In Her Boots
Author: KJ Dell’Antonia
Genre: Women’s Fiction
Rating: ★★★★☆
KJ Dell’Antonia’s In Her Boots centers on Rhett Gallagher, a woman whose restless desire to prove herself—and escape the feeling that she was never quite good enough for her mother—leads her far from her family’s New Hampshire farm and into a life of reinvention. When her grandmother dies, Rhett returns home and is forced to confront old wounds, family expectations, and the complicated legacy of the land her father loved. In a desperate attempt to keep control of her narrative, she convinces her best friend to impersonate her adventurous alter ego, Maggie Strong, setting off a chain of escalating lies that inevitably spiral toward a moment of reckoning. At its core, the novel is about acceptance, forgiveness, and the difficult courage it takes to finally be honest about who you are and what you want. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC and the opportunity to read and review.
