Okay, I just finished The Perfect Nanny last night and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.  Does that make it a good book?  I’m not sure.  To begin with, I almost didn’t read it.  I picked it up and began to read it and almost immediately, I was put off.  We read right away that the baby is dead.. what a depressing beginning.. and I had a sickening feeling inside so I put it down for a few hours.  I knew this was how the book started but I had no idea how it would make me feel once I began to read.  In the end, I did go ahead and continue reading but it was most definitely a slow start.  

Once I got into the story, it was a fast read.  The book isn’t long.  The more I got to the know the characters, the sweet children included, the more I dreaded the ending even knowing what it would be.  The nanny’s reason for what she did was a mystery and that is mostly what kept me going.  I wanted to figure her out, discover what her motive was.   How unfortunate that I will never know what caused her to commit  murder.  I can guess and make assumptions but I won’t know.  We are never told and that for me was a very unsatisfying ending.  

The writing WAS actually pretty good though and I may have enjoyed the book more if it hadn’t been so depressing and had given the readers an actual informative conclusion.  Its a good thing the story wasn’t longer or I likely would not have finished it.  

Wow, I went into this review thinking I somewhat liked the book, but looking at what I’ve written, it is clear I didn’t.  I wouldn’t recommend it myself but check it out if curiosity gets the better of you!  2 STARS