I must admit I’m bias to any Tayari Jones novel. All of her books hit you in the heart and leave you in a puddle of feelings days after finishing the story. Kin is no exception.
The story of two motherless girls that are best friends since birth and take two different paths pulls you into their lives from page one. I rooted for them both to succeed and cheered as they conquered obstacles and setbacks along the way. I didn’t even realize how invested I was in these two fictional characters until the end of the story left me devastated.
I loved everything about this book. Kin, at it’s core, is the story of friendship and realizing that all kin folk isn’t limited to the family you were born into.