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A review by hedonicbooks
Kit & Basie by Tess Carletta
5.0
You know that feeling when you finish a book and you get all fuzzy on the inside? This beautiful story made me feel just like that. It's cozy, whimsical, magical, wonderful! It's snuggling under a blanket on a rainy day, it's the surprise of a rainbow after a storm, it's rays of sunshine dancing on your face in the spring after a hard, cold winter, it's just so wholesome and adorable. And you need to read it.
Set in current times, the story follows Basie, a 25 year old electrician that has inherited immortality from his mother. So yes, he's been 25 for... a while.
With depictions of loss and grief, the book takes us on Basie's healing journey, a journey that is both heartbreaking and painful, but also deeply cathartic and transformative. During his mourning period, Basie meets Kit, a newcomer to Long Lily, an enigmatic presence that pulls Basie in and overturns his plans of 'doing immortality the right way'.
The writing is warm and inviting, the characters are well defined and balanced, and even if I initially thought their connection was maybe too sudden, the soul mates card was played beautifully.
There's a lot of comic relief too, mostly offered by Basie's interactions with the other characters. He is grumpy, closed off and abrasive, but the small town community he surrounds himself with sees him for who he really is. The side characters were wonderful, I particularly liked Basie's best friend - I hope he'll get his own book.
This is such a heartwarming story. It made me smile, laugh, even cry; I was an emotional mess after finishing it, but grateful for witnessing the characters discover each other and build a genuine relationship in such a magical place.
Oh, and don't get me started on all the baked goods.
Set in current times, the story follows Basie, a 25 year old electrician that has inherited immortality from his mother. So yes, he's been 25 for... a while.
With depictions of loss and grief, the book takes us on Basie's healing journey, a journey that is both heartbreaking and painful, but also deeply cathartic and transformative. During his mourning period, Basie meets Kit, a newcomer to Long Lily, an enigmatic presence that pulls Basie in and overturns his plans of 'doing immortality the right way'.
The writing is warm and inviting, the characters are well defined and balanced, and even if I initially thought their connection was maybe too sudden, the soul mates card was played beautifully.
There's a lot of comic relief too, mostly offered by Basie's interactions with the other characters. He is grumpy, closed off and abrasive, but the small town community he surrounds himself with sees him for who he really is. The side characters were wonderful, I particularly liked Basie's best friend - I hope he'll get his own book.
This is such a heartwarming story. It made me smile, laugh, even cry; I was an emotional mess after finishing it, but grateful for witnessing the characters discover each other and build a genuine relationship in such a magical place.
Oh, and don't get me started on all the baked goods.