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Quinn never expected that her best friend’s courageous decision to be a single mother by choice would end up transforming her own life in this poignant novel from USA Today bestselling author Robin Wells.
When Quinn Langston’s best friend unexpectedly passes away, Quinn embraces Brooke’s three-year-old daughter Lily and elderly grandmother Margaret as the family she’s always wanted. She’ll do whatever it takes to help them heal, but she didn’t anticipate Lily’s biological father would be part of the plan. Margaret is old-fashioned, though, and she has no compunction about finding a way to reach Lily’s dad, a sperm donor. After all, he's a blood relative, and she believes family should raise family.
Zack Bradley doesn't know what to expect when he finds out he has a child. Sperm donors don't usually get to meet their...well, he's not sure what to call Lily yet, but he’s certain he wants to get to know her. There’s just one of problem: he’s about to move to Seattle with his wife, Jessica, who’s undergone multiple infertility treatments, desperately wants a family of her own and can’t stand the idea of Zack playing daddy to another woman’s child.
Together, they’ll all learn that the human heart is infinitely expandable and there are many different roads to family.
Quinn never expected that her best friend’s courageous decision to be a single mother by choice would end up transforming her own life in this poignant novel from USA Today bestselling author Robin Wells.
When Quinn Langston’s best friend unexpectedly passes away, Quinn embraces Brooke’s three-year-old daughter Lily and elderly grandmother Margaret as the family she’s always wanted. She’ll do whatever it takes to help them heal, but she didn’t anticipate Lily’s biological father would be part of the plan. Margaret is old-fashioned, though, and she has no compunction about finding a way to reach Lily’s dad, a sperm donor. After all, he's a blood relative, and she believes family should raise family.
Zack Bradley doesn't know what to expect when he finds out he has a child. Sperm donors don't usually get to meet their...well, he's not sure what to call Lily yet, but he’s certain he wants to get to know her. There’s just one of problem: he’s about to move to Seattle with his wife, Jessica, who’s undergone multiple infertility treatments, desperately wants a family of her own and can’t stand the idea of Zack playing daddy to another woman’s child.
Together, they’ll all learn that the human heart is infinitely expandable and there are many different roads to family.
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Robin Wells
22 books185 followers Robin Wells is the USA TODAY best-selling author of nineteen critically-acclaimed novels that have been translated into nineteen languages. Her books have won RWA's Golden Heart Award, two National Readers’ Choice Awards, the Award of Excellence, the Golden Quill, and the Holt Medallion. Her next novel, She Gets That From Me, will be published by Berkley/Penguin/Random House September 22 2020.
She holds a B.A. in liberal arts from the University of Oklahoma, lived in Louisiana for 27 years and now resides in Houston, Texas. She and her husband are proud parents of two daughters and a very spoiled maltipoo. Before becoming a full-time writer, Robin worked as an advertising and public relations executive for a major hotel chain.
She holds a B.A. in liberal arts from the University of Oklahoma, lived in Louisiana for 27 years and now resides in Houston, Texas. She and her husband are proud parents of two daughters and a very spoiled maltipoo. Before becoming a full-time writer, Robin worked as an advertising and public relations executive for a major hotel chain.
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June 8, 2024
This is way more then a romance. This book covers a lot of hard hitting types (Trying to get pregnant, miscarries, death and donors), and I think this book was so well done. I really loved this book...and wow... It had me pulled in by so fast. I was so sad to finish this book because I really wanted to keep reading about this characters. I really loved all the characters. I would say this is a clean romance in the since that there is no cursing, violence or a lot of bedroom adult times in this book. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Berkley) or author (Robin Wells) via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review about how I feel about this book, and I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.
October 28, 2020
Hopeful and heartwarming. Complicated and messy. Sweet and satisfying. Robin Wells masterfully leaves together this story of family, friendship, and love. Quinn’s Best friend has tragically passed away leaving her the legal guardian of three-year-old Lily. Quinn is more than willing to raise adorable and precocious Lily as her own, but it’s complicated. Lilies great grandmother Margaret is convinced that blood is thicker than water and that Lily needs a blood relative. But lilies father is a sperm donor, someone who did not sign up to be a parent, but that does not stop Margaret. When Zack finds out he has a child he is conflicted and his wife Jessica is livid. The situation is further complicated by the fact that Zack and Jessica have been dealing with infertility issues and have been unable to have their own child. Life is messy, family is complicated, and love is abundant.
What a great book! Quinn was such an amazing character I really wanted everything to work out for her. Lily was beyond adorable. I thought she acted a little older than three, but it worked. Grandma Margaret was frustrating, but as the book progressed I understood her reasons. Zack and Jessica definitely threw a wrench into this happy family. I felt for them because this was such a complicated situation to navigate. The ending was predictable, but it was exactly what I wanted. The perfect little pick me up during these crazy times.
