pickThe story opens with a murder. Who is it and why did it happens slowly unfolds through the book as we meet all the wonderful women of the Briar Club. Quinn has her touch of historical fiction highlighting life in the 50‘s giving each character a piece of what woman struggled with in that decade. It‘s a great story of women coming together and how their lives intertwined. Satisfying ending as well ☺️
“But maybe he was just doing what he knows how to do to stay safe, how you‘re doing what you know how to do to stay safe. That‘s how most of us end up hurting people we care about without ever meaning to.”
pickIt had been a long time since I‘d read anything by this author, but I‘d forgotten how much I enjoyed her stories. This one kept me reading right up until the end (which was mildly sappy).
pickThis novel has a young girl who has been kidnapped. Cady Bennett is contacted by her estranged father and asked to bring her search and rescue dogs to the Sierra Glade forest to track this child. Cady‘s son Jude, adopted daughter Kira and their neighbor Free go with their dogs. The three teenagers hope someday they will be working to find people. The book kept my attention and I liked the characters. 4.25/5
so-soI‘m in the minority here but I didn‘t even finish this one. I still had 4 hours left & I doubt I‘m going to renew it to finish. Maybe because there were so many characters, it was hard to keep up. Plus I‘m not really into the whole pulling characters from other stories & entwining it into another story. There were some other things that irked me: all the different accents, it just felt like she was trying to address every major issue women were
This is a very touching and loving family novel. The Brennans are a family that love one another no matter what. They have arguments and disagreements like most families but they are always there for each other.
Full review: https://lsmoore49.blogspot.com/2024/11/we-are-brennans-by-tracey-lange.html
“[…] everything we see is a fraction of what our eyes take in. Our brains make executive decisions about what we need to see, creating our reality for us.”
“While I enjoy nature, I‘m not a fan of metaphorical weather.”
November 2024 book club read! 8/10 always full of surprises!
