Nancy Mitchell (1)

Honestly, I'm not a big fan of the Chicken Soup series. I appreciate them because they draw a lot of reluctant readers, especially teenagers, and because a lot of other people take comfort and solace from their stories. They're just not for me. They can make my eyes tear like the next person, but I generally don't like stories that are sappy and intentional tearjerkers. So why did I read this book? Well, my sister gave it to me as a Christmas present and I felt duty bound to give the book a show more chance.

I enjoyed reading it more than I expected. Yes, there were a fair share of tearjerker stories, but a lot of others that were just humorous or memoirs. The main reason I enjoyed this anthology, though, is because it is about pregnancy and parenting. I read it about a year after my first daughter was born, and it brought back a lot of memories about the time when I was pregnant. It's an experience that is unlike anything else in life. You can't prepare a woman for what it is like ahead of time, and after you've experienced it, you can never forget. You have been admitted into the mommy club. More than anything else, this collection of stories resonated with me because it awoke my own memories of a very special time. If you or a significant other is pregnant, you'll enjoy this book; otherwise, only check it out if you are a fan of the series or that type of sentimental short story form. show less

This book is very intreging. It was interesting to see how different relationships go in and out over years, people have similar situations but different ways of going about them in life and I found that very cool. I have liked other chicken soup for the Souls before but this one just had so much love and passion within it. I also found it very easy to connect to. To feel what the people are going through was very easy. I also hope that me and my sister have relationships like these in years show more to come.

--Quinn S♥ show less

This book brought tears to my eyes many times, it was deep, emotional and thought provoking. It is truly a great book for anyone who is a Mother, a Daughter, has a Mother or has a Daughter.

This book captures the anticipation of the most amazing of God's blessings -- the miracle of childbirth. This book is inspirational from beginning to end. Includes chapters on memorable Moments, small Miracles, Challenges, Expectant Fathers and Special Delivery.