It was gripping, entertaining, weird, predictable but great choice to spend your time without thinking apocalyptic and horrifying news and getting rid of your daily paranoia by focusing on something crazier.The story’s told by Emily, her boss Scott and his boss’ dear wife Nina. Let’s talk about Emily, in mid-twenties, gullible, naïve, talkative, confused, friendly, suffering from her wrong life choices, having problematic relationship with her parents (finally when she decides to call her mother...

3.5...interesting, a bit predictable. I think I wanted a bit more...When Emily finds herself fired from her temp job...she is at a loss for what to do. Her acting career is not taking off, she is not close with her family, in fact she resents them. Then her ex boss- of all people offer her a job that seems too good to be true. Okay Emily that is your first hint...too good to be true, go with your gut...but nope she took the easy route and thought what the hell, I have nothing to lose.Scott wants...

The beautiful cover made me want to hop on a plane and go somewhere nice and tropical to read this book but that was not an option so I found a comfy chair in a warm room instead.I think I can safely say that the main character, Emily, needed help urgently. To accept a job in France from someone she does not know, leave without telling anyone and then toss her phone as soon as she gets there and cease any contact with home. She was asking for everything she got. However, despite the rather dodgy...

I liked The Safe Place, but found it to be slow, slow, slow. It seemed like we spent ages on Emily’s character development interspersed with glimpses into Scott’s character, where we learn through the briefest of hints that something is not quite right, and perhaps a secret misdeed will be revealed. This is what kept me listening even though nothing was happening as an exciting and surprising outcome can make one rethink all that led up to it.I liked the author's writing style, particularly once...

The Safe Place by Anna Downes is a thriller that is told from the different points of view of the main characters. There is also moments that flash back in time to build the back story of the couple involved.Emily Proudman is a want to be actress that has taken a temporary receptionist job to actually pay her bills. After a few weeks at that job though Emily finds herself stumbling in late after an audition after which she is immediately fired. Out of work with no way to pay the bills Emily then...

After 2 weeks of not reading a thing and with 3 hours left on my loan from the library..............I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED A BOOK!!!!! Too bad it was mega meh.TW: Because this is a thriller I've hidden them behind a spoiler tag. Click 'view spoiler' if you would like to see them --> (view spoiler)[self harm, death of a child, child abduction/kidnapping, suicide (hide spoiler)]

3.5 starsI love the book cover design for this one as it practically begs you to read the book during the summer or while on vacation. The story hooked me from the beginning because it had a creepy factor to it in which I wasn't entirely sure which direction the author was going to go because it felt like there were endless possibilities. I do have some mixed feelings about the big reveal and the last quarter of the story so that's why I landed on a 3.5 star rating.Emily's life is a bit of a mes...

Emily Proudman's acting career has come to a standstill. None of the auditions she's gone to have been successful and her agent is leaving for the US. On top of that she's just lost her most recent job as a receptionist. Her rent is overdue and without work she can't afford to stay in London but she also can't go home to the parents she's been neglecting. But then she runs into her former boss, Scott Denny, who offers her a job as a housekeeper and personal assistant to his wife Nina who lives i...

A nicely done debut by Anna Downes. 3.5 starsThe Safe Place kept me engaged throughout, and with one minor tweak (which I'll mention below), this could be a truly outstanding novel. Told almost entirely from Emily's point of view, there are also a few chapters told from Scott's perspective, as well as some sections from an unidentified voice. I'll be honest, the unidentified sections fooled me. I suspected something very different. (view spoiler)[I thought they were told from Emily's adoptive mo...

Thank you NetGalley for giving me an eARC in exchange for an honest review.I don’t really know how I felt about this, I saw all the incredible reviews and had high expectations. Those expectations were not met, and I am disappointed. I thought this was a very drawn out thriller, that you figure out very soon into the book. I didn’t have that, “wow” moment where my jaw drops open. While the author did a great job at adding in very peculiar thoughts throughout that kind of made you eerie, it didn’...

3,5 ⭐️ It is safe to say that “The safe place” is a pretty good effort for a debut novel. It could have been great but for a series of issues that in my opinion were a bit of a letdown.The premise was quite intriguing and those first chapters when we get to know Emily and about Scott’s schemes to bring her into his employment kept me quite engrossed as I could not figure out why all that interest in her and why she was the perfect choice for the job. The problem is that we never really find out

Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/2.5 StarsWhen Emily finds herself unemployed, about to be evicted and cut off from her family’s pocketbook due to asking for assistance one too many times, she has no clue what will save her tail. Enter former boss Scott. Emily may have been a terrible receptionist at his company, but she has a good personality and might just be the perfect fit as a personal assistant for his wife at their French estate. Gardening, home decorating and

THE SAFE PLACE is about a woman named Emily who is a failing actress, working as an Administrative Assistant to pay her bills until she’s terminated. Down on her luck, she accepts a seemingly perfect offer to be a housekeeper/all around assistant to a woman named Nina and her sickly daughter. The house is in France and shrouded in luxury and privacy. Of course something sinister is going on. I enjoyed this book, and found myself engaged for the majority of it. Author Anna Downes does a fantastic...

4 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️A strong, stunning debut! I had such a great time reading The Safe Place. The beginning grabbed me, the middle was awesome and it just got better from there! So many twists and surprises that it was hard to figure out just what was happening. And just when you thought you figured it out, they just kept comin’ atcha! There are four main characters. Emily is an out of work actress trying to make ends meet. When she gets fired from her office job, she is at a loss about what to do....