Review: The Au-Pairs, by Melissa de la Cruz

The Au-Pairs, Melissa de la Cruz

In short: I am embarrassed to have read this book. I am even more embarrassed that I enjoyed it. With that said, enjoy it I did. This is an immensely dopey novel about three immensely dopey girls: Eliza, the debutante-turned-Buffalo-apartment-dweller; Mara, the small-town hottie; and Jacqui, the super-sexy Brazilian in search of sugar daddies. They are all summer au-pairs for a family of crazy rich jerks in the Hamptons. Underage drinking, clubbing, fashion-designer namedropping, and sexiness ensue. This book is objectively terrible, but if you’re going to read something stupid, this might as well be it. (The second book in the series, Skinny-dipping, is even more stupid and terrible, and lacks the novelty of its predecessor, so I recommend skipping it, no matter how desperate you are to find out what happens with Mara and Ryan.)

Read it if you like: the scintillating cover, Gossip Girl

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