Meet the Brennans:
Denny-the brother who is kind of responsible for taking care of everyone-he’s trying his best and making some mistakes along the way.
Sunday-the only sister-she used to be the one who took care of everyone else until she left town very unexpectedly 5 years ago, shocking her family and breaking her fiancé’s heart.
Jackie-the brother who dreams of painting but whose dreams got derailed a few years ago.
Shane-the developmentally challenged brother-the purely sweet character that everyone tries to protect.
Mickey-everyone’s dad-he’s losing his memory, he thinks he’s done a pretty good job raising his kids but has some secrets himself.
Kale-the unofficial Brennan-Sunday’s ex-the guys’ best friend.
When Denny gets a call that Sunday was driving drunk and got into an accident, he goes to California to try to convince her to come home to New York.
Denny might resent her a little bit for leaving him to deal with everything and everyone. Jackie has a big bill due to an issue with the law, their dad might be at the early stages of memory loss, their new bar is a bigger challenge than expected etc etc
I think Denny had to feel like Sunday left to get away from everyone, and it put so much strain on Denny that his own marriage is now at risk.
But no one ever asked why Sunday left, not really. They tried early on to get answers abs then basically gave up waiting for her to come home. Life moved on.
When Sunday comes home, it opens a can of worms. Kale wants to know why she left him. Everyone’s secrets start to get uncovered and they are big.
I enjoyed how character driven this book was. This book is about the Brennans, it’s about these people rather than some big event that happens. They are a family that loves each other but each person is realistically flawed. I was surprised that Jackie became the character that I think I liked most. None of their mistakes were enough to make you stop liking them. Family definitely comes first with the Brennans.
I was surprised that the ending felt a bit sudden but I enjoyed the story. I’m so glad I got my hands on a copy on NetGalley. Thanks for sharing the book with me.
Denny-the brother who is kind of responsible for taking care of everyone-he’s trying his best and making some mistakes along the way.
Sunday-the only sister-she used to be the one who took care of everyone else until she left town very unexpectedly 5 years ago, shocking her family and breaking her fiancé’s heart.
Jackie-the brother who dreams of painting but whose dreams got derailed a few years ago.
Shane-the developmentally challenged brother-the purely sweet character that everyone tries to protect.
Mickey-everyone’s dad-he’s losing his memory, he thinks he’s done a pretty good job raising his kids but has some secrets himself.
Kale-the unofficial Brennan-Sunday’s ex-the guys’ best friend.
When Denny gets a call that Sunday was driving drunk and got into an accident, he goes to California to try to convince her to come home to New York.
Denny might resent her a little bit for leaving him to deal with everything and everyone. Jackie has a big bill due to an issue with the law, their dad might be at the early stages of memory loss, their new bar is a bigger challenge than expected etc etc
I think Denny had to feel like Sunday left to get away from everyone, and it put so much strain on Denny that his own marriage is now at risk.
But no one ever asked why Sunday left, not really. They tried early on to get answers abs then basically gave up waiting for her to come home. Life moved on.
When Sunday comes home, it opens a can of worms. Kale wants to know why she left him. Everyone’s secrets start to get uncovered and they are big.
I enjoyed how character driven this book was. This book is about the Brennans, it’s about these people rather than some big event that happens. They are a family that loves each other but each person is realistically flawed. I was surprised that Jackie became the character that I think I liked most. None of their mistakes were enough to make you stop liking them. Family definitely comes first with the Brennans.
I was surprised that the ending felt a bit sudden but I enjoyed the story. I’m so glad I got my hands on a copy on NetGalley. Thanks for sharing the book with me.