Lissa Rankin

I enjoyed this book. It delivered exactly what it promised: a conversational, approachable read full of useful information. I had hoped for a little more… I was left at the end with a bunch of questions I wish had been addressed, but I understand that the author had to select some of the most frequently asked questions to answer, and had to stop somewhere or the book would have been 900 pages long. I skimmed through some of the chapters that didn’t interest me a whole lot (the one on pregnancy and the one on childbirth, for example - been there, done that, not doing it again), but for the most part the author kept me engaged and interested throughout. I’ll definitely save this one for my daughter, and put it on a special bookshelf for her to discover when she’s old enough to want to know her body better but is too embarrassed to ask her mom.… (meer)