The Nurse by Jenna Kernan
Genre: Psychological thriller, Suspense
Read: 30th September 2023
Published: 2nd October 2023
★★★ 3.5 stars
DESCRIPTION:
“Can you start right away?” I can hear the desperation in Dr Roth’s voice. He’s longing for someone to look after his poor, sick wife Sabrina in their perfect Florida home. The job pays an awful lot. And I really need the money. As long as they don’t ask too many questions…
I spend my days by Sabrina’s side. She has everything money could buy – a luxurious home, a handsome, doting husband who would do anything for her. I hate cleaning up her mess, picking her designer clothes off the floor, and driving her to the golf club. I hate how she sneers at me, no matter what I do. But I have to remember why I’m really here.
Dr Roth has made it clear I have to make sure she takes her medication. Because if she doesn’t, there’s hell to pay. Three times a day, I count her sedative pills carefully. Sabrina rambles about the death of a child. About a terrible accident. Dr Roth shakes his head sadly. Delusions are a heartbreaking symptom of his wife’s illness, he says.
But when Dr Roth leaves the house, Sabrina becomes more clear-headed. She tells me she’s done something terrible. And that her husband is lying. He keeps her trapped because of what she did. And I’m the only one who can help her escape.
Can I believe the words of a woman suffering from delusions? Or is Dr Roth not as trustworthy as he seems? Someone is lying. And if the Roths find out why I’m really here, this could take a deadly turn…
An unbelievably gripping psychological thriller with a mind-blowing twist that will have you flipping the pages deep into the night. Fans of The Doctor’s Wife, The Perfect Marriage and The Surgeon won’t be able to put this down!
MY THOUGHTS:
The perfect job...the perfect home...the perfect nightmare...
Emily is a struggling nursing student having just graduated as valedictorian and is now in line for the perfect nursing position working for prominent and renowned psychiatrist Dr Henry Roth. Her role is to care for his ailing wife, Sabrina, suffering from mental illness in their palatial and luxurious Florida home. As a struggling student, Emily has landed on her feet with this job as it pays well and heaven knows she needs a reliable income to pay the rent, lower her student debt and pay off her credit card.
It isn't long before Emily discovers her duties extend beyond nursing and she is expected to be housekeeper, tidying up, doing laundry and household chores the entitled rich who never seemed to lift a finger themselves. That's what "the help" is for. Added to the growing list of duties, Emily must ensure Sabrina takes all her medications...but are they doing her any good?
According to her husband Dr Roth, Sabrina suffers from delusions amongst other mental health issues that require a consistent medication regime to prevent her condition from deteriorating.
Soon Emily begins to wonder if the good doctor is over-medicating his wife. And if so, why? But things are not always as simple as it seems at first and Emily takes it upon herself to figure out the enigma that is Dr Roth and uncover the truth about him and his wife before it's too late.
A carefully woven web of secrets and lies are the backbone of this complex tale where nothing is what it seems. A little slow to begin with but the pace picks up in the second half. Towards the end, it becomes obvious what going on but prepare to be shocked. A clever little sting in the tail from Ms Kernan.
I would like to thank #JennaKernan, #Netgalley and #Bookouture for an ARC of #TheNurse in exchange for an honest review.
MEET THE AUTHOR:
A critically acclaimed and award-winning author, Jenna Kernan’s novels have reached Amzon’s Top 100, been twice-nominated for the RITA award, won the Book Buyer’s Best award, nominated for the Silver Falchion Award and been selected for a Top-Pick by RT Book Review. Readers describe her stories as heart-stopping, imaginative, thrilling, gritty, action-packed, fast-paced and flat-out good.
She lives on Florida's west coast with her family.
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