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It‘s so satisfying when reading lines up with real life and your story is set in the same season you‘re in. This one is a classic family drama about three sisters returning to their family home for Thanksgiving. It won‘t stick with me, but I was entertained enough. Happy Thanksgiving to all! 🎧

Finished this a few weeks ago and have been so busy going back to work after maternity leave that I forgot to post it! I love chewy family dramas and this was a good one. Yes, the characters are all horrible but I tend to enjoy that. It did take me forever to read, but I‘m a very slow reader these days!

This is one of those family dramas that likely requires you to enjoy the genre in order to appreciate the book. It‘s about the horrible accident in life that can change the trajectory of a family. It‘s about sisters adulting differently than each other. It‘s when a child‘s faith and life experiences do not align with the faith and experiences of parent. It‘s real life in a fictional format.

Set during Thanksgiving weekend, the whole Ryan family comes together for the first time in years. The 3 sisters all have secrets and troubles they‘re dealing with, but the present is plagued by an incident that happened 13 years ago, for the sisters and their parents. The story is told from the POV of each sister. A solid family drama!

#bookspinbingo
#tbrtarot - book with multiple POVs

I really liked this family novel that took place over Thanksgiving weekend. The regular Thanksgiving drama is overlaid by the shadow of a tragedy that took place years ago and was never properly dealt with. I really liked the relationships between these characters and the way they clearly loved each other even when they were treating each other badly. This book had all of the November moods.

(ARC from Net Galley)

Not what I expected, but was a an ok read

Finally made reading progress! Admittedly, while on a long solo road trip (#notAllFoursrelated), but yay!
Tagged: long, involved, v good, worth reading 4⭐️
Ghost Writer: not shocking, but fun novella 4⭐️
Lies: another quick-read thriller 4⭐️
Cuckoo: finally read! A little slower (more police procedural), but v satisfying 4⭐️
Spires: fun, quick read; not surprised by end 3⭐️

Also rec‘d #AHRS! Can‘t wait!

And baked LOTS of fall-Christmas cookies🥰

Set across a Thanksgiving, the entire Ryan family gathers under one roof for the first time in years. Each of the three sisters have their own troubles & secrets, while the whole family‘s present continues to be haunted by the past— one fatal afternoon that spiraled into further tragedy. Fast paced & well performed, this family drama may not be earth shattering, but it‘s certainly an engrossing listen! Characters come to life, warts and all.

💙📚BOOK REVIEW 📚💙

⭐️⭐️THE IRISH GOODBYE BY AIMEE O‘NEILL⭐️⭐️

⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️

⭐️Good family drama. It just tends to meander a bit.

⭐️This will break your heart in places.

https://reecaspieces.com/2025/10/03/the-irish-goodbye-by-heather-aimee-oneill-au...

For a novel filled with exasperating characters, this was quite a fun read! While the characters are exasperating, they're also complex and darkly funny, with commentary about wealth---inherited and otherwise---race, antisemitism, and the challenges of being in a family. I love that there's no character in this novel that I can entirely love or entirely despise.