Name: Nymph
Rating: 3.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
ISBN: 9781668200476

Sophia Montrone

Nymph by Sofia Montrone is a debut coming-of-age and lesbian literature novel. Published on June 2, 2026, the story follows a young girl spending her summers at her family’s timeworn Italian agriturismo until a tragedy upends her life. It is often described as Call Me By Your Name meets Elena Ferrante.

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Nymph

Davide is there, too, beholding the pulverized car. Though he is far away, Leo knows that he is crying. He has lost his father for the second time.

Within days, a bird's body may reduce to a visceral sludge. Within a week, it may vanish entirely. Not all disappearances are so quick. So absolute.

After death, time begins to move backward. Everything becomes about what has happened. It has happened. All that follows, follows, a thread drawn back to the past. Death is positional, like the gnomon of a sundial, which forces time to circle around it.

To a beautiful woman, pleasure is a kind of destiny.

Mandie

First of all, this book was gorgeous and the writing was lovely. It felt soft, dreamy, and drenched in summer vibes. But I just didn't love the book as a whole. I did enjoy the atmosphere and Leo's story overall. The themes of first love, grief, friendship, and growing up were handled beautifully, and there were so many passages I wanted to highlight. The relationship between Leo and Dolores could have been more exciting, but I wasn't entirely disappointed with how it all turned out. That said though, I think I admired this book more than I actually enjoyed reading it. The pacing was very slow, and because it's so focused on emotions and excessively describing every minute detail, I found myself drifting at times. I kept waiting for something bigger to happen, and when something significant did happen, I was already so tuned out that I couldn't fully appreciate it. I wanted a little more payoff by the end.

Very well written, but a bit nonlinear and confusing in its narrative. Feels almost stream of consciousness. Not necessarily a bad thing! 

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