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*** Big thank you to Berkley for my gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own. ***
What a great book! Quinn was such an amazing character I really wanted everything to work out for her. Lily was beyond adorable. I thought she acted a little older than three, but it worked. Grandma Margaret was frustrating, but as the book progressed I understood her reasons. Zack and Jessica definitely threw a wrench into this happy family. I felt for them because this was such a complicated situation to navigate. The ending was predictable, but it was exactly what I wanted. The perfect little pick me up during these crazy times.
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*** Big thank you to Berkley for my gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own. ***
September 25, 2020
She Gets That from Me is such a sweet, poignant, and charming story!
Quinn’s best friend passes away, leaving Quinn as the caretaker of three year old Lily. She also inherits Margaret, her friend’s elderly grandmother, never expecting she’d also have ties with Lily’s biological father.
Zack, Lily’s biological father, is moving to Seattle with his wife. Unfortunately the two have been unable to have a child of their own, so as you can imagine, this complicates matters when Margaret insists they all be reunited.
This story is modern and thoughtful. It begs the question, what makes a family? I loved all the characters. Quinn, Lily, Zack, and Margaret– there’s so much to love about them all. If you are looking for a contemporary story of friendship and family, I highly recommend this one. It’ll tug on your heartstrings and make you feel good, too.
I received a gifted copy. All opinions are my own.
Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www.jennifertarheelreader.com and instagram: www.instagram.com/tarheelreader
Quinn’s best friend passes away, leaving Quinn as the caretaker of three year old Lily. She also inherits Margaret, her friend’s elderly grandmother, never expecting she’d also have ties with Lily’s biological father.
Zack, Lily’s biological father, is moving to Seattle with his wife. Unfortunately the two have been unable to have a child of their own, so as you can imagine, this complicates matters when Margaret insists they all be reunited.
This story is modern and thoughtful. It begs the question, what makes a family? I loved all the characters. Quinn, Lily, Zack, and Margaret– there’s so much to love about them all. If you are looking for a contemporary story of friendship and family, I highly recommend this one. It’ll tug on your heartstrings and make you feel good, too.
I received a gifted copy. All opinions are my own.
Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www.jennifertarheelreader.com and instagram: www.instagram.com/tarheelreader
July 31, 2021
Four and a half stars
When Brooke Adams, a single mother dies, Quinn Langston along with Margaret, Brooke’s 79 year old grandmother, are left to care for three year old Lily. Unbeknown to Quinn, Margaret, believing amily is all important, reaches out to try and find Lily’s biological father. Zack, at 19 was for a time a sperm donor. He never expected many years later that a child, who resulted from those sperm donations, would come looking for him. That child is young Lily but of course it was her great grandmother who was seeking the child’s father. Now Zack has the chance to meet and get to know Lily. Except he and his wife are about to move to Seattle. Desperate for a child, he and his wife Jessica have gone through multiple fertility treatments to no avail. The strain is showing on their marriage. What impact will this reality of Zack’s child Lily have on Zack and Jessica’s marriage? If that’s not enough, further complications with far reaching effects arise.
Although much of the story encompasses Quinn’s point of view, other chapters focus on that of Margaret, Zack, and Jessica. This ensures the reader gets a rounded picture of what is going on.
A story of family, friendship, infertility, choices and their consequences, this had me interested from the start. I liked getting to know the characters, who come across as real and believable. Lily is perhaps the one that troubled me a bit. Although cute as a button, she does sound too advanced for a three year old. And I did feel that the story tended to be rather predictable but it never worried me greatly as I really enjoyed my time spent with these characters. A recommended and thought provoking read sure to appeal to many.
When Brooke Adams, a single mother dies, Quinn Langston along with Margaret, Brooke’s 79 year old grandmother, are left to care for three year old Lily. Unbeknown to Quinn, Margaret, believing amily is all important, reaches out to try and find Lily’s biological father. Zack, at 19 was for a time a sperm donor. He never expected many years later that a child, who resulted from those sperm donations, would come looking for him. That child is young Lily but of course it was her great grandmother who was seeking the child’s father. Now Zack has the chance to meet and get to know Lily. Except he and his wife are about to move to Seattle. Desperate for a child, he and his wife Jessica have gone through multiple fertility treatments to no avail. The strain is showing on their marriage. What impact will this reality of Zack’s child Lily have on Zack and Jessica’s marriage? If that’s not enough, further complications with far reaching effects arise.
Although much of the story encompasses Quinn’s point of view, other chapters focus on that of Margaret, Zack, and Jessica. This ensures the reader gets a rounded picture of what is going on.
