Emily Austin captured my attention with her first book, so requesting Interesting Facts About Space was an easy decision. Austin has the ability to write characters in all their messiness, and make them completely loveable.

To say that Enid is a mess would be an understatement. She's irrationally terrified by bald men. She's trying to figure out the relationship with her half-sisters, amidst her complicated feelings centered around her recently deceased father. And she's got to keep an eye on her mom, who swings between her "no lipstick, stack of dirty dishes" days to days filled with baking and energy. Pile all of this onto her neurodivergent, queer, anxious being, and Enid is the picture of coping with life's stressors in unique and wonderful ways. Ask her about space, and she can tell you ALL of the bizarre facts. And if you want to know about true crime, Enid is your girl.

This book was humorous and charming, and filled with all of the quirks of people living their complete and confusing lives. I think that Austin's strengths are definitely her characters, who are relatable and messy and completely perfect in their own ways.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Canada for sharing this eARC in exchange for my honest thoughts.