A review by shannonsbookcase
The Favor by Adele Griffin

3.0

In my true style, I picked this book based on its beautiful cover so I went into it blind. While I enjoyed the story itself there were just parts of that I just had a hard time with. To be totally honest, there were times when I had thoughts of DNF’ing but I am glad that I didn’t. 

Nora & Jacob struggle with infertility and are saving up for their last attempt for in vitro. While working at the vintage resale shop, Nora meets Evelyn, an eccentric socialite. They quickly become friends and Evelyn offers to be the surrogate for Nora.

As much as I enjoyed the social media aspect with Evelyn and how she graciously offered to be the surrogate, I just couldn’t get past what a truly entitled, awful person she really is. The way she just threw money at Nora commenting that it was for the baby fund and knowing how important it was to her. The way she put the baby at risk was truly selfish, especially when the baby is not hers! 

While I did not like Nora as a character when she was around Evelyn, I truly felt terrible for all that she endured. The author did an amazing job conveying all of those emotions. I could feel the emotional roller coaster that Nora was on - the not knowing, the lack of communication/miscommunications. I could especially feel Jacob’s frustrations! 

Even though this wasn't fully my cup of tea, I look forward to reading more books by Adele Griffin! 

Ⓦⓗⓐⓣ Ⓘ Ⓛⓞⓥⓔⓓ:

✨️Beautiful cover

✨️I’ll Have Seconds, the Vintage Resale Shop

✨Even with the struggles, Nora was able to get her happy ending

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✨️How Nora seems to change how she acts around Evelyn

✨️How Evelyn “bribes” Nora to do stuff for her

✨️The pacing was a little off throughout the book

CW: Infertility, Surrogacy, Pregnancy Complications

Thank you to @netgalley, @sourcebook for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.