A story of family, friendship, infertility, choices and their consequences, this had me interested from the start. I liked getting to know the characters, who come across as real and believable. Lily is perhaps the one that troubled me a bit. Although cute as a button, she does sound too advanced for a three year old. And I did feel that the story tended to be rather predictable but it never worried me greatly as I really enjoyed my time spent with these characters. A recommended and thought provoking read sure to appeal to many.
August 19, 2020
This was such a sweet, sad, and heartwarming book! I loved this story and enjoyed an array of emotions from it. While predictable and a bit too convenient, the characters were likable and the story moved along nicely. However, I did not like that the romance plot lines involved married people. I found it tacky and I had a hard time cheering for a romance outside of the marriage. Had this couple just been boyfriend/girlfriend, I would have been able to connect to it more and root for the characters differently. Aside from that, this was a lovely book. My thanks to the publisher for the advance reader in exchange for my honest review.
May 28, 2021
I wasn’t expecting the level of depth from Ms. Wells with She Gets That from Me. Before this, I had read The Babe Magnet and How to Score. They were light, humorous romances written in a style similar to stories by Christie Craig or Jennifer Crusie.
This story was something I would have expected Kristan Higgins to have written. Thirty-something best friends with careers. One with a child, the other wanting children. Neither in a serious relationship, but that was fine.
That is, until one of them died.
I believe it is important you read their story without bias. By that I mean, you may not agree with all of the MCs’ decisions, but who am I to judge?
The story covered friendship, care for the elderly, marriage and what options are available for those people who can’t have children.
And love.
This story was something I would have expected Kristan Higgins to have written. Thirty-something best friends with careers. One with a child, the other wanting children. Neither in a serious relationship, but that was fine.
That is, until one of them died.
I believe it is important you read their story without bias. By that I mean, you may not agree with all of the MCs’ decisions, but who am I to judge?
The story covered friendship, care for the elderly, marriage and what options are available for those people who can’t have children.
And love.
September 17, 2020
Thank you to Berkley Pub and NetGalley for a gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
I haven't really been in the mood for women's fiction lately but this heartwarming novel really sucked me in! It's told from the various perspectives and, for me, that really added to the emotional connection to this story. I loved that it celebrated the various ways you can form a family but at the same time highlighted the struggles and impact infertility can have on a marriage/relationship. I loved all the characters except for Jessica - I felt for her but her actions/words felt so selfish to me.
Overall, I thought it was a little too long with too much back story on some of the characters but I still really enjoyed it.
TW - infertility, miscarriage, loss of a loved one
I haven't really been in the mood for women's fiction lately but this heartwarming novel really sucked me in! It's told from the various perspectives and, for me, that really added to the emotional connection to this story. I loved that it celebrated the various ways you can form a family but at the same time highlighted the struggles and impact infertility can have on a marriage/relationship. I loved all the characters except for Jessica - I felt for her but her actions/words felt so selfish to me.
Overall, I thought it was a little too long with too much back story on some of the characters but I still really enjoyed it.
TW - infertility, miscarriage, loss of a loved one
September 6, 2020
Brooke has the most amazing 3 year old daughter Lily and a wonderful best friend by her side in Quinn. When Brooke unexpectedly passes, her Grandmother decides it’s time to find Lily’s dad. Even though he was only a sperm donor, she fully believes blood is thicker than water and he should be in Lily’s life. Zack is shocked when his wife Jessica finds out he has a child. He didn’t ask for this, but it seems he is a part of it now. He knows he wants to be a part of Lily’s life, but he and Jessica were just about to move to Seattle. How invested does he want to get?
I really enjoyed this book! It was a bit predictable, but sometimes that kind of book just really hits the spot. It was exactly what I needed right now! Quinn was such an amazing parent to Lily, it just gave me all the feels. Zack also really stepped up to the plate from day one. Overall this was a feel good, happy story that hits you in all the feels. It comes out September 22, so if you need a break before October thrillers take over I highly recommend it!
I really enjoyed this book! It was a bit predictable, but sometimes that kind of book just really hits the spot. It was exactly what I needed right now! Quinn was such an amazing parent to Lily, it just gave me all the feels. Zack also really stepped up to the plate from day one. Overall this was a feel good, happy story that hits you in all the feels. It comes out September 22, so if you need a break before October thrillers take over I highly recommend it!
September 22, 2020
I've been married since I was 21 and have had only minor problems having the number of children I wanted (although the youngest is adopted), so I don't really relate to the "single parent by choice" thing. Still, I found the premise of SHE GETS THAT FROM ME intriguing. Although I didn't always agree with their life choices or how they handled things, I was able to empathize with each of the main characters. Since they are generally a likable bunch, it was easy to want happy endings for all of them. Although the happy endings do come a little too easily. Having a toddler is not easy, dealing with marital issues is not easy, letting strangers into your life is not easy, etc. and I wanted these conflicts to be portrayed more realistically in the story. Overall, though, I enjoyed the book. It's engaging, uplifting, and thought-provoking. It also teaches some important lessons about love, forgiveness, and creating the family you want in spite of problems that may exist in the one you have.
