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The Nanny's Knickers
Thirty-something Zoe Manet just lost everything she cares about. She lost her job. She lost her fiance. Looking for a fresh start, she moves to England and takes a job as a nanny... which ends up complicating her life even more.
Chris Eastham, her new charge, is a rotten brat. Lewis Eastham, the boy's father, won't stop hitting on her—and he's a married man!
And then there's Chris' uncle, Benjamin Eastham, the Oxford grad who enjoys a relentless flirtation with the new nanny. Ben is super-hot and preciously posh, but she just can't picture herself dating the much younger man.
Or can she?
THE NANNY'S KNICKERS is a romantic comedy for anyone who has ever gone "across the pond"... or wished they could!
Chris Eastham, her new charge, is a rotten brat. Lewis Eastham, the boy's father, won't stop hitting on her—and he's a married man!
And then there's Chris' uncle, Benjamin Eastham, the Oxford grad who enjoys a relentless flirtation with the new nanny. Ben is super-hot and preciously posh, but she just can't picture herself dating the much younger man.
Or can she?
THE NANNY'S KNICKERS is a romantic comedy for anyone who has ever gone "across the pond"... or wished they could!
308 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 30, 2011
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July 6, 2015
I think if I hadn't read this a few weeks after The Nanny, I might have been kinder to it.
Wait.. no, I don't know about that.
The things that irked me about this book were in fact the Yank across the pond moments.
I happen to be a Yank living in England.
Some of the tropes she used were accurate. Some of them not. So to me, I kept getting caught up on the stupid little details.
The very first part about her being unemployed and going to England and 'hoping to find a job' HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA. As a person who gets stopped every single time I enter the UK, even though I have a legal FOREVER right to stay here and work (yup, I still get stopped every time) because one time coming through a border agent thought I was going to try to stay (this was before my Forever Right to stay), denied me entry, and now my life is hell when I travel outside the country. So This is how the book started, and just made me loose it from the start.
"Everyone in England loves Earl Grey" (paraphrased) when she was needing to pick between Green Tea or Earl Grey to drink. Excuse me? No. It would have been more accurate to just say PG Tips, or even just 'Breakfast' tea which is so not.. NOT Earl Grey. Most of the people I've met in my now 4 years here hate Earl Grey.
"That's just the way we do it here in England. We're more direct. We don't beat around the bush like you yanks do." -BULLSHIT. I call bullshit. They freak out if you answer anything other than fine when asked how you are. They blush beyond belief if you are direct when it comes to anything sexual."
Queen size beds do not exist in the UK. What Yanks know as Queen sized beds over here are King. It's King and Double (which is a Full, not a US Queen). Like I said... little details.
I am being kind and giving it 3 stars because once I got over the little details... it didn't annoy me TOO much, and... it solved a long time question.
That, is called Apollo's Belt. It also goes by a few other names (my favorite other option being Aphrodite's Saddle). I did not know what this was called, so because she used the term, I went and looked it up, and yes.. because of that, I smiled and learned something new. (Truthfully, I immediately texted my best friend going "OOOH OOOOH OOOH!!! I KNOW WHAT THOSE THINGS THAT MAKE US STUPID ARE CALLED!!!")
Otherwise the book wasn't anything special.
Characters (cause I almost forgot to talk about them)
Zoe: WOW... she is an amazing push over who doesn't form thoughts/opinions for herself.
Ben: I liked him, but his age didn't seem to correlate with his body, or his verbal/emotional age.
Chris: Well, we weren't meant to like him at first. That was achieved.
Lewis: Douche. RAPE RAAAAAAPE.
Gemma: CHAV. With Ronald McDonald hair.
Kyle: Well.. Douchey McDoucherson.
Zoe's Mother: Should marry Kyle.
Wait.. no, I don't know about that.
The things that irked me about this book were in fact the Yank across the pond moments.
I happen to be a Yank living in England.
Some of the tropes she used were accurate. Some of them not. So to me, I kept getting caught up on the stupid little details.
The very first part about her being unemployed and going to England and 'hoping to find a job' HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA. As a person who gets stopped every single time I enter the UK, even though I have a legal FOREVER right to stay here and work (yup, I still get stopped every time) because one time coming through a border agent thought I was going to try to stay (this was before my Forever Right to stay), denied me entry, and now my life is hell when I travel outside the country. So This is how the book started, and just made me loose it from the start.
"Everyone in England loves Earl Grey" (paraphrased) when she was needing to pick between Green Tea or Earl Grey to drink. Excuse me? No. It would have been more accurate to just say PG Tips, or even just 'Breakfast' tea which is so not.. NOT Earl Grey. Most of the people I've met in my now 4 years here hate Earl Grey.
"That's just the way we do it here in England. We're more direct. We don't beat around the bush like you yanks do." -BULLSHIT. I call bullshit. They freak out if you answer anything other than fine when asked how you are. They blush beyond belief if you are direct when it comes to anything sexual."
Queen size beds do not exist in the UK. What Yanks know as Queen sized beds over here are King. It's King and Double (which is a Full, not a US Queen). Like I said... little details.
I am being kind and giving it 3 stars because once I got over the little details... it didn't annoy me TOO much, and... it solved a long time question.
That, is called Apollo's Belt. It also goes by a few other names (my favorite other option being Aphrodite's Saddle). I did not know what this was called, so because she used the term, I went and looked it up, and yes.. because of that, I smiled and learned something new. (Truthfully, I immediately texted my best friend going "OOOH OOOOH OOOH!!! I KNOW WHAT THOSE THINGS THAT MAKE US STUPID ARE CALLED!!!")
Otherwise the book wasn't anything special.
Characters (cause I almost forgot to talk about them)
Zoe: WOW... she is an amazing push over who doesn't form thoughts/opinions for herself.
Ben: I liked him, but his age didn't seem to correlate with his body, or his verbal/emotional age.
Chris: Well, we weren't meant to like him at first. That was achieved.
Lewis: Douche. RAPE RAAAAAAPE.
Gemma: CHAV. With Ronald McDonald hair.
Kyle: Well.. Douchey McDoucherson.
Zoe's Mother: Should marry Kyle.
February 21, 2013
All I can say about this book is, it was mildly entertaining. Not the worst thing I've ever read, but certainly not worth reading again, or really, recommending. There are so many other books you can read instead!
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February 15, 2013
British children would never use Candy unless it was candy floss. Such a disappointment to what could have been a good story.
February 18, 2013
An odd story.
June 7, 2013
Ugh, best thing about it was the free price tag .
December 3, 2011
A light read that fell apart at the end.
July 24, 2013
Nothing remarkable, but helped to pass a rather miserable evening.
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