In Savas's astute and absorbing collection of stories, her protagonists find themselves questioning long-held assumptions about their innate qualities as encounters with friends and strangers, lovers and family members, prompt reevaluations that can sometimes be gently forgiving and at other times quietly devastating."

The New Yorker

Cosmopolitan and richly observed, the stories probe the disparate versions of the self that spring up in encounters with an almost-forgotten past: an old friend you'd written off too soon, people from the place you once called home, a host parent you couldn't fully appreciate. Savas is fluent in the ways we experience displacement and change, and how we seek connection over time.

Vulture

Savas's characters uncouple, miss connections, and reunite after absences . . . These . . . seemingly modest pieces display Savas's great grace and simplicity, as the reader is reeled into her characters' lives.

The Center for Fiction

Sumptuous . . . creates a kind of omakase menu. Individual, perfectly composed dishes have both a visible and ephemeral connection with each other . . . The collective offers a rumination on the many ways there are distances in our lives.

The Brooklyn Rail

Savas describes disconnection and discord so well that you can feel all the unsettled emotions in the pit of your stomach.

Vulture, "Best Books of 2025 So Far"

Savas captures the complexities of desire and loss in this gorgeous collection . . . With unsparing grace, Savas tenderly illustrates the struggles of her characters as they seek fulfillment. There's much to love in these brilliant stories.

Publishers Weekly, starred review