The Queen's Gambit

I absorbed this book pretty much in one sitting. It combines my love of chess and chess stories with my love of (female) stories of dedication to a skill. And it's masterfully written, and pulls you right along, like a thriller. Like a smart chess game, i felt the novel set plot traps along the way, that felt like the moves a typical story would take, yet like a smart player the novel parried them and confidentely headed towards the endgame.

Adding this to my favorites now.