Five years before, Sunday Brennan left New York and headed for California to start fresh. It was an unexpected move and startled everyone, including her then fiancé, Kale Collins. But Sunday was determined to leave, even if it meant that hearts would be broken, including her own.
Sunday didn’t have a glamorous life in California and was living on a meager existence, attempting to make it as a writer. She had a few friends and after a binge drinking night out, Sunday found herself in a Los Angeles hospital, lucky to be alive after her drunk driving accident.
After learning of Sunday’s near death experience, her brother, Denny convinces Sunday to return to New York to help with his restaurant/pub business. But going back to her roots just might stir up old family secrets and inflict new ones.
We Are the Brennans is basically an Irish family drama. There are many characters but the focus centers primarily on the immediate family members.
The storyline is easily navigable since each chapter is a different family member’s point of view. I really liked how the story evolved from each character’s perspective.
What I didn’t like was that there weren’t too many family dramas to keep the story going. I actually would have preferred a more “soap opera-like” storyline with multiple scenes and outcomes that would ultimately converge at the end.
Overall, a satisfactory read. Three stars.
I received a physical ARC from Celadon Books. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.
Sunday didn’t have a glamorous life in California and was living on a meager existence, attempting to make it as a writer. She had a few friends and after a binge drinking night out, Sunday found herself in a Los Angeles hospital, lucky to be alive after her drunk driving accident.
After learning of Sunday’s near death experience, her brother, Denny convinces Sunday to return to New York to help with his restaurant/pub business. But going back to her roots just might stir up old family secrets and inflict new ones.
We Are the Brennans is basically an Irish family drama. There are many characters but the focus centers primarily on the immediate family members.
The storyline is easily navigable since each chapter is a different family member’s point of view. I really liked how the story evolved from each character’s perspective.
What I didn’t like was that there weren’t too many family dramas to keep the story going. I actually would have preferred a more “soap opera-like” storyline with multiple scenes and outcomes that would ultimately converge at the end.
Overall, a satisfactory read. Three stars.
I received a physical ARC from Celadon Books. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.