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Endlessly quotable fun with a brilliant and joyous queer narrative
This book is just so much fun. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, endlessly quotable, and has a brilliant and joyous queer narrative. ‘Greta and Valdin’ follows th... READ MORE
A warm and funny debut with a great cast of characters
Greta and Valdin Vladislavljevic are cohabiting siblings living in Auckland. Part of a very close-knit Māori-Russian-Catonian family, they are both unlucky... READ MORE
An utter joy to read!
Very gay. Very fun. Very joyful. I absolutely loved ‘Greta and Valdin’!!! The characters are loveable and relatable, there are many moments that are genuin... READ MORE
Perfect for fans of Schitt’s Creek!
I devoured this book in a day! We follow Greta and Valdin as they navigate their 20’s through friendships, work & romance. I loved the way this book was ... READ MORE
Hilarious and touching
Greta & Valdin is a hilarious but sentimentally touching character driven story focused around two queer siblings and their Mãori-Russian-Catalonion family... READ MORE
Fabulously fun and utterly joyous
I just adored this book! In Rebecca K. Reilly's debut, we follow the titular siblings as they attempt to navigate queerness, love, their multi-racial ident... READ MORE
Welcome to the family
I think Greta and Valdin is going to be a personal favourite of the year!
I loved the whole Vladisavljevic clan. I want them to adopt me. I don’t have ... READ MORE
Hilarious from start to finish!
I don’t think I have EVER laughed so much whilst reading than I did with this book. Whilst my five star ratings usually tend to go to books that make me ug... READ MORE
Greta & Valdin are the multiracial David and Alexis (à la Schitt's Creek) that I didn't know I needed.
Greta & Valdin are the multiracial David and Alexis (à la Schitt's Creek) that I didn't know I needed. This debut is brimming with cultural and ethnic dive... READ MORE
Reilly's debut is the queer narrative of your dreams.
Witty and emotional, Reilly's debut is the queer narrative of your dreams.
Reilly immediately catapulted themselves as an instant buy author with this. Gr... READ MORE
Joyous, witty and engaging!
So pleased I picked this off my TBR pile. Glorifies the imperfections, madness and love in modern extended family life. It is well written, engaging book a... READ MORE
Funny, tender and fresh
Introducing the most quotable book you'll ever meet - this was made for tabbing! Greta & Valdin had me in stitches and every page gave me a line so perfect... READ MORE
Highlight of 2024. Hilarious & Heartwarming Debut.
One of my favorite things I've read this year so far.
I finished 'Greta & Valdin' last night and I would love to be adopted by the Vladisavlijevic family.... READ MORE
The summer book of your dreams
Full of beautiful and poetic prose this is such a perfect summer read. With some quotes and passages that have stayed with me in the months since I've read... READ MORE
Oh to be at one of this family’s parties!
Many thanks @penguinhuddlebooks for my proof copy of Greta & Valdin, which suddenly moved up the TBR and bypassed spooky October reads totally!
This is ... READ MORE
Like being with friends
Reading Greta & Valdin felt like being with friends: it was such a pleasure being part of their sometimes hilarious and interesting lives and family. The h... READ MORE
Loved this!
I loved this book so, so much. It's unique, and charming and funny, and I genuinely just want to live inside these pages. The characters are instantly lova... READ MORE
Funny and loveable
This debut novel is a wonderful look in to lives of two queer siblings navigating life each other and their community. What sets this book apart for me is ... READ MORE
Fresh and funny
I really enjoyed this book. It's set in New Zealand, which makes that less surprising, and I definitely did enjoy knowing the places mentioned in the book.... READ MORE
Synopsis
This is the story of Greta and Valdin: twenty-something brother and sister with a near-unpronounceable surname, a sprawling Maori-Russian-Catalonian family and questionable taste in partners.
While Valdin can’t seem to get over his ex-boyfriend who fled the country, Greta has an unrequited crush on fellow English tutor Holly, who uses her for admin support. But all hope is not lost for these lovelorn siblings. Through the misadventures and mess of modern adulthood, at least they still have each other — unless drama gets in the way.
From bad dates to family feuds and embarrassing karaoke nights, this acclaimed bestseller from New Zealand is a fresh, heartwarming and hilarious story about the trials and tribulations of love in its many forms.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Cornerstone
- ISBN: 9781804946077
- Number of pages: 336
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
- Weight: 224g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allA clever and funny debut..
This is a unique, funny and slightly off the charts story. It will be difficult to write a review that does it justice.
The story is about Greta and Val... READ MORE
Lovely
For some reason when I requested this book I got the impression it was going to be wildly pretentious. It wasn't at all - it was really easy to become quic... READ MORE
Novel set in AUCKLAND
Greta and Valdin is set in New Zealand’s multicultural capital, Auckland. It centres on three generations of one extended family. The narrators are Greta, ... READ MORE
Funny and relatable!
Greta & Valdin is a humorous, entertaining novel about two siblings: Greta and, you guessed it, Valdin. The novel follows them as they attempt to navigate ... READ MORE
Good read
Usually in a book that starts with a family tree I'm tempted to put it in the " not read" pile, but I persevered with this one, I found it laugh out loud... READ MORE
Good Debut
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy.
I have seen so many great reviews about this and so many people saying how hilarious it is...
My verdic... READ MORE
Perfect
I loved everything about this. Greta and Valid are siblings who share a flat and all the ups and downs of their lives together. Each sibling tells their st... READ MORE
Four stars!
Valdin is grappling with lingering feelings for his ex-boyfriend, Xabi, who left the country believing he was causing Valdin sadness. On the other hand, Gr... READ MORE
An absolute delight
Quirky, funny, heartwarming and hopeful, the book follows a complicated family through the experiences of Greta and her brother Valdin as they look for mea... READ MORE
Greta & Valdin
I found thie book a little bit hard to concentrate on due to the way it was was written and, despite feeling like it all did kind of come together for me a... READ MORE
beautifully authentic
A beautiful, lighthearted and funny novel on relationships, learning, love and connection. This book is not plot driven, but the characters are so strong a... READ MORE
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