Thank you to NetGalley and The Book Guild for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Goodreads Synopsis
For the last two decades, Jane has been trying for a baby. She knows all about surviving the agonising two-week wait between ovulation and test. Increasingly desperate, Jane opens her laptop, clicks, ‘TWW Forum: New Thread’, and types. ‘Anyone else starting their two-week wait? Shall we wait it out together?’
Four women respond to Jane’s message online; all strangers, all embarking on the same emotional two-week journey. All wanting just one thing. A baby.
This fast-paced, light-hearted read explores the heartache of infertility through the bittersweet stories of five women;
Mandi is young and eager. She needs all the help she can get.
Becks already has one child and is stuck in the hellish limbo of secondary infertility.
Instagram sensation, Star, is living and selling a false dream, online and off.
Finally, feisty Fern is scheduling a pregnancy in between film shoots.
Five women, five stories, waiting to find out if it’s their turn for a baby. Love, heartache, shattered dreams and broken relationships. The two-week wait pushes them all to their limits.
Before I start I want to be clear that this book does contain trigger warnings regarding infertility and low self-esteem.
The Two Week Wait was an incredibly emotional but quick read that deals with a topic that isn't discussed enough in the media. This is a story of five women at different stages in their lives who are all going through the same thing.
Having polycystic ovaries myself I've always known that having children in the future is going to be hard for me and since I was a little girl one of the main things I've ever wanted out of life is children. Whilst I'm not at that stage of my life, this story hit home and left me feeling sad yet hopeful. It was an emotional rollercoaster to go on this journey with these woman and see how each of their lives were affected.
It's hard for me to write this review as there is so much that goes on in this book in terms of the waiting and their own individual lives. I've literally just sat with my mum and discussed the book with her even though she's not even read it because I needed to discuss it!
Lewis writing is beautiful and captivating that I found it so hard to put down. I really recommend giving this book a go, but only if you can deal with the trigger warnings!
Rating: 4/5 stars