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We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

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sytaylor's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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amanda_reads13's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-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

4.0

After a getting into a car accident, Sunday goes back home after being away for 5 years. There, she and her family must face the consequences of their secrets.

This was a good family drama. I really liked the dynamic of the siblings and how they had each other's backs no matter what. So much of their relationship was about keeping and protecting their family secrets from others and each other.

Generally so many POVs would throw me off, but I think it was well done in this book. I enjoyed getting into the heads of all of the characters.

I didn't think that the secret that drove Sunday away was as dramatic as it was made out to be.

Yes it was incredibly traumatic, but had she just spoken to her fiance, he could have supported her. Instead she goes to her mother who gives her terrible advice and drives her away from the family.

Also, I figured out that it was the dad pretty early on. It was obvious that he would do anything to protect his children and make up for what he did in the past.

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dayingst's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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bringmybooks's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Another #12BooksRecommendedby12Friends book finished!

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I wasn't really sure what to expect going into this; I had gotten We Are The Brennans from BOTM (Book of the Month) a while ago, and honestly other than the family having connections to (and/or living in) Ireland, I didn't remember much about the synopsis.

It's a book about family. The family you're born into, the family you choose, and the family you sometimes have to leave. It was a somewhat weird read, because while I didn't feel myself overly emotionally attached to any of the characters of the plotlines, I couldn't put the book down?

My favorite part of the book was the multiple POV narration, and especially the way the narrators switched off. Whichever character spoke last at the end of a chapter, their quote would be repeated at the beginning of the next chapter and the POV would switch to them. It had this really neat effect of having you follow the story throughout the book in a seamless and (almost interactive?) way that I really liked.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go start planning yet another fantasy trip to Ireland because I have wanted to go since I was maybe 6 years old? And that was 30 years ago? Sigh.

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