I’m grateful I’ve had some time to catch up on books I’ve really been wanting to read, like this one from Jessica Strasser that published back in March. I’ve read all of Strawser’s books and am already eager for her newest, The Next Thing You Know, arriving in 2022.

If you haven’t tried her books yet, I would categorize them as suspenseful contemporary with a side of juicy and tense drama.

A Million Reasons Why is about two strangers who take a mail-in DNA test that links them. They find out they are sisters. One is thrilled; the other’s world is completely rocked. Like it or not, they are now sisters and have to decide what that means together.

One sister, Caroline, is living the perfect, happy life with her family, while Sela is seeking a donor match due to advanced kidney disease. Her life and her son’s livelihood depend on her finding a match. You can probably see where this is going with two sisters finding one another; but the road they take after they find each other is uncharted and surprising.

Overall, A Million Reasons Why is an emotional and thought-provoking story of what makes a family, secrets, motherhood, and ultimately, perhaps, (hopefully) forgiveness.

I received a gifted copy.

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