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A review by elsecallerreads
The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I found this incredibly boring. This is marketed as a thriller but really it's a character study. It starts off on such a gruesome and exciting scene and then is just boring. I wanted to see the characters actually build these relationships together and then watch them dissolve but really it was a lot of telling and not showing.
The ending was also very unsatisfactory. The only redeeming part of this book for me was the prose was lovely a lot of the time.
The ending was also very unsatisfactory. The only redeeming part of this book for me was the prose was lovely a lot of the time.