Please Don't Take My Baby (Cathy Glass)

If you've read last week's book review, then you will know that I recently went on vacation to England to visit family. When I flew over, I had brought along the book Bitterblue - which is around 500 pages - and thought that it would be enough for the 2 week trip. However, as said in that review, I finished the book rather quickly and was left twiddling my thumbs in anticipation of another story once home. But thanks to my grandmother, I did end up reading another novel whilst staying at her house; so that brings me to this review!

Please Don't Take My Baby is a non-fictional story with the feel of a fictional novel. The author is someone who writes her personal experiences down under the pen name Cathy Glass. "Cathy" writes novels based on her own encounters from when she used to foster care young children; of course, all the names in her work have been changed to protect the families and children involved.

The Book Cover

This specific story follows the life of a seventeen year old girl name Jade who checks herself into the foster care system after being thrown out of her own home upon admitting that she is pregnant. The novel describes Cathy's struggle to help the teenager grow up enough to keep care of her unborn baby, as well as after the baby is born.

I don't normally read stories such as this - I find them a bit "fluffy" and non-captivating -  however, this specific story of Jade left me intrigued with how things would turn out. The writing itself is very simple and therefore only took me two days to read, but the story was actually fascinating.

A Selection of Cathy Glass' Novels

I would rate Please Don't Take My Baby 2.9/5 because it was a very easy read and a little predictable. In addition, there were times in the writing where the author would reference another of her stories, which often left me confused and a little taken aback because I would be drawn out of the moment and story. Overall though, it was a decent story.

Until next time,
Happy Reading Fellow Bookworms :)

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