December 11, 2020
This book had so much potential. I liked Quinn and Zach. He was just a little too perfect. Infertility is an emotional topic and I found the author made Jessica selfish annoying and bitchy which belittles the situation. It’s not normal for a 3 year old to be that smart or articulate. The biggest issue was we knew exactly where this was going the moment Jessica met the real estate agent who was also a perfect man. This book tried to be a little of everything and it didn’t work. Yet I did finish it.
October 11, 2021
A seriously messy and with complicated inquires into the future problems that could occur from sperm donation in a fictional romance story.
December 4, 2020
I won this book on Goodreads. Zack was a sperm donor when he was in college, now he and his wife aren't able to have a baby and things are tense. Quinn gets custody of her friends young daughter, Lily, after her friend dies. Her friend's grandmother insists on finding the sperm donor so Lily can have a blood relative. Zack's wife has gone behind his back looking for any children Zack might have had. When Zack finds out he has a daughter and that Quinn has used his sperm donation and is pregnant also things get even tenser. A good ending to the story.
August 4, 2020
(free review copy) a few years ago I may have said this story is a but unbelievable but now? Man, life is crazy and unbelievable stuff happens every single day. I loved this happy story of life working in serendipitous ways ❤️
August 22, 2025
Good story line, easy and quick read, a couple surprises, and a happy ending. Probably not enough meat for everyone, but a nice break from historical fiction.
July 25, 2020
Readers might want to read this for three separate reasons. First, it is a gentle read with no cursing, violence or overt sexual activity. It is also a book about how children process grief. Finally, and most importantly, it is very thorough in exploring issues present with infertility and IVF treatments, sperm donors, and current issues related to these procedures.
Gentle read: Brooke purposely decided to have a child well into her 30s and when her endometriosis ended her chances of conceiving a baby. Thus enters a sperm donor. With the help of her friend Quinn, baby Lily enters the world and is adored by them, the single parents group, and Brooke's grandmother. When Brooke suddenly dies, 79-year old Margaret becomes guardian with Quinn as a backup and then Margaret breaks her hip. Quinn now has Lily and loves her like her own child, but Margaret is traditional and wants Lily to know her anonymous sperm donor father and sets things in motion to do that.
Child Grief: Lily is 3 when her mother dies and is relocated to her great grandmother's home three hours away. She misses her friends, home and Quinn so she is delighted when Quinn resumes care for her. Meanwhile, Zack the anonymous daddy is discovered when his wife, struggling with infertility, decides to see if he has any children. This sets off a whole lot of ill will and anxiety among all, but Zack is such a nice guy and decides to do well by all. And then he learns Quinn is going to the be mother of his child via sperm donor methods just as Brooke did.
Infertility: With current DNA testing, donors are not as anonymous as they once were. There are also many legal considerations examined her regarding guardianship and a dad's accessibility to the child. The pain of infertility for women is humanely examined from multiple angles. This is a good read for those who want to be single parents by choice and for those considering IVF or donor eggs/sperm.
Super saccharine in tone, every issue is wrapped up neatly with a bow. Lily is always cute, Quinn is beautiful and accomplished and the best caregiver of mourning kids and elderly people ever. Zack is the greatest dad even though he has no experience and his wife is not so nice. There is a sense of romance blooming between two couples and a sense of 'rightness' in terms of how Lily's care is resolved. The sweet factor is a bit over the top but most readers will find this to be heartwarming and informative.
Gentle read: Brooke purposely decided to have a child well into her 30s and when her endometriosis ended her chances of conceiving a baby. Thus enters a sperm donor. With the help of her friend Quinn, baby Lily enters the world and is adored by them, the single parents group, and Brooke's grandmother. When Brooke suddenly dies, 79-year old Margaret becomes guardian with Quinn as a backup and then Margaret breaks her hip. Quinn now has Lily and loves her like her own child, but Margaret is traditional and wants Lily to know her anonymous sperm donor father and sets things in motion to do that.
Child Grief: Lily is 3 when her mother dies and is relocated to her great grandmother's home three hours away. She misses her friends, home and Quinn so she is delighted when Quinn resumes care for her. Meanwhile, Zack the anonymous daddy is discovered when his wife, struggling with infertility, decides to see if he has any children. This sets off a whole lot of ill will and anxiety among all, but Zack is such a nice guy and decides to do well by all. And then he learns Quinn is going to the be mother of his child via sperm donor methods just as Brooke did.
