The Incredible Kindness of Paper

A Novel

De: Evelyn Skye

Narrado por: Ali Andre Ali, Sarah Skaer, Zac Aleman, Jackie Sanders

“A sweet confection of a story, filled with heart.” —Nikki Erlick, New York Times bestselling author

Can one random act of kindness change the trajectory of a life? Serendipity has the power to fold two fates together and reunite a pair of lost loves in this enchanting novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the “tug-at-your-heartstrings winner” (Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author) The Hundred Loves of Juliet.

Can one random act of kindness change the trajectory of a life?

In elementary school, Chloe Hanako Quinn is assigned Oliver Jones as her pen pal partner. Before sending her letter, she also whispers a note into it…and he hears her. Little does she know it would be the beginning of a friendship that would bloom into something more. That is, until disaster strikes, and Oliver and his family disappear without a trace.

Now over twenty years later, Chloe is a high school guidance counselor in New York City. But life in the Big Apple is not what she dreamed it would be as she faces a layoff, rising rent, a situationship, and loneliness. Desperate for encouragement, she gives herself a pep talk via uplifting messages written on yellow origami paper that she folds into roses. When one of the roses unexpectedly finds its way to a neighbor in need of cheering up, a desire to spread kindness and optimism is sparked in Chloe, who begins folding more roses and leaving them around town.

Across the city, Oliver has picked himself up from the rough circumstances that forced him to leave everything behind as a teenager—including Chloe. Now a successful financial analyst, Oliver’s past continues to haunt him. But when the city is suddenly inundated with yellow origami roses, a specific one finds its way into his hands and changes his life forever…

The AI mistakes by the readers.

Loved the story, frustrated by AI mistakes. The mispronunciations, improper accenting, and wrong reading of punctuation distracting from the storytelling.

The Perfection of Positivity

Evelyn Skye’s book is the positive message we all need. It celebrates hope, love, and permission to believe in magic.

Too slow

I was disappointed in the pace of the book and the predictability of the story

Really juvenile

If some of the scenes and language were cleaned up this might be a fun middle school novel. It’s a cute story but this is not for adults!