Being pregnant myself, when I saw this book, I thought it would perfect: a humorous view of the pregnancy and the first months with a new baby in tow. Well, it was funny, and I was pleasantly surprised to love this book so much. All subjects are discussed, some taboo, some not. It was refreshing. I grew attached to the characters, who were all living something different in their life while living the "same" first months with their newborns. It made me eager to meet my son, in less than 2 months now!

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for my e-copy!

A fun, humorous, and hormonal story about a group of ladies who become friends during the last few weeks of pregnancy and share all the ups and downs that happen after giving birth. I thank Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Omg loved this book, very funny, laughed at he realisation no two births are the same. Guilt Even in pregnancy...... but this book made me realise yep we are all the same.. working mums under pressure

I was surprised how much I loved this book. Still being friends with my anti natal mums this was completely relatable. Loved the unlikely friendship between the characters. Look forward to reading more from this author.

Oh my goodness this book resonated with me on so many levels!

As some of you who follow my blog may know I am a new mum and had my daughter, Ava in July last year so as soon as I read the blurb for this book I knew I HAD to read it - and even after just the first few pages I was laughing - it was like the author had been following me for the last six months of my pregnancy!!

The book is so true to what happens, it is written so well and so funny - No hesitation in giving this book a massive five stars - it was BRILLIANT!!

Sometimes I find I need to step away a little bit from the gritty crime and dark thrillers I normally gravitate towards and The Undercover Mother seemed like a great alternative. Granted, this is so incredibly far removed from my usual choices, you may well wonder if there’s something not quite right with me. Fear not, all is well! Better yet, within the space of a few pages, I already knew I’d made the right decision when I could feel my spirits lift and a big smile settled itself on my face.

Jenny used to write a singles column called “Girls About Town” for a magazine. The problem is, Jenny isn’t single anymore and is also preparing for the birth of her first child. So when her column is handed over to a younger colleague, Jenny tries to convince her boss she could write about motherhood instead. To find inspiration, Jenny joins an antenatal class where she meets four other women who couldn’t possible be more different from each other if they tried. There’s Naomi, the hippy earth-mom; Gail, the fierce business woman; Antonia, the well turned-out snobbish one who seems to have it all and finally Ruth, who’s been struggling to get pregnant for years.

Now, I admit I thought I would struggle with this story as I’m not a member of the mum club and never had the desire to join up. While I am familiar with sleepless nights due to being an insomniac, I’ve never changed a diaper nor have I thankfully ever been the victim of misdirected projectile vomiting. But somehow, I found myself totally able to relate to Jenny and her circle of first time mothers. Not everything is all roses and sunshine. Sure, there are moments where I chuckled and snorted rather un-lady like but there were also times when I felt quite a huge lump in my throat.

From unplanned pregnancies to having to throw your carefully written birthing plan out the window, from exhaustion to mishaps, from trying to juggle it all and think you need to be perfect at everything, to realising your live has changed forever, … this story has everything and these five women will somehow find each other, despite their differences. Mothers everywhere will undoubtedly be able to relate and some things will surely bring back fond, or less fond, memories. If like me, you’re not a mother, worry not as I’m feeling pretty confident you will be as entertained as I was.

The Undercover Mother is a funny feel-good story about pregnancies, motherhood, friendships and finding the best of friends in the most unusual places. I thoroughly enjoyed the time I got to spend with all of them and I do so hope there will be a follow-up at some point as I would absolutely love to know what happens to all of them next.

5☆ Hilarious, Heartwarming, Appeals to Everyone.

Undercover Mother is a hilarious, heartwarming, journey into Motherhood.
From Big Knickers, antenatal classes, birth plans, coping with change, all the while trying to write a magazine column that will capture an audience and keep her job.

When pregnant Jenny is due to take maternity leave, her boss Eva pulls her in to tell her she's given her magazine column 'Girls about Town ' to Lucy. Lucy is fresh, young, attractive and single.

Jenny is petrified of being sidelined and potentially losing her job she acts irrationally and tells Eva she wants to become an Undercover Mother and write about life as a new mum.
Eva isn't so sure! She thinks that it's not what Flair is all about.
But Jenny convinces Eva that the the women that used to read Flair are most likely in a relationship or becoming Mums. What better way to get those readers back!

So Jenny leaves on a positive note determined to prove everyone wrong. Including her Sister Claire who loves to make Jenny feel inadequate.

Follow Jenny on her ups and downs as she becomes a Mum, regains control, writes her blog and makes new friends.

