The Book of the Unnamed Midwife

"Amazing. Post apocalyptic. Female written. Strong female lead. Full of action and despair but takes some positive turns. Could not put it down."

"Interesting concept, although depicts very unsafe chest binding practices. Also, oddly had some typos and referred to trans men as 'transmen' and massively overused to = sign. Otherwise, decent story telling."

"4.5 stars. Absorbing and felt like it was all too possible. I had to take breaks reading because it could be bleak at points but it was never slow paced."

"Riveting story from a perspective we seldom get in this genre. Definitely a must read for apocalypse fans."

"This review also includes the other two books in the series: The Book of Etta and The Book of Flora.<br/>I am a huge science fiction/fantasy fan. The Stand by Stephen King was my favorite apocalyptic novel. This series rates among the best in the genre. It has the good vs evil and end time nightmares. What makes this so great stand out above the usual in that genre is that the author addresses issues that have been hidden since time immemorial. The idea of gender identity and intimacy details that "normal" heterosexuals have no clue about and are usually unwilling to even discuss are explored and presented in details that made me love the characters and I felt I was truly invested in their lives. This author took me places that I had never explored in my imagination. It does have triggering events, rape and violence against women and children but that doesn't detract from the story and it helps underline the existence of those horrors in real life. <br/><br/>I will be reading more from this author and am sure her other works will be eye opening as well."

"Post apocalyptic with some action but also really focuses on the dynamic between people and how important it is to give yourself purpose even when the world is gone #postapocalyptic #dystopian "

"I stumbled upon this book by accident last year and it was not what I expected. I loved that it was a post apocalyptic story with strong character building. Hard to explain this one without spoilers. I guess my favorite part would be the main female character and her need for something more/change. Also, it is deceptive without being so wordy. "

"Gritty and fast-paced, great for a fast read!"

"a greatly detailed read with our main character traveling a cruelly changed world far from the one she remembers that offers the worst of whatever is left of humanity. but not completely. our character meets a few good people surviving for better days. wether that comes or never at all. they have hope. it’s a dim light to the terrible violence occurring but it changes the whole tone right up until the end. a truly remarkable book."