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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A light fun read about a family who is there for each other though the good, bad, happy, sad... I fell in love with the characters and didn't want the story to end. Looking for a fun read with a bit of mystery give it a go!!
I thought this was a good read. Not a very shocking story but was well written.
Really liked it. I enjoyed the characters a lot. It was an easy, enjoyable read. I actually kind of wished the author would have dove deeper in a few instances and explained more, but it was still really good.
I really enjoyed the writing style and flow of this book. It was the first book in awhile that I didn't really want to put down.
The Brennans are a very flawed family, and surprisingly that made them more relatable and endearing to me. That isn't always the case, so something went right. Each person made bad choices. Some made a lot of bad choices. Some were eye-roll worthy but others were similar to things we might do for our family. Each character had their own personality and seeing them intertwine was really enjoyable.
The Brennans are a very flawed family, and surprisingly that made them more relatable and endearing to me. That isn't always the case, so something went right. Each person made bad choices. Some made a lot of bad choices. Some were eye-roll worthy
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one of the biggest being Sunday's departure to California without so much as a backward glance. I was truly expecting something BIGGER, though what she went through was traumatic. And as an Irish-Catholic woman, I get why she would have felt the guilt and shame of her actions... but still!
3.5 stars. Enjoyable read and I looked forward to getting back to it each night. That alone is almost enough for 4 stars. But for some reason, just didn’t love it. The outcome felt predictable; some of the drama felt forced.
(Audiobook) This is basically the same book as Connellys. Prodigal daughter returns home with a big secret, the responsible older sibling is in financial trouble. This jumped the shark for me with the easy resolution of a plot point toward the end. Very meh.
emotional
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this because my friend emphatically recommended it. For the first third, I was stressed out tracking everyone and their deep dark secret foreboding. Then I was HOOKED. The character development, the honest and relatable family dynamic, the POV shifts across all characters - ugh, I loved it. I need more - a sequel, an epilogue, something. I’m obsessed with this family.
I thoroughly enjoyed We Are the Brennans, Tracey Lange’s debut novel. Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the audiobook arc narrated by Barrie Kreinik.
Sunday Brennan fled her family and fiancé five years ago and headed to LA with little explanation. When she wakes up in the hospital after a drunken car accident, her older brother Denny convinces her to come back to New York to be with her family. Sunday reluctantly agrees to come home so that she can heal and help out at the family’s Irish pub, but she’s harboring a dark secret that she doesn’t want to face.
The Brennans and Kale Collins, Sunday’s ex-fiancé who is now married with a son, are a tight knit group and they’re currently opening a second pub location across town. Sunday isn’t the only one keeping secrets though, her brother Denny has made some bad financial decisions at the pub and the hole he’s dug keeps getting deeper.
The novel unfolds through alternating chapters narrated by the Brennan family, Kale, and his wife. The story flowed flawlessly and I was hooked from the first chapter, I had to find out why Sunday left all those years ago and how everything would play out.
Barrie Kreinik’s audio narration is engaging and realistic, her voice has a soothing quality that made me want to keep listening.
This is Lange’s debut novel and I’m excited to read what she writes next. Her ability to portray the emotions of her characters was a pleasure to read, it was as though I was part of the Brennan family, they are so realistic. I highly recommend this excellent family saga!
Rating: 4/5
Pub Date: August 3
Sunday Brennan fled her family and fiancé five years ago and headed to LA with little explanation. When she wakes up in the hospital after a drunken car accident, her older brother Denny convinces her to come back to New York to be with her family. Sunday reluctantly agrees to come home so that she can heal and help out at the family’s Irish pub, but she’s harboring a dark secret that she doesn’t want to face.
The Brennans and Kale Collins, Sunday’s ex-fiancé who is now married with a son, are a tight knit group and they’re currently opening a second pub location across town. Sunday isn’t the only one keeping secrets though, her brother Denny has made some bad financial decisions at the pub and the hole he’s dug keeps getting deeper.
The novel unfolds through alternating chapters narrated by the Brennan family, Kale, and his wife. The story flowed flawlessly and I was hooked from the first chapter, I had to find out why Sunday left all those years ago and how everything would play out.
Barrie Kreinik’s audio narration is engaging and realistic, her voice has a soothing quality that made me want to keep listening.
This is Lange’s debut novel and I’m excited to read what she writes next. Her ability to portray the emotions of her characters was a pleasure to read, it was as though I was part of the Brennan family, they are so realistic. I highly recommend this excellent family saga!
Rating: 4/5
Pub Date: August 3