Infertility: With current DNA testing, donors are not as anonymous as they once were. There are also many legal considerations examined her regarding guardianship and a dad's accessibility to the child. The pain of infertility for women is humanely examined from multiple angles. This is a good read for those who want to be single parents by choice and for those considering IVF or donor eggs/sperm.
Super saccharine in tone, every issue is wrapped up neatly with a bow. Lily is always cute, Quinn is beautiful and accomplished and the best caregiver of mourning kids and elderly people ever. Zack is the greatest dad even though he has no experience and his wife is not so nice. There is a sense of romance blooming between two couples and a sense of 'rightness' in terms of how Lily's care is resolved. The sweet factor is a bit over the top but most readers will find this to be heartwarming and informative.
October 19, 2020
This was a book that I didn't realize I was looking for. It was messy, complicated, real, hopeful, and just what I needed to read.
Quinn's best friend, Brooke, unexpectedly dies and leave her three year old, Lily, behind. Brooke had named her grandmother, Margaret, as guardian. However, once Margaret turned 80 (soon), Brooke had planned on switching the guardianship to Quinn. Margaret has strong opinions about blood relations being important and decides to try and find Lily's donor dad. She successfully finds Zack, a man who donated sperm when he was in college. Zack and his wife are having infertility issues.
So that's the background of how messy and real this book is- grief, friendship, found family, infertility, single parenting, tough decisions, and, throughout it all, a little girl to support who just lost her mother. I loved the interactions and relationships between the characters and their thoughtfulness, reflection, and desire to connect and care for one another. I will definitely read more by this author.
Quinn's best friend, Brooke, unexpectedly dies and leave her three year old, Lily, behind. Brooke had named her grandmother, Margaret, as guardian. However, once Margaret turned 80 (soon), Brooke had planned on switching the guardianship to Quinn. Margaret has strong opinions about blood relations being important and decides to try and find Lily's donor dad. She successfully finds Zack, a man who donated sperm when he was in college. Zack and his wife are having infertility issues.
So that's the background of how messy and real this book is- grief, friendship, found family, infertility, single parenting, tough decisions, and, throughout it all, a little girl to support who just lost her mother. I loved the interactions and relationships between the characters and their thoughtfulness, reflection, and desire to connect and care for one another. I will definitely read more by this author.
September 10, 2020
This book was received as an ARC from Berkley Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.
I really enjoyed reading this book and loved the sentiment behind it. Even though it's not your typical romance story and the foundation is completely out of left field. The bond between Quinn and Lily was so heartwarming that I could not stop smiling and feeling my heart warm up. Also, the background of Zack and how he never gets close to any of his creations then he meets Lily was alarming at first but once their relationship started to blossom, I had a new appreciation of his intentions. Even though this is not your typical romance novel, it will still warm the heart and leave smiles on all of our patron's faces.
We will consider adding this title to our Adult Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.
I really enjoyed reading this book and loved the sentiment behind it. Even though it's not your typical romance story and the foundation is completely out of left field. The bond between Quinn and Lily was so heartwarming that I could not stop smiling and feeling my heart warm up. Also, the background of Zack and how he never gets close to any of his creations then he meets Lily was alarming at first but once their relationship started to blossom, I had a new appreciation of his intentions. Even though this is not your typical romance novel, it will still warm the heart and leave smiles on all of our patron's faces.
We will consider adding this title to our Adult Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.
April 1, 2021
It really is one of the books with a unique plot, at least it's for me.
The author told a story which includes all kind of our emotions we all experienced in our life journey: expectations, disappointments, sadness, losing the one we love and so on.
Probably we all taste these emotions at different times, in different situations... In this book, these emotions built on having a child and it revolves around 2 single women, one couple and an elderly woman.
We witnessed how each of them reacted to the things happening and their interactions with each other. Most importantly you can sympathise with each of them, even though you favoured one of them.
Overall, I really like the book and would like to try author's other books as well.
The author told a story which includes all kind of our emotions we all experienced in our life journey: expectations, disappointments, sadness, losing the one we love and so on.
Probably we all taste these emotions at different times, in different situations... In this book, these emotions built on having a child and it revolves around 2 single women, one couple and an elderly woman.
We witnessed how each of them reacted to the things happening and their interactions with each other. Most importantly you can sympathise with each of them, even though you favoured one of them.
Overall, I really like the book and would like to try author's other books as well.
December 11, 2020
First, this book should have been at least 30% shorter. I did not understand all the memories, then detail accounts of the same memories, then flashbacks of the same memories. Once is enough, thankyouverymuch.
Second, I get it, marriages break up, people fall for other people. It's life. But hero is absolutely awful and insensitive to his wife who is going through emotional turmoil of failed IVFs and miscarriages. Trying so hard to paint hero as a good guy, who is committed and would never break a wow, and having him act all fatherly to other women's children, expecting the wife to be happy about it? What am I missing here?
Second, I get it, marriages break up, people fall for other people. It's life. But hero is absolutely awful and insensitive to his wife who is going through emotional turmoil of failed IVFs and miscarriages. Trying so hard to paint hero as a good guy, who is committed and would never break a wow, and having him act all fatherly to other women's children, expecting the wife to be happy about it? What am I missing here?
May 13, 2020
What a satisfying read! Chock full of conflict and brimming with heart, I couldn’t put this book down! If you’re looking for a fresh twist on a beautiful love story, sky-high stakes and a fresh and compelling hook, look no further than Robin Wells’ She Gets That from Me. A tender love story that captured my heart, She Gets That from Me is one of those rare books that, when I’d turned the last page, left me simultaneously satisfied and yearning for more. I highly recommend!
December 16, 2020
I really did enjoy this, definitely a different kind of conflict. I liked the alternating viewpoints.
What really bothered me, and what lowered the rating, is this:
What really bothered me, and what lowered the rating, is this:
January 12, 2021
I thoroughly loved this book. I had never read any books by Robin Wells before but loved her writing style. Her depiction of the infertility world was well described as to the sadness, anxiety and emotions for couples struggling with this issue. I also loved the author’s writing about what makes a family. Love is not “defined by biology” has always been my belief and it is depicted so well here. Is this a romance story? Yes it is but primarily it is about love and how it is manifested in so many ways. I was sad when I finished the story but only because I wanted to continue reading about Quinn, Margaret, Zack and Lily!💕
May 24, 2021
This book was enjoyable though full of crazy senarios but hey it was fun. Sometimes a person needs a fun read!
December 25, 2020
I had a really difficult time getting beyond the wildly inappropriate, probably illegal and outrageous behavior of her grandmother. What she did was beyond contempt and honestly it made it really hard for me to finish this. Her intentions in her head may have been good, but legally she had no right and it just mucked it all up. Yes, I get it was what caused the issue and therefore the book itself, but it was hard to finish without wanting to figuratively slap some sense into her. How Quinn still maintained a relationship with her was just absurd. If Brooke wanted him involved she would have made that decision while she was alive or in her will. If you can move beyond the terrible choices the grandmother made than maybe you’ll like this more than I did.
September 13, 2020
I can't fully express how much I loved this book. The idea of this story being so close to someones reality made it even more intriguing to read. This story does not just focus on two main characters but on others that are just as important. Brooke is Lily's mom, Margaret is Brooke's grand-grandmother, Quinn is Brooke's long time best friend, Zack is Lily's "donor" and Jessica is Zack's wife.
Brooke's sudden death leaves Quinn and Margaret as guardians to an adorably sassy three year old Lily, who was conceived through an anonymous sperm donor. Being the last blood relative to the little girl, Margaret goes searching for the donor in hopes that Lily would be raised by him.
Zack and Jessica have been married for the past three years and who have been going through infertility with no success. Knowing of her husband's past decision to be a sperm donor, Jessica can't help but go behind his back to find if he has a child.
The story takes off when Zack finds out off his wife's deception, leaving him wide open to the realization that he actually has a child, which brings him to Brooks front door!
The dynamic as a whole of these characters and what they each individual go through throughout the book is life changing. I don't want to say a lot of what happens in this story because I went into it blind and loved every single part of it. But what I can say is that this story has so much to offer its reader, Robin Wells's writing and her ability to keep the connection between these characters throughout the book is absolutely incredible. I couldn't help but love and understand each and every character. Even at their selfish moments! This story truly made me feel emotions in all its aspect.
She Gets That From Me was gifted to me as an ARC from Berkley Pub. and NetGalley for an honest review. All thoughts where my own.
Brooke's sudden death leaves Quinn and Margaret as guardians to an adorably sassy three year old Lily, who was conceived through an anonymous sperm donor. Being the last blood relative to the little girl, Margaret goes searching for the donor in hopes that Lily would be raised by him.
Zack and Jessica have been married for the past three years and who have been going through infertility with no success. Knowing of her husband's past decision to be a sperm donor, Jessica can't help but go behind his back to find if he has a child.
The story takes off when Zack finds out off his wife's deception, leaving him wide open to the realization that he actually has a child, which brings him to Brooks front door!
The dynamic as a whole of these characters and what they each individual go through throughout the book is life changing. I don't want to say a lot of what happens in this story because I went into it blind and loved every single part of it. But what I can say is that this story has so much to offer its reader, Robin Wells's writing and her ability to keep the connection between these characters throughout the book is absolutely incredible. I couldn't help but love and understand each and every character. Even at their selfish moments! This story truly made me feel emotions in all its aspect.
She Gets That From Me was gifted to me as an ARC from Berkley Pub. and NetGalley for an honest review. All thoughts where my own.
October 2, 2020
MAJOR SPOILERS!
2.5 - 3 stars ⭐️
Hmm...where do I start?
So I liked some aspects of this book but a lot I disliked.
Honestly, in my mind, I thought this was going to go in a different direction.
It just felt flat for me though.
1. I couldn’t connect with the characters like I didn’t really care what happened to them you know.
2. I found too much was going on at once, we had POV’s from Margaret(the grandma), Quinn(the heroine), Zack(the hero) & Jessica(the wife/ex-wife).
It was confusing and hard to keep up with all of there POV’s for me personally!
3. The whole sorta love triangle vibe that was going on, was off-putting.
Also in my mind, I thought both parties were cheating ie: Zack & Jessica (even if nothing actually happened until Jessica filed for a divorce with Zack between her & Brett). As for Zack, I felt he was too emotionally involved in Quinn so in my eyes that’s cheating, just my opinion 🤷🏻♀️.
Zack and Jessica’s marriage just felt like a joke and Quinn was like a third wheel in their marriage!
4. I didn’t feel like Zack or Jessica as a couple, or Zack or Quinn even had any chemistry tbh!
5. The whole donor thing just seemed a bit like a joke and I don’t think it was taken seriously enough.
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Now let’s talk about the characters:
- Margaret drove me insane, I actually didn’t like her character and thought she wasn’t a really nice person especially regarding Quinn as family just because she wasn’t blood relative.
She was way too involved in everything and honestly overbearing.
- Zack I wanted to slap on occasions! He felt pushy and way too involved from the get-go.
Like going to the hospital and checking on Margaret, speaking to her doctors about her care etc, that was just too weird for a stranger he just met(yes he saves her life but come on).
He was a shitty husband, it felt he had no sympathy for his wife and what she was going through even if I didn’t partially like her I felt bad for her on occasions.
Ugh, it pissed me off when he felt he had a say on Lily(his donor daughter) from the get-go, like no you signed away your rights when you donated 🙄.
Quite frankly I didn’t give a damn about him, I never connected with him at all and felt he was a crap hero and it annoyed me when characters said he was a good guy because I didn’t think that 😒.
- Quinn I really liked at first but her character soon fell flat for me, she was a pushover in my eyes. And put up with a lot of crap from all characters but then again she was the other woman involved between a married couple(even if that said couple marriage was broken). So I felt no sympathy for her in that regard, plus she was so adamant that she didn’t want Zack in Lily’s(her goddaughters) life and her unborn child’s life at first but she didn’t stick to that for long and I feel she gave in way to quickly, yes he was the donor but you barely knew the man and Lily was dealing with enough as it was for a 3-year-old who just lost her mum.
Quinn wasn’t very sympathetic toward Jessica like come on you are pregnant with her husband’s baby and have custody of his other child whilst she has struggles with getting pregnant herself and her husband is spending all day every day with you, your unborn baby and goddaughter.
Imagine what that does to a woman even if she opened that can of worms herself.
Quinn just was a little self-absorbed and not aware that there were others getting hurt in the process.
Not her fault I get that, who expects to have their donor turn up one day but she still could have had a little sympathy towards another woman who’s life has turned upside down.
- Jessica was a bitch sometimes but then some of it was justifiable and you could sometimes relate considering what she was now going through.
Yes maybe there marriage had issues before Quinn, Lily & Margaret entered their life’s but it all came down to the same thing in the end! Jessica has issues getting pregnant then she meets Quinn who is, in fact, pregnant by her husband’s donated sperm from when he was a young boy and has a goddaughter who is also his child. How is a woman supposed to compete with that like you can understand why Jessica was feeling upset about this and being a bitch about the situation.
Something she can’t give her husband another woman has.
Out of all the characters weirdly Jessica was the one I could connect with more and felt sorry for.
That’s not to say all her behaviour I liked because I didn’t but I understood her.
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Lastly, we didn’t have any real buildup to Quinn and Zack’s relationship. Majority of the book Jessica was still involved and present so how do you expect us as readers to vision Quinn and Zack as a real couple in love in the epilogue 🤨.
I think the ending was really rushed and we could have maybe had some more scenes involving Quinn and Zack as a couple to get a feel for the relationship between them, again just my opinion.
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Anyway we established this book just wasn’t for me which is unfortunate but that’s life, we can’t all like the same things 🙆🏻♀️.
I will say the writing was good though just not the story/plot.
So I will check out the author's other books simply because the writing was good 👍🏼🤍.
2.5 - 3 stars ⭐️
Hmm...where do I start?
So I liked some aspects of this book but a lot I disliked.
Honestly, in my mind, I thought this was going to go in a different direction.
It just felt flat for me though.
1. I couldn’t connect with the characters like I didn’t really care what happened to them you know.
2. I found too much was going on at once, we had POV’s from Margaret(the grandma), Quinn(the heroine), Zack(the hero) & Jessica(the wife/ex-wife).
It was confusing and hard to keep up with all of there POV’s for me personally!
3. The whole sorta love triangle vibe that was going on, was off-putting.
Also in my mind, I thought both parties were cheating ie: Zack & Jessica (even if nothing actually happened until Jessica filed for a divorce with Zack between her & Brett). As for Zack, I felt he was too emotionally involved in Quinn so in my eyes that’s cheating, just my opinion 🤷🏻♀️.
Zack and Jessica’s marriage just felt like a joke and Quinn was like a third wheel in their marriage!
4. I didn’t feel like Zack or Jessica as a couple, or Zack or Quinn even had any chemistry tbh!
5. The whole donor thing just seemed a bit like a joke and I don’t think it was taken seriously enough.
—————————————————————————————
Now let’s talk about the characters:
- Margaret drove me insane, I actually didn’t like her character and thought she wasn’t a really nice person especially regarding Quinn as family just because she wasn’t blood relative.
She was way too involved in everything and honestly overbearing.
- Zack I wanted to slap on occasions! He felt pushy and way too involved from the get-go.
Like going to the hospital and checking on Margaret, speaking to her doctors about her care etc, that was just too weird for a stranger he just met(yes he saves her life but come on).
He was a shitty husband, it felt he had no sympathy for his wife and what she was going through even if I didn’t partially like her I felt bad for her on occasions.
Ugh, it pissed me off when he felt he had a say on Lily(his donor daughter) from the get-go, like no you signed away your rights when you donated 🙄.
Quite frankly I didn’t give a damn about him, I never connected with him at all and felt he was a crap hero and it annoyed me when characters said he was a good guy because I didn’t think that 😒.
- Quinn I really liked at first but her character soon fell flat for me, she was a pushover in my eyes. And put up with a lot of crap from all characters but then again she was the other woman involved between a married couple(even if that said couple marriage was broken). So I felt no sympathy for her in that regard, plus she was so adamant that she didn’t want Zack in Lily’s(her goddaughters) life and her unborn child’s life at first but she didn’t stick to that for long and I feel she gave in way to quickly, yes he was the donor but you barely knew the man and Lily was dealing with enough as it was for a 3-year-old who just lost her mum.
Quinn wasn’t very sympathetic toward Jessica like come on you are pregnant with her husband’s baby and have custody of his other child whilst she has struggles with getting pregnant herself and her husband is spending all day every day with you, your unborn baby and goddaughter.
Imagine what that does to a woman even if she opened that can of worms herself.
Quinn just was a little self-absorbed and not aware that there were others getting hurt in the process.
Not her fault I get that, who expects to have their donor turn up one day but she still could have had a little sympathy towards another woman who’s life has turned upside down.
- Jessica was a bitch sometimes but then some of it was justifiable and you could sometimes relate considering what she was now going through.
Yes maybe there marriage had issues before Quinn, Lily & Margaret entered their life’s but it all came down to the same thing in the end! Jessica has issues getting pregnant then she meets Quinn who is, in fact, pregnant by her husband’s donated sperm from when he was a young boy and has a goddaughter who is also his child. How is a woman supposed to compete with that like you can understand why Jessica was feeling upset about this and being a bitch about the situation.
Something she can’t give her husband another woman has.
Out of all the characters weirdly Jessica was the one I could connect with more and felt sorry for.
That’s not to say all her behaviour I liked because I didn’t but I understood her.
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Lastly, we didn’t have any real buildup to Quinn and Zack’s relationship. Majority of the book Jessica was still involved and present so how do you expect us as readers to vision Quinn and Zack as a real couple in love in the epilogue 🤨.
I think the ending was really rushed and we could have maybe had some more scenes involving Quinn and Zack as a couple to get a feel for the relationship between them, again just my opinion.
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Anyway we established this book just wasn’t for me which is unfortunate but that’s life, we can’t all like the same things 🙆🏻♀️.
I will say the writing was good though just not the story/plot.
So I will check out the author's other books simply because the writing was good 👍🏼🤍.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 11, 2020
Told from the point of view of multiple characters, this book delves into the world of parenting, infertility, miscarriages and sperm donors and questions if blood family is always the right choice for raising a child. I enjoyed this book.
February 7, 2022
She Gets That From Me was just what I hoped it would be. I loved it all! This one will stick with me. I truly appreciate how Robin Wells refrained from turning any character into "bad guys". I need to look into her other novels.
October 2, 2020
Wow! New favorite author. Heartfelt and messy - just like life is meant to be.
October 4, 2020
One of those books you just don’t want to end. I really enjoyed a lot!
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