A review by serendipitysbooks
The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 The Nine Lives of Rose Neapolitan was one of the best books about motherhood that I’ve read. It looked at it from all angles - deciding to become a mother, single motherhood, step-mothering, balancing motherhood with a career, stay-at-home motherhood, how being a mother affects being a wife and so much more. It was especially strong on the pressure society places on women to have children and the way it negates those who don’t wish to do so. 
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