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Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly
5.0
emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An absurd, heartfelt and ultimately joyful character-driven story of two siblings and their vibrant circle of friends and family. I had the best time with this on audio, and found both Greta and Valdin painfully and hilarious human. Valdin's obsessive anxiety, Greta's desperation for love (and purpose), Valdin's longing for normalcy, Greta's flyaway thoughts and plans, and in the midst of their chaotic, circling journeys, the mysterious and unknowable lives of all the people who love them. I particularly appreciate how Reilly maintains a limited perspective until the very conclusion, opening up to new POVs merely to sate our curiosity before closing the curtain on our cast. This was a book I wanted to immediately own in print simply so I can push it on all of my own favorite people.

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