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The Nanny by Lana Ferguson

43 reviews

arkwen452's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

1.5

I should've DNFed this book. Adults read like high school/college students. Where was the editor? I felt second hand embarrassment and cringe the entire book. If you want steps on talking your characters into circles and around themselves---this would be the book.

The past chats and conversations didn't add to the experience. Especially since Aiden and Cassie were flirting from the beginning. Side note: I would also consider this as The (Lost & Found)Sugar Daddy

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literarymary95's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really enjoyed this story despite it being a little bit on the predictable side. It made me laugh and root for the characters. The characters were enjoyable and the females were especially sassy.

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jamiefilio_19's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book because Lana’s books have been all over the book community. I got this book and the Fake Mate in the 3 for £6 at the Works and decided to jump right in. This book was hot and adorable, but also infuriating.

This book has two points of view. The first is Cassie Evans, and after losing her job and being on the brink of eviction she finds herself with two choices: get a new job (and fast) or fire up her long-untouched OnlyFans accounts. But there are no jobs to be found, and as for OnlyFans . . . Well, there are reasons she can’t go back. Just when all hope seems lost, an ad for a live-in nanny position seems to be the solution to all her problems. It's almost too perfect – until she meets her would-be employer. The second point of view is Aiden Reid, and he is an executive chef and DILF extraordinaire and is far from the stuffy single dad Cassie was imagining. Aiden is shocked that she is most qualified applicant he has met in weeks, and now Aiden is practically begging her to take the job. Aiden cannot understand his obsession with Cassie, but it’s all he ends up thinking about. Cassie feels like living under the same roof as Aiden will be dangerous, but with no other option, she decides to stay with him and his adorably daughter, Sophie. However, Cassie soon realises that Aiden is not a stranger at all, but instead someone who is very familiar with her – or at least, her body. She finds herself at a loss for what to do, given that he doesn’t remember her. As their relationship heats to temperatures hotter than any kitchen Aiden has ever worked in, Cassie struggles with telling Aiden the truth, and the more terrifying possibility – losing the best chance at happiness she’s ever had.

I liked the storyline and that it shows that connections can be made online, even if it was OnlyFans. I liked that they showed the connection at the start of every chapter, and you could see how the connection grew. This book was very cheesy and adorable but also spicy. I loved the adorable moments of like Aiden and Cassie’s first date and how Aiden wanted to dress her up and show her off to his employees and that his boss was joking and laughing with Cassie. It was an easy read; you didn’t really need to think or pay attention. I think Aiden was hilarious and how he wanted to say all his feelings about Cassie but just couldn’t and even though he was this big-shot chef and yet he was fumbling in front of his in-house nanny.

Sophie and Wanda saved this book from being a three-star read. Wanda was a straight-talking old woman which felt like Cassie’s inner voice just telling her to grow a pair. Sophie shouldn’t have been the solution to all the problems. Like she went to Wanda’s house to get Cassie, she told her that Aiden loved her and told Aiden that Cassie loved her. Like if I ten-year-old knows, why aren’t the two adults in the book having a normal conversation between them. The miscommunication did drive me nuts and I don’t think the third act breakup was really needed. Everyone just needed to take a breath after Wanda had her heart attack and then have a conversation and I'm also certain Aiden would have won against a judge knowing that Sophie loved her dad and Cassie and there was plenty of people who would have helped them against Iris. I felt like she got left off the hook a bit and that she needed some form of grovelling and apologising to Aiden and Cassie.

This was the first book of Lana’s that I've read, and it won’t be the last. Hopefully the third act breakups will stop, and I can enjoy them even more.

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emisbooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

i devoured this book! gorgeous lighthearted, witty and fun romance
character dynamics were wonderful and the relationship was believable
great use of single dad, forced proximity and second chance romance (kinda?) tropes
so adorable plz read

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gabi_715's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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jehansen127's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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greatexpectations77's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book had a cute premise, and I thought it had a good sense of tension when Cassie had to

hide her birthmark from Aiden.

But I did think she should have figured it out a little sooner, since the

gift he sent her would have been postmarked from nearby (plus he probably would have faintly recalled her mailing address?)

and his username was pretty obviously of a chef. But it had a cute little happy ending, and I thought that character of the daughter was written really well. But whew, this was long. I feel like the book might have been able to lose about a third of the length and been still fully formed. I didn't always need every thought that passed through Cassie's head. Oh ALSO. You're trying to make me believe that a fine dining chef can't cook waffles? That is just too much for me.

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evren219's review against another edition

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emotional funny relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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abicaro17's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Honestly not bad! Cassie is a struggling student who takes up a nannying job to pay bills after quitting OnlyFans and getting let go from her last job. Aiden is a chef and father to Sophie who used to be Cassies biggest supporter online. I really enjoyed the dynamic between Sophie and Cassie, Cassie and Aiden, and Aiden and Sophie. I think it was pretty well balanced and felt very natural and funny. I think my problems came with the balance of dialogue/emotional connection to sex. They had so much sex and they were horrible communicators. Like every fights/the big climax would have been an easy solve if they would just have a conversation. It pissed me off so bad that they knew they sucked at communicating and NEVER worked ok it/addressed it. Also I usually never complain about smut (who would?) but, theres like one too many smut scenes here. Feels a tad unbalanced with the lack of communication.

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