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…or when The Sound of Music becomes a lesbian
romance. Having seen The Sound of Music like 16.72 gazillion times, it
was disconcerting, to say the least, to find it in this book.
Sadie Powell, who is about twenty seven, from Chicago lands
in Austria as an au pair to the Webers. A single mom, forty-five year old Inga,
and her three kids – two teenagers and one six year old. Inga’s husband left
her two years back for an Instagram model and ever since then she has her kids home
schooled. Hence, au pair. But there hasn’t been much luck with retaining au
pairs, till Sadia comes along. Inga also wants to keep her kids strictly
regimented to ensure that things go according to plan. Sadie tries to get into
the routine, but thinks the kids deserve more fun times.
Austria. Single parent. Ice queen. Home schooling.
Regimented. The Sound of Music.
Craig’s books can do with a little more fleshing out of
characters and building up the relationships. They aren’t bad but they fall
short of being good because they seem to skim the surface a lot. There are some
scenes, like right in the beginning when Sadie asks for books in English which
really build the characters and the slow burn of the relationship. More of such
scenes would’ve helped making this a more engaging read.
On the whole, okay.
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