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by Abbi Waxman
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Berkley
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The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book.
When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by! They're all—or mostly all—excited to meet her! She'll have to Speak. To. Strangers. It's a disaster! And as if that wasn't enough, Tom, her trivia nemesis, has turned out to be cute, funny, and deeply interested in getting to know her. Doesn't he realize what a terrible idea that is?
Nina considers her options.
1. Completely change her name and appearance. (Too drastic, plus she likes her hair.)
2. Flee to a deserted island. (Hard pass, see: coffee).
3. Hide in a corner of her apartment and rock back and forth. (Already doing it.)
It's time for Nina to come out of her comfortable shell, but she isn't convinced real life could ever live up to fiction. It's going to take a brand-new family, a persistent suitor, and the combined effects of ice cream and trivia to make her turn her own fresh page.
When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by! They're all—or mostly all—excited to meet her! She'll have to Speak. To. Strangers. It's a disaster! And as if that wasn't enough, Tom, her trivia nemesis, has turned out to be cute, funny, and deeply interested in getting to know her. Doesn't he realize what a terrible idea that is?
Nina considers her options.
1. Completely change her name and appearance. (Too drastic, plus she likes her hair.)
2. Flee to a deserted island. (Hard pass, see: coffee).
3. Hide in a corner of her apartment and rock back and forth. (Already doing it.)
It's time for Nina to come out of her comfortable shell, but she isn't convinced real life could ever live up to fiction. It's going to take a brand-new family, a persistent suitor, and the combined effects of ice cream and trivia to make her turn her own fresh page.
He didn’t remind her of herself, but, to be fair, she was a slender 29 year old woman with dark red shirted and freckles, and he had been a rounded old man with white hair and wrinkles, so it wasn’t exactly apples to apples. More like grapes to raisins.
Book lover? This is your world, for sure. I love Nina and the transformation she embarks upon in the voted Most-Needed-to-be-Told-Story of 2019!
Nina is a witty, smart, and singular… well, she has her books... and her planners…, but she soon learns she has a huge other family and Nina’s transition through discomfort to revelation is one we can all relate to.
The writing alone will have you laughing, crying, loving every single word, coupled with the character development and the connection we ALL HAVE to Nina in one way or another, this book makes for a fantastic, lighthearted- yet life changing realization that participating in the life going on around us is most rewarding.
Nina is a witty, smart, and singular… well, she has her books... and her planners…, but she soon learns she has a huge other family and Nina’s transition through discomfort to revelation is one we can all relate to.
The writing alone will have you laughing, crying, loving every single word, coupled with the character development and the connection we ALL HAVE to Nina in one way or another, this book makes for a fantastic, lighthearted- yet life changing realization that participating in the life going on around us is most rewarding.
