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Cinder-Nanny

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I loved this! I love all of Sariah Wilson's books. They are your standard rom-com, funny and a cute story. You can ignore the lie the main character tells throughout the book, so while it's not the best for a relationship, it's perfect for the story because it explains why she does what she does!

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I enjoyed this new book by Wilson and I'm sad I waited so long to read it. It was a fun, romantic read with some heavier themes as well. Wilson is an enjoyable author for me! Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

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This was a heartwarming story of two unlikely people who fall in love. You can't help but fall in love with both Griffin and Diana. This is a twist on Cinderella with a slight twist super cute and fun read

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Cinder nanny is an absolutely lovely rom-com cinderella retelling with a unique twist!! Such a fun story and made me laugh out loud several times. My favorite things were the setting and the banter between diana and griffin! I would definitely read more by the author.

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This one was a lovely read. I really enjoyed reading this one. I just love this kind of books.
4 stars read for me

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This was a cute Cinderella re-telling with a little bit of a twist. I enjoyed! Not my favorite, but a fun one.

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Oh maybe I have found my reteiling that I adored. I always liked Cinderella and this was a modern version. Our Cinderella risk everything to go to Aspen and be a nanny with less qualifications but she manage to be the sweetest and also the bravest nanny. She meet her prince but she remains grounded to the floor. But at the same time she falls for him and he can not resist her. I loved this tender love story.

Thank you Montlake and Netgalley for this arc copy.

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Cinder-Nanny is the latest release by Sariah Wilson and I really enjoyed reading it. Cinder-Nanny is basically a modern take on Cinderella, hence the catchy title. I really enjoyed getting to know Diana and Griffin’s characters. I especially loved reading about their interactions with one another, they were quite entertaining. I was rooting for them from the beginning. Will Diana get her very own happily ever after, like Cinderella did? Read Cinder-Nanny to find out.
I really liked the fact that the author created a very real and relatable heroine with flaws and all. I highly recommend this great story to anyone who loves a good romance, especially one with a strong Cinderella theme.

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I loved this fun retelling of Cinderella. I was hooked from the beginning, wanting to know what would happen with Diana' and Griffin. This was another great rom-com from Sariah.

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This was another enjoyable romantic and funny novel by Sariah Wilson. There were laugh-out-loud moments and I loved the dynamic Diana had with Milo. The cast of supporting characters were hilarious but I do feel that Diana's feelings could have been developed more as it became a bit to instant with her feelings towards the family she was nanny for and towards Griffin.

Thank you Montlake for the arc. Thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

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A charming story about friendship, family, and love. I enjoying read about Diana and Griffin and their budding friendship/relationship. Griffin was charming, *wink, wink. And I loved how strong Diana was and what she was willing to do to help her sister. But my favorite couple was Milo and Sophie. I hope there will be a future story about them.

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I've read a couple of books by Sariah Wilson over the past year or so and I've enjoyed them both. So I was really excited to get my hands on a copy of Cinder-Nanny prior to its release. Just as before, Sariah did not disappoint. In fact, this may very well be my favorite of hers so far!

The story was so sweet and romantic. It had some laugh out loud moments that I really enjoyed. Milo was so cute and I loved his friend Sophie too. And Griffin was such a dreamboat. It was hard not to be jealous of Diana the entire time. The setting was so cozy and easy to visualize the entire time. I just really loved the entire novel!

It seems like Sariah enjoys writing characters who are lying about something, but it definitely aids in building to the conflict. Except this time around, the conflict was not due to Diana's big lie. Having said that, I felt like the conflict came in too late and it wrapped up quickly as a result. It's not a huge issue in the grand scheme of how great the book was overall though.

I already can't wait for whatever Sariah comes up with next, but I do need to read Roommaid one of these days!

Movie casting suggestions:
Diana: Grace Caroline Currey
Alice: Billie Lourd
Griffin: Theo James
Sheila: Rose Byrne
Betty (art teacher): Dove Cameron
Louis (Griffin's secretary): Martin Freeman

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Cinder-Nanny by Sariah Wilson follows Diana Parker, a 23-year-old that is struggling financially who is forced to lie in order to become a nanny for a wealthy family living in Aspen for a few months before moving away to France. However, her intentions are good since the money is needed to pay for her sister’s kidney transplant. While living there, Diana meets Griffin Windsor, an English Earl that has come to the states to hide away his niece and protect her and his brother from their grandmother's wrath. The two of them are obviously caught off guard by each other, trying very hard to remain friends at all costs but learning that it will be no use in the end.

