I am speechless. The Nanny Diaries was so good - it was cute, and smart, and enjoyable to read. Not heavy reading, but better than most of the chick-lit out there. I can't belive that this book was written by the same people! Reading this book just made me extremely depressed. I read everything, and this is right up there on the list of the worst books ever written. It was bitter and cynical and the charachters had no real names - it was so confusing. I couldn't figure out the plot, and three-quarters of the way through I just gave up. I bought this in the airport and was so excited to see it - but that flight was just ruined by this awful, awful book. Save your money, folks. It's not worth your time.