racy_reads 's review for:

One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery

3.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

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If you enjoy watching the Countdown to Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel One Big Happy Family is for you. There is a lot of family (real and found) drama and trauma (mental and physical), but true to the genre everything has a way of working out. 

 

OBHF features a lot of characters they’re not all lovable nor do they get equal amounts of “screen time,” so to speak. I think OBHF would’ve been better served by having fewer characters, several of them got lost in the shuffle whilst others motivations/behaviors, while clarified, weren’t developed enough, for me. Hence the need for fewer characters. 

 

One Big Happy Family has a lot going on, maybe a little too much. However, that being said I enjoyed the story. 

 

Thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the digital ARC of One Big Happy Family.