A review by fuzzywuzzy
The Baby Left Behind by Jen Craven

4.0

JEN CRAVEN has wrote one heck of a story focusing on a moral dilemma. This book elicited so many emotions from me. The primary one being anger. The way Cate is treated by her family like the underdog and like she’s less than for not having a family of her own was infuriating. The sense of loss she was struggling with even with something she had never been able to have was palpable. All of my sympathy went to Cate and VERY little went to Jada. I don’t want to say too much but I will say this. If you abandon a baby, that’s one decision you have to live with in the form of not being able to get that child back because you changed your mind. Regardless of her circumstances she was not a sympathetic character. She was entitled, not apologetic, and smug. This was definitely one of those books where I wanted to throw it across the room. The author should have a book club after its release to discuss the book so I can air out my frustrations. I was sooooo angry throughout this book! The writing could have been better, but this book made me FEEL so much that I felt it earned five stars. I look forward to reading more from this author! Thank you to BOOKOUTURE and NETGALLEY for this ARC.