cozy, fun little read. shouldve probably read it during the summer. the main protagonist is a little annoyingly juvenile tho, especially for someone supposed to be an elderly lady. will not think about this book again ever in my life but it was fine
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After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova. Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late
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Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt
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- Released
- 2022
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Shelby Van Pelt
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1526649667
- ISBN13
- 9781526649669
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Nature, Mystery Novels, Animals, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, Relationships, American Literature, Fun, Past, Loss, Mourning, Magical Realism, Hope, Family relationships, Search, Loneliness, Seniors, Zoo - Zoos, Retirement, Man and Animal, Seattle, Loss of Loved Ones, Searching for Ancestors, Octopuses, Squids
- First published
- 2022
- Original title
- Remarkably Bright Creatures
- Rating
- 4.35 out of 5
- Description
- After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova. Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late