If I had to summarize this book in one word, it would be “reassuring.” This is a book written by three OB/GYNs who are also moms. It gives a general but helpful overview of what to expect in each of the three trimester and the “fourth trimester” until baby is 3 months old. There are frequent anecdotes from both their practice and their own pregnancy experiences that help ground their advice and keep it interesting and real. Each of the authors had their own challenges with pregnancy […]
Expecting Better than “What to Expect…”
Well, I just got back from my first real ultrasound and now the internet/world knows that we’re expecting a little Fiat.Luxury Jr. in 6 months! So naturally, I’ve been reading–and hate-reading–a lot of pregnancy books. There are a lot of pregnancy books out there, you guys. And a lot of them are condescending, fear-mongering, and almost useless. I won’t be reviewing all of them because I have other, better books that I want to review, but anyone who’s ever picked up a pregnancy book will be […]
This should have just been a TED Talk.
Edit to add: I have no idea why all my paragraphs are messed up below! Sorry! I just didn’t really care for this book. I know. I’m sorry. I wanted to like it. Everyone else loves it! I tried. There were whole sections I liked a lot! I love her other books! But at the end, I put it down and felt like I’d just finished my assigned reading for an undergraduate course on racism in America. Not in a “wow, what a thought-provoking novel!” kind of way. […]
Lust, deception, secrets, Highlanders, and a badass heroine.
I am not so much a reader of romance, but of course I had to read this one because Madeline Martin is a wonderful person I know in actual real life and this is her first published novel! I know first-hand how hard she worked on this (really hard), and I was more than happy to read and review the pre-release. Mariel Brandon is a quick-witted English beauty who has seen more than her fair share of heartache: her parents died in the plague and she […]