A review by jkreads
Marigold Milk: A contemporary Australian romance by Ayla Simone

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Wow, this book hit very close to home. To the point where I almost didn’t finish it because some of the themes are still a little raw for me. This book follows Mariella who, following the late-term pregnancy loss of her daughter Eden, takes on a job as a wet nurse for a baby whose mother passed away. 

I really enjoyed the exploration of grief, and as someone who has experienced pregnancy loss a lot of Mariella’s thoughts and decisions made sense to me. The relationship between Mariella and Jamie felt rushed but that’s pretty common for people who are grieving, so it made sense for the story.

I felt like this book could have used a little more editing, there were a couple of continuity errors but overall nothing that impacted the flow of the story too much. The side plot about Mariella’s grandmother also seemed a little unnecessary to me, it wasn’t fleshed out and didn’t really add much to the plot in my opinion.

Overall this was a sad, but sweet read.
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