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The Two Week Wait

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Jane has been trying to get pregnant for twenty long years and this month decides to go through the dreaded two week wait with others going through the same thing.  She puts a forum post online and soon four women respond to it saying they are going through the same thing.  While all very different women in very different circumstances, the women all connect through their shared experience... will they all get their happy endings?

A fantastic book that is perfect for anyone who has been through that awful two week wait countless times.  It gives you hope but even more than this is shows that you aren't alone.  Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.
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3.5 Stars

Having never had fertility issues this book was an eye-opener to me. How agonizingly sad to have to go through this. I am one-hundred percent feminist and believe a woman doesn't have to have children, or a man, to be complete...BUT if it is something you truly desire it must be devastatingly painful to have your heart broken month after month.

This was an easy read, with simplified dialogue and multiple narrators. It is sort of an epistolary style book as a lot of it is simple chat-room dialogue and there are some journal entries as well. I don't usually go for that but it worked here for some reason.

While the overly-simple writing style drove me nuts at times, I did like the intent of the story. The somewhat contrived parts were too convenient but the overall theme was interesting and, in the end, hopeful.

P.S. 
I rounded up because the book has such a low rating and I don't think it deserves it simply because the author didn't have the same struggle as some readers. It does say in the blurb I read that Lucy J Lewis based the story on her own experiences.
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Waiting for anything is rough, waiting 2 weeks to find out if your pregnant, is also rough. This is a good book, women on a forum about waiting two weeks, and how much they learn about themselves and each other in this time.
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Great book! It tells a great story about the power of women and friendships. If you need a pick me up book then this is it.
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