Friday, February 14, 2025

Penitence

 

Author: Kristin Kovol
Narrator: Thérèse Plummer
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Year: 2025

This is a stunning debut novel. It’s a beautifully written and character driven story filled with heartfelt emotions. 


A family and a small community tries to come to grips when a 13 year old girl kills her older brother. Was she mad at him? Was she jealous of him? Was it an act of mercy? Small towns have secrets and secrets have consequences. 


Read this if you like: 

🔹multi generational stories

🔹multiple pov

🔹shifting timelines

🔹emotional family dramas

🔹secrets and lies

🔹legal drama

🔹literary fiction


Seriously, this one has something for everyone. It tugs at the heartstrings, but doesn’t over do it. It is powerful story of loss, grief, family, and forgiveness. I listened to the audiobook and it was excellent.     

Thérèse Plummer’s narration is perfection. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


QOTD: any plans for the weekend? 

None here. We might get some snow on Saturday, so we’ll probably just hunker down, read, and watch some college basketball. 


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About the Author

Kristin Koval is a former lawyer who always wanted to be a writer but initially wandered down other paths. She attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Georgetown University and Columbia Law School. She lives in Boulder, Colorado and Park City, Utah with her husband, two sons and two Great Danes.

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