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A review by corrie
All That Matters by Susan X. Meagher
5.0
Susan X. Meagher’s All that Matters is about a woman trying to get pregnant, the pregnancy itself and the birth and when you’re done reading all 500 plus pages it feels like you’ve delivered a baby yourself.
Of course there is also a healthy amount of drama involved and a lot of love and self-realization, but the main theme is the pregnancy. I knew I had to read it someday (as a fairly big Meager fan you’re kind of obliged to do so) but the fact that Blair was a straight, happily married woman for a big portion of the book was a bit daunting. But I stuck with it and it was worth it in the end.
What I love about Susan’s lengthy books is that you really get to know the characters inside and out. No chance of insta-love or rushed scenarios here. If you don’t like pregnancies being followed from conception to birth and beyond, I suggest you skip this doorstopper.
m/f, f/f explicit
Themes: it’s a labor of love!, I’m straight but gay for you, Kylie is the dream woman really, so patient and understanding she’s one halo away from being a saint, the displays of love between these two were sometimes getting too syrupy for my tastes and I was afraid I would keel over in sugar shock, I’m just too old and cynical for that amount of twee, and again sooo glad I never had the urge to procreate.
5 stars
Of course there is also a healthy amount of drama involved and a lot of love and self-realization, but the main theme is the pregnancy. I knew I had to read it someday (as a fairly big Meager fan you’re kind of obliged to do so) but the fact that Blair was a straight, happily married woman for a big portion of the book was a bit daunting. But I stuck with it and it was worth it in the end.
What I love about Susan’s lengthy books is that you really get to know the characters inside and out. No chance of insta-love or rushed scenarios here. If you don’t like pregnancies being followed from conception to birth and beyond, I suggest you skip this doorstopper.
m/f, f/f explicit
Themes: it’s a labor of love!, I’m straight but gay for you, Kylie is the dream woman really, so patient and understanding she’s one halo away from being a saint, the displays of love between these two were sometimes getting too syrupy for my tastes and I was afraid I would keel over in sugar shock, I’m just too old and cynical for that amount of twee, and again sooo glad I never had the urge to procreate.
5 stars