The Irish Goodbye
In this debut, for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan and Mary Beth Keane, three adult sisters grapple with a shared tragedy over a Thanksgiving weekend as they try to heal strained family bonds through the passage of time.
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If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to wade through emotional quicksand while being hit with random flashbacks like pop-up ads—congrats, this book has you covered.
The Irish Goodbye has all the ingredients for a delicious Thanksgiving family drama: secrets, guilt, unresolved trauma, awkward romance, and the kind of tension that makes you want to hide in the pantry with the pies. But unfortunately, the pacing moves slower than a turkey trying to cross a six-lane highway, and the flashbacks arrive with the subtlety of a car alarm. Half the time I found myself saying, Wait… why are we HERE? Who ordered this memory?
By the end, I didn’t feel like anything was truly resolved. I still had enough unanswered questions to fill a second novel, a therapy session, and possibly a group text with the sisters asking, "Are y’all good?"
BUT—there are heartfelt moments, messy-but-relatable sister dynamics, and some great Thanksgiving vibes. Ultimately? A solid read that left me mildly entertained, slightly confused, and definitely craving stuffing.
The Irish Goodbye has all the ingredients for a delicious Thanksgiving family drama: secrets, guilt, unresolved trauma, awkward romance, and the kind of tension that makes you want to hide in the pantry with the pies. But unfortunately, the pacing moves slower than a turkey trying to cross a six-lane highway, and the flashbacks arrive with the subtlety of a car alarm. Half the time I found myself saying, Wait… why are we HERE? Who ordered this memory?
By the end, I didn’t feel like anything was truly resolved. I still had enough unanswered questions to fill a second novel, a therapy session, and possibly a group text with the sisters asking, "Are y’all good?"
BUT—there are heartfelt moments, messy-but-relatable sister dynamics, and some great Thanksgiving vibes. Ultimately? A solid read that left me mildly entertained, slightly confused, and definitely craving stuffing.
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