I loved Jenny's determination she was fun, strong, and wasn't affraid to uncover her apprehensions and flaws.

I loved the fact Emma Robinson gave a real portrayel at what it's like for women who want to work and have a baby yet feel slightly pushed out just because they want to start a family.
Also what it's like to become a first time Mum. The apprensions, the birth, being on your own, juggling childcare and work etc..

I thoroughly enjoyed Undercover Mother.
It has plenty of laugh out loud moments, mothers will be able to relate to it, expectant mothers will love it, and the rest of us well we will just love it!
There is plenty of heartwarming and tender moments that makes Under cover Mother the Perfect read.

Under cover mother truly is a fantastic read that will appeal to both men and women. It is a nice paced book that will keep you hooked the whole way through.

I highly recommend this book to everyone.
You won't be disappointed!

I must admit that I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up ‘The Undercover Mother’ because I haven’t had children and I didn’t think that I would be able to relate to the story. Well I needn’t have worried because I was hooked on this book from the moment I opened the front cover. I absolutely loved reading ‘The Undercover Mother’ but more about that in a bit.
Jenny is one of those characters that I didn’t take to straight away. The start of the book sees her writing a blog on the single life. There’s one problem with that as she isn’t and hasn’t been single for a couple of years now. She is also pregnant and due to go on maternity leave. Jenny loves her job and her blog and she envisages that her blog will only be covered temporarily until she comes back from her maternity leave. She then finds out that ‘her’ column is permanently being given to the office glamour puss, who Jenny is rather envious of. Jenny is desperate to have something to come back to and so she floats the idea of writing a blog about being a new mother. I couldn’t quite understand how Jenny had such conflicting feelings about being pregnant and giving birth. She had an idealised view of what motherhood was going to be like. Somebody I know was exactly the same when she was pregnant. She had an idea of what being a parent was going to be like and what was going to happen and when. Only reality was so much different. Jenny throws herself into researching for her new column and drags her partner along to an antenatal class. She meets some other pregnant ladies but I got the impression that she was looking down on them. To begin with she only talks to them for research purposes but it isn’t long until a bond forms between the women.
Boy oh boy ‘The Undercover Mother’ certainly put me through the emotional wringer and then some. Yes it’s primarily a romantic comedy about life, loves, parenthood and friendship but there were certain parts that brought a lump to my throat. I don’t want to give too much away but for one the of the couples the pregnancy doesn’t end as it should. I really felt for this couple and I could certainly sympathise as I know people who have tried and tried and tried to have babies and would make fantastic parents but it just didn’t happen or the pregnancy ended in tragedy. The author writes about the subject with great sensitivity.
I picked the book up at a good time for me because I needed a distraction from my chronic back pain and wowzers, this book was certainly a distraction and then some. I was drawn into the story from the beginning and the book kept my interest throughout. On more than one occasion I found myself chuckling away to myself, which got me some strange looks when I was on the bus. As I was enjoying the story so much I didn’t notice how quickly the page numbers flew past nor did I realise how quickly the time was going. Before I knew what was happening I had cleared over half the book and as I was enjoying reading the book so much, I just had to keep on reading. I cleared this book in one sitting which is unusual for me as I am usually easily distracted but not in this case.
In short I absolutely LOVED reading ‘The Undercover Mother’ and I can’t wait what comes next from this hugely talented author. Here’s hoping that we don’t have to wait too long. I would definitely recommend this book to other readers. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a well deserved 5* out of 5*.

This is the story of a naive woman on the verge of giving birth in 5 weeks who thinks life would remain pretty much the same, after the baby arrives. Uh-huh!! And boy, is she proved wrong!!

Jenny who writes a column on Single Woman About Town suddenly finds herself writing a blog The Undercover Mother. To make it more interesting, she uses the anecdotes from the mothers she meets at the ante-natal class, who become her Spice Mum crew with Posh, Scary, Sporty, Ginger and Jenny.

My first book by Emma Robinson, and it was hilarious. From the naiveté of life not changing to being a slave working for a 7 pound baby, Jenny’s life is streamrolled, where exhaustion seems to the norm for the day.

