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A review by katieb94
Baby Love by Jacqueline Wilson
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I was a massive fan of Jacqueline Wilson as a child and when I saw this book available on Netgalley I snapped it up immediately.
The book follows Laura- a 14 year old girl in the 1960s, who, after going to the lido with her friend and meeting a French boy, ends up pregnant. Laura seems a lot younger for her age and you realise that during this interaction with said boy, she has no idea what is happening to her, doesn’t understand, so had no way of knowing whether to say no or not.
It goes to show how little young girls knew about sex education back then. I’m not familiar with that time period as I was born in the 90s but things have definitely changed.
The way everything happens is quite gut wrenching as poor Laura is shunned by her parents, called all sorts of names, and sent away without her say so to a mother and baby unit miles away from home. I felt really sorry for her.
However, the ending was not what I expected. It felt overly happy for a book about such a sad topic. However, Jacqueline Wilson cannot write a bad book and I really enjoyed it.
4/5 stars.
Thank you Netgalley for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review
The book follows Laura- a 14 year old girl in the 1960s, who, after going to the lido with her friend and meeting a French boy, ends up pregnant. Laura seems a lot younger for her age and you realise that during this interaction with said boy, she has no idea what is happening to her, doesn’t understand, so had no way of knowing whether to say no or not.
It goes to show how little young girls knew about sex education back then. I’m not familiar with that time period as I was born in the 90s but things have definitely changed.
The way everything happens is quite gut wrenching as poor Laura is shunned by her parents, called all sorts of names, and sent away without her say so to a mother and baby unit miles away from home. I felt really sorry for her.
However, the ending was not what I expected. It felt overly happy for a book about such a sad topic. However, Jacqueline Wilson cannot write a bad book and I really enjoyed it.
4/5 stars.
Thank you Netgalley for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Rape