Isla and Lucy have been best friends since childhood. Now, in their married lives, they haven't spoken in almost ten years. After Lucy and Nate gave Isla and husband Ben the greatest gift of donor embryos and gave Isla the family she always wanted, Isla blocked them out and stopped communicating. Lucy and Nate never wanted children, both working demanding jobs requiring extensive travel. But when they finally slow down, they start to discuss starting a family. But then Nate is gone, and Lucy is left mourning her husband and what could have been. Can she ask her best friend to give up what she and Nate lovingly donated, to make both their dreams come true?
I loved this book! It was both heartbreaking and hopeful. But while Lucy and Nate seem truly wonderful, giving people, I really didn't like Isla. For her control of her daughter, the way she treats Lucy after receiving the best gift ever (despite what her mother did, Isla still comes off as spineless and selfish), and then for trying to be so selfish after Lucy's request. She and Ben just seemed to have a " why waste it?" attitude to the last embryo, but then she clings so tightly to it when her friend wants it.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. The views and opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
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