Check for trigger warnings on this one because a main plot point came as quite the surprise to me, and I kind of wish I had known ahead of time…but I can also see how not knowing gives it more of an impact. Either way, this book really hit me in the feels ♥️
I‘m so excited to celebrate a GREAT reading year! Honestly felt like a TIE between Artist and the Feast, Wild Dark Shore, and Wedding People, but this one won out for its pure positivity, and how much it still lingered throughout the year.
See any you loved, too??
pickI absolutely loved this book. The plot, the characters, the family dynamics, the romance and how the family works through, or does not, grief, love, life without their patriarch and the legacy to the next generation.
pickI am so far behind in posting for November!! Marking these 3 off of my TBR list. The Other Daughter was a slow build. I almost gave up on it. The Things we Cannot Say touched my soul in so many ways. The Thursday Murder Club was just plain fun. I watched the movie after I finished the book and was completely delighted!!
And the big day is here—here are the winners of the 2025 National Book Award! I thought A Guardian and a Thief would win for fiction (and it is so worthy), but Raja had my heart and I‘m thrilled to see it. El Akkad as the NF winner is spot on. But I am perplexed by the translated winner. I found this book impenetrable and Sad Tiger is just so good, I really feel it should have won.
