All the Feels from Start to Finish

Emily Austin’s debut novel Everyone on this Room Will Someday Be Dead was a giant hit with readers and critics alike! But I believe I would like her sophomore effort, Interesting Facts About Space, much more. This ebook had me laughing out loud, bursting into tears, and principally feeling all the feels from the starting to the last web page.

Emily Austin has already established herself as an knowledgeable at creating characters which are compellingly flawed and extremely lovable of their idiosyncrasies. This ebook introduces readers to Enid, a lady who spends her free time listening to true crime podcasts, obsessing over area trivia along with her mother, and choosing up ladies on relationship apps. These are the solely issues that maintain Enid’s nervousness at bay when she’s confronted along with her best worry: bald males. Or when she worries that somebody has been following her and snooping round her condo whereas she’s away.

Enid’s household life is stressing her out as effectively. When she was a baby, her father left her mom and began a brand new household, leaving his previous one behind. Now Enid’s father is lifeless, and her half-sisters and stepmother need to have a relationship along with her in any case these years. As Enid’s life spirals uncontrolled, she wonders who she will belief, what’s actual, and what’s simply her thoughts enjoying tips on her.

Based on that description, you would possibly assume this ebook goes to go down the thriller/thriller route, however that’s not the route Austin goes with this story. Sure, that might be effective, however this story is extra about the mysteries of Enid’s coronary heart, her repressed feelings and reminiscences, and her journey to self-discovery. Just put aside no matter expectations you’ve gotten for this story, and permit your self to go for the experience. What you’ll get is a narrative that’s endlessly rewarding and heartfelt. And whereas it’s nonetheless early in the yr, Interesting Facts About Space is on observe to be one in all my favorites of 2024.

Bonus rec! Emily Austin is protecting busy this yr. Last month, the creator launched Gay Girl Prayers, a poetry assortment wherein Austin reclaims Catholic prayers and biblical passages to empower the LGBTQ+ group. So should you can’t get sufficient of this creator, ensure to try her poetry too.