romancelibrary's Reviews > The Nanny

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was obviously drawn by the synopsis: the heroine ends up nannying for one of her OnlyFans clients, but he doesn't remember her. The synopsis leaves out certain details about their online relationship, which I appreciated because I had fun peeling back the layers of their history. I also liked the tidbits of flashback before each chapter, showing how they met online and how their relationship progressed.

To be honest, this book actually started off well. But I started losing interest when the heroine kept going around in circles. One day, she's determined to keep things professional and not cross any lines with Aiden. But the next day, she basically asks him if he finds her attractive. And of course, she immediately regrets asking him these dumb questions. Rinse and repeat. She just kept going around in circle, repeating the same thing over and over again.

Both Cassie and Aiden are delightfully awkward. They're always making blunders and accidental innuendos are common during their conversations. I had a good laugh here and there, but these blunders eventually became forced, to the point where the conversational turn-taking does not make logical sense. On top of being awkward, Cassie and Aiden are also disastrous overthinkers, which I can 100% relate to. But the issue that I had here is that the author relied too much on awkwardness, accidental innuendos, and overthinking to create tension and push and pull between Aiden and Cassie. It became repetitive and in my opinion, there are much better ways to create organic tension between two characters.

The whole revelation is very anticlimactic and the climax is just so dumb. I'm over martyr characters. Cassie continues to be a martyr even after Wanda talks some sense into her. Speaking of Wanda, she is easily the best character in this book. Cassie had better banter with Wanda than she did with Aiden. Anyway, I have a lot of difficulty liking martyr characters, especially the ones who refuse to communicate. I'm not saying Aiden is the King of Communication, but at least he actually put some effort in reconciling and tried to start a conversation with martyr Cassie.

In conclusion, Wanda is the highlight of this book. If you're looking for a fun grandma type of character, Wanda is your girl.