But what I will say is that she’s unique and her backstory was quite unexpected. She definitely throws this family a curveball and I’m still processing all her reveals. I have complicated feelings about the Savannah character. I felt that Liane did a good job showing how a marriage can slowly unravel and minor grievances can build up over time. We really dive deep into Joy and Stan’s complicated marriage from being madly in love to outright hate. With Liane, you get an in-depth character study of each character-even minor ones that appear on a page for just a bit. But again, I did think they were interesting. It is there and it’s enough but I did want a little more-especially when you’re dealing with four of them and how they all were involved in tennis. I think Liane could have focused a little more on how the siblings related to each other as adults. And what I liked about that one was the fact she really dived into the siblings’ relationships. So I read Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Malibu Rising earlier this year, which also feature four siblings. Where is Joy? Is Stan guilty of murder? And what are Savannah’s true motives? Family Drama Eventually Joy goes missing and Stan is the primary suspect. Troy is super successful financial wealthy guy who is both overall confident and completely scared Brooke just started her own medical practice but suffers from migraines Logan teaches business at a local community college and seems content but is lying to himself and Amy acts younger than her age with her blue hair and is always on the move but also deals with anxiety and is potentially bipolar.īut one night, a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy’s door, changing the course of everyone’s life forever. While tennis always lingers in the background they’ve also all moved on for the most part. Each were tennis stars but none of them made it to the big-time league. They have four adult children-Amy, Logan, Troy, and Brooke.

It’s also debatable if they’re still in love or actually hate each other. The parents, Stan and Joy, ran a tennis academy for years and now that they’ve sold it, they’re a bit at a lost of what to do next. The Delaneys are mainstays in the community.

The story follows a very competitive family full of tennis players. And of course it’s full of her dark humor. I did have some minor issues with it but overall, I think this was an entertaining and somewhat emotional read at times. I had a feeling that this was going to be a good one and I really enjoyed it. Even though Nine Perfect Strangers was a disappointment, I’m been so looking forward to Apples Never Fall.

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