The Turn of The Key - Ruth Ware - Book Review

        This year has been a good one for me; being able to lay my hands on some good mystery thrillers. The name of this book reminded me of another horror classic - The Turn of the Screw. I stumbled on this book by accident and just went on to read and I do not regret the decision.

        The story opens up with Rowan Caine locked up for the murder of a child.  Rowan stumbles upon an ad for a live-in nanny in a rich family at Scotland which she gets selected for. She enjoys the luxurious mansion style house which was a welcome change from her small mangy room in London and the other perks coming with the job. She has to look after three children - two little girls and an infant when the parents are out of town working. She starts to experience some spooky occurrences once she is left alone in the big mansion alone with the kids and she starts to question her sanity itself. One thing leads to another and finally the death of a child and Rowan tries to explain her innocence to her lawyer over letters. What happened actually at the home, was this really an act of netherworld or was that just a farce, is all that appear to naked eye the truth forms the crux of the story.

        What attracted me mainly in this story is primarily the settings for the story. The author was able to bring out the eeriness needed for the story perfectly on paper. I had to look around me at times while reading at night. The story pretty much goes on normally like in any other book but the twists start pouring in when they start. I was really blown off by the barrage of twists that were thrown at me towards the climax, There were some unanswered questions throughout the story but they did add to the suspense surrounding the characters. But having said that, there were some things that were obnoxious like the parents taking in a stranger as nanny and leaving their children alone with her for days and not performing a thorough background check. Having a manual that points out tech savvy house and how to handle kids was funny. Setting apart some ridiculous situations like these, the book was a solid read which will blow you off at the end.

        I would recommend this as a good thriller which you can enjoy over the weekend without asking much questions and just taking the story on the go. A quick read with fabulous twists.