Sunday Brennan wakes up in a hospital bed after being involved in a drunk driving accident that she caused. Her family lives on the east coast and she lives in Los Angeles so she is surprised when her brother is at her bedside. He convinces her to come home to recover. Sunday left five years ago and isn't sure how she is going to fit back into her family and the fiancé she left behind...especially when both she and her family are carrying around a boatload of secrets.
I really wanted to like this book. After reading the First Look I was instantly drawn into the world of the Brennans. I wanted to know their secrets and their stories. Unfortunately this book didn't deliver. First of all, there were far too many characters and the switching of POVs got confusing. I felt like I never really got to know any one character very well. Second, much of this story revolves around events in the past...so much so that I would have rather read a book about what happened in the past then to keep skipping back and forth between timelines. And finally there are some big reveals in the last sixty pages of the book that are very rushed. I think the novel could have used some better pacing. (And this is just a pet peeve of mine, but the chapters were WAY too long.) But that being said I did like the way the Brennans were there for each other and came together as a family.
I was given this book in exchange for my honest opinion. Thank you to BookishFirst and Celadon Books for the ARC.
I really wanted to like this book. After reading the First Look I was instantly drawn into the world of the Brennans. I wanted to know their secrets and their stories. Unfortunately this book didn't deliver. First of all, there were far too many characters and the switching of POVs got confusing. I felt like I never really got to know any one character very well. Second, much of this story revolves around events in the past...so much so that I would have rather read a book about what happened in the past then to keep skipping back and forth between timelines. And finally there are some big reveals in the last sixty pages of the book that are very rushed. I think the novel could have used some better pacing. (And this is just a pet peeve of mine, but the chapters were WAY too long.) But that being said I did like the way the Brennans were there for each other and came together as a family.
I was given this book in exchange for my honest opinion. Thank you to BookishFirst and Celadon Books for the ARC.