Apples Never Fall
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- Author：Liane Moriarty
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Reviews
Sarah
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Review to follow
Kari Ann Sweeney
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Thanks to @librofm and @henryholtbooks I was able to enjoy Liane Moriarty's upcoming release 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋。 PUB date 9。14For the first 1/2 of the book everything was just clicking along。 We get to know the Delaney family- mom， dad， and 4 siblings， and all their quirks and drama。 Including a fair bit of mystery surrounding an unexpected houseguest and a missing mother。 And tennis- lots of tennis。As I listened I thought maybe I would have cut some of the foundation building out of the story。 T Thanks to @librofm and @henryholtbooks I was able to enjoy Liane Moriarty's upcoming release 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋。 PUB date 9。14For the first 1/2 of the book everything was just clicking along。 We get to know the Delaney family- mom， dad， and 4 siblings， and all their quirks and drama。 Including a fair bit of mystery surrounding an unexpected houseguest and a missing mother。 And tennis- lots of tennis。As I listened I thought maybe I would have cut some of the foundation building out of the story。 That's until things took a turn and all that backstory became essential。 This is a long way of saying- stick with it。Moriarty writes characters that you want to talk to， root for and sometimes even shake。 That alone makes for a worthwhile read。 Plus- the last 1/2 of the book comes together in such a satisfying way including a stellar ending。𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐀: I learned that Australia celebrates Father's Day in September。 That nugget of info was essential to the timeline。 。。。more
Linda Wilson
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I really enjoyed this book。 Joy and Stan have been married for 50 years and have 4 grown up children。 So when Joy disappears， seemingly without trace， the family are naturally worried。 And now the police think Stan had something to do with her disappearance。 This is a great story of family secrets and relationships。 I thoroughly recommend this book。 Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy。
Susan
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Although I haven't read all of Liane Moriarty's books， I always enjoy her titles when I do pick them up and this one was no exception。 In a way， this is testament to her writing， as this is about a tennis family， a sport which I find deadly dull。 Stan and Joy Delaney are retired now， but were well known for running a tennis school， in which they had a lot of success - including creating one world famous player， Harry Haddad， who dropped Stan， rather unexpectedly， as his coach， before going on to Although I haven't read all of Liane Moriarty's books， I always enjoy her titles when I do pick them up and this one was no exception。 In a way， this is testament to her writing， as this is about a tennis family， a sport which I find deadly dull。 Stan and Joy Delaney are retired now， but were well known for running a tennis school， in which they had a lot of success - including creating one world famous player， Harry Haddad， who dropped Stan， rather unexpectedly， as his coach， before going on to success。 Stan and Joy are quite bored by retirement and Joy is hoping that one of her four， adult children， will provide her with a grandchild soon - but there is little hope of that。 Amy is the eldest and known to have had her mental health struggles， while sister， Brooke， the youngest， has separated from her husband and her time is taken up by her new physiotherapy practice。 The sons are Troy， a divorced， successful businessman， and teacher， Logan who has also split up with his long term girlfriend。 One night， a young woman， named Savannah， turns up at Stan and Joy's house and bangs at the door。 She claims to have left her apartment after an incident with her boyfriend and chose their house at random， unsure what to do， or where to go。 Joy， full of maternal love， takes her in and they offer her a spare room。 Before the Delaney children know where they are， Savannah has moved in， but where did she come from， what are her motives and was her arrival really by chance？ When Joy goes missing， the storyline moves between past and present， including the investigation into what happened to Joy， who sent a text to say she was going 'off grid，' but suspicion in the neighbourhood is running wild。The characters in this book are excellently written。 I liked the interactions between the Delaney siblings and I enjoyed Savannah， who suspiciously quickly makes herself indispensable， but whose motives are obviously suspect。 Stan and Joy are also well written， as are the various people who knew them - many of whom can't help wondering how perfect their marriage really was？ I have to say that the characters worked better for me than the plot， but， overall， a really enjoyable read。 I received a copy of this book from the publisher， via NetGalley， for review。 。。。more
Susan
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Not gonna lie， I haven't been super impressed with Moriarty's last couple books， even though I've loved her older novels。 So， I was a little nervous about her newest。 I shouldn't have been because APPLES NEVER FALL is a delightful novel， reminiscent of those older books I enjoyed so much。 It's funny， insightful， and compelling。 The characters are complex and intriguing， likable although hardly faultless。 Plot-wise， the story was engrossing and twisty enough to keep me turning pages。 The ending d Not gonna lie， I haven't been super impressed with Moriarty's last couple books， even though I've loved her older novels。 So， I was a little nervous about her newest。 I shouldn't have been because APPLES NEVER FALL is a delightful novel， reminiscent of those older books I enjoyed so much。 It's funny， insightful， and compelling。 The characters are complex and intriguing， likable although hardly faultless。 Plot-wise， the story was engrossing and twisty enough to keep me turning pages。 The ending did surprise me since I was SURE the clues were leading somewhere else。 Moriarty's prose is always bright and engaging， peppered with plenty of wit and wisdom。 All of these elements combined to make APPLES NEVER FALL a thoroughly engrossing， entertaining read。 I enjoyed it very much。 。。。more
Debbie
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I can never get enough of a Liane Moriarty book！ This was one of my most anticipated and it certainly didn't disappoint。 The author did what she always does best - bring us family drama！ I was lucky to get an audio version via Libro。fm and the narration was perfect。 Caroline Lee did an amazing job bringing this story to life for me。 I can never get enough of a Liane Moriarty book！ This was one of my most anticipated and it certainly didn't disappoint。 The author did what she always does best - bring us family drama！ I was lucky to get an audio version via Libro。fm and the narration was perfect。 Caroline Lee did an amazing job bringing this story to life for me。 。。。more
Erica
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4。5 stars。 Thank you， Goodreads for the Advanced Reader’s Edition。 This is my kind of book。 It is fairly long， but fast paced。 Family drama？ Check！ Questionable characters？ Check！ Past and present timelines？ Check！ Mystery？ Check！
Susan Ryan
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The characterization was amazing。 I never guessed where the author was going with this， but she did it so well。 I really had difficulty putting it down。
Alisa
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Thank you to Libro。fm for my ALC 🤍What can I say？ Liane knows how to write a family-centered novel and she does it very very very well。 Did not disappoint。
Dolank
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I actually loved the book; the suspense， the adult/child characters， and the realization that retirement is not all that it is suppose to be。 However， I feel like the book should have ended when the mystery was solved。 I felt like the reflection took away from the book， silly I know， because reflection was the theme of the book。
Kathy
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I received an ARC from a Goodreads giveaway。Liane Moriarty does not disappoint。 While this book is less suspenseful then some of her others， I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the story of Joy Delaney and her family。
Linden
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I have to say， I was a little skeptical at first， but Moriarty has done it again！ The tension in this book builds VERY slowly and it wasn't until about halfway through that I started to really get into it。 It is a slow-burner， building the tension over time。 It's a delicious mystery， with a complex set of characters who you'll love and recognize - or at the very least be entertained by。 I have to say， I was a little skeptical at first， but Moriarty has done it again！ The tension in this book builds VERY slowly and it wasn't until about halfway through that I started to really get into it。 It is a slow-burner， building the tension over time。 It's a delicious mystery， with a complex set of characters who you'll love and recognize - or at the very least be entertained by。 。。。more
Joanne
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I usually enjoy this author but I think this time the editors just let her run wild！ So much back story and character development， which I usually insist upon， but Wow！ They really let her run amok on this book。 Women's fiction disguised as a mystery。 I'll give it three stars because I did want to know how it ended and didn't wind up throwing it against the wall。 Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。 I usually enjoy this author but I think this time the editors just let her run wild！ So much back story and character development， which I usually insist upon， but Wow！ They really let her run amok on this book。 Women's fiction disguised as a mystery。 I'll give it three stars because I did want to know how it ended and didn't wind up throwing it against the wall。 Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Amy shofran
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⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 This was a NetGalley ARC- I have loved most of Liane Moriarty’s books in the past， but I didn’t connect with her last book ‘Nine Strangers’ and I was hoping that this book would be different。 I enjoy family sagas…。 But other than Joy， the mother who goes missing in this book…。I didn’t really connect with any of the other characters。 It seems to me that the book is almost always better than the movie…。。 but as I read this I kept picturing how much better it would be as a series or a fil ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 This was a NetGalley ARC- I have loved most of Liane Moriarty’s books in the past， but I didn’t connect with her last book ‘Nine Strangers’ and I was hoping that this book would be different。 I enjoy family sagas…。 But other than Joy， the mother who goes missing in this book…。I didn’t really connect with any of the other characters。 It seems to me that the book is almost always better than the movie…。。 but as I read this I kept picturing how much better it would be as a series or a film。 I will certainly continue to give this author’s books a chance because a few of hers are in my favorite of all time。 。。。more
Stephanie P （Because My Mother Read）
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Thank you to Libro。fm and Macmillan Audio for the advance listening copy。The narrator did a great job and I loved hearing an Australian voice for this Australian story。This is only the second Liane Moriarty book I have read （the first one being What Alice Forgot which I loved） but in both books she has such a wonderful mix of wry humor and poignant human insight。 And she creates such dimensional characters that feel so real with all their strengths and weaknesses。 Her inner monologue and relatio Thank you to Libro。fm and Macmillan Audio for the advance listening copy。The narrator did a great job and I loved hearing an Australian voice for this Australian story。This is only the second Liane Moriarty book I have read （the first one being What Alice Forgot which I loved） but in both books she has such a wonderful mix of wry humor and poignant human insight。 And she creates such dimensional characters that feel so real with all their strengths and weaknesses。 Her inner monologue and relationships are so well written。I was totally engrossed in this story—for the mystery element of it and for the family relationships。 As someone who studied to be a marriage and family therapist I was eating up all the fascinating family dynamics with their multiple perspectives。 This would make a great book club book as there is so much to dissect and such relatable characters and dilemmas。The story felt like it could have been trimmed down in some places that felt a little repetitive， but I was engrossed enough that it didn’t bother me much。 My only other problem with it was that there was a lot of strong language。 Way more f-bombs than her other book and it’s especially jarring in the audio format。 But if lots of swearing doesn’t bother you I highly recommend this intriguing， humorous， sometimes tragic， poignant story of marriage， family， and human connection。 。。。more
Ofdreamsandstories
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Thank you @librofm for the complimentary ALC of Apples Never FallThe Delaney family gives us the most important message in life: The People We Love The Most， Hurts Us The Most！Joy and Stan are happily married couple for 50 years living in Sydney， who have recently sold their famous tennis academy and are retired。 They are very close to their four grown children。 One day Joy suddenly disappears and the story unravels with deep hidden secrets， suppressed emotions， unfulfilled desires。 She has been Thank you @librofm for the complimentary ALC of Apples Never FallThe Delaney family gives us the most important message in life: The People We Love The Most， Hurts Us The Most！Joy and Stan are happily married couple for 50 years living in Sydney， who have recently sold their famous tennis academy and are retired。 They are very close to their four grown children。 One day Joy suddenly disappears and the story unravels with deep hidden secrets， suppressed emotions， unfulfilled desires。 She has been missing for 3 weeks now and the speculations are that Stan has hand in her disappearance。This mystery thriller kept me hooked and eager to learn what happens next。 The ending was so unexpected， it took me by surprise！ Narrator Caroline Lee had an Australian accent， which made the story very refreshing as well as relatable。 I highly recommend audiobook version of this book！ 。。。more
Missy
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4。5 stars！ Found myself hooked from beginning to end， unable to put this book down
McKenna Smith
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I read an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 This was a great family drama with a fun mystery element。 I loved the pacing， plot， and dimensions of the characters （especially Brooke， who I found myself relating so much to in a way I never have in anything else I’ve read）。 My only complaint would be that the book felt just a bit too long。 If it could have been just fifty pages shorter， I think this would have been five stars。
Naomi （aplace_inthesun）
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Review to come。 Listened to the audio and will now read the e-copy before reviewing here。
Jill
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Liane Moriarty is back！ Although I didn't love Nine Perfect Strangers， this one delivered。 Liane Moriarty is back！ Although I didn't love Nine Perfect Strangers， this one delivered。 。。。more
Karen Carter
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This is a book with a missing person mystery that runs through it， but it is really about family and how the relationships within a family can dictate your relationships throughout your life。 It is also about how our family can know us the most whilst also not really knowing us at all！ The family in this book is one that you would love to have but also love to hate！The dynamics between the characters are what really engaged me in this book and what drove me to give it 4 stars。 I really didn't li This is a book with a missing person mystery that runs through it， but it is really about family and how the relationships within a family can dictate your relationships throughout your life。 It is also about how our family can know us the most whilst also not really knowing us at all！ The family in this book is one that you would love to have but also love to hate！The dynamics between the characters are what really engaged me in this book and what drove me to give it 4 stars。 I really didn't like the ending， with the nod to Covid ，as it felt irrelevant and superfluous to the book。 I liked the police character of Christina and would have liked to have explored more around her as I felt she had potential to have been more integral to the story。For me， this was a good read but didn't quite flow seamlessly enough for it to be a great one。 。。。more
Stacy40pages
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Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty。 Thanks to @henryholtbooks for the gifted Arc and tote bag ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The Delaney family have always bonded over their shared history in tennis。 Until their mother goes missing and their father is the prime suspect。 Will the siblings support him or do they have suspicions of their own？Liane Moriarty has done it again！ I still haven’t met a book of hers that I haven’t enjoyed。 I love real， honest， raw portrayals of marriages in books and we have that here。 There Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty。 Thanks to @henryholtbooks for the gifted Arc and tote bag ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The Delaney family have always bonded over their shared history in tennis。 Until their mother goes missing and their father is the prime suspect。 Will the siblings support him or do they have suspicions of their own？Liane Moriarty has done it again！ I still haven’t met a book of hers that I haven’t enjoyed。 I love real， honest， raw portrayals of marriages in books and we have that here。 There were many parts of marriage and family that I recognized and related to， but also unique quirks and eccentricities that made the characters feel so real。 I loved how everything tied together perfectly with even an unexpected shocking moment。 I don’t want to say too much， but this is another must read！ “You couldn’t share the truth of your marriage with your adult children。 They didn’t really want to know， even if they thought they did。”“Sometimes it felt like their relationship ebbed and flowed over a day， or even a conversation。 She could feel affection followed by resentment in the space of ten minutes。”Apples Never Fall comes out 9/14。 。。。more
Aleen LaPrelle
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Liane Moriarty never fails to deliver a great read！！ There is A LOT going on in this book。 So much more than just a missing person。 It’s a novel of deep family relationship。 I loved how well the time flowed from past to present。 Joy may be one of my favorite characters ever。 She lives and protected her family like a mama bear。 I have to thank Goodreads and Henry Holt Books for the ARC。
Shaun Shepard
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4。5 stars。 I felt a bit dazed （in a good way） when I put this one down。 Liane Moriarty adds so much depth to her mysteries， a la Tana French， in comparison to so many other thriller authors who are very quick and dirty with their writing。 I thought this story was so well constructed， the mystery was beautifully unraveled， the perspectives shifted （even to side characters！） expertly - I just cannot fault her craft。 The final chapter was chilling， and an intense and memorable way to end the nearly 4。5 stars。 I felt a bit dazed （in a good way） when I put this one down。 Liane Moriarty adds so much depth to her mysteries， a la Tana French， in comparison to so many other thriller authors who are very quick and dirty with their writing。 I thought this story was so well constructed， the mystery was beautifully unraveled， the perspectives shifted （even to side characters！） expertly - I just cannot fault her craft。 The final chapter was chilling， and an intense and memorable way to end the nearly 500 page book。 I do feel like it was a bit lengthy， and I almost feel as though it would have benefited from removing 75-100 pages of extraneous description。 The final portion of the book seemed a bit forced。。。without sharing any spoilers， it does seem as though it was "added on" at some point in 2020。 Overall， a fantastic addition to my Liane Moriarty collection。 。。。more
Shellie Taylor
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Thank you to the publisher for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review。In true Liane Moriarty fashion， this book keeps you on your toes and second-guessing everything you read。 Unreliable and unknown narrators abound in this story of a dysfunctional famous that was once the face of tennis royalty。 When the matriarch of the family goes missing， suspicion is cast on her quiet yet daunting husband。 The four adult children find their allegiance to him split and a frantic search begins for Thank you to the publisher for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review。In true Liane Moriarty fashion， this book keeps you on your toes and second-guessing everything you read。 Unreliable and unknown narrators abound in this story of a dysfunctional famous that was once the face of tennis royalty。 When the matriarch of the family goes missing， suspicion is cast on her quiet yet daunting husband。 The four adult children find their allegiance to him split and a frantic search begins for the mysterious stranger who lived with the couple right before she disappeared。 This book is for fans of Nine Perfect Strangers and family dramas。 。。。more
Megan
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This domestic mystery about the missing mother of a family of tennis players was my introduction to Liane Moriarty's work， although I've had at least a couple of her books on my TBR for a while。It's amazing how many possibilities of Joy Delaney's disappearance were woven into this story and how Moriarty made everything fit and make sense by the end。 It did take me a while to warm up to any of the characters。 The Delaney family and their mysterious houseguest all seemed wholly unlikable until the This domestic mystery about the missing mother of a family of tennis players was my introduction to Liane Moriarty's work， although I've had at least a couple of her books on my TBR for a while。It's amazing how many possibilities of Joy Delaney's disappearance were woven into this story and how Moriarty made everything fit and make sense by the end。 It did take me a while to warm up to any of the characters。 The Delaney family and their mysterious houseguest all seemed wholly unlikable until the last 100 pages or so。 I also felt like this book was quite a bit longer than it needed to be。All in all， this was an interesting read that kept surprising me until the very last page。I received an advance copy of this book via a Goodreads giveaway in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ashley Robinson
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No one does witty and entertaining characters like Liane does
Jodi Golis
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Lianne Moriarty is one of my favorite authors， so I was extra excited for the Advanced Reader Copy audio from Libro。fm of Apples Never Fall。 This actually had more of a Fredrik Backman feel than the typical books by Moriarty。 Former tennis champs， Joy and Stan， who married and started a tennis coaching business while raising 4 tennis star children are coming to terms with retirement as Joy goes missing。 I loved getting to know the characters and trying to guess what was really going on in their Lianne Moriarty is one of my favorite authors， so I was extra excited for the Advanced Reader Copy audio from Libro。fm of Apples Never Fall。 This actually had more of a Fredrik Backman feel than the typical books by Moriarty。 Former tennis champs， Joy and Stan， who married and started a tennis coaching business while raising 4 tennis star children are coming to terms with retirement as Joy goes missing。 I loved getting to know the characters and trying to guess what was really going on in their lives。 I’d categorize this novel as more of a family drama， so if that’s a genre you enjoy （think Where’d You Go Bernadette told in various timelines）， put this on your to read list immediately！ I have to say that I didn’t love the narrator but the way the end resolved made this a keeper for me。 The release date is September 14！ 。。。more
Patricia
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I won this book through Goodreads Giveaway。 First of all， it was way too long。 I never connected with the characters。 I just skimmed the last 100 pages。 Very disappointing。
Melissa （LifeFullyBooked）
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