“Ms. Leary turns out to be as funny as her husband.”
—New York Times

“Sometimes hilarious, often heartwrenching ….I inhaled the book in one sitting and would recommend it highly.”
—USA Today

“Witty, engaging …A poignant story with sprinklings of good old fashioned neuroticism.”
—Elle

“Equal parts heartfelt and humorous.”
—People

“Leary is one of those rare chroniclers of motherhood able to find the middle ground between sentimentality and science as she records both her joys as well as fears. Disarmingly frank.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“In her true-life tale of first-time pregnancy gone horribly awry, Leary neither sugarcoats her story nor plays martyr. It’s just the facts, straightforward and satisfying.”
—Minneapolis Star Tribune

“If the pun of the title doesn’t get you, the first page will. A devastatingly funny and poignant memoir.”
—Edmonton Journal

“An Innocent, a Broad is witty, smart, terrifying, funny, heart-rending and heartwarming — an absolute delight, from start to finish.”
—BookReporter.com

“In a down-to-earth and never self-pitying manner, [Leary] recounts how she survived the ordeal and managed to laugh along the way. An entertaining, if occasionally dry tale of a life-altering event.”
—Library Journal