Two-Week Wait has received glowing reviews from leading reviewers at Shelf Awareness, Publishers Weekly, The Guardian Australia, the Sydney Morning Herald, Publisher+Bookseller, and Readings, just to name a few. It has also been really gratifying to see the reponse of librarians, educators, and everyday readers, a small sample of which you can see below, and whose ratings have given the book an average rating of more than 4 out of 5 on Goodreads. Thanks to everybody who’s already reviewed the book.
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Reviewed via Netgalley by Ashley D:
A amazing journey about a couple trying to have a child. It’s an emotional journey but sweet and realistic. It looks at the heartbreak and the hope that medicine has. It was a beautiful read! The artwork was really great too!Reviewed via Netgalley by Chelsea C:
Overall stars: 5
Conrad and Jo decide to have kids, somewhat hesitantly on Conrad's part, but after a year of trying, they worry that they can't conceive on their own. The author deals so tenderly and so graciously with the strain it puts on a marriage, the pain of a woman faced with societal norms, and the joys of bringing life into this world. I would really love to hear the opinion of someone who has dealt with fertility struggles.
Characters: 5 - they are REAL! Conrad is impatient, at first doing something that he doesn't much care for. Jo is sharp under the weight of her burden. But in both of those things, they are so love-able and you just cheer so hard for them.
Plot and pacing: 5 - quick, 20 minute read. They don't have a baby first go round, which seems much more appropriate.
Worldbuilding: NA
“Wow”-factor: 5 - brought tears to my eyes.
Likelihood of recommending: 5Reviewed via Netgalley by Rebecca N:
As a woman who will someday have to choose between IVF; adoption; or remaining childless, this beautiful graphic novel really spoke to me.
I appreciated how honest this husband and wife duo were about their journey - and how much of your life can become consumed by IVF.
As an added bonus, I loved the color scheme used for the illustrations!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to learn from this book!Reviewed via Instagram by @eternallybonkers:
A graphic novel that beautifully captures the struggles of conceiving by a couple. This story illustrates the small and big changes that overcome them emotionally, physically, mentally and financially as they find it increasingly difficult to cope with the journey in their method to conceive via I.V.F. It is a graphic novel that will relate to not only couples who are trying to have a baby, but it provides an insight on how challenging the circumstances become when a couple is unable to conceive easily. From repeated appointments with various doctors to feeling like an outcast slowly while others move on with their families, this will stir up emotions in you at many instances within the story. Kudos to the authors for depicting such a personal journey that can be a taboo to discuss openly even today.
