Love You More by Jennifer Grant is the story of Jennifer’s life leading up to, the decision making process and finally, the adoption of her Guatemala born daughter. I was very excited to receive this book, as I have always (secretly) dreamed of adopting a child when it came time to expand my family of three. I really appreciated Grant’s honest account of the adoption process and related to her emotions while waiting for the long process to be completed. The first few chapters of the book were mostly about her life leading up to the adoption and I have to admit, I was not nearly as interested in that part of the book. It seemed to dredge on for me and I had a hard time completing the book because of that. Also, at times, it felt as though Jennifer was trying to talk people out of adoption. I realize that adoption isn’t something that everyone should do and it definitely needs to be approached with the right intentions but I finished this book slightly less enthusiastic about the idea. I enjoyed the book, It just wasn’t quite what I expected. I haven’t been through the adoption process before but I believe that Jennifer’s description is fairly accurate. She was very relatable as a mother and I do appreciate her honesty. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone thinking about adopting, to any mother, or to anyone who needs to know that a family is not formed by blood, it is formed by love.
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Really enjoyed this book as well, even though I'm not an adoptive parent. And I don't think the author was trying to talk people out of adopting--but she did strongly urge them to adopt for the right reasons.
ReplyDeleteShe had great insights on what it means to be a family--and it's so well written it was fun just to read her story. One thing the author writes about is creating a "lifebook" for her adopted daughter, which told the story of how she came from Guatemala to their family. I think other families might want to do the same thing, so I put up an article on wikihow that tells how to do it. Here's the link: http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Scrapbook-for-an-Adopted-Child
I highly recommend this book.