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THE NEW PERSON
Loretta Nyah’s
Lake Union Publishing
November 29, 2022
300 pages
This is an interesting story about surrogacy. I like the way it is set up, alternating chapters with the surrogate, the hopeful mother-to-be and the hopeful father-to-be. This manner of presenting the story shows everyone’s individual emotions, expectations and experience of the process.
But this story is about so much more than just the surrogacy. It is about relationships, character flaws, friendships and families. I liked that there was a lot of focus on the fact that the characters still had a lot going on besides the surrogacy. Life still happens. And not everything in life has a storybook ending. But conversely, if it is an ending to a book, it technically IS a storybook ending. It’s the way life is.
I enjoyed the 3 main characters. Roxy is the surrogate, Owen and Nora are the hopeful parents-to-be. They are all good people, the kind we would meet in real life.
I’m not sure I liked the many Instagram references in the book. One of the characters is an Insta blogger with a huge following. That part was ok. But besides that, there were numerous references to Insta by other characters that weren’t necessary because they didn’t add anything to the story. One of the reasons I love to read is that it gets me away from social media. But, once I’m away from it, I don’t need to be reminded. This is not influencing my thoughts on the book.
I think I enjoyed this book because of the characters. I know I am repeating myself… it’s for emphasis. The storyline was good but the characters just seemed so real to me. Their emotions, their flaws, their successes, all resonated with me.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
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