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We Are the Brennans

Tracey Lange

3.81 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Was gifted this book by my best friend and never heard of or seen it and it ended up being great! I love the character development, the storyline filled with love, heart break, and the demonstration of how lies and the fear of telling the truth ends in way more damage than honesty in every relationship in our lives.
emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

With the massive air of mystery this book had, I was expecting it to have a thicker plot but this fell super flat for me. This family is flawed, but not in a way that found charming, I was constantly annoyed with how dramatic the characters made everything.
emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a book about people who don’t know how to communicate with one another and don’t do anything to rectify that. 

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This book was definitely a perfect read for March. While the story does not take place in Ireland, it is about a strong Irish Catholic family.

I haven’t always been into family drama stories, to be honest—they at times feel slow to me. But this book was such a gem! I couldn’t put it down & really didn’t want it to end. Tracey writes with such depth; very character-driven story, and I loved hearing from multiple perspectives, with Sunday’s ex-fiancée Kale being my favorite character.

I truly found myself feeling like I was part of the family while reading this. I was rooting for each one of them & really wanted the best for them, as you would want for loved ones in your actual life. I grabbed this copy from the library, but I’m 100% wishing I would have just bought it instead. I think it needs a permanent spot on my shelf.
emotional fast-paced
challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes