This book was not only a Goodreads Choice Winner for 2021, it was also a finalist for Book of the Month’s Book of the Year for 2021.  I think I got it as an add-on with one of my monthly book selections – I’d heard that it was highly thought of, and while it wasn’t the first choice, I thought I would try it out.

Not going to lie – it took me a while to get into this.  After flying through the first two books of the year, this one slowed me down a bit.  I’m not entirely sure why.  I didn’t immediately dislike any of the characters, and while a book set in the 80s feels weird, it wasn’t completely off-putting.  Perhaps it was because there was a little more obvious in some places than I had hoped.  Spoilers ahead! Read more