Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

6 reviews

chris_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Infidelity, and Abandonment

Moderate: Car accident, Sexual assault, Dementia, Mental illness, Ableism, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Cancer, and Murder

amspen's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Completely average book. Every common and cliché trope in the book. Sunday was a hot mess. Her family would say she was "strong" since she came home, but she had no character development that I saw. What was her excuse to drink herself to oblivion and get behind the wheel? The twists were predictable. I rolled my eyes so many times. I also hated their mother. Just a bunch of terrible, self-obsessed people who screw each other over constantly and never learn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Car accident, Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cancer

sdunn13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

For the most part I enjoyed this book, but I was really disappointed to see the victim blaming against Sunday about when she was attacked. It wasn’t addressed and corrected the way it needed to be. There was always the caveat of she drank too much or she went willing to her attacker’s room; of course, none of that matters because she is allowed to say no to sex at any point, regardless of her actions up to that point. That’s how consent works.
It is just very disappointing to still see the outdated mentality that somehow her actions excuse her attacker. It really ruined the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident, Pregnancy, Ableism, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

jaec11's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It's a sweet story about family. However, while a lot happened, there was no real plot. Also it was very long.

Idk what genre this book is considered... it seems to be marketed as a mystery but there isn't really a mystery until the end. I liked the family dynamic, but wish it were more significant in the circumstances 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Ableism

kloft1993's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Dementia, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

alimoo511's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Okay so I loved this. Every part of this book was five stars...except the ending...and I will tell you why the ending killed EVERYTHING ELSE

So Kale leaves his stupid wife and is scared about Luke not thinking he loves him and that the Brennans might hate him

Sunday is figuring herself out and is healing WE LOVE A QUEEN

And Mickey killed the bastard Bill. 

It ends with Kale and Sunday talking and getting closer, and finding out the Dad used their autistic brother as an accessory for murder and that's it. We don't know how Sunday and Kale are going to recover their relationship IF they are going to recover their relationship. 

We don't know HOW the pub is going to stay afloat AND we don't know how they're going to keep their Father and Shane out of jail. 

Nothing important got resolved. It feels like I was given half a book and I NEED the other half more than everything. 


But seriously everything else was AMAZING the family dynamics? PHENOMENAL the plot? UNMATCHED the characters? I WANNA BE THIS FAMILY 

KALE IS A FUCKING SWEETHEART AND BABY I AM ROOTING FOR YOU 

This family isn't without its faults but that makes them realistic and lovable. I just wish the ending wasn't the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Murder, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Car accident, Alcohol, Ableism, and Abandonment

Victim blaming