Okay, listen - did I finally pick up this ARC because there's a rumor that the pseudonymous author was Stephanie Meyer? Yes. Do I think it actually was Stephanie Meyer? No.

Is it incredible? Absolutely.

Like, whatever expectations I had for this book were totally incorrect - gorgeous, gorgeous sparse prose, simultaneously achy breaky and dryly witty. It is heartbreaking to watch Corinne get shunned and it is heart breaking to watch her fight her way back into her family and it is heart breaking to watch Enoch try and balance what he knows to be the goodness of faith with the incredible harm it has done to people he loves and it is heart repairing to watch these people work through it together. If you like Sally Rooney, I think you might like this.

Thank you St. Martin's and NetGalley for the ARC!