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A review by stephsbooktalk
The Nanny by Lana Ferguson
5.0
Thank you so much to Berkley Romance for an advance copy of this book!
I will be honest. I wasn't sure what to think about this book in the first 25% as it just felt like an okay book but as it went on, more and more I was becoming attached to these characters. I gravitated towards this book just from the very first line of the description. I didn't need to see anything more. I knew it was going to be my kind of book.
"You can have good things, but you have to let yourself have them."
Quick Recap of book: Cassie is looking for a full time job while finishing up school. She previously was a sex worker with an anonymous account on OnlyFans but abruptly stopped after one of her biggest customers suddenly ghosted her and she didn't feel the need to go back. Cassie answers an ad for a live-in nanny - enter Aiden and Sophie. Cassie realizes pretty early on that Aiden was her former customer on her OnlyFans and is afraid of telling Aiden and messing things up.
I just love the relationship that Cassie has with everyone in this book. Her relationship with Wanda proves that found family are just so important. Her relationship with Aiden's daughter Sophie was so sweet and you could tell that Sophie really valued Cassie's presence. Cassie just has this way with people that is just so special. I can't even say that the banter was great between Cassie and Aiden but it also was fun reading her interactions with Sophie and Wanda.
I do think that Cassie made the mistake and overreact during the 4th quarter shakeup that a conversation could've fixed it all. But all she knew was to run away separate herself from the issue. And there were times where I wasn't sure how Cassie didn't realize the overlapping of the time Aiden disappeared from OnlyFans with his baby mother's death. It had kept being brought up and even was interfering with their potential future which just didn't make sense But alas I still love her character and everyone is flawed.
"I'm offering you my whole damned life, if you want it."
The character Iris was an interesting one! Clearly still grieving over her sister's death, she is taking her anger with that and taking it out on Cassie. Honestly though do most siblings of a deceased get that protective of a niece when there is a supportive, capable father in the picture?! That probably was the most unrealistic aspect of the book (aside from the kismet of Aiden & Cassie finding one another).
I paired this with the audio courtesy of Penguin Random House and when I got to those spicy parts halfway and in the 4th quarter, my goodness I was blushing! The door was wide open and my goodness it just did not disappoint. I honestly was waiting for them to get caught a few times with just how things were going. Aiden was just so swoony.
This book just made me happy and despite the length (which probably could've been edited down a bit), I thoroughly enjoyed it all and didn't want it to end.
I debated back and forth on what I wanted to rate this book and ultimately it still makes me smile days later and so I have to give it the 5 star approval.
I am so excited to see what else Lana Ferguson does & will be looking forward to reading her 2nd book later this year.
I will be honest. I wasn't sure what to think about this book in the first 25% as it just felt like an okay book but as it went on, more and more I was becoming attached to these characters. I gravitated towards this book just from the very first line of the description. I didn't need to see anything more. I knew it was going to be my kind of book.
"You can have good things, but you have to let yourself have them."
Quick Recap of book: Cassie is looking for a full time job while finishing up school. She previously was a sex worker with an anonymous account on OnlyFans but abruptly stopped after one of her biggest customers suddenly ghosted her and she didn't feel the need to go back. Cassie answers an ad for a live-in nanny - enter Aiden and Sophie. Cassie realizes pretty early on that Aiden was her former customer on her OnlyFans and is afraid of telling Aiden and messing things up.
I just love the relationship that Cassie has with everyone in this book. Her relationship with Wanda proves that found family are just so important. Her relationship with Aiden's daughter Sophie was so sweet and you could tell that Sophie really valued Cassie's presence. Cassie just has this way with people that is just so special. I can't even say that the banter was great between Cassie and Aiden but it also was fun reading her interactions with Sophie and Wanda.
I do think that Cassie made the mistake and overreact during the 4th quarter shakeup that a conversation could've fixed it all. But all she knew was to run away separate herself from the issue. And there were times where I wasn't sure how Cassie didn't realize the overlapping of the time Aiden disappeared from OnlyFans with his baby mother's death. It had kept being brought up and even was interfering with their potential future which just didn't make sense But alas I still love her character and everyone is flawed.
"I'm offering you my whole damned life, if you want it."
The character Iris was an interesting one! Clearly still grieving over her sister's death, she is taking her anger with that and taking it out on Cassie. Honestly though do most siblings of a deceased get that protective of a niece when there is a supportive, capable father in the picture?! That probably was the most unrealistic aspect of the book (aside from the kismet of Aiden & Cassie finding one another).
I paired this with the audio courtesy of Penguin Random House and when I got to those spicy parts halfway and in the 4th quarter, my goodness I was blushing! The door was wide open and my goodness it just did not disappoint. I honestly was waiting for them to get caught a few times with just how things were going. Aiden was just so swoony.
This book just made me happy and despite the length (which probably could've been edited down a bit), I thoroughly enjoyed it all and didn't want it to end.
I debated back and forth on what I wanted to rate this book and ultimately it still makes me smile days later and so I have to give it the 5 star approval.
I am so excited to see what else Lana Ferguson does & will be looking forward to reading her 2nd book later this year.