A review by maddness22
The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey

emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I'm pretty convinced that if Tessa Bailey published in ~2010 rather than ~2020, all of her covers would be those airbrushed eight pack boys rather than cutesy cartoons. Anyways, this was enjoyable. I enjoyed the dynamic between the leads and they were definitely pretty spicy about their connection. I'm not typically a fan of the overprotective trope, but I actually enjoyed Burgess's take on it. I wish it had more of the actual au pair relationship with the daughter fleshed out but the snippets we saw were pretty cute. I absolutely zoned out and zoomed through that third act tho. Super unnecessary.