I am making this review brief as the title tells so much. Young girls are set up in a home to have their babies and then the child is adopted. Emotions run high and some of the girls do not want to give their baby up when it gets closer to the time. They don’t get to see them.before they are taken away. A very emotional story, but a interesting read. I give it 3.1/2 stars.

I ended up dnfing this as I was not able to connect to the main character.This is my only reason for Dnfing.

The cover of the novel was what caught my attention. The story is a good one with a very fast pace (think fast drama, lol). I'm not a fan of the love story and I kept rolling my eyes at Aleeza's letters but I loved the rest of the cast, especially Bronte and Aleeza's mom.
I found the story to be oddly satisfying and I definitely recommend it.

I was so drawn to this book because of it gorgeous cover! I enjoyed the idea of the book and it was a simple read. I can appreciate Aleeza as a protagonist because she keeps moving and refuses to let anything get in her way!

Unfortunately, in the end the book fell short for me. I struggled to finish the book and had to force myself to pick it back up to read again. The love letters seemed like overkill and I skimmed most of them. The characters are interesting but ultimately they could not escape the stereotypes they’re based on. I felt like the first 40% was Aleeza and Richards’s romance and long conversations about their feelings despite the urgency of the situation. This novel was full of drama and intense feelings but lacked depth and reasoning.

Maybe the timing was off when I read this or I am just not the right audience. I would still try another novel by the author.

This book starts off with a nee mothers’ worst fear of loosing her baby right after birth. Aleeza is convinced her baby is alive and is dedicated to finding out what happened to Remy. The book could have been much better though if the author had remembered that ‘less is more’. The first 25% of the book is focused on her and Richard’s relationship. We didnt need that or the letters she wrote to him post breakup. We all wanted to know what happened to the baby but i felt the author put more focus on their relationship.

The story is interesting and you cant wait to reach the end and find out what happens but the slow bits ruin your focus and you start loosing interest in the ending.

A beautiful book. I definitely went into this book seeing the mindblowing cover. Its indeed a pleasure to read such new fiction from time to time. Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for this book.

I unfortunately couldn’t get into this book. I didn’t love the writing and I wasn’t a huge fan of the ending.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy. My opinions are completely my own.

‘Baby Factory 👶🏻🏭’ by Suleiman Ocheni
🌟🌟 2/5
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I was intrigued by the description of this book and thought it would make an interesting read. I really enjoyed the first few chapters, they were full of drama and emotion and I particularly liked the mystery around what happened to baby Remy. However the book then became incredibly far fetched, Aleeza hiring a Russian spy to torture a nurse?!?!

The writing was simple and lacked depth. The relationship and dialogue between Aleeza and Richard I thought was very childish and like ones in which school children would have. I really didn’t connect with any of the characters and ended up skim-reading just to try and finish it!
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Thanks to @netgalley for the advanced copy! Publication date 26th December 2021 📖

I was intrigued firstly by the cover and secondly by the first couple of paragraphs of the description. I expected drama and emotion and while this book has that to some degree, it also had me shaking my head at a lot of the implausible plot points.
I was genuinely interested during the initial chapters, and was properly floored by the first dramatic turn of events, but also thrown by the emotion of such an event. It wasn't what I was expecting and while it wasn't the story I was thinking was coming, I was willing to read along.
What transpired was more of an attempt at thriller than drama, which I'm dubious about considering the subject and I think that just didn't sit comfortably with me.
I wanted to really like it but it just wasn't for me.

This novel follows a young woman who, after coming to terms with being pregnant and single, is left childless after giving birth. She was told that her baby died, but in her heart she believes her baby is still alive.
Overall the book is a decent read. It was a bit hard to connect with though. The writing didn’t make me feel a part of the story. I was very aware that I was reading a story, instead of being able to get lost in it. I did like the growth that the main character goes through in the story.

I found the basis of this story to be really interesting, however the way it was executed wasn’t as good. The main storyline had a lot of appeal and could have been a page turning book, however it ended up feeling really boring to me. I felt as though I was just reading it to finish the book and I didn’t enjoy it.

I wil begin by thanking NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the opportunity to read "Baby Factory".

This was my first time reading from a Nigerian author and, I would not lie, I really had great expectations giving the description of the book.

We follow Aleeza Kalu, a nigerian woman who studies in London, in her journey to find out what really happened to her baby girl.

I'm sorry to say that this one wasn't for me at all...
I will start with what I believe to be the target audience and the book's strong points, before delving into why I didn't like it.

As I said, this novel wasn't for me. <b>I think the author will have a better chance to find a readership with people that enjoy movie-like stories</b>, where we follow exactly a set of events, without focusing on the inner struggles or why certain things happen as they do or why they take place despite the opposite desire.<b>This book is very much a drama, but in the sense of high feelings without too much depth or reasoning, with a HIGH INCLINATION TO SENSATIONALISM.(Here I refer to the solution found by Aleeza in solving the mistery of the book; consequences and actions taken by the characters.)</b>
I enjoyed the information about the baby factories and the reasons why they operate the way they do, as well as the conversations that can spark from reading the book.

