A review by ramonamead
A Family Daughter by Meloy

3.0

It took me a while to wrap my brain around this novel. I recently read Liars & Saints, which I absolutely loved. A Family Daughter is not a sequel or even quite a follow up to the first novel. It features the same characters, however it's a totally different timeline. The themes are all there: Catholicism, family secrets, guilt, lies, family obligation, and it's the same family, same characters, only in different circumstances. It's a beautiful novel and the writing is engrossing, but my enjoyment of it was affected because I was distracted by comparing this story to the previous novel.