Circe

This will go down as one of my favorite books ever. I have cried so ridiculously hard and felt so much. It's weird to say I feel like kindred spirits with a goddess, I get it, but the pull between her need for solitude and company, her closeness to animals, her search for connection, her sadness at the cruelties of others, her fear and devastation at loss, only to discover that's part of living ... I am just overwhelmed with love for this book, even though it's left me vulnerable to emotions I've suppressed.

I cannot recommend this story enough, but if you're like me you'll need a tissue or ten!