review: the baby planner by josie brown

Upon losing her government job due to budget cuts, Katie sets out on her own as a baby planner. What is a baby planner? In Katie’s words, in addition to providing assistance with shopping and baby-proofing the house, she’s “your best friend during your pregnancy.” Katie’s motives for starting this business are less than altruistic; she’s attempting to fill a void as her husband refuses to have a child with her (he already has a son he never sees).

With The Baby Planner, Josie Brown has crafted an amusing novel about a woman so desperate for a child of her own that she resorts to a highly predictable deception. With the exception of one out of nowhere plot twist that comes toward the end, I knew every move Katie would make. I’d also figured out what Alex was up to long before Katie suspected a thing. Even so, The Baby Planner is quite entertaining with Katie finding herself in many hilarious (and some heartbreaking) moments with her varied clients.
4/5
Review copy provided by the publisher, Gallery Books.