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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 💚 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
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
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, and Sexual assault