chaptersofchase 's review for:

A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella

5.0

emotional inspiring fast-paced

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Thank you, Scribner Books, for the gifted copy of A Quiet Life  {partner}

Genre: Fiction
Format: 📖
Pub Date: 11.29.2022
Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆

"Be someone's cardinal."

Last year, I loved reading A Little Hope by Ethan Joella- it was just what I needed, and it's hard to believe it was Joella's debut novel. Then somehow, he's done it again with A Quiet Life. At the first mention of a cardinal, I knew this was the book I needed to read.

A Quiet Life was simultaneously stunning and heartbreaking — a true testament to the writer (and person) that Ethan Joella is.

The last time I loved a cast of characters this much was while reading the Thursday Murder Club series. It's rare for me to be unable to pick a favorite character, but I really treasured every single character in A Quiet Life. They were all unique, funny, compassionate, and learning to cope with their seemingly insurmountable grief in their own ways. I knew their stories would intersect at some point, and when they did, I cried out of sheer joy at the lengths they were willing to go to for strangers. It was beautiful.

A Quiet Life packs a lot into its 304 pages, but it never felt overwhelming or unnecessary. I wish there had been more because I didn't want it to end.

🥰 Found Family
🥺 About the fragility of life
🔀 Intersection of character's lives
📖 A story you won't want to end

I recommend reading  A Quiet Life if you enjoyed reading All the Lonely People.

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