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storyofsun's review against another edition
emotional
funny
slow-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
3.5
lbrecks87's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
raye_loves_reading's review against another edition
4.0
What would you do if you were suddenly told that things you had planned out for later in life just weren’t going to work?
Dee thinks that she has everything sorted, well, not really. She’s about to turn 35, she works for a company that sometimes pays her in food and lives as a lodger in a colleague’s one-bedroom flat. Oh, and her sometime boyfriend Nat isn’t quite ready to make any sort of commitment.
Apart from that, everything is going great.
And then she finds out that as far as fertility goes she’s living on borrowed time. She’s about to go into early menopause - like her Mum, and that’ll be it, any chance at having children, done!
So, she does what any sensible woman in her 30s does, she turns to her friends for advice. There’s sensible Roo the anaesthetist who is desperately trying to get pregnant, and then there’s Minnie, slightly flighty and not even contemplating parenthood. Their advice? Roo sends her to a fertility specialist and Minnie recommends something she saw on Reddit…a co-parenting deal where she has a baby with someone who wants to be a father but doesn’t want the complications of a relationship.
Sounds sensible, right? Of course!
Terrified for her future, not only the prospect of having to have a baby now but also the fact that she’s not really ready…she jumps into things with both feet and then she meets chef Andy who is just out of a disastrous relationship and though he wants children he doesn’t want to get involved with anyone. He’s perfect, but for the fact that they don’t actually hit it off right away.
This story wasn’t quite what I expected. I was promised romantic comedy/contemporary romance and though there were moments where this is precisely what I was delivered…there were also times when I took a step back and had to pause because wow…
This book includes some very sensitive topics including: abortion, fertility, cheating, parental abandonment, attempted suicide, mental health issues…
Definitely not your traditional romantic comedy by a long shot. But still one I enjoyed. I have to say that Emma Hughes dealt with these sensitive subjects in a way that doesn’t just gloss over them…and for that I am thankful. I like a romantic comedy with substance.
Dee thinks that she has everything sorted, well, not really. She’s about to turn 35, she works for a company that sometimes pays her in food and lives as a lodger in a colleague’s one-bedroom flat. Oh, and her sometime boyfriend Nat isn’t quite ready to make any sort of commitment.
Apart from that, everything is going great.
And then she finds out that as far as fertility goes she’s living on borrowed time. She’s about to go into early menopause - like her Mum, and that’ll be it, any chance at having children, done!
So, she does what any sensible woman in her 30s does, she turns to her friends for advice. There’s sensible Roo the anaesthetist who is desperately trying to get pregnant, and then there’s Minnie, slightly flighty and not even contemplating parenthood. Their advice? Roo sends her to a fertility specialist and Minnie recommends something she saw on Reddit…a co-parenting deal where she has a baby with someone who wants to be a father but doesn’t want the complications of a relationship.
Sounds sensible, right? Of course!
Terrified for her future, not only the prospect of having to have a baby now but also the fact that she’s not really ready…she jumps into things with both feet and then she meets chef Andy who is just out of a disastrous relationship and though he wants children he doesn’t want to get involved with anyone. He’s perfect, but for the fact that they don’t actually hit it off right away.
This story wasn’t quite what I expected. I was promised romantic comedy/contemporary romance and though there were moments where this is precisely what I was delivered…there were also times when I took a step back and had to pause because wow…
This book includes some very sensitive topics including: abortion, fertility, cheating, parental abandonment, attempted suicide, mental health issues…
Definitely not your traditional romantic comedy by a long shot. But still one I enjoyed. I have to say that Emma Hughes dealt with these sensitive subjects in a way that doesn’t just gloss over them…and for that I am thankful. I like a romantic comedy with substance.
hazelgrace2's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jareeda16's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
8_angie_8's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I thought this would be more of a romance, from the cover. It's not really, it's more about Dee's life with friends and family, and Andy honestly isn't in it much. Also, on the cover, a review quote says "laugh out loud". Are you serious? I didn't even push air out of my nostrils while reading. The perspective of this book made it hard to read, I got confused at times. It is kind of charming at times but mostly dull. Wouldn't read it again.
kristi_ana's review
2.25
I did not like this. I thought that it was boring, confusing, badly written and not at all a romance. There was so little about Andy’s and Dee’s relationship and i just felt misled. This book was portrayed as a romance and about co-parenting, but it really was just about Dee’s life. I felt like i know more about Dee’s best friend’s (Minnie’s) relationship than about Dee’s own relationship with Andy. There wasn’t even any co-parenting really going on. It was just disappointing and i really did want to like this. Also the third person perspective was really confusing in this book and i had to reread certain sentences multiple times to understand. And normally i really like 3rd person and i can follow it very well. I did not like this book at the 20% mark, but i kept reading, hoping that it would get better. It didn’t.
newbeeplans's review
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
fictionalsarah's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility and Abortion
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Death of parent