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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language in a light contemporary register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Adult romantic interest; nothing explicit
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Anxiety about change and the unexpected; gentle and optimistic throughout
What this book is about
Nina Hill works at a bookstore in Los Angeles and has organized her life to minimize surprises. She has a schedule, a cat, a trivia team, and no family to speak of — until a DNA test reveals she has a large, chaotic, enthusiastic family she never knew about, and one of them has died and left her an inheritance. Nina Hill is also maybe falling for a man on the opposing trivia team. Abbi Waxman's novel is a warm, funny rom-com for bookish introverts, built on the premise that you can plan your whole life and still be surprised by what you needed.
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