I immediately got a clear sense of how miserable Annas life is when I began this book. The author doesnt waste precious time or pages dragging the reader through a maze of miscommunication and inner dialogue to bring us to the conclusion that Annas life is crap. I rather enjoyed that this information is thrown into the mix right from the start. Its important that I learned this sooner rather than later because only then would I understand how Anna could end up working for Cassandra Knight, a vile, cruel, rude beyond belief, arrogant witch of a woman who is so full of herself it will make you sick. Anna takes a job with this horrible person, thinking the position will be as an assistant to a best-selling author. Instead, she somehow gets roped into being the nanny to Cassandras son, Zak, who is just as vile as she is. Unfortunately, desperate times call for desperate measures on Annas part.
Even as horrible as Annas time under the Knight household is, this book made me laugh deeply and loudly at some of the antics going on. Cassandra takes center stage with her drunken outbursts and anger management issues. Her son, Zak, is a spoiled brat who behaves like a troll, while managing to deflect it back onto his mother. Then theres Cassandras husband, Jett, an aging rock-star, who cant seem to keep his trousers on. Throw into the mix several supporting characters who I found to be quite interesting makes for an enjoyable story.
I liked this book. The story does a good job of making the reader forget her troubles for a while by bringing to light a whole new dysfunctional group of people. It made me laugh a lot and I am still amazed that there wasnt any bloodshed in the Knight home. I cheered Anna on when she finally gets the opportunity to leave but continued to empathize with her situation when it appears she jumped from the frying pan straight into the fire. This story has many twists which make the plot so interesting.
Fans of chick-lit will enjoy the snarky British humor laced throughout the story, but be prepared for the profanity that comes along with it. It didnt offend me or pull my attention out of the story at all, most likely because I, myself, was directing quite a few profane statements in Cassandras direction. This was my first book by Wendy Holden and I am looking forward to reading more from her.
Even as horrible as Annas time under the Knight household is, this book made me laugh deeply and loudly at some of the antics going on. Cassandra takes center stage with her drunken outbursts and anger management issues. Her son, Zak, is a spoiled brat who behaves like a troll, while managing to deflect it back onto his mother. Then theres Cassandras husband, Jett, an aging rock-star, who cant seem to keep his trousers on. Throw into the mix several supporting characters who I found to be quite interesting makes for an enjoyable story.
I liked this book. The story does a good job of making the reader forget her troubles for a while by bringing to light a whole new dysfunctional group of people. It made me laugh a lot and I am still amazed that there wasnt any bloodshed in the Knight home. I cheered Anna on when she finally gets the opportunity to leave but continued to empathize with her situation when it appears she jumped from the frying pan straight into the fire. This story has many twists which make the plot so interesting.
Fans of chick-lit will enjoy the snarky British humor laced throughout the story, but be prepared for the profanity that comes along with it. It didnt offend me or pull my attention out of the story at all, most likely because I, myself, was directing quite a few profane statements in Cassandras direction. This was my first book by Wendy Holden and I am looking forward to reading more from her.
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