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A review by bee_thebibliophile
The Enchanting Nanny by K. Sterling
2.0
After really enjoying the first three books in this series, there was something about The Enchanting Nanny that just didn’t work for me and I really wish it had.
Penny Tucker and Agnes Cameron have run into each other a few times over the years thanks to their brothers and despite their many stark differences, they have a chemistry that they can’t avoid. When Agnes adopts June, Penny is sent to her to be June’s nanny and help Agnes adjust to parenthood. The forced proximity and fish out of water plotlines in this one were strong, as they all spent the summer living in the Tucker’s tiny, rustic Catskills cabin.
Their relationship was just okay for me, even with June involved. I never felt any deep connection with either of them and found myself wanting more. They spend so much time in this story avoiding having a real conversation that it was starting to drive me insane. Agnes is a product of her spoiled upbringing but seeing that play out at the cabin didn’t really endear me to her as a character, it made me question why she thought she could do the things that she did (like the bikini + Louboutins to walk down a hill - why?!). And Penny’s quirkiness was cute in small doses in the other stories, but it was a little overwhelming. Her insistence on being just like her mother and then her existential crisis while at the cabin because of that just didn’t sit well with me. June felt like a bit of a plot device to drive the story forward and definitely wasn’t as much a part of the story as I expected.
Overall this one was a miss for me, but I encourage you to give it a shot if you’re a fan of the Nannies of New York. I am really looking forward to Dash and Gavin’s story next - all the little hints dropped throughout this book have me intrigued.
Penny Tucker and Agnes Cameron have run into each other a few times over the years thanks to their brothers and despite their many stark differences, they have a chemistry that they can’t avoid. When Agnes adopts June, Penny is sent to her to be June’s nanny and help Agnes adjust to parenthood. The forced proximity and fish out of water plotlines in this one were strong, as they all spent the summer living in the Tucker’s tiny, rustic Catskills cabin.
Their relationship was just okay for me, even with June involved. I never felt any deep connection with either of them and found myself wanting more. They spend so much time in this story avoiding having a real conversation that it was starting to drive me insane. Agnes is a product of her spoiled upbringing but seeing that play out at the cabin didn’t really endear me to her as a character, it made me question why she thought she could do the things that she did (like the bikini + Louboutins to walk down a hill - why?!). And Penny’s quirkiness was cute in small doses in the other stories, but it was a little overwhelming. Her insistence on being just like her mother and then her existential crisis while at the cabin because of that just didn’t sit well with me. June felt like a bit of a plot device to drive the story forward and definitely wasn’t as much a part of the story as I expected.
Overall this one was a miss for me, but I encourage you to give it a shot if you’re a fan of the Nannies of New York. I am really looking forward to Dash and Gavin’s story next - all the little hints dropped throughout this book have me intrigued.