Nina Hill works at a bookstore and lives with her cat, Paul. She lives each day according to her carefully constructed schedule and has a vibrant social life, including competitive trivia on Wednesdays, solo movie night on Saturday evenings, and scheduled time to do "nothing" (aka read her book on her couch in peace) on Thursdays. Raised by a single mother--whose career as a photographer meant she spent most of Nina's childhood out of the country--and a remarkable nanny--who, in truth, was more of a mother figure in any traditional sense--Nina discovers her biological father's identity upon his death and is introduced to a massive, complicated family, including brothers, sisters, and even great-nieces! She also finds herself frustratingly attracted to the captain of an opposing trivia team and is not sure how to incorporate all of these new people into her life. 

This is truly one of the best depictions of being an introvert that I ever read. Nina is quiet and bookish and loves her alone time, but she has friends and romantic relationships, and she is socially awkward only in the way that all humans can be at times. I loved the conflicts and connections Nina established with her newfound family, as well as the 


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