A review by elysahenegar
The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg

4.0

I am an Elizabeth Berg fan, without a doubt! Her writing is beautiful, lyrical, lightly atmospheric without being overindulgent or making a show of itself. You see the story without thinking about how the writing makes you see it so well. Her characters always draw me in--their authenticity, the genuineness of their friendships, their vulnerability and care for each other. These are voices I believe in and people I want to know. It felt like this one took a while to find its stride; for a while, I felt like I had bits of story and kept wanting to urge it to develop. But because I know Berg is really, really good, I hung in, and the anticipated payoff came in the middle of the book. If anything, I would just say that I would love to have more of this one. I wasn't ready for it to end. Tender, engaging, warm, and inspiring, at first this feels like the sort of novel that is sorbet between courses, but in the end, I found it substantial and significant.