A review by whattaylorreads
Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This slice-of-life/speculative fiction looks at what it would be like to live, work, date, and manage relationships with family during a new American Civil War. The questions at the heart of this book feel like questions we ask ourselves today even without an active civil war in our country; how can we live amid so much political turmoil, and how do we reconcile our relationships with people we love (especially family), when we so strongly disagree about the way things should be? 
Even though I'm in my mid-twenties, it was so refreshing to read a book where a majority of the cast is middle-aged or older. Fans of NYT's Modern Love, Grace and Frankie, or alternating between swiping on Hinge and doom-scrolling will enjoy this book.
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