Thank you to the publisher and Lesley for an ARC of The Mistress Next Door.

This is definitely a slow-burn thriller that starts and ends with a bang. I was very engaged in the beginning and end, but the middle was a bit hard to get through.

We are following Harriet as she has sneaking suspicions about her husband. However, that's not her only mystery. Someone is also leaving her threatening notes about the past. Not to mention, Harriet has 3 children at home and just lost her nanny, while trying to start up her small children's clothing business.

There are some jumps in time in the book that personally did not seem necessary. I also saw very few twists coming, the majority of those were due to hidden clues (of course) but some seem plucked out of thin air?

I enjoyed the overall story, the characters, learning all about the neighborhood, and I thought the overall world was fascinating.