This is not the first time reading a title by this author and I hoped for great things going into this story, sadly it didn’t quite capture my attention. Firstly, it was clearly a slow burn that felt a little bit forced considering how insistent some of Griffin’s comments were and how hesitant Diana was about opening up to him. Secondly, when the romance was finally set between the two of them, the story was at the 80% mark and it felt very rushed taking into consideration how much time they spent together.

I actually liked and enjoyed some of the side characters, like Alice and the family that Diana was working for. Also worth mentioning are the little children who played a big part in this and made the story more entertaining with all the nonsense they talked about.

Overall, if you like a slow burn romance with a splash of Cinderella retelling, this book might do the trick for you!

*ARC kindly provided by Montlake via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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This was a retalling of Cinderella but with a nanny ! This was absolutley perfect I love Cinderella so reading of retelling of this gives me all the nostalgia feelings. Thank you to NETGALLEY for this ARC.

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Read if you love:
🎿Royals
🎿Cinderella
🎿Slow burn
🎿Modern date fairytales
🎿Cinnamon roll hero
🎿Great banter
🎿Funny kids
🎿Selflessness

‘“𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕.” “𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞?” 𝐈 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝. “𝑩𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒚, 𝑰’𝒎 𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒆.’”

Another winner from Sariah Wilson! I really enjoyed this modern retelling of Cinderella. I thought it was fresh and very different from other retellings that I’ve read. Diana will do anything to get the money her sister needs for a life-saving kidney transplant — even lie, something she swore she’d never do again in order not to become like her conwoman mother. However, as Diana embarks on her journey as a nanny, she not only becomes close with the family she’s working for but also unexpectedly the Earl of Strathorne, Griffin Windsor.

I loved how Diana struggled with being a good person and doing the right thing. I thought her example of ultimately being honest was a great message and one of the highlights of this story. Her relationship with her sister was so beautiful and I loved how selfless Diana was when it came to helping her. There phone calls were some of the best conversations! The bonds Fiana made with the Crawford family were so heartwarming and I loved her relationship with the endearing Milo. He and Sophie were the most adorable little side characters. All of Milo’s “illnesses” were great comedic relief!! Griffin was soooo cheeky — I loved him. He was the perfect cinnamon roll and he wasn’t shy about his feelings for Diana. He was so patient with her and really showed her how much she meant to him with his actions. I highly recommend this swoony, satisfying romcom!

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This Cinderella story of sorts grabbed me from the start. I think a lot of people want a life a little better than the one they grew up in and Diana is the perfect example of that. Her mother is a con-artist and Diana knows better than anyone how to manipulate people to get what she wants, yet when a nanny position comes up that would be the perfect job to allow her to help her sister, she embellishes her qualifications just a bit.

One of the big differences between Diana and her mother is that Diana's heart is in the right place. Highly under qualified, she works hard to teach her charge life skills and to uncover stumbling blocks. She feels guilt for what she's doing. And she finally finds a place where she fits in life.

I loved Diana's character, as imperfectly sweet as she was. I adored watching her with Milo and with the man she just can't stay away from--Griffin. Wilson always does a great job of writing a dynamite chemistry that explodes in the heart. The flirting and banter was so endearing and I loved those moments together.

I loved it all from start to finish and the ending was the cherry on top.

Content: mild romance

*I received a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given.*

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This was a heartwarming story of two unlikely people who fall in love. You can't help but fall in love with both Griffin and Diana and hope that everything will workout for them in the end.

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"I did let myself secretly admit that if things were different, I wouldn't have minded having someone like him in my life."
This was a sweet love story! This is my first by this author, and I enjoyed her writing- there were a lot of lines I underlined! My favorite characters were
Griffin- the "royal"- he was so kind, patient and caring- a wonderful hero
Alice- Diana's sister- who provided so much laughter and wisdom
Sheila- the woman who hired Diana to be their nanny- she was so kind and loving and she was the mom character Diana had always hoped to have
I got frustrated sometimes with the choices Diana made, but the supporting cast helped so much and made this reading experience a fun one! It was a wonderful modern Cinderella story!
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

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Sariah Wilson brings us another cute romcom with Cinder-Nanny! I've read several of her books and it's definitely one of my faves. It's a romcom that actually had me laughing out loud and Diana was such an excellent main character. I was a bit skeptical going in, but Sariah Wilson had me rooting for Diana immediately! Super swoony romance and a very sweet book boyfriend in Griffin!

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC!

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Thank you to the publisher! I LOVE Sariah Wilson's books. They always bring a smile to my face and her amazing characters and a wonderful read. Diana is likeable and down to earth with fight. Even though her finds herself in a difficult position, she is given kindness. Griffin, oh Griffin!

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