What some women want most

Whew. I finally finished it! I very graciously received an advance copy of Lisa Scottoline's newest book, MOST WANTED, with a request to read it and share my thoughts. Unfortunately, the end of the semester was busier than anticipated and I have only just this week been able to read it. 

One of the things that distracted me quite a bit while reading

MOST WANTED is the gorgeous front cover. I spent a lot of time pretending I was touching (tickling) the feet of a real baby. 

Anyway, I struggled a bit with the plot of MOST WANTED because to my mind, it doesn't matter how a baby is conceived--a baby is a baby--a person--and very much loved. "A person is a person, no matter how small," you know! (Dr. Seuss) Please understand that this is coming from someone who has suffered the loss of a baby through stillbirth and two subsequent miscarriages as well as the loss of the possibility of any more children of her own body. 

I understand Christine's desperate desire in this story to have a child of her own. If it had come down to it, I would have done WHATEVER necessary in order to have a baby of my own. My sister and I even at one talked about her being a surrogate if it came to that. Infertility and difficulty for couples having babies is a very serious and real issue in our world today and, as it does for Christine and Marcus, it not only causes problems for the two of them simply because Marcus is infertile, but it stresses them as a couple (their marriage). I once read that many couples divorce/separate/part ways before/during/after struggling with infertility and/or after the loss of a baby. Lisa Scottoline handles these issues with tender reality. She doesn't hide it or try to make the marriage troubles more--or less--for Marcus and Christine.

I do feel that the ending is too "happily-ever-afterish," but for the most part, the reality of dealing with infertility is portrayed well in MOST WANTED. 

Unfortunately, I didn't LOVE this book, but the good news is that I didn't dislike it, either. It was worth reading, but I probably won't recommend it much. It is a GOOD book and worth reading if you decide to give MOST WANTED by Lisa Scottoline a chance.

Scottoline, Lisa. Most Wanted. New York: St. Martin's, 2016. Print.