Nanny Returns

Disappointing book

I bought this because I enjoyed the first one, but wow-what a slow book to get into. I've read half of it and it still hasn't really drawn me in. Too many plots, poorly edited and at times it's hard to follow. It's obvious too that the authors are politically liberal as they've interjected comments. This adds absolutely nothing to the story. I wish people would leave that stuff out. I'm seriously thinking of just ditching this book, which is hard for me to do, maybe I"ll just skim the rest.

Anyone looking for a book to read, I'd suggest that you pass on this one, or borrow it from the library instead of purchasing (Sorry B&N)

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Disappointing

I bought this book because I loved The Nanny Diaries and it always troubled me as to what happened with Grayer. (I'm a mother...fictional character or not, I know too many women who treat their children as accessories.) This book answers that, of course, but I was very disappointed.
I found the writing hard to follow and excessive in it's use of brand and designer names in place of proper nouns. It makes sense when used in dialogue with status conscious characters like Mrs X, etc but it doesn't when used in Nan's narrative. As when she says "I jerk up my Mason Pearson and swipe it through my hair". It's a hair brush. Say it's a hair brush. Not only was it distracting (along with some of typo's in the book), it also struck me as being hypocritical. Are the writer's every bit as materialistic as their antagonists?

A Fair Sequal - not as fun as the first

As many readers would agree, the Nanny Diaries was outlandish fun, however, Nanny Returns doesn't quite impress the way the other did. When I first saw that there was a sequal I got really excited especially to see the "return of the X'es"- but there were many other things going on at the same time, most of which were a bit "fantasy like." I do believe some of the situations are plausible, I wish it centered more on Nan and the X's and it didn't. Not bad for a sequal, we all know the sequals rarely live up to the first book!

disappointing

It pales in comparison to the fantastic wit of The Nanny Diaries.

Disappointing

I was disappointed with this sequel to the nanny Diaries. I really wanted to like this, but I just couldn't. I would have liked it a bit better if Nan had grown a little bit of a backbone and had been more assertive. It was all over the place and the flow was way off.

Disappointing sequel

The first two chapters caught me! I was excited to get into the follow-up to The Nanny Diaries...which I loved. As I trudged through the book, it got less and less interesting. There was such potential for the sequel, but this fell horribly short of remotely entertaining. I don't think it's taken me so long to finish a book before.

Light Hearted

This novel is based on a main character who is completely reacting to her environment and has absolutely no control over her life. Although refreshing unpredictable, the book is spastically entertaining.

another disappointing sequel

I loved The Nanny Diaries and was really excited when I saw that these two authors were teaming up for a sequel. Unfortunately, their effort fell short of the bar set by the original. Whereas I couldn't put down the Nanny Diaries, I found myself struggling to finish this book. I more wanted to find out how they would end the book, than to actually read the book.
The Nanny Diaries was entirely plausible; one could actually imagine many of the situations occurring in real life. Nanny Returns enters a world more of fantasy as the authors try to create outlandish crises for Nan to tackle and in the end, it makes the book unbelievable and un-enjoyable. If you enjoyed the Nanny Diaries, don't start reading this book imagining it will equal the original as this is not the case.

She's back....

The years have passed and Nan Hutchinson, aka the nanny of The Nanny Diaries has married and moved around the world with her husband Ryan due to his job with the United Nations. She has gone back to school and finished her Masters degree and is now back home in New York trying to get her own human resources consulting business off the ground, while in the process of gutting and rehabbing a home in East Harlem. An encounter with a now teenaged Grayer, the child she was traumatically fired from watching when he became too attached to her, adds further complications to her life and brings her back into the orbit of is parents, the toxic Mr. and Mrs. X. Add an unplanned reunion with her own schoolgirl "friends" who have turned into clones of the obnoxious parents she dealt with during her career as a nanny, an elite prep school that offers her a consulting job and her husband pressing her start a family of their own and Nan's life is suddenly full of complications.

I think that Ms. McLaughlin and Ms. Kraus have a knack for writing interesting characters, including background characters. Nan is likable and it is easy to get caught up in her world, although, personally, I wonder why anyone would want to live there."

