Ahh yes, time for something a little modern.
For some reason I had a beef with this book, despite the fact I liked the writing and the style of the storytelling. This book was written by two people, Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, who I guess can't come up with a name for the main character between them. Seriously "Nanny"? even I could have given her a name. There were also some stereotypical rich people things that the authors played around with quite a bit, and that was a little annoying as well.
The story is about a college student named "Nanny" who transfers from Brown University to NYU to pursue a degree in Child Development, and works as a nanny to the elite rich people in New York City, through a nanny agency called the Parents League. In the beginning she walks you through the process of being interviewed by the rich mothers, who seem to be looking for someone to do their job for them. While walking in the park, she meets the X family (I liked the cleverness of keeping the family anonymous), and their adorable son Grayer. Mrs. X takes a liking to "Nanny" and they arrange a meeting.
Mrs. X decides to hire "Nanny" and replaces her already hired nanny, Caitlin, with her. Grayer, however dislikes "Nanny" and he continues to be a spoiled little brat and does whatever he can to get rid of her. But she wins him over slowly with the "Glinda the Good Witch/Wicked Witch" approach. While she's doing that, Mrs. X puts her in charge of getting things together for a party for Mr. X's clients. Something apparently "Nanny" has trouble doing, and she gets into some hot water. But the party turns out to be a huge success, and all is forgiven. Then things seem to go downhill with the Xes' marriage and the Harvard Hottie makes an appearance here and there.
All in all, it's a fantastic read, and I hated to end it, but it's definitely going on my bookshelf as part of the definite read agains for the future. At some point I plan on seeing the movie, but I'm gonna let the book sink in first.
Happy Reading!