Each chapter starts with a blog, and each blog is written in such a humorous manner, that I couldn’t help but laugh and smile all the way. It takes a village to bring up a child, especially to look after the needs of a newborn. And to see Jenny with her husband Dan, muddle their way through this process, in a tongue-in-cheek manner is cute and funny. (P.S. I loved Dan, he was fabulous as a husband and as a father)

But in the midst of this chaos, these new mums find a way to be in touch, initially because Jenny wanted fodder for her blog, but later the women start sharing, showing their vulnerabilities, their sorrows, joys, their fear. And a bond which started due to just being thrown together in a class soon becomes a bond for life. There are twists and emotions and secrets which kept me riveted to the book, till I finished it.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and publisher Bookouture, and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.

The Undercover Mother is a hilarious, laugh-out-loud book about 30-something Jenny as she discovers just how hard having your first child is. Jenny’s convinced that having a child is a walk in the park, until she actually gives birth, then the dawn of realisation sets in.

Having had three children, my first nearly twenty-two years ago, lots of memories were brought back to life. Especially the bit about trying to put a sleepy baby down as if you were trying to not detonate a bomb, or can you grab a bath/shower before the child wakes up?

Jenny’s first assignment was before she gave birth on antenatal classes (I’ve never been to one). It was here that she met four women, all from very different backgrounds and attitudes to motherhood. These women played an important role in Jenny’s blog.

This book is an honest look at motherhood, wrapped in an amazing story. The five women were all unique and all had their own ‘version’ of motherhood. I did laugh at the advice given by one of the women to take make-up to the hospital with you so that you can look amazing in the ‘new mum’ photographs – I’ll hold my hands up and state I did this with my second son. I even got moaned at for painting my nails in my hospital room.

This is a truly amazing book that I read in two sittings. I just didn’t want to put it down. The writing flowed, the characters were all a delight and the plot was so passionate, and truthful. If you are a mum, this book will have you nodding along in agreement and reliving those early memories of having a child.

Thank you to Bookouture for my copy of this book via Netgalley. This is the first book I have read by this author but I loved the cover and thought the blurb sounded funny. I think this book may be aimed more at new mothers but as a childless 28 year old I still enjoyed it. When I do have children I know I will be hunting the internet for a blog just like Jenny's in the hope that I am doing everything that I should be.

The story follows Jenny who is currently writing a column in a weekly magazine about the single life. The thing is Jenny not only hasn't been single for 2 years she's also about 5 weeks away from having a mini me. With her impending maternity leave someone needs to cover her column while shes gone for 6 months. Jenny struck me as either extremely naive or in denial. I'm inclined to think it was more the latter. Jenny was adamant that having a baby wasn't going to change her or her lifestyle and in 6 months she would be back writing her column as if she never left. As I already said I don't have children but I have friends who do and I have 2 nephews and a niece so I have seen how a baby can change people.

While she's on maternity leave Jenny writes a blog about being a new clueless mum. She also writes about the women from her antenatal class. She gives them all code names and the are dubbed the Spice Mums. I really enjoyed the variety in mums. There was such a range that you think they would absolutely never get on and it would be more a friendship of circumstances than a friendship of your own choosing. However, I think that some genuine long term friendships were made with the most unlikely mums.

I LOVED Dan. Like literally he is the perfect husband.  He was attentive, understanding and a great father. I'll take one of those please.

I loved the blog extracts at the beginning of each chapter. These were some of the funniest moments of the book. I enjoyed Emma's writing style and I hope to read more of her books in the future.

Where do I even begin with my review! Bearing in mind that I had absolutely no idea that Emma Robinson had children of her own, it didn't take me long to reach the conclusion that she just had to be a mother where this storyline is concerned. I mean come on, even good ol' Google wouldn't be able to tell you that shizzle unless it was a parent itself!

As a mum myself I laughed out loud, grimaced, and cringe, whilst also nodding along to every single thing in this story. If after having a baby you can fit into the same pair of jeans you wore when you were 16 years old, then ace! If after having a baby you decide that you want to wear the same pair of knickers for one week straight and lock yourself in your home, crack on! What did I do? Well, I was in the middle! Seeing as I couldn't fit into any of my own clothes right after, I found myself resembling a smaller version of my mother as I wore her clothes instead. Am I ashamed? Hell no! Was I embarrassed at the time? Most definitely, that is why I wish that Emma Robinson's 'The Undercover Mother' was around when I had my daughter in 2013.