Confusing, but good

I forgot how confusing the authors style is. I found myself going, "wait what just happened?" I did get used to the writing style and settled in and really enjoyed this story. Nan and the X family are just as addicting as they were in the Nanny Dairies. I really enjoyed this book...a little different than a lot of the other books out there!

Nanny still kicks butt!!

Nanny Returns was an excellent follow up. It shows that bond you have with someone really never goes away. Helping Grover overcome his awful parents the X's. The story was told with great heart, the characters were full of life and passion. I read this book in a day. I loved it and will reread it again I am sure.

Not as good as the original

I love "The Nanny Diaries" and I have read that book multiple times. I was really looking forward to reading this sequel. I was not completely disappointed, however, it was not as funny and witty as the first. True fans will still enjoy reading about their favorite "Nanny" characters, as I did, but if you were not a huge fan of the first book I don't think you will be that interested in this one.

Good Quick Read

Great way to pass a snowy day and was much better than I expected it to be.

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A Real Let Down

I bought "Nanny Returns" because I enjoyed the "Nanny Diaries" so much. "Nanny Returns" was a very poor follow-up to the first book. It was hard to follow, poorly written, too much "stuff" going on in the book that didn't follow the story. I won't buy another book by these authors.

Disappointed

I could not agree more with ctsoxfan's review. I just finished reading this book and I found it extremely disappointing. It was definitely difficult to follow the numerous sub-plots. I also found the liberal bias annoying. Unfortunately, the overall premise of the story was very unbelievable, unlike The Nanny Diaries, which convinced the reader that people like the X's really did exist. Nanny Returns did not come close to meeting my expectations.

My Sister is enjoying this book

I bought this book for my sister for Christmas. She is enjoying it right now. When I asked her about it, she told me it was very intersting

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Some great one-liners but...

Quick wit moves this plot along but it is not enough to make up for the lack of cohesiveness. The plot skips around and it is difficult to follow; not because of complexity but because of poor editing. You will cheer for Nan as she fights the good fight against the crazy X's but it is not a book that immediately draws you in.

Nanny... Times Two

The book itself is very good. At parts it doesn't really follow the first but is very interesting to read. The story and ending was very surprising to me and was not what I expected. But Nicola and Emma still keep the funniness in the story, sure to make you smile..

A Mediocre Sequel

It has been a few years since The Nanny Diaries first burst into the forefront. Not only did it become a #1 New York Times bestseller, but it was also made into a mediocre movie. It was only a matter of time before the media hounds would come begging for a sequel. Nanny Returns is a pretty good one, if not very far-fetched.

Nan (A.K.A. Nanny) Hutchinson has been living abroad with her husband for many years. They return to New York, having bought a fixer-upper. Nan tries to make a name for herself in her new consulting business by taking a job as a faculty liason in an ultra-private school. With all of this going on at once, Nan's husband, Ryan, decides that this is the perfect time to start a family.

In the middle of the night, Nan gets a visit from Grayer, the now teenage son of the dreaded Mr. and Mrs. X. from her past. He and his brother need help, plain and simple. This starts a chain of events that Nan promised herself she would never do again...get involved with the "X" family.

While Nanny Returns is enjoyable, there are too many plotlines to follow, and therefore, too many plotlines that McLaughlin and Kraus do not wrap up (my biggest pet peeve). I found myself questioning the plausibility of this story as well. Mr. and Mrs. X see their sons as too much of a burden, so Nan offers to adopt them. Seriously? Read this for escape, but don't worry if you can't make sense of things. Neither could I.

MY RATING - 3/5

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Not what I expected

...but it's definitely worth reading. I read "Nanny Diaries" about 100 and it is one of my favorite books, so I was super excited for this sequel. I have to admit, I had a hard time getting into the story at first. However, as it progressed it wound up being a very compelling read. Despite being well written, I wish the authors would have taken a little more time to develop the story a little bit more. I feel that things came to a "close" a little prematurely. Despite all that, the book is worth reading and serves as a cautionary tale to those who take their parenting responsibility too lightly.