Closest Kept

Kitty Johnson steals my heart again ❤️ Prickly Company was one of my favorite reads of 2024 so I was so excited to get the chance to read and review this. I looked forward to reading Closest Kept every night, it was the perfect book to get cozy and completely engrossed in Lily's life and her struggles to overcome her traumatic childhood. I loved the characters, the story and relationships were real, raw, and complicated, and Lily's character developed beautifully. Kitty's writing also just doesn't miss.

I especially need to bring attention to something that meant more to me than anything else in this novel. Lily is child-free by choice and UNASHAMED. She is vocal and unwavering regarding her decision to not want kids. Not only this, but Kitty makes it clear through Lily's character that just because a woman does not want children for herself it does not mean she cannot be a nurturing person or that she is a selfish monster, and it doesn't mean that she cannot have a family. I've read 154 books this year and this is the FIRST time I felt truly and positively represented and in a book. THANK YOU KITTY JOHNSON.

Thank you to the author, Lake Union Publishing, and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.