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lnocita's review against another edition
3.0
Light and breezy, typical Weiner fare. Stays away from the hard truths and difficult conversations, everything neatly and happily wrapped up. Good for a beach, lake, or river read!
epatel8909's review against another edition
5.0
This book was awesome! I couldn't stop reading. It was well written and kept me engaged. All of the characters were well developed and relatable.
jdf_reader's review against another edition
3.0
Finding it weird that all of the random books I've been reading are about pregnancy, but overall a good easy read.
bookscrazyargentina's review against another edition
4.0
For me, the most endearing novel by Jennifer Weiner I've read so far. A modern tale of motherhood, with different female voices you feel attached to, almost from the beginning
kimreadz's review against another edition
3.0
This story centers around a baby and four women. India is married to a very wealthy business mogul in NYC. She is his 'trophy wife'. Marcus is in his late 50's and she is in her early 40's, though she only admits to late 30's. Bettina is her stepdaughter, who regards India as a gold-digger and still has hopes of her mother and father getting back together and restoring her family. (Her mother left her father to join and ashram in Arizona). India decides she wants to have a baby with Marcus, and after artificial insemination and several miscarriages, they decide to go with a surrogate. Jules, the egg donor, is a smart, beautiful, recent Princeton grad who needs money for her dad in rehab. Annie, the surrogate, is the mother of 2 young boys who lives with her husband in a money pit of a farm house outside of Philadelphia, who is hoping to improve the life of her family with the money she will receive.
One thing I really liked about this book is how each chapter centered on a different woman. The women are complex and this was an excellent way to develop their characters while furthering the story. At the beginning some of the women, Bettina and India in particular, were not very likeable, but as the story developed, I liked them both. One thing I didn't like so much is that I felt the story ended a little abruptly. The epilogue tied things up nicely, and it read almost like a fairy tale, with allusions to 'Sleeping Beauty'. But I still would have liked to have seen a bit more of how the relationship developed between the women at the end of the last chapter.
This was a quick, easy read; light and entertaining. I'm giving this one 3-1/2 stars. I like it...a lot! But I don't really love it.
One thing I really liked about this book is how each chapter centered on a different woman. The women are complex and this was an excellent way to develop their characters while furthering the story. At the beginning some of the women, Bettina and India in particular, were not very likeable, but as the story developed, I liked them both. One thing I didn't like so much is that I felt the story ended a little abruptly. The epilogue tied things up nicely, and it read almost like a fairy tale, with allusions to 'Sleeping Beauty'. But I still would have liked to have seen a bit more of how the relationship developed between the women at the end of the last chapter.
This was a quick, easy read; light and entertaining. I'm giving this one 3-1/2 stars. I like it...a lot! But I don't really love it.
sarahastrid3's review against another edition
1.0
I don't understand how this woman is the queen of chick lit. This book was so bad. I had to stop when it got to the point about India's mom following the dead. That was so unrealisitic. Hard eye roll.
aejohnson85's review
3.0
Then Came You is the story of four very different women and how their lives intersect to bring a baby in to the world via surrogacy. The story flips between each woman's first person narrative which I found to be a bit choppy at times - just as I was getting in to what was happening, it would flip to a new character.
The characters were well written but I found a hard time connecting with them - there was no one who I could really relate to. There was Jules, the young college grad-to-be who chooses to sell her eggs to pay to send her father to rehab. Annie, a young mother who wants to help her financially struggling family. India, the "trophy wife" who wants a baby to hang on to her marriage and to ensure she is financially provided for in the future. And Bettina, India's stepdaughter who is out to ruin India and expose her for who she really is.
For the most part, I found Bettina extremely unlikable, and India was not much better - details of her past life would be revealed which made me a tad more sympathetic to her, but she was far from my favourite character, especially after one choice she makes.
Overall, a good read, and the issues Weiner raises about surrogacy via her characters was very thought provoking. I would give this book 3.5 stars if I could, as I enjoyed it but there was just something missing...
The characters were well written but I found a hard time connecting with them - there was no one who I could really relate to. There was Jules, the young college grad-to-be who chooses to sell her eggs to pay to send her father to rehab. Annie, a young mother who wants to help her financially struggling family. India, the "trophy wife" who wants a baby to hang on to her marriage and to ensure she is financially provided for in the future. And Bettina, India's stepdaughter who is out to ruin India and expose her for who she really is.
For the most part, I found Bettina extremely unlikable, and India was not much better - details of her past life would be revealed which made me a tad more sympathetic to her, but she was far from my favourite character, especially after one choice she makes.
Overall, a good read, and the issues Weiner raises about surrogacy via her characters was very thought provoking. I would give this book 3.5 stars if I could, as I enjoyed it but there was just something missing...
kstar902's review against another edition
3.0
This book is about three women who become involved with one another in the course of surrogacy and egg donation. I was interested in the book, but I didn't think it was one of Weiner's most compelling stories.
sepzq8's review against another edition
5.0
I love Jennifer Weiner's books! I really loved this one because of the way it intertwined the lives of each of the women. I love how it told the story from each perspective and let you see into the lives of each character. Her stories never fail to be a great mix of inspiration, laughter, and good storytelling. Plus it is nice to just have a simple happy ending every once in awhile!