This isn’t my usual genre of book but an acquaintance told me how much she loved it and I trust her judgment. I waited for months for my library to have an available copy and started as soon as it downloaded. I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about this once I got started. I found myself frequently getting annoyed with Ove, especially when he was mean to the cat 🤷🏻‍♀️ but in the end the other characters won me over, much like the way they won Ove over.

The writing was lovely and I teared up several times. Definitely worth the read.