A Perfect Arrangement

The last approximately ten percent of this book left me stunned and feeling more than a little unsettled. It may have been my own history working as a nanny in my early twenties that made the character of Randi, the nanny in this novel, more compelling to me than the driven career-woman mother. Perha......more

The description labels this book as "suspenseful", which is why I gave it such a low rating. The only suspense was waiting for something exciting to happen. It was more of a character study and the "events" at the end were anti-climatic, in my opinion. Nothing shocking, nothing surprising, nothing r......more

This book seemed to have great promise, but ran out of steam towards the end. The nanny, Randi, was built up to be a potential psychopath, but eventually appeared to be much more of a victim. The stresses of working parents coping with a child with severe autism were explored, but could have been mu......more

Not sure why this book was written......more

For a book that is 300 pages, not much happens. In fact, one could argue that the author has run out of words at the end of the story, hamfistedly tacking together an ending that ties off the loose ends (of sorts). I'm unsure if the novel was mysterious because it was supposed to be, or if it was a......more