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A review by lynquinn
Cinder-Nanny by Sariah Wilson
5.0
Does anyone else remember watching a chick flick (back when they were still major motion pictures and not just Netflix originals) and getting completely swept up in the magic of a charming hero and sassy heroine? The same magic that prompts us to turn on our favorite romcom when we need a pick me up or we’re going through a bad break up or maybe we just need a night with the girls indulging in cheesy romance. Ladies and gents, Sariah Wilson has managed to completely capture the enchantment of a classic romcom in her new book, Cinder-Nanny.
Wilson weaves a spellbinding story of Diana Parker, a troubled heroine who just lied through her teeth to get a job as a nanny for the Crawfords, an affluent family living in Aspen for a few months before moving on to their new home in France. Diana is desperate for the salary to help her very sick sister. She’s an incredibly realistic character who is both flawed and loveable, and also guilt-ridden over lying to the family she’s come to work for. And when she meets the dashing and charming Griffin Windsor, Earl of Strathorne, she certainly isn’t willing to entertain entering a relationship with him.
Griffin is everything you could ever want in a hero or book boyfriend. Besides being tall, devastatingly handsome, charming, clever and a little cheesy, he’s also a member of the British peerage. His efforts at tempting Diana into a relationship are witty and endearing. His relationship with his niece is enough to send any reader's ovaries up in flames and he is the embodiment of everything you want in a romcom hero. From his conscientious treatment of Diana to the adorable nicknames that will leave your own heart pounding, Griffin proves himself to be the top tier of the romance hero pedestal. Seriously, you will fall in love with him.
While we enjoy Griffin and Diana navigating their growing feelings for one another, we can’t ignore the gems of the book: Diana’s new charge, Milo, a precocious five year old who might have a little bit of hypochondriasis; and Sophie, Griffin’s niece, who is obsessed with all the different ways the world could end. The two make an adorable pair of sidekicks who give Griffin and Diana more opportunities to see each other while also making sure that there is never a dull moment.
Wilson has brought to life a brilliant retelling of an old favorite full of heart pounding romantic tension between the love interests and rounding it out with wonderfully developed supporting characters. You will wish that you were being swept off your feet by a dashing English earl while cheering for the resilient heroine as she struggles, as so many of us do, with the residual trauma of her past. It is a page turner from start to finish and has effortlessly taken the place of Wilson’s other books on my favorites list. I guarantee that I will come back to this book again and again, reveling in the delightful and captivating characters and wishing that it will never end.
Wilson weaves a spellbinding story of Diana Parker, a troubled heroine who just lied through her teeth to get a job as a nanny for the Crawfords, an affluent family living in Aspen for a few months before moving on to their new home in France. Diana is desperate for the salary to help her very sick sister. She’s an incredibly realistic character who is both flawed and loveable, and also guilt-ridden over lying to the family she’s come to work for. And when she meets the dashing and charming Griffin Windsor, Earl of Strathorne, she certainly isn’t willing to entertain entering a relationship with him.
Griffin is everything you could ever want in a hero or book boyfriend. Besides being tall, devastatingly handsome, charming, clever and a little cheesy, he’s also a member of the British peerage. His efforts at tempting Diana into a relationship are witty and endearing. His relationship with his niece is enough to send any reader's ovaries up in flames and he is the embodiment of everything you want in a romcom hero. From his conscientious treatment of Diana to the adorable nicknames that will leave your own heart pounding, Griffin proves himself to be the top tier of the romance hero pedestal. Seriously, you will fall in love with him.
While we enjoy Griffin and Diana navigating their growing feelings for one another, we can’t ignore the gems of the book: Diana’s new charge, Milo, a precocious five year old who might have a little bit of hypochondriasis; and Sophie, Griffin’s niece, who is obsessed with all the different ways the world could end. The two make an adorable pair of sidekicks who give Griffin and Diana more opportunities to see each other while also making sure that there is never a dull moment.
Wilson has brought to life a brilliant retelling of an old favorite full of heart pounding romantic tension between the love interests and rounding it out with wonderfully developed supporting characters. You will wish that you were being swept off your feet by a dashing English earl while cheering for the resilient heroine as she struggles, as so many of us do, with the residual trauma of her past. It is a page turner from start to finish and has effortlessly taken the place of Wilson’s other books on my favorites list. I guarantee that I will come back to this book again and again, reveling in the delightful and captivating characters and wishing that it will never end.