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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
This was just an okay book for me. It was a quick read but I didn’t really connect to the characters and the story for me was just take or leave it. I’ve read other Elizabeth Berg books that I liked much better. This will end up being forgettable.
I feel a little bit like I broke the law, as I just realized this is book 3 of the Mason series, and I like to read in order. With that said, I was able to jump right in at book three without missing a beat, and who can resist an Elizabeth Berg story?
This is a nice read that brings to the table a place for the women to release their problems in a comforting manner. Every woman should have friends as good as Maddy & Iris.
*Many thanks to the publisher for providing my review copy via NetGalley.
This is a nice read that brings to the table a place for the women to release their problems in a comforting manner. Every woman should have friends as good as Maddy & Iris.
*Many thanks to the publisher for providing my review copy via NetGalley.
Just a wonderful place to spend a few hours. I enjoyed Arthur Truluv, and this follow up was more of the same. Kind of a big mug of tea, sitting in a cozy, comfy sunny window seat reading the day away, kind of book.
I will forever be loyal to The Story of Arthur Truluv, the first in this series by Elizabeth Berg, but I have enjoyed every return visit to Mason, Missouri.
I have long been a fan of Berg and find her novels to be the best type of comfort read. She explores themes of family, friendship and love through endearing characters and homey settings.
In the return to Mason, we visit the ladies of The Confession Club, ladies who meet regularly to share their biggest regret, shame or embarrassment. No judgement in Confession Club, just good food and emotional support. This reminds me of a few book clubs I've been a part of: we may start out discussing a book, but the conversation usually turns to more personal confessions.
With this novel we are introduced to new characters, as well as catching up with some familiar residents of Mason. While I miss Arthur Truluv, he lives on in Maddie and Nora and I will always welcome the chance to visit them again.
Thanks to NetGalley, Random House and Elizabeth Berg for the complimentary digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
I have long been a fan of Berg and find her novels to be the best type of comfort read. She explores themes of family, friendship and love through endearing characters and homey settings.
In the return to Mason, we visit the ladies of The Confession Club, ladies who meet regularly to share their biggest regret, shame or embarrassment. No judgement in Confession Club, just good food and emotional support. This reminds me of a few book clubs I've been a part of: we may start out discussing a book, but the conversation usually turns to more personal confessions.
With this novel we are introduced to new characters, as well as catching up with some familiar residents of Mason. While I miss Arthur Truluv, he lives on in Maddie and Nora and I will always welcome the chance to visit them again.
Thanks to NetGalley, Random House and Elizabeth Berg for the complimentary digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
This is a story about a group of friends in a quiet town called Mason.
Years ago the women started a Book Club but organically it became The Confession Club.
The women meet, they share a meal, a dessert and a secret.
The secrets aren’t incredibly life changing and they aren’t always scandalous.
This book isn’t really about a big whopper of a secret.
It’s about the rare friendships where you’d actually tell anything and everything to another person. It’s not a simple thing. These women are neighbors, hypothetically one of them could turn on the others and spill everyone’s secrets. But they all know that won’t happen.
In fact, they also know that if any of them needs support they will all be there.
This is mostly Iris’ story.
A new man moves to town with secrets of his own.
He’s homeless, not a fact he keeps from Iris.
He’s majorly wounded by his past.
Neither him nor Iris expects to find each other.
I haven’t read anything by this author before but I imagine I’ll look for the previous books set in this town. Some of the characters from previous books are mentioned but I don’t feel like it was necessary to read the prior books first.
This book was sweet, fairly drama free and had nice characters.
I got to read an early copy from NetGalley. Thank you!
Years ago the women started a Book Club but organically it became The Confession Club.
The women meet, they share a meal, a dessert and a secret.
The secrets aren’t incredibly life changing and they aren’t always scandalous.
This book isn’t really about a big whopper of a secret.
It’s about the rare friendships where you’d actually tell anything and everything to another person. It’s not a simple thing. These women are neighbors, hypothetically one of them could turn on the others and spill everyone’s secrets. But they all know that won’t happen.
In fact, they also know that if any of them needs support they will all be there.
This is mostly Iris’ story.
A new man moves to town with secrets of his own.
He’s homeless, not a fact he keeps from Iris.
He’s majorly wounded by his past.
Neither him nor Iris expects to find each other.
I haven’t read anything by this author before but I imagine I’ll look for the previous books set in this town. Some of the characters from previous books are mentioned but I don’t feel like it was necessary to read the prior books first.
