Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Book Review: The Baby Plan

I picked this one for review because I am having baby fever like something FIERCE. That's a topic for another day, lambs. Another stinking day.

The Baby Plan - Kate Rorick

In The Lizzie Bennet Diaries creator Kate Rorick’s first adult fiction novel, we enter the wild, bewildering world of modern pregnancies. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll shake your head as you wonder where everyone’s sanity went... 


Meet the mothers…



Nathalie Kneller: Nathalie’s plan: to announce her pregnancy now that she’s finally made it past twelve weeks! But just as she’s about to deliver (so to speak) the big news to her family, her scene-stealing sister barfs all over the Thanksgiving centerpiece. Yup, Lyndi’s pregnant too, swiping the spotlight once more…  



Lyndi Kneller:  Lyndi’s plan: finally get her life together! She’s got a new apartment, new promotion, new boyfriend. What she didn’t count on—a new baby! She can barely afford her rent, much less a state-of-the-art stroller…



Sophia Nunez: Sophia’s plan: Once she gets her daughter Maisey off to college, she’ll finally be able to enjoy life as make-up artist to one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, and girlfriend to one of rock’s hottest musicians. But after 18 years she discovers the stork is once again on its way…



Now these women are about to jump headlong into the world of modern day pregnancy. It’s a world of over the top gender reveal parties (with tacky cakes and fireworks); where every morsel you eat is scrutinized and discussed; where baby names are crowd-sourced and sonograms are Facebook-shared. And where nothing goes as planned...

I haven't really been choosing chick lit for awhile, mostly because nothing really grabs at me, but this one did by the description and I'm so glad I took a chance on it- a solid 4 star!

We have three different moms to be, all at different points of their life, all connected in a Kevin Bacon sort of way, dealing with pregnancy. Right away, I didn't like Nathalie and I felt bad because she's the one who wants it the MOST, even more than her husband, to be honest. Her announcement and everything with her pregnancy feels like a runaway train led by her sister, Lyndi. Lyndi is having an oopsie baby and she's a very go with the flow kind of gal, doesn't really want to do the whole adulting business, let alone raise a baby. Then we have Sophia, who has a daughter getting ready for college (Nathalie is one of her daughter's teachers) who is having a baby though her only child is going to be a COLLEGE STUDENT. She's not old by any means and even though she's in a great relationship, is she really ready to embark on this again? And who gets pregnant by accident, anyways? (Spoiler: lots of us do!) Just as the mom's are all different, their partners and circumstances couldn't be more different as well, making this is a great book with flip flopping points of view.

You know I'm normally not a fan of flip flopping points of view because it's hard to keep multiple stories cohesive towards one end but Kate Rorick does a fantastic job doing that in this book. The book is funny, if you're a mom you will relate to each of these moms in a special way, and it is a page turning, fast read. I highly recommend this one if you're in the market for something light and fun! If you know a mom to be this would be a fun gift for the shower or a "Yay for getting knocked up!" gift for a good friend. Or read this at the park to remind you of all the reasons you are done having babies. That works too. You can find a copy of The Baby Plan on Amazon but also on the HarperCollins website, too!
   



1 comment:

Heather J @ TLC Book Tours said...

I love the idea of giving this to a friend who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant. :)

Thanks for being a part of the tour!