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A review by venanana
The Nanny by Gilly Macmillan
3.0
Dark and unpredictable are not exactly the words I'd use to describe this book.
Dark is very far off from words to say about this, I feel it read more like a campy too-high-budget and senseless horror movie. Without any of the actual horror. There are some things early on I thought would be very integral to the story, like how Hannah's bedroom had a view into the Father's office. And Virginia's reluctance to accuse Alexander of anything made me believe in something else happening. There's also a continued reference to what Jo "saw" not what she "remembers" in the first half, so it does intend to mislead you to start with.
There's also a quote about characters who you "Love to Hate" which I also disagree with. The only character I don't like is Jo and it's because the blurb makes it sound like she's an active participant looking for answers; when in actuality she is the only least willing to accept anything is wrong. She doesn't attempt to "fill the holes in her memory" or anything like the blurb suggests.
The book is mutli-POV between Jo, Virginia, A series of flashbacks, and A cop named Andy. Andy's chapters are very-very short and don't provide any additional knowledge. Andy isn't a character in this book he just goes 'I don't like rich people, I'm suspicious of rich people, blahblahblah' his side character partner does more than he does and she's barely on page. His chapters are just a vague insight to the investigation; that doesn't really matter because we already get that information from conversations Andy has with Virginia and Jo. Also, he weirdly never acknowledges Ruby's existence, that was really weird to me.
However, the most interesting character is Hannah, and the flashback chapters. I actually really liked these bits; they're catty and rude and a perfect insight into this woman's character for where we end up.
I do like this book, I listened to it over two days so I really only gave myself a few hours to speculate... not that it did me any good. I normally complain about it being predictable, and it is if you're not mislead by wording and the confusing narrative about who exactly Hannah is.
I'd recommend this, only if you're down for the ride and not for the actual mystery and trying to solve it along side the characters. Because no one is really trying to solve anything, and the only person who is gets 5 mintues where he complains about rich people
Dark is very far off from words to say about this, I feel it read more like a campy too-high-budget and senseless horror movie. Without any of the actual horror. There are some things early on I thought would be very integral to the story, like how Hannah's bedroom had a view into the Father's office. And Virginia's reluctance to accuse Alexander of anything made me believe in something else happening. There's also a continued reference to what Jo "saw" not what she "remembers" in the first half, so it does intend to mislead you to start with.
There's also a quote about characters who you "Love to Hate" which I also disagree with. The only character I don't like is Jo and it's because the blurb makes it sound like she's an active participant looking for answers; when in actuality she is the only least willing to accept anything is wrong. She doesn't attempt to "fill the holes in her memory" or anything like the blurb suggests.
The book is mutli-POV between Jo, Virginia, A series of flashbacks, and A cop named Andy. Andy's chapters are very-very short and don't provide any additional knowledge. Andy isn't a character in this book he just goes 'I don't like rich people, I'm suspicious of rich people, blahblahblah' his side character partner does more than he does and she's barely on page. His chapters are just a vague insight to the investigation; that doesn't really matter because we already get that information from conversations Andy has with Virginia and Jo. Also, he weirdly never acknowledges Ruby's existence, that was really weird to me.
However, the most interesting character is Hannah, and the flashback chapters. I actually really liked these bits; they're catty and rude and a perfect insight into this woman's character for where we end up.
I do like this book, I listened to it over two days so I really only gave myself a few hours to speculate... not that it did me any good. I normally complain about it being predictable, and it is if you're not mislead by wording and the confusing narrative about who exactly Hannah is.
I'd recommend this, only if you're down for the ride and not for the actual mystery and trying to solve it along side the characters. Because no one is really trying to solve anything, and the only person who is gets 5 mintues where he complains about rich people