The Nine Month Plan [Mass Market Paperback]

Obviously the cover art is very misleading about the nature of the book. This is a "heavy" read in which I shed some tears! So be prepared!

Nina is kind of a pain in the ass. What woman would HONESTLY think about having sex with her best friend just so he can have a baby and then walk about from them both? I would maybe think of caring the child of a friend who's married but not for some single guy whose biological clock is ticking! One word: adoption!

It is pointed out (several times) that Nina gave up her life to raise her siblings. It is also pointed out that the siblings have no clue exactly what Nina had to give up. OK...then why was it never brought out? I would have enjoyed it if maybe Joe had stood up for Nina to Nina's family during Thanksgiving while she was pregnant since she does EVERYTHING at their house and the pizza place!

I just find it funny that the reason Nina didn't want to be tied down with kids was because she had already raised her siblings. Lets review shall we....

Dom - an ass with no respect and responsibility! While I was reading I kept rolling my eyes every time Dom never showed up to work at the pizza place! If that was my brother trust me I wouldn't be treated like that.

The Sister - a spoiled brat that only thinks of herself! All she would ever talk about was her wedding! She was so rude to Nina and Nina just took like it was her due! (I can't remember her name.)

The Other Brother - in Germany the whole time

The Younger Brother - gets a girl pregnant in high school and then has his older sister adopt the baby to raise as her own!

No wonder...I wouldn't want to raise another kid either if I'd done such a bad job!
BUT, thankfully the story isn't about the siblings it's about Nina and Joe and their struggle to be together. This is one of the few books I ever read that actually made my heart hurt. I'm sure everyone knows what I mean. You feel the characters emotions. And then at the end you just know that the story is complete and as they say...they lived happily ever after!!

I didn't care for Nina's 'incubator' mentality. I found myself consistenly disappointed in Nina. I was drawn more to Joe. I found Joe's character endearing. He showed her the patience of a saint throughout the entire book.

It was obvious he was having difficulty treating her as an impartial party in the whole pregancy scheme even though it's what she wanted. Yet, sometimes I got the feeling Nina seemed to want something else. Love? 'Mommy' status? What was Joe, a mind reader? She made her plan pretty clear and being a 'mommy' wasn't part of the plan.

I admit I kept reading, chapter after chapter, hoping Nina would come to her senses sooner than later. Even though the end of the story left me feeling good I wasn't feeling good about Nina's character up to that point.