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So cute

Yeah bro, I already wasn't going to have kids. And all this has done is confirm my suspicions that raising kids rn is not a vibe. God speed to anyone brave enough to still try though

Glad book club chose this book. Because this was a timely read.

I love when books deserve the hype around them

Cute read, it did feel like it could've been a little shorter. But overall not bad.

Fairly comprehensive, but ultimately missing information here and there. While I understand this book was not solely focused on endo, and there's conflicting information out there, the author did make a point to bring up endo quite a lot, which is why I was surprised by the times it wasn't brought up. Endo also increases your risk of ectopic pregnancies and generally miscarrying. It is a very common cause of infertility. It increases your chances of ovarian cancer.

The author also talked about endo at the beginning of the chapter about menopause, but did not mention how these hormonal treatments could negatively impact someone with endo as it's a disease that is fueled by estrogen.

Oh and the chapter on birth control mentioned Slynd, a progesterone only birth control, but failed to mention how this medication has a warning on it about blood clots.

Had me cackling! Worth the read for those who want to decolonize what they know about American history.

Finally, a book that lived up to the hype.

Essential reading for all sane Americans during these times.

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this book. It started off strong, kind of dragged on in the middle, and offered a romance that just felt so... why? The last few pages were beautiful I suppose. But the ending in general felt rather weak.

A lot of potential, but the requirement to suspend my disbelief came up too often. This just simply isn't how things work.

I have so many thoughts and feelings on this book, but they're all good.
I enjoyed it so much, and felt that it was beautiful overall.

A good book for understanding your big 3.

Fighting back ugly crying as I finished this book

Remarkable story, but docking a star because I didn't like how the author jumped around. Made it hard to follow sometimes.

Entering my villain era (DNFing a book).

Honestly, I have nothing nice to say about this book. It desperately needs an editor who will go through it and ask the author, “does the reader need to know this obscure detail? Does this detail actually matter at all?”
And that would probably make this book more readable.

I truly do not have the capacity to be SO bored from a book right now. I'm looking to escape reality, not prefer it over whatever I'm reading.

Incredible read, what a story, what a life. Makes me love Trevor Noah and the perspective he brings even more.

I enjoyed this retelling from the women's perspective

This book primarily takes place in 2 places: Cape Cod and Egypt. Two places that I love, so I guess the book came to life for me more than others.

I enjoyed the story and all, but it also just felt too... cookie cutter perhaps. Idk. This isn't my usual genre, so perhaps that's why.

Honestly the ending just wasn't that strong. I thought that the book was really great leading up to it. But, I felt pretty underwhelmed at the end.

Conflicted. While I did like this book, I also found the main characters whole romance subplot... problematic. It actually doesn't matter if she was engaged before, she's still in her 20s, and he's in his 30s and her professor and advisor.

Idk I'm honestly a low key certified man hater, so this was a vibe for me tbh. I'm also a justice junkie, so... You know I love to see justice being exacted.

I appreciated the way things were connected, even if it might've been a bit far fetched.
Some of the characters were truly insufferable, but I also couldn't stop. I don't have any regrets though.

I'm really on a roll with my feminine rage, men being murdered for excellent reason by women reading.

I went into this book knowing nothing about it. I didn't even bother to read the description until half way through lol.

That being said, I was just going off of ratings and folks recommending this book. I'm glad it lived up to the hype. I got through most of it in one day, unable to put it down.

Suspenseful, good plot twists

The love story element of this was a bit cheesy for my liking. But it's overall a fun, cozy book.