This book lays parenthood bare from the thoughts of disgust (each to their own, obviously!) at watching someone giving birth, to a mother thinking that she cannot give birth or look after a baby. Not only that, it follows the lives of several different women, all with their own interpretations of parenthood and what it means for them. What was even better for me personally, was the fact that not all of the characters were married with some of the women living the life of a single mum. As a single mum myself, I found this incredibly refreshing as a lot of books I have read lately seem to enjoy slamming single mums, yet Emma Robinson doesn't do that. Yes, she is honest with a lot of eventualities which parents could face, including the single ones, yet she didn't throw any shade to single mums at all. To be honest, I actually felt like crying at that because I was like 'FINALLY!!!!!!! An author who isn't slamming single mummies!!'. Even though I know that this book wasn't written for me personally, obviously, it really did mean a lot that it didn't seem to matter whether Robinson's characters were single, divorced, dating, married mums. All that mattered was the most important thing - being a mum.

I saw a lot of myself in Jenny in the way she reacted to pregnancy classes, and how the other women approached motherhood. Yes, I laughed a lot!

'The Undercover Mother' made me laugh out loud, snort my coffee up my nose (I wouldn't advise it) and slap my hand on my forehead going 'omfg I did that!' (multiple times!). But, whilst the storyline is hilarious and the author writes about parenthood in a way that a lot of people would be too ashamed to admit, the overall storyline does highlight several important messages. Personally, the message that hit home for me was how important it is to NOT beat yourself up every day, reminding yourself that you are doing the best that you can and, whilst it is only natural to compare yourself to other mothers, you shouldn't let their choices dictate how you raise YOUR child. I am fully aware that that is far easier to say than it is to actually do, but its something I feel the author conveyed absolutely brilliant with her characters. Seriously, they are all so different, yet they all found themselves feeling exactly the same as each other. They just managed to hide it differently in case anyone looked down their nose at their parenting skills, or saw them in a bad light.

Hell, we are in charge of keeping another human bean alive, and us women either managed to squeeze a large watermelon out of our foof, or we delivered a baby out of the sunroof which left us with a scar longer than the actual baby!!

I loved this book and everything it stands for. The honesty is empowering, the hidden messages are like little hugs every few pages, and the hilarity makes the hard times seem less....daunting. We may find ourselves covered in baby poo and baby sick right after getting our cherubs into clean clothes and feeling annoyed at the time, but that's what being a mummy is all about. Mummyhood isn't all about cuddles in front of the tv, or sleeping through the night from the moment you find the blue line on the pregnancy stick. No. Mummyhood is all of that and more. It's the good days and the bad days. It's the sad tears, the happy tears and everything in-between, and 'The Undercover Mother' showcases that like the Queen's jewels. If you feel like you need a cheerleader, Emma Robinson is your woman.

Hand on heart, this book is everything I could have wished for and more. If I wasn't already extremely proud of being a mumma, I am even more proud of being a mumma after reading this book.

A phenomenal debut novel which is totally trophy worthy - Emma Robinson has certainly got a fan for life where I am concerned!

This morning, Henry was spreadeagled on his play mat. It was all very well for him to sleep now. Why not last night, when she had jiggled, walked, cuddled, put him down, picked him up? Sung? Soothed? Begged? It was tempting to pinch him awake and cry loudly into his ear - see how he liked it.

The Undercover Mother was all too relatable with spice-moms and everything! Jenny is pregnant with her first child and joins antenatal class to get material for her new blog, The Undercover Mother. But still, against all her thoughts, she actually grows to like the other mothers. What will become of her blog and her new friendships? Is she able to keep her job and stay home with her newborn baby?

I wholeheartedly enjoyed this book from the very beginning. While I had quite good laughs and related to a lot of things, I also could relate to the sad parts of the book. I think that's the biggest reason that I really, really loved this book. That I actually can relate to it all and at the same time see all the frustrating and "i'm such a bad mom" things in a different light when it is not me going through those at the moment. I think I grow a little during this book myself.

This book possibly introduces every different mom type there is in the world. The fact that every spice-mom is very different from the other ones in every way; personality, the way of being a mom, work etc, and they still manage to be friends together and overcome some obstacles was fantastic! I wish I would have had the courage to attend an antenatal class myself.
There's always drama between women and so there is drama in the Undercover Mother too. And who doesn't love some drama?! Well I do! And the drama between spice-moms didn't leave me cold, it was quite a mess there.

All in all this was such a humorous book about first-time mothers and all the expectations versus realities. I'll definitely recommend this to everyone who likes this kind of books and actually for first-time mothers too. It's not all that bad if you throw some humor in it.

