LibraryNinja Book Reviews

published 6/16/26

Amanda Eyre Ward has a talent for writing deeply flawed, emotionally-stunted characters that you can’t help but root for. Her new novel, Arrivals and Departures, centers on the Perkins family (The Jetsetters, 2020) where dysfunction and chaos rule. From the glitterati of LA to the Spanish moss of Savannah and across the ocean to the Mediterranean coolness of Greece, the family Perkins is scattered across the globe like confetti after a party. Each adult carries a burden mired in selfishness; unable to look up from their own personal wreckage to assist someone else. When push comes to shove, can this family check their egos to save one of their own? With multiple POV and REAL talk around mood disorders, Ward shows why she’s one of the freshest voices writing today.

Thank you, Ballantine Books, for allowing me the opportunity to read this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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