Captivating and heartbreaking. Rootless begins with the unraveling of Efe's and Sam's marriage. Then, we go back in time 19 years to when Efe and Sam first met, and each chapter brings us closer to the present.

We follow Efe as she navigates university and figures out what are her interests and later when she reconnects with Sam and they start a relationship. The two are so good together despite being very different. Efe wants to focus on her career and does not want children and Sam is similarly career-focused and longs to start a family.

It was fascinating to read about how their lives intertwined and their relationship developed (and trying to figure out how it all went wrong). This is an emotional, compelling, and moving read.

Thank you to Random House Ballantine and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy.

This book was everything I expected and more! It started off a bit slow for me, but quickly turned for the better. I would definitely recommend this book if you love a story you will never forget! The ending was so good!

Rootless
A Novel
by Krystle Zara Appiah
I loved the book. I cried ugly. As Efe says, “Love and regret are not mutually exclusive.” But, Of course, I had mixed feelings of course, when marriage and children fail it is so much more than a failure. I really had some mixed feelings about Efe's choices.