Status Updates From Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous...

The police came due to scary stuff happening

A car is following them.

The night started off well after the mother left but then the night started getting dark… the kids started to disappear after the nanny was reading the book then a horrible noice started and her hair stood up and chills ran through her back she didn’t feel comfortable. She couldn’t try to find the kids until the sound stopped.

I wonder what’s gonna happen to him

She met the parents of the kids and there paying her a lot of money.

A dog is harmed in this book, but he gets his own back.

🎼Face your fears...knock down a wasps nest...hide from your kidnappers...'cause you are amazing...🎼

This bit reminds me of a stealth game. Why hasn't this book gotten a movie option? It seems perfect for it.

Yes, smart kid, Jeremy!

The tension of having lots of little pieces of a plan, but nothing to tie them together yet, is really well done.

Yes! Love a proactive hero!

The contrast of Darcy cleaning out the treehouse for Diana and the kidnappers not even dusting a room they expected three kids to sleep in. Lucky none of them is asthmatic.

Stealing the housekeeper's car with the garage door opener was actually a good plan, good criming

Trust your gut, Darcy!

(Although wild that they didn't send the kids to the neighbors or something, given that there was a clear break-in attempt.)

Aww, Tim is a good brother.

That being said, ACAB.

Oof, although the fact that Diana's parents called the cops reminds me: If you see anyone online looking for a missing significant other, especially if it's a man searching for a woman, it's almost always an abuser looking for a victim who's escaped them. The vast majority of cases reported to the FBI turn out that way, and that's with some barriers in place.

Do NOT amplify those requests; report them to the site.

Irene also rocks. The situation is awful, but she's determined to do what she can to help.

The conversation between her and Darcy, about getting help versus relying on yourself is also a good setup for later in the book.