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Thriller books with murderous nannies, romance books with vanilla couples, & more 👶 Monthly Wrapup
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Michelle DeFields-Gambrel
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
Have you ever read The Good Son by Jeong You-Jeong? I loved that book and would love to hear what you think about it. If you do read it, don't read any reviews before picking it up – some are unintentionally spoilery!
Pillows Cased
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
The flatshare book gave me flashbacks to the wattpad fanfiction I used to read-
Mommy In Color
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
I've seen When No One Is Watching pop up on my IG feed a few times. I LOVE books set in my hometown, NYC. Hey Cindy, good to see you!
warboy ziri
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
cindy, i'm usually the one snorting at these kind of comments, but you need to know this:
so i've just (incredibly painstakingly) moved to switzerland, its day 5 and i dont speak the language, everything closes at 7pm and i'm down with a really bad flu (regular one), and i was just sitting here in my misery feeling really sad about the prospect making dinner and the options i had — given that i forgot to buy groceries in time — with a fever of 100F. and the moment you held up your fried rice, i remembered that I KNOW HOW TO MAKE FRIED RICE, and now my evening has been saved, i just went to soak the fckn rice, i love you and you probably cured my fever thank
Katrin Baumgarten
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
The flatshare au where the two people keep finding weird shit around the flat and think the other is a murderer
Leila Jaafari
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
I think the turn of the key is a retelling of a turn of the screw.
Underhyped and Overrated
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
I’m glad I’m not the only one who can sleep for more than 9 hours at a time, but it’s been a while since I slept for more than 12 hours straight
Marilyn Maya Mendoza
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
1. That’s the amount of fried rice I ate when I was nine months pregnant
2. I don’t share a bed with my partner, but he does come up and use my bed when he doesn’t like my music, even that pisses me off
3, Don’t Nanise usually take the husband, not kill the kids?
4.I’m 70 and act like seven,
Rio Churro
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
I actually enjoyed reading Flatshare even though I have a hard time reading Leon's distinct POV which made me assume that maybe he is autistic or in the spectrum of some sort (i dunno he just gave off autistic vibes to me)
Sharita Sharmin
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
the premise of “When No One Is Watching” sounds similar to the movie “Vampires vs. the Bronx.” minus the vampires. at least i think.
Sarah Wu
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
this is the first video of cindy's i'm viewing and i'm ded/in love. she's so real gatdamn.
ArtemisScribe
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
Are all these murder nanny books just happening because the authors resent/fear their nannies being homewreckers (the classic cliché) and so they turn them into book villains?
katchowski2
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
Ruth Ware just rewrote "Turn of the Screw"!
Maria R
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
Okay when no one is watching was so good IMO that shit was terrifying sooo I need more like that that also incorporates social justice issues into a thriller.
Maria R
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
When no one is watching gave me get out vibes
Victoria Pina
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
No joke I once read a fan fiction who’s plot is exactly like ‘This Close to Okay’ and it was written 3-4 yrs ago…
Hannah
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
I agree about In A Holidaze. I usually like Christina Lauren (The Honey Don’t List and the Unhoneymooners are two of my favorites) but In A Holidaze was GOD AWFUL!!! They were all so boring! I didn’t care! Watching her live the same boring week over and over was boring! Then the continuation was so boring! I like Christina Lauren but this was a miss.
Papuriko Pp
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
I am very late but I went through all the comments and since no one mentioned it:
"Because this is my first life" is a Kdrama with a similar set-up to Flatshare.
The premise is silly but high costs of housing are the reason here as well and there's the fake marriage trope but it is a very delicately and thoughtful written series with nuanced characters which tackles topics of grief, emancipation, feminism, family and sexual assault in a very thoughtful way.
So if anyone reads the comments several months later and is looking for something new to watch I can only recommend this romcom/ slice of life show
Katie Maddalena
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
Are we sure it wasn't a time loop and not just her life being so bland and boring?
A Wanderer
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
Me as Cindy's explaining the stale ass happy family book: "oh god, we get it! Your family is so normal" 🥲
indy: "we get it bitch, your family is so functional!"
Me: 🙂
Tatiana Charlotte
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
I love the flatshare!! It’s one of my favorite books. You do have to suspend some disbelief for the premise.
Ayushi But you can call me sushi
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
Me: I should really read my book
Cindy: come to me child
Me: ok 👁👄👁 🍿
pipocadoce
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
I tried to read the perfect nanny but gosh I hated it, so boring and I thought it was going to be something like "did she do it??? Did she??" But no… It was a "she did it" no mystery, nothing… Ugh it was disappointing
And gosh what a racist book!!!!
Kelley Stanfield
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
It might be a good idea to watch Jessie's (Bowties and Books) video about how white authors don't get to decide what counts as a thriller.
Benjamin Baker
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
Maybe it’s just the name but The Turn of The Key sounds like a reimagining of The Turn of The Screw without any ghosts
Athena Grey
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
The Wife Upstairs sounds like Jane Eyre hooked up with Rebecca from Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Antonia Jones
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
in a holidaze literally sounds like a hallmark movie about a girl that looped and re-did her wedding
until she left her fiance for his younger brother
Queen Erin ♡ Mother Of Maniacs ♡
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
I wanna take a depression nap 😫
cristina luciani
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
You know, When no one is watching really reminds me of The southern book club’s guide to slaying vampires: for two thirds of the book it seemed like a totally different genre 🤔 and also sometimes the racism was so blatant it felt unrealistic. I wonder what pushes writers to bang the “I’m the bad guy” vibes on our heads in a thriller 🤨
Anh Tran
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
About the second book, why is gentrification is a problem ?🧐
Fábio R.
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
omg is there any book that you actually like? LOL
Skùmaskot
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
Was a nanny and a teacher for a while and then realized I found kids super draining all the time, so I quit….murderous nanny risk aborted (barely).
Gabrielle Goodwin
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
I had one nanny who almost choked me to death, but most of them were awesome and pretty so…
Evan Wang
July 21, 2021 at 10:14 am
“This book ended up being the most vanilla and stale book I’ve ever read in 2020.” I find some similarities between this and Cindy’s love life.