4.25 Spice Mom Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟.25

This book sure did bring back memories.... sleepless nights, crying babies, spit up, changing diaper after diaper after diaper.... first smiles, the smell of baby Hair, baby laughs, and the first time somebody calls you Mom.... they were the best days, the worst days, the busiest days, and the loneliest days of my life..... I sure would have loved a group of women like the Spice Moms in my life at that time...

Jenny is like most of us when we are pregnant for the first time convinced she’s got it all figured out... I mean how hard can it really be? After her boss informs her she will no longer be writing the single girl column she has been writing for the past several years... she comes up with an idea of starting a mommy blog with hopes of it eventually becoming A regular article in the magazine.... first assignment prenatal class (this has an entirely different name apparently in the UK)

While at prenatal class Jenny meets four other women from very different backgrounds with very different circumstances.... The women bond over there pregnancies and stay in touch after their babies are born.... and unbeknownst to them they become the subjects of Jenny’s mommy blog....

All the women were likable and relatable.... they were all flawed and approached motherhood differently.... and that’s what made this so real there was a little piece of each of them that I could relate to... I think I related to Jenny more than any of them.... but I did see a bit of my young mommy self in all of them.... this book wasn’t all diaper changes and breast-feeding.... there are also some laugh out loud moments.... sweet and sad tear inducing moments.... and some major drama and secrets revealed..... let’s be honest if there is a group of five women there’s going to be drama!

Strongly recommend as a fun fluffy read to anyone who is a mom, is going to be a mom, has a mom, knows somebody that is a mom, or just likes fun reads....

*** thank you to the publisher and Net Galley for a copy of this book ***

Motherhood - a topic I know literally nothing about (thank god). I have, however, witnessed my older siblings go through the whole child rearing phase and in fact, their children have now sprouting mini-mes and so I do have an awareness of the peculiarities of life which come from having the small, dependant person in tow. My experience with small persons came when I was nine and a half, when my first nephew was born. I vaguely recall the smelly early nappies, the rancid odours a small bottom can produce and the absolute glee they gain from peeing all over you (actually it was my brother) as you try to change their nappies. I also lived with my second sister in the early days of her child rearing terrors and so I do have a little ability to empathise with the Jenny in the story as she struggles with the transition from 'Girl About Town' columnist to new mother. Thankfully my experience came with a use by and hand back date, but still. Much of this book I do actually get.

The story follows new mum, Jenny, as she battles with the early days of motherhood, The fears that she is doing it al wrong, the panic that her child is not developing as quickly as others due to her failure to allow him to interact and take part in extra-curricular activities i.e. baby groups, and her inability to regain her pre-baby body as she has a preference for cake over exercise. Most of all, it is the fear that she will lose her job, her previous column already having been given to a rival. In order to avoid the naff assignments regaling the virtues of nail polish, Jenny makes a proposal to her boss - let her run a column on Motherhood. To that end she starts out with a blog, making a new group of friends she made at the ante-natal classes the subject of her attention, as well as her own inability to navigate the confusing waters of motherhood - with humorous effect.

I cannot say 100% for sure, but I am certain, from the conversations I have had with my sisters and my Nephew and his wife, that any person who has ever had, or even been near to someone who has had, a baby can find something to identify with in this book. I've seen it all happen, albeit from a distance, and experienced some of it for myself in terms of the fear of handling the dang things (babies) all wrong and going for the middle of the night drives to try to get said thing (baby) off to sleep. I may not have had the 24/7 burden responsibility, but I've been close enough, and everything I read in this book had me nodding, smiling and occasionally even laughing out loud as I pictured each of my siblings in Jenny's place, their fears, their mistakes and their triumphs at each little milestone said thing (baby) achieved.

What Emma Robinson achieves here is a humorous look at the subject of motherhood - an almost how to and how not to guide of baby rearing and the many personalities which make up the social group of 'The Mother". Through Jenny's blog, the eponymous 'Undercover Mother' we see the funny and yet alarmingly honest view of motherhood, almost an Adrian Mole-esque diary for the post-natal. The way in which she captures and in a way lampoons her friends and their foibles did make me chuckle, while Jenny's personal dilemma's, both career wise and as she managed her knowledge of her friend's secrets, kept me entertained and engrossed from first page to last.

