Excellent Family Character Study!

This is a wonderful character study of a family in crisis, and one that you find yourself rooting for. Each of the three Connelly siblings have complex issues they are dealing with, but things start to really ramp up when the youngest is released from prison, where she has served time for drug trafficking. When she comes home, all three are living under the same roof, and we follow them as they try to navigate their own paths, but also navigate around each other. The author does a great job of fleshing out all of the characters in this novel, even the secondary ones. I found myself really rooting for each member of this family, even when they were not at their most likable. My favorite relationship would have to be that between Tara and her nephew Connor. When things got tough, she would ask him to tell her a joke, to which he always complied. breaking the tension of the moment. While I did have an idea as to the circumstances surrounding Tara's prison sentence, it was still an interesting dynamic of the story to explore once it came to the forefront.

While not huge on plot, this was a really well executed story of a family, who despite their faults and secrets, learn that love and family always come first.