After reading Detransition, Baby I was keen to read more books about perspectives on motherhood. So, when I spotted this on a table display in Waterstones, I thought I’d found the perfect read. 
I hasten to make very clear that I am not a mother, I am not pregnant, and, whilst I would like to be in the future, I am not at a stage where I even need to be considering these things. Therefore, it may be that I just couldn’t bond with this book in the way that someone more attuned and familiar with these feelings, thoughts, and concerns might be. 

That acknowledged, Loved and Wanted just didn’t do it for me. The first 25 pages or so were incredibly impactful and really engaging. However, I felt that it quickly lost that. The timeline was non-linear (for the most part) and the narrative felt tangential which created a distance between me and the events in Christi Parravani’s life. 
It always feels weird rating a memoir … ultimately I think that her writing style and I didn’t gel, and that’s okay.