When DC lawyer in part-time comedian Mila decides to have a baby after a visit to the doctor her friend tells her about baby Bank an app where you can get free donations to help single in LGBTQ wanna be parents have a baby. During taco and margarita night her and her friends go through the list of potential fathers and they find one who they think is perfect his name is Aston Lee and he’s done it before and is willing to do it for Mila. He even has a Facebook group with those who have successfully used his services before and he comes with references including his mom. This isn’t the only thing on Mila‘s plate however she is trying to dodge a reporter who wants a comment about the public official she is repping in a divorce who has staunch opinions about women’s reproductive needs which is totally contradictory to the fact he got his mistress to have an abortion. she has successfully dodged the hot reporter but when she finds out the night of the “donation “that the reporter is the sister to Aston Lee she is amazed by this but this will not be her only run in with Ari and Aston will not be her only family member that Mila becomes acquainted with. From one crazy encounter to another this book is full of funny and heartwarming scenes that makes for one great romantic book. I can’t believe since I started reading romance stories outside of my preferred genre how the author can make someone who I wouldn’t feel attracted to seem so attractive to me and that is it exactly what happened in Baby Bank by Sarah Robinson. The way the author described airy, made me think that she did sound attractive not to mention the funny hilarious narrative that follows Milla and her attempt to have a baby. I loved Milla‘s mother and so many other characters in this book the author truly has great talent and I will definitely be reading her books in the future. This is a book I highly recommend it’s funny timely heartwarming and thought-provoking it includes everything you read books for. I received this book from NetGalley and Sarah Robinson but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

Mila had a very demanding job as an lawyer. She was thirty five and single. She had a very close knit group of friends and a very supportive and loving mother. She also loved performing stand up comedy in her spare time. She had quite a busy life. But there was something missing…she wanted a baby. So with her supportive friends encouraging her, she downloaded the baby bank app and chose her sperm donor. It seemed simple enough, but it was more complicated and far more emotional than expected.

I enjoyed the different characters and everything they added to the story. Some of their interactions with the protagonists were quite funny. There were also many emotional and heartfelt moments that brought additional depth to the storyline such as in dealing with ethics, morality, and abortion.

Overall, this was a very entertaining read.

I really enjoyed reading this book! I read it in under 24 hours. The characters, both main and supporting, were written to be dynamic and likeable. The humor in the book was good. I liked the plot and storyline, it was unique as far as other wlw romance novels that I’ve read lately! I would definitely read other books from this author. My only critique is that the relationship between the main characters seemed a little rushed and underdeveloped. I wish the book was longer and gave us more time to see that relationship blossom!

I don’t want to finish this book, because the writing is too juvenile for me. The idea I had of this book was that it was literary fiction and would explore both queer relationships and queer parenting and late age motherhood. Instead I felt like I was reading a YA book about adults. I was also deceived because by the time I requested this book it didn’t have a cover on the website, but as soon as I saw it in the document, I cringed real hard.

In the modern world when you aren't in a relationship and you want a baby, what do you do? Of course, you use an app to find a donor. Baby Bank is a cute story about Mila and her journey to motherhood. It includes a colorful cast of friends and family members. It's a very, very slow burn between the MC's.

I really enjoyed this story. In fact, every story I have read by this author are terrific. This particular one is fun, enjoyable and makes a perfect afternoon read. Loved the characters, their story and how it was written. I laughed and fell in love with it all. If you haven’t given this a read you should certainly do so.

From the very first page, this book had me laughing, cringing, blushing, and aww'ing. It is a complete rollercoaster of an emotional journey as told through the eyes of Mila, a single woman, lawyer by day and dabbling in comedy hy night, who decides she's going to go it alone at motherhood. Her unspoken thoughts were as funny as they were relatable, and the triumphs and stumbling blocks made me want to celebrate and commiserate with her.

I’ll start by saying thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book!
* I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*


This book is about a 34 year old woman whose biological clock is running out. It took a while for me to get into this book, but I did end up liking it. There were multiple moments in the book that had me laughing out loud, and I love when a book can do that! I love the women empowerment and the diversity of the book! 3.5 for me!

