Crybaby was heartbreaking and inspiring. Cheryl Klein’s life has had a lot of difficulties and this memoir shows them. It has something that pretty much everyone could have gone through or has gone through in their life. There was so much that she wanted but things just kept getting in the way and life was hard, from infertility, being queer and eating disorders (along with other things), this has a lot of things that people can relate to and learn from.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with the ARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

I enjoyed this book. It was a newer genre for me and I'm glad I enjoyed it.
It didn't keep me gripped like my usual genres but I did want to keep reading.

I finished this book last week and have been thinking about it ever since. Honestly, I requested it purely due to the title and excellent cover and I absolutely did not know what I was in for. Klein writes so beautifully and brutally about her struggles. I wouldn't just recommend this book to people who have experienced similar life experiences because I found it so eye-opening, particularly to the struggles of LGBTQ parents-to-be. Also as someone with health anxiety who has had a close family member who went through some of Klein's health problems, I found it cathartic to read my most scared thoughts through someone else.

Being in a similar situation to the author made me want to read this book. It's often difficult to read because of the down-downs, but beautifully written. I appreciate the lack of sugar-coating and the brutal honesty of the memoir. Very human. I enjoyed reading it even though I had to take mental breaks - but that was purely because of how much I felt like/lived like/agreed with the author.

It’s clear that Klein has been through it all just by reading the title of her memoir, and sharing her story honestly with its ups and many, many downs will no doubt help anyone readings who’s been through at least one thing she has.

She does not shy away from the times she got it wrong, and shares her sincere thoughts that although are irrational, we all know we have them. It’s a frank story of fertility, grief, adoption and relationship problems that is really compelling to read. It really feels like you live through each moment with her; it’s so personal and raw it’s hard not to feel each moment as you read it.

I’m not at the point in my life yet where I can relate to any of her journey, but I know that when I am I will pick Crybaby up again and live through Klein’s journey alongside my own.

I think I would've really enjoyed this one if I read it at a different moment in my life. It was vulnerable and warm, but I think it's my fault for not picking it up when I wanted a memoir!

This memoir is a mirror reflection to how it feels to hit rock bottom; when you lose hope and all of your prayers for a remedy turn unanswered. I really admire and congratulate the author’s courage to allow this story to be known to the world, not fearing to be judged or misunderstood in any way. And to speak about the manner objectively, I found her raw approach to writing her story very beautiful and heart touching. It felt extremely real and representative of the struggles it takes to start a family in a queer household.

I appreciate NetGalley and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Raw and really and provides important insights into living life as a queer woman, as a woman with cancer, as a woman who has had a miscarriage, etc.

I really enjoyed this memoir, I was gripped right from the start and I was engaged all the way through. It was brutally honest and beautifull raw with a complete realness to it that was relatable on so many levels and I think that will be the case for many people.
A great read.

I got wrapped up in this story right from the beginning. As a fellow hypochondriac I understood everything she was feeling and saying. There were a few times it did seem the topics would circle around but would quickly move on. I was very happy to see the outcome was the baby they always wanted!

Thank you to NetGalley, Cheryl Klein and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was absolutely enticed with this book from the moment I read it. Cheryl is an inspiration and she wrote about her life so beautifully that I felt like I was living it with her. I related to her thought processes a lot and it’s given me a lot of hope. I would definitely recommend to anyone

This memoir is a brutally honest look at life when shit hits the fan. When the plans you had for yourself and your family crumble. When you have to figure out how to rebuild everything you knew. I think that Klein delivers a beautifully crafted message throughout the book. I also love that we are getting more queer representation on what starting a family looks like. I congratulate this book and the author for being brave enough to get this story out to the world. I think it will help and inspire many people!