“An achingly beautiful coming-of-age novel. . . . Author Sofia Montrone wields her poetic prose so well it truly elicits the pain borne of youthful desire and the desperation found when young queer people attempt their journey for self-knowledge through romance. Nymph's larger observations on vulnerability and sapphic desire also pack a hefty punch.” —Observer 

“Nymph is soft and sweet and hot and pungent and textured and strange and lovely. It’s both a perfect summer read and a genuinely beautiful book. I’ll be thinking about it for a very long time.” —Literary Hub

“Nostalgic, wistful, and beautifully written. The perfect summer read.” —Emily Austin, bestselling author of Everyone in this Room Will Someday be Dead

"Montrone’s prose is undeniably beautiful and poetically precise; her ability to distill universal experiences in novel ways, especially regarding first love, girlhood, aging, and grief, is particularly noteworthy. A poignant debut about the bittersweet space between childhood and adulthood." —Kirkus Reviews

"Nymph is stunning, sunbaked, full of longing, desire, and wisdom. Montrone perfectly captures the Homeric, mythic power of childhood's edge, the paradox of days that feel like they last forever, while somehow always being much too short. Every sentence is a heartbreak in this remarkable debut." —Hilary Leichter, author of Temporary 

"Montrone’s prose is polished, economic, swift, smart, spiritual. Nymph shows that a book is not defined by its subject matter. It’s a transcendent work of intelligence that is also a transcendent work of the senses." —Heidi Julavits, author of Directions to Myself

“Beautiful. . . Montrone vividly harnesses the ache of first love and the youthful yearning for self-understanding, which, for the poetic-minded Leo, is as much tied to death and fate as it is to sexual desire. This will stay with readers.” —Publishers Weekly

“Luscious and transporting, Nymph is an evocative and affecting portrait of a family in flux, and a queer coming of age tale deliciously suffused with memory and desire. This book will linger with you long after you turn the last page.” —Grace Flahive, author of Palm Meridian

“In Nymph, Sofia Montrone travels with sure-footed grace through two lush and flourishing locales: the mountains of Northern Italy, and the interior landscape of its young protagonist. While the spaces it explores may be untamed, Montrone’s lyrical prose is masterfully precise. Nymph is a dazzling debut that captures the dizzying intensity of first love.” —Adam Wilson, author of Sensation Machines

“This shimmering gem of a novel invites you to re-experience that gut-punch feeling of youthful summer romance. Suffused with moody sunsets, lush summer heat, and confused yearning, studded with scenes of startling clarity and swoon-worthy sentences, Nymph is a truly impressive debut.” —Anelise Chen, author of Clam Down   

“This is a gorgeous book. With writing as lush as the Italian mountains, Montrone casts a gentle but enchanting spell. Nymph vividly evokes so much of what we hold precious: endless summers, the freshness of first love and the bittersweet beauty of our lost youth.” —Brian Francis, author of Missed Connections 

"A coming of age story that will sweep you away into the Italian countryside. . . .The writing was quite skillful for any author, but for a debut novel I was impressed with the way Montrone weaved the story into Leo’s everyday life at the hotel, The Odyssey, and the strangers who come and go throughout the Italian summer.” —BookTrib

"If you like your books slow-paced, atmospheric and full of yearning, add Sofia Montrone’s Nymph to your TBR list, stat.” —Elle Canada