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emilyisoverbooked 's review for:
The Connellys of County Down
by Tracey Lange
Thank you to Celadon Books for the copy of this ARC.
Tara Connelly is just getting out of prison for a drug trafficking charge, and although her prospects as an art teacher are over, she's ready to move back in with her family and move forward. But her family has their own struggles, and to put it lightly, is a bit of a mess.
Goodness - I absolutely fell in love with this story. The characters in this family are very raw and have so much growth together. As Tara navigates life after prison, she experiences unlikely love and support and learns how to adjust to best assist her family. Her interactions with her nephew, Conor, are absolutely the sweetest and I really appreciated how genuine she is as a person. Her mind returns to her mother's old Irish stories of her and her siblings as heroes with their own special superpowers in The Connellys of County Down, and it was beautiful to watch Tara grow and bloom and finally remember the power her mother attibuted to her. I loved the multiple POVs, the messiness, the beautiful growth, and really just everything about this story.
Tara Connelly is just getting out of prison for a drug trafficking charge, and although her prospects as an art teacher are over, she's ready to move back in with her family and move forward. But her family has their own struggles, and to put it lightly, is a bit of a mess.
Goodness - I absolutely fell in love with this story. The characters in this family are very raw and have so much growth together. As Tara navigates life after prison, she experiences unlikely love and support and learns how to adjust to best assist her family. Her interactions with her nephew, Conor, are absolutely the sweetest and I really appreciated how genuine she is as a person. Her mind returns to her mother's old Irish stories of her and her siblings as heroes with their own special superpowers in The Connellys of County Down, and it was beautiful to watch Tara grow and bloom and finally remember the power her mother attibuted to her. I loved the multiple POVs, the messiness, the beautiful growth, and really just everything about this story.