Round up 2.5
Loved the premise, could see the potential in the romance and even related at some points to Gemma, but in all honesty she was frustrating to read about. She was really, really horrible to Josh. And the emphasis on the gender on the baby was also just a lot.

The steamy scenes were written incredible, and the writing style enough to keep me invested. I just had a massive struggle with liking Gemma, and that kind of ruined the book for me.

I liked the fact that she was determined to do what she wanted with her life and not following the man-made rules on how to, and her determination was note worthy. Josh was just too cute for her. Perhaps I wasn’t the right audience for this, but I love romance, I just didn’t love this.
Title- brilliant
Ending- happy as can be.
Comedy- on point.

Other than that- not for me.

Gemma Jacobs has not had the best of luck with relationships and fertility. She has a job she loves working with a famous self-help guru, she lives in an apartment she loves, and her family life is generally good, all she needs in her life is a baby that she can take care of and love. All she needs is a sperm donor. Josh Lewenthal, Gemma’s older brother’s best friend, might be the complete opposite of Gemma, but he is the perfect donor. All Gemma needs to do is convince him that this is a good idea. It will be just like a business transaction, as long as Gemma and Josh can keep feelings and emotions from getting involved…

As someone who is pregnant right now, I found it easy to relate to the characters and story in this novel. I might not have gone through a lot of the hardships that Gemma and Josh experience, but I found it to be enlightening to what some women have to overcome in order to reach their goals. Josh continues to support and love Gemma, even when she gets stressed and angry, feelings that are completely understandable for someone going through fertility treatments.

Accidental dating and a whole lot of fun - I laughed and cried with the beautiful moments in the book! Enjoyed it quite a bit and felt very heartwarming as I could relate to a lot of bits in the book! Keeps you surprised and engaged!

I could not put this book down! I had seen it on Instagram and had to request it because it sounded amazing! The author did not disappoint. I’ll be looking out for more from this author!

Sarah REady books are the jam for me. I like all that i have read and will read more. Please give me more stories. This are what I look forward too.

I just reviewed Josh and Gemma Make a Baby by Sarah Ready. #JoshandGemmaMakeaBaby #NetGalley

This was a cute little rom com! My first from this author and I'll definitely read more of her books.

This is a great book about wanting a baby and not a man, even if the man wiggles his way into your heart. I really enjoyed this and will be reading more of Ready in the future.

OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK!! read in one sitting and W O W i simply cannot JSFHSD JOSH AND GEMMA MAKE A BABY WAS THE **THE** HIGHLIGHT OF MY YEAR i am feral for this book

I enjoyed this book and thought it had a cute meet cute. I enjoyed meeting the characters and would love to see an additional book in the series. I think the author did a great job capturing and developing the characters. This is one I would definitely recommend to a friend.

Empowerment! Love the fact that she didn't bother waiting around for a relationship. The banter in this is so great between Josh and Gemma, she is a quirky FMC that is so lovable. This book was one that I just could not put down until I was done with it, highly recommend.

I was very intrigued by the concept of this book. It's not something I've read about before and I was very excited to read it. Unfortunately, this book fell a little flat for me. It felt quite slow as it took a while to actually get to the real point of the story. I did like the characters but the relationship was predictable and I knew what would happen from the start. I did think that the topic of infertility was handled and represented well and is a topic that should be discussed more in books. I also wasn't a fan of the random illustrations throughout the book, they were pretty unnecessary.

This was a cute roncom. Woman needs sperm donor, and turns to her family friend.

From the cover, it looks as though the story is about the pregnancy, but thankfully, it is about the path to the pregnancy, which is important. We get to see what getting In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is like, the drugs you have to take, and how they mess up your hormones like nobodies business. Although I didn't have to go the route that Gemma did, I did have to take some of the same drugs, and it does drive you crazy.

There are the usual tropes in there, as romances tend to go.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>

I am such a sucker for pregnancy trope so this was right up my alley.

Gemma is a single woman ready for a baby but due to fertility issues doesn’t stand a good chance. Going down the IVF route she chooses Josh to be her sperm donor. Gemma doesn’t want a relationship only a baby and that suits Josh just fine. Watching them fall in love was so sweet.

