Synopsis
Growing up on her family’s Sonoma vineyard, Georgia Ford learned some important secrets. The secret number of grapes it takes to make a bottle of wine: eight hundred. The secret ingredient in her mother’s lasagna: chocolate. The secret behind ending a fight: hold hands.
But just a week before her wedding, thirty-year-old Georgia discovers her beloved fiancé has been keeping a secret so explosive, it will change their lives forever.
Georgia does what she’s always done: she returns to the family vineyard, expecting the comfort of her long-married parents, and her brothers, and everything familiar. But it turns out her fiancé is not the only one who’s been keeping secrets…
My Review
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
3 Platypires for Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave
This was my book club's pick for the month of February and I would not have picked for any other reason. The storyline did not sound interesting enough for me to pick it up on my own. My initial thoughts were founded because Eight Hundred Grapes missed the mark. It had a lot of quotable quotes but it failed at delivering an engaging read. Every time I thought the author was going to give us something interesting with the development of her characters the story kept falling flat.
I actually thought the story was pretty predictable and also came across like an episode of "Brothers & Sisters" but without the sexiness of Rob Lowe. I think the story could have used more drama and having Georgia being less self-centered. I actually was more interested in her brother's storyline than hers but than again, I didn't find her love life to be interesting.
Overall the book was just okay and nothing special.
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