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Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
4.0

I always like Moriarty's books. They're nothing amazing to me, but always a good ride and fun for the time I'm reading them. This was no different.

I love how she takes very small occurrences and blows them up into big dramatic moments. These books trick you into thinking they're thrillers, but they're so often just kind of small family stories where the little things get blown up. I love that.

Some of the characters I was very down for. I could've read a whole book about Logan and his interpersonal relationships. He wasn't the most interesting of people, but he was such a well developed character for all his generic flaws, and I loved his slow growth throughout the book, and especially his continued flaws despite that growth. He may have been the only character I was rooting for.

Some of the characters were very annoying. Lots of melodrama and kind of ridiculous situations. But eh it's fun overall. I'm very likely to forgive a book its flaws if I get wrapped up in having a good time.

A solid four, but also this is a book I'll probably never think about again. I like Moriarty and will definitely continue reading her. I think this was one of her better books for me.