Lullaby

3.5 stars

I love slow burn, simmering thrillers where the unease creeps up on you and this was definitely one of them.
Already knowing the crime and the offender from the get go, this story focuses more on how we got from the perfect nanny to a brutal murderer. And while I think this book was very well written (although I only read the translation), I was so disappointed and ANNOYED at the ending. I completely understand leaving it slightly open ended and not explaining exactly what drove Louise into her madness (I suppose to keep up the motif of still not knowing Louise fully no matter how close we are to her) but I still hated such an abrupt ending. I would have rated it 4 stars if it had more closure.