This was such a funny book with great representation!!

Chapter 6 was so funny!!!!

Can’t wait to read more from Sarah Robinson!

I loved the opening of this book ! It’s a cute funny book that gives you all the feels. Mila was such a cool character I really liked her. The idea of a baby app is so crazy but also clever and helpful.
I would recommend if you after a sweet love with a little fun

I was so excited for this book, but ultimately it was not for me,

There was a whole lot happening in this book. Between Mila's two jobs, Ari, her donor, her work-related ethical dilemma, and her decision to become pregnant, there was a lot that didn't really get the exploration it deserved. Ari had some really intense back story that felt like a side note. Her character didn't feel fully realized. Mila and Ari didn't have much build up in their relationship, and it didn't seem like there was much to root for there.

I really loved the idea of a book about a queer 34 year old deciding to get pregnant! But as a queer 34 year old on a fertility journey, this book felt so invalidating. Mila's path is straightforward in a way that maybe has occurred in the history of the world but is far from the norm. And I get it! It's a romance novel, it's not a guide to conception. But I wanted to put this out there, because I hadn't seen it mentioned in the reviews so far.

This book had such a neat premise, and I really wish I had enjoyed it.

Very grateful to NerGalley for the eARC.

A woman realizes she's in her thirties and decides to have a baby. She cuts costs by using a dating app style service for free sperm while simultaneously falling for the donor's sister, struggling with her job, and chasing her dreams of being a stand up comedienne.

The supporting characters are fun, and the ease to which the author moves through the plot made reading feel seamless as time passes in this world. It does require a bit of "just go with it" for the plot. Things happen fast, and decisions are made swiftly. That's not a bad thing, it just took me a bit to go with it. I wish the romance plot had a bit more room to grow. When they are together, Mila and Ari are romantic, sweet, and soft, but again, it felt very fast. That being said, I recognize that the story is focused on Mila growing into this new version of herself, and not just on the romance, the romance is a facet of her growth.

This was a really fun read, written in very enjoyable prose. Comedy is hard to write, and the stand ups were actually funny.

I absolutely adored this book the love story between Ari and Mila was so adorable, I am so happy with the run around of the romance between them instead of a straight off the bat romance.

I love the concept of having a "Baby Bank" app for those who want a family but don't want to spend a ton of money having to pay for a sperm donor and such. The way that you can do it anonymously is great and you can have the decision from either person, if you or the "father" want to be involved or not.

I loved that Aston has a Facebook group for all the mums and also a meet up I think that was a great way of him being involved but also not being involved in the child's life.

It was a very wholesome read.

I jumped on this because a) it’s pride month and b) my wife and I are currently trying to impregnate me via sperm donor. This is the first book I’ve come across that features a queer woman getting pregnant through insemination, so I was very excited.
The first several chapters were really great and very true to life (aside from there being absolutely no mention of ovulation timing, the bane of my existence). There’s also a really interesting subplot about a gross hypocritical politician trying to restrict abortion access. So I was enjoying that and all the getting-pregnant shenanigans and Mila’s friends and Aston, the donor, when basically all of that got shoved aside in favor of a very insta-lovey romance. At least one piece of marking called this enemies to lovers? It’s not. Look, I was excited about the synopsis of this book because I thought it was a really clever way to have the story be about having a baby but also falling in queer love at the same time. But it just felt like Mila immediately saw Ari as her potential co-mom and the other plot lines, which were more engaging, only popped in and out sporadically and the other characters all but vanished, aside from Mila’s mom, who gave me anxiety.
Anyway, there are some great points to this book, I just think they were overshadowed by a relationship that was hard for me to be invested in.

I really wanted to love this book, but I did not. However, I feel very strongly about having more queer representation - and I also believe that this book could be for other people, even if it wasn't for me - so I do not plan to leave a public rating and review on any of my social media platforms.

