The story begins when daughter Sunday, literally hits a wall. She left her family and fiance behind years ago, and has been living what everyone assumed was her best life. When her brother Denny is contacted, he immediately flys to Los Angeles and convinces her to come home.
The author does a wonderful job making each of the characters seem very real. I knew there had to be a major secret coming, or why would Sunday basically abandon all the people who loved her. Actually, that wound up being the only thing that puzzled me. Yes, something traumatic did happen, but I couldn't quite relate to her reaction and decisions. But, I guess what seems unusual to me, might not be to someone else. Besides that one thing, I really enjoyed getting to know these perfect on the outside, flawed on the inside people.
One of the things that caught my attention was that the last sentence in a chapter was the first thing repeated by a new narrator to start the next chapter. This was written from multiple POVs, but because of this, each chapter just flowed seamlessly. Maybe it is because I am an only child, but I loved reading about sibling dynamics and this 288-page debut captured the good and the bad with skill.
The author does a wonderful job making each of the characters seem very real. I knew there had to be a major secret coming, or why would Sunday basically abandon all the people who loved her. Actually, that wound up being the only thing that puzzled me. Yes, something traumatic did happen, but I couldn't quite relate to her reaction and decisions. But, I guess what seems unusual to me, might not be to someone else. Besides that one thing, I really enjoyed getting to know these perfect on the outside, flawed on the inside people.
One of the things that caught my attention was that the last sentence in a chapter was the first thing repeated by a new narrator to start the next chapter. This was written from multiple POVs, but because of this, each chapter just flowed seamlessly. Maybe it is because I am an only child, but I loved reading about sibling dynamics and this 288-page debut captured the good and the bad with skill.