To Sir Phillip, With Love

It was a good a book, however, I had a love-hate relationship with the characters...mainly Phillip 

Phillip is in need of a wife and a mother to his children, Eloise wants to get married as she feels lonely ever since her best friend got married. But in all honesty he just wanted a mother to the children that he can't seem to control and doesn't know anything about (as he doesn't spend anytime with them). He barely knew his kids likes and dislikes before Eloise came. He also wasn't happy with his first wife, his first wife was depressed to the point where she was suicidal. He used that as an excuse to get Eloise to do what he wants as his first wife never wanted to do anything with him. 

The children were spoiled and bratty, always got away with things because Phillip was never around (always working), that was up until Eloise came and changed the family.