This book was sweet, fairly drama free and had nice characters.
I got to read an early copy from NetGalley. Thank you!
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Love is like a butterfly—you do better letting it land on you than trying to capture it.
So I began reading Ms. Berg's The Confession Club and found myself drawn in right from the start. Elizabeth Berg is a character-oriented writer who is absolutely brilliant in her ability to create personalities that are vibrant and believable - and that includes every age, from 8-88. There's a hint of "Our Town" in a way that is very appealing. The book covers life in the small Missouri town of Mason. The individual characters' stories are fascinating all by themselves. Berg's choreography intertwines the characters, both new and old.
That’s what life is, at its best. A confession club: people admitting to doubts and fears and failures. That’s what brings us closer to one another, our imperfections.
The Confession Club is uplifting, but never saccharine, so I absolutely adored it. This is the third book in the series, there is no need to read the other two but I highly recommend you do. Now that I've read all three Mason books I'm going to read the other two books again, then return to this one for another look at the entirety of the town and its fascinating citizens. I don't want to say more - no spoilers - but even if this is not your genre, you may well love it as much as I did. When a writer is so good at creating realistic and compelling characters, genre is not an issue...even though she is my favourite author. In a word...this book is wowsome.
Thank you NetGalley, Elizabeth Berg and Random House Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an impartial review; all opinions are my own.
#TheConfessionClub #NetGalley
So I began reading Ms. Berg's The Confession Club and found myself drawn in right from the start. Elizabeth Berg is a character-oriented writer who is absolutely brilliant in her ability to create personalities that are vibrant and believable - and that includes every age, from 8-88. There's a hint of "Our Town" in a way that is very appealing. The book covers life in the small Missouri town of Mason. The individual characters' stories are fascinating all by themselves. Berg's choreography intertwines the characters, both new and old.
That’s what life is, at its best. A confession club: people admitting to doubts and fears and failures. That’s what brings us closer to one another, our imperfections.
The Confession Club is uplifting, but never saccharine, so I absolutely adored it. This is the third book in the series, there is no need to read the other two but I highly recommend you do. Now that I've read all three Mason books I'm going to read the other two books again, then return to this one for another look at the entirety of the town and its fascinating citizens. I don't want to say more - no spoilers - but even if this is not your genre, you may well love it as much as I did. When a writer is so good at creating realistic and compelling characters, genre is not an issue...even though she is my favourite author. In a word...this book is wowsome.
Thank you NetGalley, Elizabeth Berg and Random House Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an impartial review; all opinions are my own.
#TheConfessionClub #NetGalley
lighthearted
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
With the caveat that I hadn’t realized this was the third in a series so might have felt differently if I was familiar with the characters, this book just wasn’t for me. It felt too surface level, with the opportunities for deeper involvement purposefully unexplored. There’s always a place for an easy, fun read, but this just missed the mark for me.
In the third of Elizabeth Berg’s Mason series, female friends meet to eat, drink and discuss past mistakes, indiscretions and other secrets that they have never divulged to others. At the end of this confession, the women provide the confessor with non-judgmental acceptance and absolution.
We see the return of many of our favourite characters introduced in the first two books in the series including Maddie who returns to Mason after living in New York. We also see the introduction of new characters including John, a Vietnam vet suffering from PTSD and homeless, who walks into Mason and makes a home out of a dilapidated building. This character is beautifully written and brings to the forefront the importance of not judging others, especially without knowing their story.
This book is absolutely lovely and a joy to read. It speaks of friendship, kindness, acceptance and community - we need more of these values in our world. I rate this book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5.
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House for the ARC of this book in exchange for the honest review provided here.
We see the return of many of our favourite characters introduced in the first two books in the series including Maddie who returns to Mason after living in New York. We also see the introduction of new characters including John, a Vietnam vet suffering from PTSD and homeless, who walks into Mason and makes a home out of a dilapidated building. This character is beautifully written and brings to the forefront the importance of not judging others, especially without knowing their story.
This book is absolutely lovely and a joy to read. It speaks of friendship, kindness, acceptance and community - we need more of these values in our world. I rate this book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5.
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House for the ARC of this book in exchange for the honest review provided here.
Having just finished two non-fiction books, this was a sweet, gentle slide back into fiction. It was cute but a little hokey for my taste. Lifetime movie material. Not a bad read but unsure that I'd recommend to anyone.