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A review by kristianawithak
Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly
5.0
I came for the cover and stayed for literally every other part of this novel. Greta & Valdin is utterly charming. I fell completely in love with these characters.
Greta and Valdin are Māori siblings finding their way through life in New Zealand. The story is told through alternating chapters between the two, covering their individual lives and that of their family. They are roommates and both at stalemates in their lives. Valdin’s story begins when he receives a note that he’s missed a package. Greta’s begins as she ponders her place in her master's program and her future prospects.
It’s a very interior novel but has a full cast of friends and family. There’s quirk, there’s wit, there are endlessly quotable lines. Fans of Waike Wang and Emily R Austin are going to love Rebecca K Reilly.
There’s a list of characters in the beginning of the book I tried to skim past but it became a great resource as the story progressed. Don’t be dissuaded by it.
I underlined a lot of passages and messaged to recommend this to many friends. This book originally debuted in New Zealand in 2021 and is being released in the US and UK today. So run to your library or bookstore and read it so we can talk! I have to imagine the audio version of this would be the absolute best.
Thank you, @avidreaderpress and @netgalley, for the advance digital copy!
Greta and Valdin are Māori siblings finding their way through life in New Zealand. The story is told through alternating chapters between the two, covering their individual lives and that of their family. They are roommates and both at stalemates in their lives. Valdin’s story begins when he receives a note that he’s missed a package. Greta’s begins as she ponders her place in her master's program and her future prospects.
It’s a very interior novel but has a full cast of friends and family. There’s quirk, there’s wit, there are endlessly quotable lines. Fans of Waike Wang and Emily R Austin are going to love Rebecca K Reilly.
There’s a list of characters in the beginning of the book I tried to skim past but it became a great resource as the story progressed. Don’t be dissuaded by it.
I underlined a lot of passages and messaged to recommend this to many friends. This book originally debuted in New Zealand in 2021 and is being released in the US and UK today. So run to your library or bookstore and read it so we can talk! I have to imagine the audio version of this would be the absolute best.
Thank you, @avidreaderpress and @netgalley, for the advance digital copy!