Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

This beautiful story is full of complicated relationships , flawed but likable characters and one remarkably bright octopus. Tova is a 70 year old with no family left with the deaths of her husband and teenage son years ago. She is stoic, keeps to herself and is a spotless cleaner both at home and at the aquarium where she works each night. There she makes friends with Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus who has a habit of escaping his tank and getting into mischief stealing sushi from what is available in the other tanks or seeking treasures from the floor to add to his collection. Tova also befriends a young man who comes to town in search of the father he has never known and ends up working at the aquarium. In this small town where everyone knows your business sometimes better than you do, Tova and Cameron will learn about trust, family and relying on others for help when you need it most. A feel good story of the first order , this publisher Lead Read has a message of understanding and finding friendship in the strangest of places. Marcellus will wrap his tentacles around your heart! Perfect for readers of Fredrik Backman and all those lovely quirky characters as well as those stories with deep human/animal relationships.  5 stars