I received an advanced reading copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway. At first I thought it was going to be the British version of "The Nanny Diaries" and just a fun summer read. A few chapters in, however, I realized this was more substantial. I cared a lot about what was happening with these characters. I thought Ali, the narrator and title character, was a bit underdeveloped in comparison to the rest of the characters, but overall was well-portrayed. I found myself wanting to get back to the book and find out what happened next.

The father of the family which employs the nanny works in finance, and there were a good number of conversations about finance and investments. I was able to skip over these paragraphs without detriment to the story, simply because I did not understand what they were saying. Anyone with a basic understanding of stocks and banking will probably find it interesting, but the details are not necessary to the plot.

I thought that the observations regarding the children's developments and the way the parents misinterpreted them was a great illustration of the disconnect between the parents and their children due to their rich and ambitious lifestyle, and there could have been a lot more focus on that.

Overall, it was a good book that I enjoyed reading and I would certainly look for other books from this author in the future.