48 - A book with two POVs

[JessicaMHR]

I am currently reading Every Breath by Nicolas Sparks and will use this since it follows a man and woman and bounces between each of them. As do pretty much all of his books.

[Juulna]

Can it have more than 2 PoV?

[Jessica]

I was wonder that too. The book I was reading for the palindrome prompt had three POVs

[Sarah]

I'm currently reading A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, which alternates between Robin and Edwin's perspectives.

[Jaime]

Crier's War and it's sequel, Iron Heart, would both work here. Each chapter goes back and forth between two POVs, sometimes overlapping, sometimes not.

They could also work as a sapphic book or a duology.

[Dubhease]

Meghan wrote: "Has anyone read Fleishman Is in Trouble and can say whether it fits this prompt? I thought I remembered hearing it goes between the points of view of two spouses but can’t remember ..."

It mostly fits the prompt. I didn't like the book, though. I hope you enjoy it more.

[Lilith]

I read The Kwanzaa Brunch: A Holiday Novella as it was featured at my library. I read lots of books with more than 2 POVs, and I was so happy to find something with just 2. It worked well for the story. I liked it, and while I liked the MC couple OK, I loved the supporting couple. I'll seek out their story.
** works for : romance by a BIPOC author, book set on a holiday, or in Atlanta, if you need a book for a sister city.

[Ron]

Trying to think of some nonfiction for this topic.

[stephoto604]

Burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle is a nonfiction book authored by two sisters Emily & Amelia Nagoski and the book alternates between their two perspectives. Another nonfiction book by two sisters- alternating chapters from each of them is High School by Tegan & Sara.

[Ron]

stephoto604 wrote: "Burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle is a nonfiction book authored by two sisters Emily & Amelia Nagoski and the book alternates between their two perspectives. Another nonfiction book..."

Good point on the Tegan and Sara one, that was literally staring me in the face. I've read it but it's overdue for a re-read.

[Joshua]

Went for Among the Beasts & Briars for this, which has two POVs and it's a fun journey!

If you're into drag queens, Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood is two authors and chapters go back and forth and sometimes have them together.

[Raúl]

Ron wrote: "Trying to think of some nonfiction for this topic."

I just finished reading Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat and it has two different POVs, in case you or anyone else is still looking for nonfiction that fits.

[Ron]

Thanks, Raul.

[Raúl]

No problem!

[Preeti]

I am reading Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica. The chapters alternate between the POVs of two of the MC's.

[Jessica]

I am planning on reading “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd

[Dea]

I've been meaning to read The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. I'm going to read it for this prompt, unless I use it for "book with a recipe."

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein is a great historical YA book, but a hard read emotionally. Part 1 is from Queenie's point of view, in Nazi-occupied France. Part 2 is from her friend Maddie's point of view, working for the British air force in England. Heartbreaking, exciting, and beautiful.

Warning: it's World War II, and one woman is in occupied France. Her POV is not pretty.

[Katy]

I really liked The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

Does anyone know of The Oceanography of the Moon by Glendy Vanderah would work too?

[Patricia]

I already read the book Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks

[Britany]

Finished The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ron]

Started this one yesterday, 'All The Bright Places'. I love it! I can relate to so much because of my own struggles with bipolar disorder and depression.

[LeahS]

Sorry to hear you suffer in that way, Ron.

For this prompt, I'm using Ariadne by Jennifer Saint, which I originally read for the 'Mythology' prompt on ATY. The story is told by Ariadne herself and her sister, Phaedra. The author does a good job of making a difficult myth relatable. I've read a lot of books with multiple POVs but not so many with only two, hence the move of Ariadne here.

[Dea]

I just thought of another one…actually, a series. Regency fantasy; it may be YA, but I'm not sure.

Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
The Grand Tour
The Mislaid Magician; or, Ten Years After
by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer

The authors each write one of the characters, in alternating viewpoints. It's fun and very well written.

[Cathy]

I was struggling to find a book to fill this category until I read my book for #16 (A book about witches) this was to be Witch & Wizard but by the time I was few chapters in I realised it fit into the 2 POV category perfectly. Better yet I absolutley loved this book and as book one in a series (still about witches) I can use book 2 of the series for #16 instead.

[Sherri]

I read What If It's Us

[Heather L]

I’m counting Murder With a View by Diane Kelly (book 3 in her House-Flippers series) for this one. While the majority of the book is told in the first person POV of the main character, there are several chapters sprinkled throughout that are in third person POV.

[Heather L]

It’s funny, but since reading Murder With a View, I have read two more books that switch between first person and third person point of view, which is not typically found in the books I read. Usually if I read a book with multiple POVs, it’s completely third person, but switches between what one character or group of characters is doing and another.

* Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
* The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck

[Emma Lou]

I was going to read The Silent Patient for this prompt but struggled to get a copy reserved through the library as it's so popular. While wandering through there last week I happened across a copy of An American Marriage and started reading it, only to realise that it's perfect for this prompt. Does have a 3rd POV that appears a couple of times towards the end, but is very minor.

[Denise]

I read Tell Me an Ending (which has more than 2 POVs, but I decided that as long as there were at least 2 POVs, it counted) and really liked it.

[Kaia]

I read All That I Am by Anna Funder. It's about Germany in the interwar period and follows a group of Hitler's political opponents who went into exile after he took power. Based on a true story, though it's a fictional account. It alternates chapters between Ernst Toller's POV and Ruth's POV, who the author knew. Great book - I originally borrowed it from the library and had to go buy my own copy so I could annotate it. It's also inspired me to get my hand's on Toller's biography, I Was a German.

[Heather L]

I read Bob by Wendy Mass for the palindromic title, but it would also fit here as each chapter alternates between Livy and Bob’s POV.

[Hrishika]

I wouldn't recommend this book but it does qualify for this prompt - The Last Mrs. Parrish

[honeyfolds]

I decided to listen to Tweet Cute by Emma Lord, great read so far

[honeyfolds]

I listened to Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

and if anyone needs another recommendation for this prompt, Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen is a good one (middle grade)

[Ron]

This book is tricky. Books on ufos and aliens don't exactly have a set genre because it would be considered nonfiction if you believe in them and fiction if you don't.

In my case, I am placing it in the nonfiction category.

This book mainly focuses on the believer side but there are examinations of the debunkers too.

Roswell: The Ultimate Cold Case: Eyewitness Testimony and Evidence of Contact and the Cover-Up

[Vaish]

I read Punk 57 for this one. This is like a badly written wattpad story, I don’t get why it’s hyped AT ALL.

[Rachel]

Once, Only the Swallows Were Free by Romanian born Australian author Gabrielle Gouch is a gripping memoir of life in a Jewish family living in Transylvania, Romania under Communist rule and their struggle to escape to Israel and begun again there. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review

[Kirby]

The Rabbit Girls by Anna Ellory is a book w/ two POVs. Actually, there might be three POVs. The main story is being told through a woman who is caretaker to her sick father. The second POV is found in letters the woman finds between the seams of a concentration camp uniform, a gray dress, and as the woman reads the found letters, we hear the story of another woman who was held in a Nazi concentration camp. There are also chapters in the father's voice but when he was much younger before he also was taken to a concentration camp during the Holocaust. Don't know if this counts since I guess it's three POVs, not two.