Good Day, Bookworms!
I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a list of authors whose new work I get awfully excited about. I’ve read a good number of Alice Hoffman’s books over the years and they rarely disappoint. That’s why when I saw she had a new offering, I jumped on Netgalley and made the “pretty please?” face. (Alright, it’s all electronic so no publisher actually saw the face I made when I clicked request, but the face happened and you deserved to know about it.) *I received a complimentary electronic copy of Faithful
Shelby Richmond is an ordinary teenage girl growing up on Long Island until the fateful night when a car she is driving slides on ice and is involved in a horrific wreck. Shelby’s best friend’s future is taken from her, and though Shelby is physically uninjured, she hardly walks away unscathed. What follows is a story of guilt, redemption, and rebuilding.
Shelby attempts to escape her bad memories in Long Island by moving to NYC. She’s a survivor if nothing else, and along the way she inadvertently collects a little family of lost souls.
Oh, my heart. I had so many FEELINGS with this one. Shelby got all up in my psyche. I mean, a broken girl who loves Chinese food and bookstores and rescues dogs? How could I not get emotionally attached? The book started a little on slow side for me, but once I got into it, I couldn’t put it down. I stayed up waaaaaaaaaaay too late to finish it. And then I stayed up a little longer crying because FEELINGS. But that’s the reading life, right?
You want a book that gets into your guts? Faithful
Alright Bookworms. What was the last book that gut punched you in the feelings? I think I need more of this.
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Megan M.
I luuuurve Alice Hoffman! This one sounds great! I know Jodi Picoult’s books usually make me cry and she has a new one out, “Small Great Things.”
Kailana
Alice Hoffman used to be an auto-read for me, but I am so behind with her. Glad to hear this is good!
Rhian
A recent feeling all the feelings book was The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner.
DoingDewey
For me, Alice Hoffman is still one of those authors that I know I need to get to, but haven’t yet. I did read her middle grade story Nightbird, but I’d like to pick up one of her adult novels.
Michelle
I LOVED this book! I was reading it right after the election, and it made me feel so much better. It gave me hope when I desperately needed it. Shelby is such a great character. I cannot recommend this book highly enough!