When We Found Home Book Review

I had another book appearing on my reserve shelf so things were a little crazy with the amount of library books that I had checked out.  When We Found Home by Susan Mallery was a book that I was interested in getting started with but I was in the middle of another book when I got it.  I knew that I had to get reading but this was a little close to return date when I started.  I went to the library to ask if she could give me one extra day since I couldn't renew because there were 31 other people waiting for the book.  Silly me!!  I was there a day early so I actually finished and returned when it was originally due even though I got extra time. 

Life is meant to be savored, but that’s not easy with no family, limited prospects and a past you’d rather not talk about.

Callie Smith doesn’t know how to feel when she discovers she has a brother and a sister—Malcolm, who grew up with affection, wealth and privilege, and Keira, a streetwise twelve-year-old. Despite her trepidation, she moves into the grand family home with her siblings and grandfather on the shores of Lake Washington, hoping just maybe this will be the start of a whole new life.

But starting over can be messy. Callie and Keira fit in with each other, but not with their posh new lifestyle, leaving Malcolm feeling like the odd man out in his own home. Becoming a family will take patience, humor, a little bit of wine and a whole lot of love. But love isn’t Malcolm’s strong suit…until he learns that an open heart, like the family table, can always make room for more.

This book was about three half siblings that were trying to find their way in life when they find out about their new family.  It is great to follow each of them and see how they become family through the book.  Malcolm was the first sibling to join the family with his grandfather when his mother brought him there as a child before she died.  He took over responsibility of the family business with mail order gourmet food.  Then his grandfather found Keira who was only 12 years old and living in foster care.  He brought her out of the life that she was living and gave her hope of a new life.  It was a rough transition to the new school and new home that was much larger then she was used to.  She went through a lot of hard times and then her grandfather found another sibling and Callie moved in.  Callie was in prison and got out and had a hard time getting employment with her criminal history for a childhood mistake.  Callie moves into the large house with the rest of the family and goes to work starting in the factory.  The family bond that develops and the support that they give each other is amazing.  I hope that you check out this book too!!  I really enjoyed it and once I got into it, it was super hard to put down.