It took me a while to articulate what exactly I was struggling with in this book. In the end, I realized it felt unrealistic - and not for the reasons Sarah Robinson articulated that publishers had turned the book down. Among the most realistic parts for me was the use of a sperm donor by an older woman who decided to become a single mother. I loved that premise; it's the whole reason I wanted to read this book. I'm approaching Mila's age myself and am beginning to ask the same questions about whether I want to be a mother and how, especially as someone who is unpartnered. I am glad this story is being told, and I am sorry that publishers couldn't buy that premise. I completely did.

What I couldn't buy was a lawyer who specializes in divorce not making her sperm donor sign a contract to relinquish his parental rights. What I couldn't buy was that the main characters never dated - they go straight from situationship to engaged. What I couldn't buy was that Mila was supposed to have recognized her selfishness, but right before asking a woman to become a part of her family, she chooses the baby's name so the new mother would have no say in it. What I couldn't buy was that Ari bought a ring and was "waiting for you to be ready" but spent much of the book avoiding romance with Mila.

Beyond that, there are gratuitous references to pop culture (did we really need a "Gaylor Swift" reference in a published book?) or author self inserts that seemed preachy ("I used to literally avoid lesbians because of that. That whole wave of trans and multisexual exclusionary feminism is toxic as hell." felt ripped from mid-2010s tumblr debates. Especially given the tidal wave of transphobic legislation throughout the US right now, holding the struggles of bi/pan folks and trans folks up equally felt inappropriate. I understand the point the author was making because it is something you can see amongst lesbians. But the impact of lesbians excluding trans folks is very different than the impact of excluding multisexual folks, and that didn't feel well-interrogated to me.).

An emblematic example of the odd feeling I had throughout this book comes on the final pages of the book which felt like a weird call out of the author's own readers. The characters are discussing how they'll write books about us. "Maybe we'd include a few spicy scenes and that would bring in the folks." The other character replies, "Yes, because fetishizing female relationships is the only way to make something like that actually popular with the masses." Given that the book did include a few spicy scenes, it seemed like the author was calling all her readers as only reading the book to fetishize female relationships. What an odd note to end this book on!

Again, I am glad to see many other positive reviews, and I wish the author so much luck in her self-publishing journey! Diversity of stories is so important. I do not plan to be an obstacle in the author's path by publishing this review anywhere other than on NetGalley.

Thank you for the opportunity to read and rate the book.

My main takeaway from this book was the absolutely beautiful representation of found family, it showed how families can come in so many different forms and queer ones especially make such a beautiful foundation. I’ve never read such a lovely un judgemental book about an unconventional way of having children, Milas journey of motherhood was gorgeous and the romance aspect of this book was just the icing on the cake! An absolutely phenomenal pride month read!

This was such a fun read. Women empowerment at its best! The characters were great and easy to love. It was a very easy read…went by sooo fast!! Without giving away too much … if only there was an app like that. It honestly sounds so fun to find sperm that way. so if you’re looking for a lighthearted funny read… give baby bank a try!!

This book is super cute and super inclusive - a great Pride Month read
I love that the main "conflict" doesn't involve toxic behaviors, but journalistic integrity and healthy boundaries
I love how there is a found family and comedic stand up routines
it's also hilarious to see a book talk about the "distance" between Northern Virginia, DC, and MD and how residents of each kind of look down on each other - Being a native of the region myself, it was fun to read about crossing bridges and laugh about how far Germantown MD and Woodbridge VA are from DC
I like the representation of family being what you make and deciding to have a baby on your own terms, the funny telanovella my sperm donor is my lover's brother bit is also a cute twist
I recommend this to anyone who wants a good romance, great spicy scenes, and also someone who wants something out of the heteronormative romance spectrum

Not really my kind of book, but I was pleasantly surprised. Quick light read that with a cute storyline.

Romance is not my usual genre but this lesbian romcom was super cute and fun. Well written book with likeable characters, I wanted to be part of their tribe and chosen family. Great diversity of characters in ethnicity and their queerness. Many fitting themes around female reproductive issues such as abortion, sterilization and a sperm donation for artificial insemination. Many laugh out loud moment that i appreciated as a mom of 3, especially around the shocked and disgusted reactions of the reality of child birth. I won’t spoil it here, you should read it for yourself. A book about female empowerment and holding other up. Recommended read. 3.5/5