You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I felt like there were some chapters missing because it didn't really seem the author wrapped story up as tightly as one would hope. You know there is something off about the nanny that lead to the dramatic conflict, but the full reasons are not sufficiently explained to the reader so you're just feeling a bit confused and underwhelmed.
I don't know whether I pity her, despise her, or afraid of her. She's too perfect, both handling the children and doing housework. No secret here, the fact was being laid at the very beginning. What we learned through the book is the motive and the trigger.
Maybe she was tired. Too perfectionist and a bit (if not a lot) illusional. She wanted things to be like she imagined. The newborn baby so she wouldn't lose her job. But even without the baby, she thought she'd still be a nanny even after the kids were schooled. The trip to Greece once more. She was sure they'd bring her again.
With the humiliation of the tax letter coming to Masse's house, the rent she couldn't pay, she started to have her episode of mood disorder again. She didn't care to tidy up, let alone the children. She was upset with her employer in which I think it was weird. Had she forgotten her status? That she was only an employee? How much did she think that she was a part of family? That she'd live there as her own house?
Another question? Why she felt insulted when another nanny recommended her a new potential job? Did she think that she would take care of the Masse's forever? Supposed she knew that once the kids got older she would be out of the service and has to find another job? And she needed the money so much to pay her debts, right? She begged the old lady in the neighborhood for work but why declining a potential job?
Reading the Questions, I learned that it's based on true story about Yoselyn Ortega who killed Lucia and Leo Krim. Wow.
I think this book is more about learning her life and unbringing to lead her into the final decision.
Spoiler
Maybe Louise was too perfectionist. She cared her employer's children but didn't care enough with her own daughter. She always acts like a lady, didn't want others to see her flaws. She, as other people, have problems. An unavoidable one. The debts caused by her deceased husband. She had the tendency to avoid problem, to turn away and let it pass. She thought that by doing it, by closing her eyes pretending it wasn't happening, not replying the letters sent to her, the problems would be solved. That the debts would be called off. But the truth is, it followed her.Maybe she was tired. Too perfectionist and a bit (if not a lot) illusional. She wanted things to be like she imagined. The newborn baby so she wouldn't lose her job. But even without the baby, she thought she'd still be a nanny even after the kids were schooled. The trip to Greece once more. She was sure they'd bring her again.
With the humiliation of the tax letter coming to Masse's house, the rent she couldn't pay, she started to have her episode of mood disorder again. She didn't care to tidy up, let alone the children. She was upset with her employer in which I think it was weird. Had she forgotten her status? That she was only an employee? How much did she think that she was a part of family? That she'd live there as her own house?
Another question? Why she felt insulted when another nanny recommended her a new potential job? Did she think that she would take care of the Masse's forever? Supposed she knew that once the kids got older she would be out of the service and has to find another job? And she needed the money so much to pay her debts, right? She begged the old lady in the neighborhood for work but why declining a potential job?
Reading the Questions, I learned that it's based on true story about Yoselyn Ortega who killed Lucia and Leo Krim. Wow.
I think this book is more about learning her life and unbringing to lead her into the final decision.
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was featured on a list of books that people couldn't put down. I love a good thriller so I was excited. The beginning immediately draws you in. A child is dead, another child will die soon, the culprit is in critical condition. How did we get there?
Wish I could tell you. The book is a great story of people and truly captures a feeling of claustrophobia as Louise comes to rely so heavily on Myriam and Paul (and vice versa). But we never REALLY find out how we got to the gruesome scene we started with. Was it because Louise felt the children hindered the creation of a new baby? Was she punishing Myriam and Paul for pulling away from her/starting to resent her? And what was the deal with the whole Stephanie storyline?
I assumed Stephanie was included to show that Louise wasn't the perfect caregiver she appeared. She hated her own daughter and even abused her. But I was sure Stephanie would be more important. Honestly, I figured the end would reveal that Stephanie had committed the murders, that Louise was innocent or a victim herself. But no. We just got no real answers.
The most disappointing part is that the book WAS engaging. I read most of it in a day. So the Buzzfeed list hadn't lied. But to put all that time in and to have no real payoff was sad.
Wish I could tell you. The book is a great story of people and truly captures a feeling of claustrophobia as Louise comes to rely so heavily on Myriam and Paul (and vice versa). But we never REALLY find out how we got to the gruesome scene we started with. Was it because Louise felt the children hindered the creation of a new baby? Was she punishing Myriam and Paul for pulling away from her/starting to resent her? And what was the deal with the whole Stephanie storyline?
I assumed Stephanie was included to show that Louise wasn't the perfect caregiver she appeared. She hated her own daughter and even abused her. But I was sure Stephanie would be more important. Honestly, I figured the end would reveal that Stephanie had committed the murders, that Louise was innocent or a victim herself. But no. We just got no real answers.
The most disappointing part is that the book WAS engaging. I read most of it in a day. So the Buzzfeed list hadn't lied. But to put all that time in and to have no real payoff was sad.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes