Offering
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Good plot, disliked main character
Amanda Lisandra wanted a life her military spouse could not afford, so she took matters into her own hands. She decided to become a surrogate mother for a couple who could not have children of their own. But just as the baby is due, tragedy strikes. Two years later, she receives a photo of the baby she bore and wonders if it could be possible she gave up her own baby. Will she make a selfish decision or will she do whatâÂÂs best for the child? What is the best decision?
Angela HuntâÂÂs âÂÂThe Offeringâ is a novel that tackles the ethics and issues surrounding surrogate parenting. ItâÂÂs a good, solid story. It deals with tragedy, loss, adoption and infertility in a unique way. Is surrogate parenting more about money or about a desire to do something sacrificial for another couple? Can it be both or does it have to be one or the other? Hunt doesnâÂÂt answer these questions, but she does tackle a what if question that may or may not cross a potential surrogateâÂÂs mindâÂÂwhat if I inadvertently give away my own child?
Amanda Lisandra isnâÂÂt a particularly likeable character. She seems selfish and focused on her own needs, not necessarily those of her own family. She wants a bigger house and a large family but isnâÂÂt willing to wait for it. Though she makes sacrifices so her daughter can go to a private school for musically gifted children, she doesnâÂÂt take her feelings into consideration when she decides to be a surrogate thinking sheâÂÂs too young to really care.
Amanda has had a rough life. Her father died when she was young. Her mother remained distant and seemingly uncaring. She was unable to get a decent paying job because she didnâÂÂt have a college degree and not enough money to go back to school. She has her own little pity party throughout the book.
All in all, I enjoyed the storyline although I wish I could have liked the main character more. âÂÂThe Offeringâ was thought-provoking, unique and well thought out.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity Group, as part of their Book Review Blogger Program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade CommissionâÂÂs 16 CFR, Part 255: âÂÂGuides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.âÂÂ
May 19, 2013
Emotional
There arenâÂÂt many places or many emotions that this novel doesnâÂÂt touch. âÂÂThe Offeringâ is a tangled weave of high and lows but told in such a way that these characters come alive and almost as though you might know them.
Could you imagine carrying another womanâÂÂs child because she canâÂÂt carry her own? What about finding that this baby might in factâ¦be your own? Is such even plausible? Could you put yourself in the shoes of our heroine? I think more than anything, the novel asks these questions above all others. Could. You. Do. It?
IâÂÂm not sure I could.
There were such deep emotional lows and not many high, highs. I wasnâÂÂt sure how I was going to like how the story was going to end. But I have to sayâ¦I liked it. And it makes our characters very, very heroic. The story walks through with great detail until you feel one with AmandaâÂÂs circumstances and surroundings. I would have liked that amount of detail in the last third of the book, but can see why it was left out otherwise the book would have been an additional hundred pages.
Overall, I thought it a good story with moments of strong poignancy. Definitely a read for fans (or those who like the genre) of Nicholas Sparks.
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publishers for my copy to review.
May 14, 2013
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