We are the Brennans is the story of a highly dysfunctional family, family friends included, but it's also the story of people who love each other but are unable to communicate and hide tons of secrets.
You can start with Sunday, the daughter who ran away and came back after a car accident, or Denny, the brother who is risking everything but he's unable to communicate with the people he loves.
It's the parents who had their share of secrets and were not always perfect.
It could be a family drama but it's more the story of how a family risked everything and found a way to change.
The characters are quite realistic, some are so realistic that I found myself thinking "This reminds me of X". The emotions, the relationships are realistic: we don't have over the top drama or stiff upper lip, we read about grief, betrayal, dreams and they're pictured as most of us experienced them.
The storytelling is excellent as kept me reading and turning pages. I loved this family and loved the fleshed out characters.
It is a riveting and compelling read, the kind of book that remains with you.
I loved it and it's strongly recommended.
Many thanks Macmillan and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine