Apples Never Fall
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Summary
From the outside， the Delaneys appear to be an enviably contented family。 Even after all these years， former tennis coaches Joy and Stan are still winning tournaments， and now they've sold the family business they have all the time in the world to learn how to 'relax'。 Their four adult children are busy living their own lives， and while it could be argued they never quite achieved their destinies， no-one ever says that out loud。
But now Joy Delaney has disappeared and her children are re-examining their parents' marriage and their family history with fresh， frightened eyes。 Is her disappearance related to their mysterious house guest from last year？ Or were things never as rosy as they seemed in the Delaney household？
But now Joy Delaney has disappeared and her children are re-examining their parents' marriage and their family history with fresh， frightened eyes。 Is her disappearance related to their mysterious house guest from last year？ Or were things never as rosy as they seemed in the Delaney household？
Reviews
Linda Kemmerer
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3。5 stars
LA （that。bookmom）
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3。5⭐ rounded upThis story follow Joy， her husband Stan and their four adult children Troy， Logan， Amy and Brooke and bounces from past to present。 The audiobook was 18 hours which seemed totally daunting， and although it did keep my attention most of the time， I feel it was a little too long。 Do you like family drama？ Then read this one！ I love a books that switch POVs and timelines， and this one did not disappoint。 The mystery surrounding the book was a very slow buildup and half the time I for 3。5⭐ rounded upThis story follow Joy， her husband Stan and their four adult children Troy， Logan， Amy and Brooke and bounces from past to present。 The audiobook was 18 hours which seemed totally daunting， and although it did keep my attention most of the time， I feel it was a little too long。 Do you like family drama？ Then read this one！ I love a books that switch POVs and timelines， and this one did not disappoint。 The mystery surrounding the book was a very slow buildup and half the time I forgot we were trying to figure out what happened to Joy。。。 Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for this audiobook in exchange for an honest review！ This book is due for publication September 14， 2021。 。。。more
Bridgette
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Thanks NetGalley for the ARC audio of this book！ I love the accent of the narrator and how she gives great feeling in all the right places。 This book has a little bit of everything for me including humor， thriller， tiny bit of horror， and a little bit of romance。 I will be able to recommend this book to almost any of my patrons as it can fit in most any genre。 Also， if you are an empty nester parent ， it will hit all of your raw emotions！
Charisma D
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I thought I was truly going to enjoy this book as I’ve enjoyed two of her others， but IMO this was not her best work。 It was long， dragging， dull， underwhelming and simply boring。 After 65% into the book FINALLY something starts happening and you stop getting back stories for each character。 The build up was building up to practically nothing。 Then when you think， “okay it’s finally done they’ve figured it out” the book keeps on going for another hour in， what should’ve been the epilogue phase b I thought I was truly going to enjoy this book as I’ve enjoyed two of her others， but IMO this was not her best work。 It was long， dragging， dull， underwhelming and simply boring。 After 65% into the book FINALLY something starts happening and you stop getting back stories for each character。 The build up was building up to practically nothing。 Then when you think， “okay it’s finally done they’ve figured it out” the book keeps on going for another hour in， what should’ve been the epilogue phase but it was just part of the book。 It was odd to listen to the characters lives written during a pandemic。 I read to escape reality not read about it as well？？？ All in all， I didn’t enjoy this book。 Thank you libro。fm for this gifted ALC。 。。。more
Tiffany （OomilyReads）
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Apples Never Fall written by Liane Moriarty， narrated by Caroline Lee PUB DATE: Sept 14， 2021“The past could look very different depending on where you stood to look at it。” The Delaneys were once tennis champs。 Power couple Joy & Stan are renown for their tennis skills & recently retired from their successful tennis school business。 Their 4 grown children， Amy， Logan， Troy & Brooke were all tennis stars in their youth。 The Delaneys are well-known & loved but after 50 years of marriage， there is Apples Never Fall written by Liane Moriarty， narrated by Caroline Lee PUB DATE: Sept 14， 2021“The past could look very different depending on where you stood to look at it。” The Delaneys were once tennis champs。 Power couple Joy & Stan are renown for their tennis skills & recently retired from their successful tennis school business。 Their 4 grown children， Amy， Logan， Troy & Brooke were all tennis stars in their youth。 The Delaneys are well-known & loved but after 50 years of marriage， there is bound to be resentment， anger， hostility & secrets to hide。 The memory of events can look very different depending on who & when you are looking at it。 So， when 69-yo Joy suddenly disappears on Valentine’s Day 2020， the adult children are reluctant about reporting her missing knowing that their father will be the prime suspect。 The detectives have their own suspicions， as it starts to get murky and everything is not as it appears。 Last Sept， a young lady named Savannah appears at their door in the middle of the night with her face cut & bare-footed。 Joy immediately takes her in。 What really happened between then & now & why are the adult children trying to avoid talking about it？ Savannah had become intimately involved in their lives。 Their children don’t particularly like her believing she is a con-artist。 We all know vulnerable gullible people like that in our lives & it can be infuriating when they won’t listen to reason。 Is it possible that Joy was desperate for attention & love herself？ What was their marriage really like？ And where is Savannah now？ Family relationships are complex & complicated to say the least。 You can love a person but also believe they may be capable of bad behavior。 You can choose to stand by them no matter what or give up。 This is Moriarty’s talent – her astute perceptive way of writing about human flaws， behaviors & the dynamic multiple layers of relationships。 “Amazing to think something so beautiful could lie beneath the ugliness and all you had to do was peel it away”。 Apples Never Fall is a character-driven family drama/mystery with multiple POVs from the Delaney children， Joy & Stan， the detectives & side characters who are neighbors， the hairdresser， close friends， ex-in laws， etc。 As the layers of each character & their relationships unfolds， the drama intensifies。 It truly was am absorbing & fascinating read that reminds me of my own family， other people’s families & relationships & realizing that everyone has their own memories of events & reasoning。 Thank you Henry hlHolt Books for sending me a physical ARC & Macmillan Audio & Librofm for gifting me an ALC！ 。。。more
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Booksandcoffeepleasemx
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Dakota
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Liane Moriarty does it again。 Her masterful storytelling is always such a pleasure to get lost in。 While this was not my favorite book by her， I definitely enjoyed it。 The characters are so well portrayed。 The story keeps you guessing and wanting to know more。 More about this family and what happened to the missing matriarch， Joy。 Moriarty does a wonderful job of keeping your attention throughout this long book， which is a hard feat to accomplish。 I loved how she tied up every single loose end n Liane Moriarty does it again。 Her masterful storytelling is always such a pleasure to get lost in。 While this was not my favorite book by her， I definitely enjoyed it。 The characters are so well portrayed。 The story keeps you guessing and wanting to know more。 More about this family and what happened to the missing matriarch， Joy。 Moriarty does a wonderful job of keeping your attention throughout this long book， which is a hard feat to accomplish。 I loved how she tied up every single loose end nicely with a bow。 Her stories just flow so effortlessly， her work is such a joy。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Karren Sandercock
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Stan and Joy Delaney have been married for almost fifty years， they live in a quiet street on the outskirts of Sydney and the couple recently sold their successful tennis coaching business and have retired。 They have four adult children， Troy， Logan， Amy and Brooke and the couple are classed as empty nesters。 The one thing Joy doesn’t have， is grandchildren， and she’s eagerly waiting for one of her children to make her a grandmother。Joy mysteriously vanishes on a hot summers day， she left home， Stan and Joy Delaney have been married for almost fifty years， they live in a quiet street on the outskirts of Sydney and the couple recently sold their successful tennis coaching business and have retired。 They have four adult children， Troy， Logan， Amy and Brooke and the couple are classed as empty nesters。 The one thing Joy doesn’t have， is grandchildren， and she’s eagerly waiting for one of her children to make her a grandmother。Joy mysteriously vanishes on a hot summers day， she left home， didn’t take her phone， handbag， spare clothes and her bank account hasn’t been touched。 Stan’s a big man， he’s fit for his age， and he wouldn’t have harmed Joy， hid any evidence and lied to his children？ The Delaney siblings are suddenly looking back at their childhood， for any signs their parent’s marriage wasn’t a happy one and like most couples they had the odd disagreement。 Joy seemed happy being a wife， mother， business and tennis partner of Stan。 Did she resent being the only one to cook the family meals， pack the school lunches， do endless loads of washing， did they all take what she did for granted and has she done a runner？Stan and Joy， had a young woman stay with them for six weeks last year， her name is Savannah， and could she have something to do with Joy’s disappearance？ As the two detectives， family， friends and business acquaintances look back at life in the Delaney home， conversations， family interactions and celebrations can be viewed very differently and opinions vary。 Liane Moriarty has a way of layering a story， with lots of little details and moments， that makes you think about what really goes on behind closed doors and anything is possible。I received a copy of Apples Never Fall from NetGalley and Pan Macmilan Australia， it has the perfect amount of intrigue， mystery， suspense， anticipation and family drama， and five stars from me。https://karrenreadsbooks。blogspot。com/ 。。。more
Peyton Finley
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Liane Moriarty is so incredible at developing multiple characters in her stories and this is no exception。 I felt like a member of the Delancey family。 The story is so well woven and each chapter feels like a delicious piece of juicy gossip told over the dinner table in your hometown， even if it sometimes is guiltily interesting。 Each chapter has its own twist all piecing together to the big finale - I could not put this one down！
smalltownbookmom
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This was an epic dysfunctional family saga about the disappearance of the Delany matriarch Joy and the way that her grown children take it upon themselves to figure out what happened。Told in a dual timeline narrative。 We get to know Savannah， the woman who showed up in the middle of the night， claiming to have been physically abused by her boyfriend and whom Joy takes under her wing， allowing to stay in her house。 Fast forward one year and Joy is missing and the police are trying to get to the b This was an epic dysfunctional family saga about the disappearance of the Delany matriarch Joy and the way that her grown children take it upon themselves to figure out what happened。Told in a dual timeline narrative。 We get to know Savannah， the woman who showed up in the middle of the night， claiming to have been physically abused by her boyfriend and whom Joy takes under her wing， allowing to stay in her house。 Fast forward one year and Joy is missing and the police are trying to get to the bottom of the mystery。 Was Joy's husband to blame or was the mysterious Savannah to blame？I really struggled to stay interested in this family drama。 I usually love these types of stories but I just couldn't connect to any of the characters and really forced myself to keep listening until the end hoping the story would get better。Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance review copy。 This one ended up being a miss for me but may work more for fans of books like The most fun we ever had or Malibu Rising。 。。。more
Nicole Wuthering Vines
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Liane Moriarty does not write thrillers， Liane Moriarty does not write thrillers。 I keep forgetting this every time I pick up one of her books as the descriptions always come across to me as a thriller vibe。 While they certainly have many thriller aspects， they’re always more of a fictional drama/domestic fiction with a side of mystery！ Once I finally get past this， I do end up enjoying them！ I kind of like the idea of never knowing where Moriarty is going to go with her books and I enjoy the ba Liane Moriarty does not write thrillers， Liane Moriarty does not write thrillers。 I keep forgetting this every time I pick up one of her books as the descriptions always come across to me as a thriller vibe。 While they certainly have many thriller aspects， they’re always more of a fictional drama/domestic fiction with a side of mystery！ Once I finally get past this， I do end up enjoying them！ I kind of like the idea of never knowing where Moriarty is going to go with her books and I enjoy the balance of drama， seriousness， humour and mystery。 This was definitely a thick one coming in at 480 pages and 18 hours on audio。 While I prefer my books to be much shorter， this one was extremely character driven as it focused on a dysfunctional family with strong sibling rivalries and lots of secrets。 This takes time to develop and do right so I can appreciate that！ Multiple POVs were perfect for this one and I really liked them on the parts that I listened to on audio！ I personally relish in all of the messiness that family dramas bring and I definitely can see this one getting the golden Moriarty adaptation touch！ 3。5 stars rounded to 4 for goodreads 。。。more
Jamele （BookswithJams）
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I won this in a Goodreads giveaway and was SO excited when I did， as I have been a fan of Liane Moriarty for years now。 I really enjoyed this one as family dramas are my favorites these days。 This is about the Delaney family， who are well known in their community for tennis。 The parents， Stan and Joy have successfully played all their lives， with Stan turning to coaching as they started their famed tennis academy。 They have four children - Amy， Logan， Troy， and Brooke， each were tennis stars， bu I won this in a Goodreads giveaway and was SO excited when I did， as I have been a fan of Liane Moriarty for years now。 I really enjoyed this one as family dramas are my favorites these days。 This is about the Delaney family， who are well known in their community for tennis。 The parents， Stan and Joy have successfully played all their lives， with Stan turning to coaching as they started their famed tennis academy。 They have four children - Amy， Logan， Troy， and Brooke， each were tennis stars， but none had what it took to go all the way， according to Stan。 They are all now successful adults， although they may not think so。One night a stranger shows up on Stan and Joy’s door， bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend。 The Delaney’s take her in， showing her some kindness， as one does。 Then Joy goes missing and the stranger is nowhere to be found， and the police set their sights on Stan。 He claims innocence but also has a lot to hide， and as such， two of the Delaney children believe he is innocent and two start to question hmm， maybe he is not after all。 This was just delightful， so well done， and the banter between the family had me both rolling and cringing at times。 At times I was also smh at the lot of them， because clearly they each had their own set of issues to work through and they all come to a head when Joy goes missing。 But yet I was endeared to this family， vested in each and was right there with them as they went from supporting their father to doubting him to doubting each other。 And when these conversations would be had in public places where others could easily overhear it was sometimes a riot to hear the others’ thoughts。 At 480 pages， it did go on a bit in the middle， but I think that is where the audio helped。 The pacing is a little slow but steady as we learn backstories of each of the family members along with the stranger。 But I loved it all and this messy family will stick with me for a while。I read this both via audiobook and physical book， and the narration is done by Caroline Lee who always does an amazing job with Liane’s books。 Thank you to Henry Holt and Co， Goodreads， and LibroFM for the advanced copy and ALC to review！ I highly recommend you add this to your list！ 。。。more
Lisa Jablonsky
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This is everything I've come to expect and love from a Liane Moriarty book - many different characters with many points of view， quirkiness， a mystery， tension， family drama and a few giggles too。 I was hooked into this pretty quickly。 Enjoy！ This is everything I've come to expect and love from a Liane Moriarty book - many different characters with many points of view， quirkiness， a mystery， tension， family drama and a few giggles too。 I was hooked into this pretty quickly。 Enjoy！ 。。。more
Lisa Magee
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Really frustrated right now。 I really want to read this book， I always like this author， but for some reason NONE of the five libraries I have an account with have it。 She is such a well-known author I am so surprised that they don't。 Are they boycotting her or something？ Really frustrated right now。 I really want to read this book， I always like this author， but for some reason NONE of the five libraries I have an account with have it。 She is such a well-known author I am so surprised that they don't。 Are they boycotting her or something？ 。。。more
Conor
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I don't think I'll ever feel the same way about tennis ever again！ Finished this book the same day that Emma Raducanu won the US Open。 Both occasions were equally memorable - which is an homage to Moriarty's incredible characterisation， from the elusive Savannah all the way to the strangely endearing Simon Barrington。 Fiction rarely comes close to capturing the energy， compulsiveness and unrelenting nature of professional sport without appearing cliched， and I honestly never thought that Moriart I don't think I'll ever feel the same way about tennis ever again！ Finished this book the same day that Emma Raducanu won the US Open。 Both occasions were equally memorable - which is an homage to Moriarty's incredible characterisation， from the elusive Savannah all the way to the strangely endearing Simon Barrington。 Fiction rarely comes close to capturing the energy， compulsiveness and unrelenting nature of professional sport without appearing cliched， and I honestly never thought that Moriarty would be able to write the best sports novel that I have read since Beartown。 An extremely enjoyable， and equally chilling， novel。 。。。more
Diane
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The Delaney’s are a well known family that ran the local tennis coaching club for many years。 Suddenly out of character Joy the Mum of the four grown up Delaney kids goes missing。 All they received was a garbled text about going off grid。 Once reported as a missing person the police start to suspect Joy’s husband Stan of murdering her。 Will his children stand by him or turn against him。 The siblings start to disagree with each other about what’s happened to their Mum and who’s to blame。 The book The Delaney’s are a well known family that ran the local tennis coaching club for many years。 Suddenly out of character Joy the Mum of the four grown up Delaney kids goes missing。 All they received was a garbled text about going off grid。 Once reported as a missing person the police start to suspect Joy’s husband Stan of murdering her。 Will his children stand by him or turn against him。 The siblings start to disagree with each other about what’s happened to their Mum and who’s to blame。 The book is written in two times the present and six months before Joy disappeared。 We gradually learn about how life was for each of the children growing up in the busy tennis environment。 Stan wants a Wimbledon champion and Joy wants her children to do well， but is this the life the four children actually want。This book is well written and has lots of detail， but in giving all this I did find I struggled in parts of the story。 Also after the long build up I found the ending fizzled out a little for me。 Still a good book though and worth persevering with the slow parts。 。。。more
Sowrov Jaman
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Can anyone say me， how can I read any book？ Do I have to buy the hardcopy of the book or I can get it’s PDF free？ Please anyone help me。 I'm new in goodreads。 Can anyone say me， how can I read any book？ Do I have to buy the hardcopy of the book or I can get it’s PDF free？ Please anyone help me。 I'm new in goodreads。 。。。more
Cindy （groundedinreads）
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I’ve been a long time fan of Liane Moriarity and this latest book did not disappoint！ I was drawn into this one right away and could relate to Joy as a mother of grown children pondering the choices and and obligations of the past。 I love how each character comes to life and how they interact with one another。 I really enjoyed this storyline and the way it made me reflect on my own family dynamic in struggles of raising a family。 I was so pleased to see Liane return to writing about a family， al I’ve been a long time fan of Liane Moriarity and this latest book did not disappoint！ I was drawn into this one right away and could relate to Joy as a mother of grown children pondering the choices and and obligations of the past。 I love how each character comes to life and how they interact with one another。 I really enjoyed this storyline and the way it made me reflect on my own family dynamic in struggles of raising a family。 I was so pleased to see Liane return to writing about a family， albeit dysfunctional， with real issues in a fun and witty writing style。 Thank you Libro。fm for this alc in exchange for my review 。。。more
Sharon Metcalf
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For the longest time Liane Moriarty has been one of my favourite Aussie authors。 After being mildly disappointed by Nine Perfect Strangers I was both excited and a teeny bit nervous about her latest title。 Would it meet my typically high expectations for a Liane Moriarty novel or might I fail to gel with this one too？ I'm thrilled to report I thoroughly enjoyed Apples Never Fall and felt it was a terrific return to what she does so very well。 Contemporary Australian fiction; flawed yet lov For the longest time Liane Moriarty has been one of my favourite Aussie authors。 After being mildly disappointed by Nine Perfect Strangers I was both excited and a teeny bit nervous about her latest title。 Would it meet my typically high expectations for a Liane Moriarty novel or might I fail to gel with this one too？ I'm thrilled to report I thoroughly enjoyed Apples Never Fall and felt it was a terrific return to what she does so very well。 Contemporary Australian fiction; flawed yet loveable characters who seem so realistic; high drama with a bit of a twist; something to tug at the heartstrings all wrapped up with a great denouement。 What more could I have hoped for。The novel revolves around the Delaney family。 Joy and Stan have tennis in their blood。 They've played competitively their whole lives， and they've shared their passion for tennis with hundreds of kids through their tennis coaching school。 Their four adult children， Amy， Logan， Troy and Brooke were each highly succesful junior players on the Australian cicuit。 Joy and Stan seemingly have the perfect marriage but scratch the surface and perhaps this family is not as perfect as they seem。 When Joy goes missing after an argument with Stan there is plenty of reason for looking closer not just by the police but neighbours and social acquintainces all weigh in on the topic。 The thing I loved most was the way Moriarty completely nailed the family dynamics， the intracies and interplay between siblings， the way Joy knew her children - the facade they choose to portray to the world versus their insecurities， their vulnerabilites and their motivations。 I was only part way in when I started recommending this book to family and friends。 It only got better from there， finished strong and I have no hesitation in recommending Apples Never Fall。 My sincere thanks to Macmillan Australia and NetGalley for the opportunity of reading this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review which it was my absolute pleasure to provide。 。。。more
Deandra
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Pains me to give Liane anything less than a 4 but this was a slog。
Laura
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Overall， I enjoyed this cleverly constructed family drama/mystery。 There were a couple of plot points that pissed me off， though， which is why my rating is 3 stars instead of 4。
Colona Public Library
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Another great title from Liane Moriarty！ A family saga and mystery that will keep you reading late in to the night！
Gulf Coast
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Good！ I have always enjoyed her stories！Will recommend。Library read。
Sarah
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If you've been gripped with the historical tennis successes from New York of late， it might be the perfect time to dip into the new mystery thriller from the author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers。 Apples Never Fall tells the story of the Delaney family， owners of a tennis school and all - parents and children - former competitors。 Told in typical Moriarty fashion， we get many flashbacks uncovering the dramas of the past， as we try to piece together how they might explain the curre If you've been gripped with the historical tennis successes from New York of late， it might be the perfect time to dip into the new mystery thriller from the author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers。 Apples Never Fall tells the story of the Delaney family， owners of a tennis school and all - parents and children - former competitors。 Told in typical Moriarty fashion， we get many flashbacks uncovering the dramas of the past， as we try to piece together how they might explain the current mysteries: the disappearance of mother， Joy， and the stranger that turned up on their doorstep one night。。。Read my full review on my blog。 。。。more
Emily Christensen • honestbookgirl
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Hmmmmm
Shanti （readingwithtay）
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While I enjoyed some parts of this book， I ended up disappointed overall。 I liked the mystery of what happened to Joy and who savannah was。 Once those things were resolved the book just fell flat for me though。 I think I wanted a big twist or something crazy to happen。 Overall for a domestic mystery thriller I felt like this book was a little lengthy。 Thank you to the publisher and goodreads giveaways for the arc。
Erica （sand_between_pages）
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Thank you to Macmillan Audio for this ALC。。The 17 hours that I spent listening to this book are 17 hours I will never， ever see again。 Do I regret this audiobook？ Yes。 Yes I definitely do。 Moriarty man， first Nine Perfect Strangers and now this？ 。I waited every minute of every hour， for SOMETHING， ANYTHING to happen。 And it never did。 It never did。 Sure， there was the signature Moriarty humor that I enjoyed and had a good chuckle。 There were a few revelations that resonated with me。 The characte Thank you to Macmillan Audio for this ALC。。The 17 hours that I spent listening to this book are 17 hours I will never， ever see again。 Do I regret this audiobook？ Yes。 Yes I definitely do。 Moriarty man， first Nine Perfect Strangers and now this？ 。I waited every minute of every hour， for SOMETHING， ANYTHING to happen。 And it never did。 It never did。 Sure， there was the signature Moriarty humor that I enjoyed and had a good chuckle。 There were a few revelations that resonated with me。 The characters were somewhat compelling。 But ultimately， this felt like seventeen hours of nada lotta。。The end confused me。 First， why an hour and a half more after the main "plot" was revealed？ Was that necessary？ And the COVID content felt entirely random and tacked on to the end with little to no purpose。 I know there is supposedly a twist and the very， very end - but at that point I had no interest and could barely coax myself into listening closely enough to understand。。This is one I cannot rec to anyone tbh。 :（ 。。。more
Karen R。
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The Delaney family is held in high regard in their community。 Tennis is their life。 When a stranger knocks on their door one night， everything changes。 Not more than a year later， Mrs。 Delaney has disappeared， and all eyes are on her husband 。 The story that follows is how a family reacts when the unbelievable has happened。 Do they shatter apart？ Come together？ A great family saga。
Jenny （Bookbookowl）
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Thank you so much to Henry Holt for providing me with a copy of this book， via NetGalley， in exchange for an honest review！Joy and Stan Delaney have had a family filled with children and tennis。 The children are all grown （much to Joy’s dismay there are no grandchildren yet） and their tennis playing days became tennis trainer days a long time ago。 Now supposedly enjoying their retirement， Joy in particular feels her nest is even emptier than before。 When a stranger knocks on their door one night Thank you so much to Henry Holt for providing me with a copy of this book， via NetGalley， in exchange for an honest review！Joy and Stan Delaney have had a family filled with children and tennis。 The children are all grown （much to Joy’s dismay there are no grandchildren yet） and their tennis playing days became tennis trainer days a long time ago。 Now supposedly enjoying their retirement， Joy in particular feels her nest is even emptier than before。 When a stranger knocks on their door one night， running from her abusive boyfriend， the Delaney’s take her in， despite the protests of their own children。 Savannah cooks every meal and Joy is starting to hope she’ll never leave。 But then， Joy goes missing。As the story unfolds back and forwards in time， with the current day police investigation and flashbacks to the time before Joy disappeared， with no more than a cryptic text message to her children， the family is divided。 The police attention is focused squarely on Stan as their prime suspect。 Some of the family believe there’s no way Stan could have hurt their mother， some are not so sure。 We are given several points of view， from Joy， to Stan， to each of their individual children and the police， throughout the book， which made for interesting reading and I enjoyed putting it all together。 The ending was a little meh for me。 It was kind of a cool twist， but I expected more to be honest。 This was one of those books that took me a long time to read， because although there was nothing inherently wrong with it， the story was fine， it just didn’t grab me like I expected a Liane Moriarty book to。 I wasn’t quite invested enough in Joy’s disappearance and found some of the ‘motives’ behind main plot points a bit odd and overblown。 Apples Never Fall is a fun， light read and is the sort of book I’d take on holiday， knowing I’d like to know what was unfolding， but I’d find it easy to put down and pick back up again when I had time。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Apples Never Fall
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Apples Never Fall&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Apples Never Fall&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0