The Epic Story of Every Living Thing by Deb CalettiMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Harper has never had a father. Her mother told her that she was conceived through in vitro fertilization using an anonymous sperm donor. Harper is also constantly on Instagram. When a chance comment connects her with a half-sibling, she quickly learned that the sperm donor had 41 other children … all her half-siblings. One of the half-siblings offers to have a few of them to his parent’s condo in Hawaii where they can meet this mysterious donor. With a summer in Hawaii in front of Harper, what will she discover about the man and the shipwreck he is obsessed with? As she spends time with her half-siblings, what additional secrets will be uncovered?
The Epic Story of Every Living Thing is a stand-alone realistic novel that was just different enough to make me want to keep reading to understand the story completely. This book does take place shortly after the Covid-19 shutdown was ended, so the characters deal a little with the fear that everyone was facing at the time, but this is not a pandemic story. I have never really thought about sperm donors having dozens of possible children and the ramifications if they met. This novel was interesting from the start and the twist towards the end had me gasp out loud.
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