upon the job advertisement at the perfect time. This is the change that she has been seeking and she couldn't be more excited. 

Upon taking the job Rowan is pretty much thrown right into it. Having to handle three children she barely knows, her nerves are frying pretty easily or at least that's what she's telling herself. I mean the noises that she's hearing can't be real right? Ghosts don't exist, so it must be the sudden stress that's making her so frazzled and scared. 

As the story progresses you find out what exactly goes on at Heatherbrae House and exactly what's hidden inside the modern walls. You'll also learn whether Rowan is as innocent as she claims or if she herself has skeletons in the closet.