This is more than a simple comic take on motherhood though, examining the idea of friendship and the importance of the bond that Jenny shares with a group of women who, in all honesty, should have nothing in common. They are all so very different, all likeable in their own ways, even when they are being objectionable, and all with their own problems. I found myself invested in each and every one of their stories, intrigued by their characters and saddened by the difficulties they faced and the choices they were forced to make. Of all though, it was Ruth whose story touched me the most. Such a sad and moving story but one which left the reader with a feeling of hope at the end. Emma Robinson has done a brilliant job of creating an emotional tale without making light of her situation or bringing the story into too dark a place. A delicate balance but pulled off expertly.

If you are planning on becoming a mum, read this as you'll realise all your fears are both founded but also manageable. You will also realise you are not alone. If you are already a mum, read this book as you will chuckle along in memory of each of these little milestones and problems you faced in your own early days, thankful it's all behind you. If, like me, you are simply an Aunty then read this book, sit back, relax, rub your hands together and smile as you think to yourself - thank god that wasn't me ;)

This is actually the perfect book for all mums to be and mums to enjoy and have a giggle at! It has EVERYTHING, Emma has not left out the bits that others do. It has all the ups, down and all the wobbly bits in between! This had me laughing out loud in parts. An easy to read, fast paced belter of a story. I would highly recommend to you all.

I loved Jenny and all the girls and how they all represent different mums with differing views on life. I awarded a well deserved five stars! I cannot wait to read more by Emma in future. I have enjoyed and loved reading every minute of this story at all daft hours in the morning with my newborn so I can relate to many parts in this story.

It’s one of those stories you wont want to put down when you start… Very impressed.

The undercover mother was in parts a funny read but was true to life and a different read.
Jenny is a journalist for a posh magazine and has a regular column entitled "single girl about town" even though she's not been single for years!! Jenny is pregnant and going on maternity leave and is distraught that her beloved column is being given to the younger colleague so in haste says she will do a column 'Undercover Mother" to which her editor basically laughs at.
The book follows Jennys pregnancy, the ups, the downs and the friends she makes along the way. Jenny was an easy character to like. As she starts off undercover mother as a blog first to test the water liked how you got a piece of the blog at the beginning of every chapter. Jenny had the most laid back husband ever and don't know any like him!!
This was a good read that had good pace and did have a few little reveals along the way which I enjoyed and gave a different perception to the story.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Bookouture for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a fun book that is so relatable! Many moms could relate to this gem of a story!
Thanks so much to the publishers and NetGalley for this opportunity.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the Publisher, Bookouture, for this review copy which was given in exchange for an honest review. Also thank you to Kim from Bookouture for organising the Blog Tour.

Jenny is pregnant with her first child. She’s also a journalist, famous for her ‘Single Girl About Town’ column in an upmarket magazine. Her job entails scouting out parties, restaurants and events for single girls, even though she hasn’t been single for years. When Jenny goes off on maternity leave, her boss hands over her column to a (much) younger colleague, hinting that she will be doing something else when she returns from maternity. Panicking, Jenny pitches, to her boss, the idea of a column aimed at new mothers, and joins an ante-natal class to meet such people!

I had to read this one – it looked such a good read! Jenny was a great character and I really felt for her when her ‘Single Girl’ column was taken off her. It wasn’t so much because she was being pushed out but more because I know how it feels when it’s implied that you’re not so much at the top of the hill but coming way down the side. The story is told from Jenny’s perspective with little snippets of her new ‘Undercover Mother’ blog at the beginning of chapters. These little blog pieces were great and very funny! (I would definitely follow that blog!) It’s been 10 years since I had my son and I could still relate to most topics covered in this book! I have to admit I spent 50% of the book feeling very broody and 50% thinking how glad I don’t have to go through any of that again!

Jenny’s friends, affectionately labelled The Spice Girls, are a mixed bunch of first time mothers. They all have their own motherhood techniques and vastly different personalities, but they are all likeable in their own way and you become more attached to them as the story goes on. Whilst Jenny hides their identity in her blog, it’s interesting to see how they each react when they realise Jenny has been writing about them!

Is it a parenting book? Nah, course not, but there are lots of home truths about parenting in it, things you don’t read in the true parenting books! It is though, a book of fun, laughter, sadness and tears. It’s lovely to see how different personalities can all come together and be friends, despite having absolutely nothing else in common other than being pregnant!

Highly recommended for new mums, mums to be or even older mums (like me!!) In fact, you don’t even have to be a mum to enjoy this book!! Great read!

Brilliant book. Extremely funny, very realistic. An absolute essential read for an expectant or new mother’s or even for mother’s of adults lol. I love this author. Highly recommended.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Emma Robinson for the copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.