Emma McLaughlin

Nicola Kraus

A sequel to the best-selling Nanny Diaries finds Nan returning to New York after 10 years abroad and getting approached by a drunken 16-year-old Grayer X, who describes his parents' brutal divorce and prompts her re-entry into child care for the elite.

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Nanny Returns

Bessie Small

Not as good as the first one. its ok just not very memorable. i literally forgotten that i even read it. i think the author should have worked on the timing more of the characters and their ages. it didnt seem to make sense.

Lacy W

This book was read as part of Jamison's Marvel-a-thon.
The challenge: Iron Man 2- read a book that is unpopular. (For the record, I loved all the Iron Mans). 
Goodreads rating: 2.91 stars

tw: slights against Jews, slut shaming (a very personal video was leaked), dug use, insulting things written about teachers that offend marginalized groups, use of word r*tard, parental neglect, parental abuse

Well, this was alright but I'm not bursting at the seams with excitement. Good thing I only spent $4USD on this book. I'm not thrilled with it and I wasn't racing to finish it, as you can see that it took me a week to read. I was always curious to know what happened to Nan after she left the X's. But that is the only reason I really picked this up. 

I guess my main problem was I couldn't understand why Nan associated herself with some of the most rudest and neglectful parents that I have ever read aout. My god. These people were absolutely horrible and Nan didn't do anything about it. She just let them say those nasty and horrible things. I know it's probably the richness and privilege. But it just rubbed me the wrong way. Nan should have said something when those remarks happened. She used the be a nanny, she knows what neglect does to kids. 

And it didn't help that Grayer was an asshole (pardon my language, but he was). He found Nan after 10 years and wanted her help with his brother but everytime she helped him, he got all mad and treated Nan like dirt. Several of the choices Nan made almost cost her her marriage but yet, she did it because she loved her boys. Yes, I understand that his parents were incredibly neglectful and he probably learned some of that behavior from them but it's a huge pet peeve of mine when someone asks for help and then treats you horribly about it. I really did try to overlook his behavior given how he was raised but it was hard. Especially with how loving he was with his brother. 

I also wasn't keen on how Ryan, Nan's husband, was pushing Nan into having kids. He just assumed that because she was a nanny, that she would be on board with this. Even if someone's career was in child care, that doesn't mean they want kids. Nan was very unsure if she wanted kids and told Ryan several times. He finally did get it but Nan shouldn't have had to fight so hard about it. Despite that issue, I really loved Ryan and Nan's relationship. Their banter back and forth was adorable and cheesy. 

Overall, this wasn't the best book. But I appreciated that I got to learn about what happened to Nan after the first book ended. But the world Nan lives in pisses me off and I couldn't stand how Nan just accepted everything even when she knew it was wrong. I suppose, if you are looking for a quick an easy read, than this is the duology for you.

Gillian Rose

Wayyyyyyy too much was going on here. The Xes are still the worst. Needed way more Ryan. Fun diversion but also a mess.

Jennifer Dieter

More than four million readers fell in love with Nan, the smart, spirited, and sympathetic heroine of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Nanny Diaries. After living abroad for twelve years, Nan and her husband, Ryan, aka H.H., have returned to New York to get her new business off the ground and fix up their fixer-upper. To compound the mounting construction woes and marital chaos of Ryan announcing his sudden desire to start a family, sixteen-year-old Grayer X makes a drunken, late-night visit wanting to know why Nan abandoned him all those years ago. Soon she is drawn back into Mrs. X's ever-bizarre Upper East Side conclave of power and privilege in this "eminently readable" and "surprisingly affecting" (Entertainment Weekly) tale of what happens when a community that chooses money over love finds itself with neither.

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