A review by bookmarksandcaffeine
We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

dark reflective medium-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

The Short: Intimate as in family intimate because the reader gets a good look at this family from all angles đź’š An NYC/Irish family bar, an old secret, a loan shark, a vendetta and a gun… what could go wrong. Basically everything and it all happens in this multiple point of view, contemporary family drama. 

The Long: I liked reading about this fiercely Irish catholic family minus one person’s storyline which I can’t tell you because it’s a spoiler. But it’s like a bad take on second chance romance 👎🏻 I loved how each chapter/POV ended with dialogue and the next chapter started with that same dialogue but from a different characters perspective. Descriptive writing similar to TJR. It slowed down a little too much in the middle for me and I *personally* didn’t love how it ended but I also acknowledge that life is messy and it’s the author’s book and not mine. It was just a lil abrupt and… exaggerated? Idk the word but it wasn’t love. 

Oversimplified and this is the second book lately where I feel like …. If they had just communicated nOnE oF tHiS wOuLd HaVe HaPpEnEd. 

Cover: B
Ending: B

Read next ↔️ Last Summer at the Golden Hotel, any TJR
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