Why I didn't like this:
-I found Aleeza to lack character development despite going through life -changing events; she was written awkwardly from the get go and I experienced second-hand embarassment from the flashback portion in the beginning, where we find out how she got pregnant. She is constantly unsure, extremely emotional and two-dimentional.:(
Logically, the author nailed the necessary steps for her to grow and become who she needed to be, but I believe some more time editing the text and a some help with the subject matter regarding this subject(a woman dealing with the way she is seen after such a traumatic event) would have greatly benefitted the book.
-I DON'T LIKE Richard at all! >..< He is the male protagonist and I stand by what Bronte(Aleeza's friend) and Zahara(Aleeza's mother) say about him! He does a 180 on us and tries to negate the hard facts...that he basically used Aleeza! I don't support the forgiveness of such behavior!
-Another complaint: the plot is all over the place...the solutions for each situation are, to say the least, interesting..>...>....I mean..Ruslan is soooo out of left field! I won't lie...I found him funny as in over the top and so unreal, but come on...not even that was done properly for me to enjoy his part until the end...saying that everything is top secret and all that, but letting a new unkown person in the loop every time Aleeza wants to change her "partner in crime"! Not ok!
-Similar issue: the big event in the end, when Aleeza finally realised what is actually at stake...basically had no repercursions for her... I find it hard to believe all the people impacted directly by her mistake will offer their support so easily without having an internal conflict...>..>
-Last thing: the "villain" is more than cliche....:(

So yes, for me this book was a letdown, but others may enjoy it if they are more of a movie fan than a book fanatic, with a strong inclinations to over the top action.

It is a story of love, pain happiness and excitement,blended in a beautiful manner.The title gives away the central plot but the the story moves through a smooth and interesting storyline.

Aleeza Kalu is a Nigerian native but resides in London . The story begins with the birth of her child whom she calls Remy. Richard ,the baby's father and her ex boyfriend arrives knowing about the baby only on that day .Within few hours they are informed that the baby is dead due to sudden health issues. But Aleeza doesn't accept it and strongly believes that something is wrong .Her mother Zahara ,Richard, her friend Bronte and even the police discards her doubts owing it to her grief.


Richard and Aleeza sets out to find their child with the information they accidentally receives from the hospital.They start investigating more in this fast paced and engaging thriller,although with the help of some illegal systems.Meanwhile they works on their relationship also.

What happens to Remy and how they end up searching for her is presented in an exciting manner and this is maintained till the last pages.

Aleeza is a very common woman who loves,cries, make mistakes, forgives but doesn't give up .
I loved all the characters for they are all well developed and the plot which is unconventional .Its beautiful how romance, family, an illlegal system and mystery is incorporated together.

Apart from few errors in the book,which in no way affects reading,really enjoyed this work.
Looking forward to read more books from/on different races ethnicities and cultures.

I got an e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I must say I started this book with such high hopes! And sadly it disappointed so much.

The main plot of Baby Factory is about a young Nigerian woman called Aleeza Kalu, who finds herself in a very delicate situation. Just a few hours after having her first baby, she is informed that her daughter perished. But, after much insistence and going against her cultural background, what's supposed to be her deceased daughter's body is brought to her and that's when she starts insisting that that baby isn't hers because she doesn't have a birthmark she saw earlier. At this moment we also get to meet Richard, the baby's dad, which have a very tumultuous past with Aleeza, and who had just had got to know that he was becoming a dad.

Right from the start, Aleeza's family and friends keep insisting that she's just in a very deep grieving state, and that's why she's finding it hard to accept her newborn daughter had died. After hearing much of it and even going to the police and getting a negative response about having an investigation on her case, she decides to take matters into her own hands and starts to do her own research. Through that, she discovers another mother that claims her newborn son was also taken from the same hospital. Then, after going all investigator-style to meet the couple, she gets her best friend to believe what she's saying and agreeing to help her.

Somehow, from this point onward we get a former KGB spy involved, a lot of action-like scenes that could possibly belong to a very low-budget espionage movie.

Though the main story certainly has some appeal to it and could possibly be made into a page-turning book, that's not what happens with this one. Through the whole story, the sentiment I had was that every decision Aleeza made had a 99% chance of going wrong, but luck is always on her side and she would just get out of it unscathed. I got to the point that during one very long "action" scene, I felt no motivation to read every line and started making a kind of dynamic reading just to get it over with. Even after what could be a great plot twist and a very emotional scene, I didn't feel like I wanted to know what would happen next, because I was sure it would just be even more forceful.

Also, another part that could be a magnificent turning point, the end just seemed boring, with a very unbelievable resolution to all the mystery posed in the story. Sadly, what could be a 4 or maybe a 5-star review is going to be a 2-star.

I was very drawn to the cover and I couldn't wait to read it. I am also making a point to read books written by Authors from all different races, ethnicities and cultures. This author is Nigerian. I enjoyed this book, its a very simple read, I feel like a couple important things happened that were glossed over and I would have liked more detail. I ended up skimming over most of the love letters there were a little too much for me, but then again I don't usually read romance novels so maybe that's just me. Besides that this book had me turning the pages quickly and I thought I had it all figured out and was totally wrong. Definitely check out Baby Factory, if you are looking for a quick read and Thank you to the publisher for letting me read this early.

This book was fast paced, with lots of twists and turns. I have to admit I did not see the ending coming and I always love something I can’t figure out ahead of time. However I did feel like the characters lacked depth overall - sometimes the their decisions felt a little shallow or out of nowhere, and I thought certain seemingly important events were glazed over.

Overall it’s a fun quick read. I was able to finish it in two days. It’s the type of easy reading book you could take to the beach or read in a park.

Baby Factory is an amazing book that will keep you guessing (and turning pages) late into the night! Once I started reading, I just couldn't put it down. The author does a wonderful job of evoking a foreign culture that is at once traditional and at times starkly contrasting against what would reasonably be assumed. This story weaves together suspense and mysterious circumstances so well that I felt I was walking in Aleeza's shoes. As a single mother navigating the murky waters of betrayal and disappointment, she nevertheless prioritizes her daughter and creating a stable life for the two of them. If you want to start reading something you won't be able to put down, give this book a read-through.