The only thing I would change was the single POV. I love a dual POV in romance books and here we only got to see things from Gemma’s perspective

Overall, this was such a cute read.

*ARC from Netgalley*

This was not what I thought it was going to be but I liked it! Josh was so endearing and Gemma was just *heart eyes*. I personally don’t hate the pregnancy trope in any form so I was definitely open to liking this book and I did enjoy myself!

While this book does tackle heavier topics, it was still a fun and refreshing rom-com about an unusual situation.

Oh this book was just so cute! Friends to lovers? Brother's best friend? I'm sold! I love rom-coms with all my heart and this one did not disappoint. The storyline was great. Josh is the love of my lif000e.This book was so entertaining. The narrator was witty and fun. The embarrassing moments were a liitttleee too cringey for my taste. But overall, this was a very good book!

I will not hesitate to be the number one supporter of the pregnancy trope in books. I will read accidental pregnancy after accidental pregnancy and not get bored and this book was as cute as they come. I had a few problems with the female main character because she was a tiny bit annoying but nothing that could not be overlooked. Amazing read for fas of this trope.

Trigger warning for infertility & miscarriage. Gemma is divorced, in her upper 30s, & really wants to have baby. She’s had issues with infertility in the past so decides to go to a fertility clinic. Gemma finds out she can start the process quicker if she has her own sperm donor…

Enter Josh. A friend of Gemma’s brother, whom she has known since high school. Gemma is drawn to him, but situations in their past make it difficult to connect.

Would definitely recommend! This is my first book by Sarah Ready & I look forward to reading more! Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC!

"So your relationship with him is a transaction?" "Exactly"

I feel I have to preface that his review was in the making for six months because I almost couldn't finish the last 15%... Take that how you please.

While I don't read many books with pregnancy as a main plot point, I found I was really looking forward to reading this one. I love almost any cute rom-com you throw my way, but especially so if it includes scenarios where the main couple have to spend lots of time together and you get to see a lovely romance blossom.

I mean to start we have Gemma, our main protagonist who's in a bit of a situation. After struggling to find Mr. Right and her desire for a family grows, she decides enough is enough and takes matters into her own hands through IVF. But before she gets that far, she crosses path with a familiar face: Josh Lewenthal. Her brother's best friend. The book shows their relationship transform from a business transaction as Josh decides to be a sperm donor for Gemma to... more. While I loved the tension between them and the spicy moments they shared, there was a lot I didn't like.

First and probably most importantly, I couldn't stand Gemma. She's characterized as this happy going, sweetheart who's energetic and positive but I couldn't help but view her as immature. To be fair, life has thrown a lot at her and her mom is...not so supportive (I actually really really couldn't stand her but I digress). However, Gemma tends to acts before she thinks and can be pretty selfish at times. In the book she meets a lovely group of women who are also going through IVF and took Gemma under their wing as she struggled to adjust. But when things start looking up for her, she throws everyone under the bus and doesn't look back. At least not until she needs them again. And I have to say I see the same pattern with Josh as well. Sigh.

Speaking of which, I feel like the book focused so heavily on Gemma's weaknesses. Some of them definitely made her more realistic as a character since no one is perfect, but I feel like the same wasn't shown of Josh. I feel like he's built to be this perfect partner. He always knows what to say or what to do, and had me swooning in multiple occasions. But it made this stark contrast appear between him and Gemma and I couldn't help thinking they weren't the best match.

Many thoughts were swirling in my brain as I read this book. I put this book down and never knew if I was going to pick it back up. But I did, and I can't say I regret it. Maybe I'm biased, but I love great endings. I'll watch the worst tv show known to man, but if the ending is cute and sappy than I'm a happy woman. Originally my rating was going to be a 2/5 but I bumped it up one because the ending had me smiling into my kindle and sighing.

I know many people LOVED this book. I wasn't one of them, however there's still a lot to like about this book. If you've been wanting to check it out, there's no harm in just going for it. But I wanted to get this off my chest because I've had this in library for MONTHS haha

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I'm not 100% sure why, but this book felt like New Girl to me. It never quite took off, but I've recommended it as a quick read.