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- Author：Jamie Brenner
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Reviews
Beth Ralph
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I won a copy of this book from Goodreads。 I was very excited as I like this author。 I enjoyed the book but did find it a bit slow。 It seemed like a book I would devour， I mean wine and a book club， but for whatever reason it was a slow go for me。 Maybe just too much other stuff going on in life to allow much reading time。 I enjoyed learning more about life making wine and the multi-generation cast of characters， particularly the growth each showed and the focus on the power of women。
Kathleen Gray
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Vivian has been key to the success of the Hollander Vineyard but her husband Leonard has shut her and their daughter Leah out of the decision making， turmoil instead to their son Asher， Leah's made a success of a cheese shop in the city but now that lease is ending and she's at loose ends。 Leah's daughter Sadie， a college student， is also at loose ends， having blown it and lost her summer job with a professor。 These three are key when it turns out that the vineyard must be sold， or will it？ Sadi Vivian has been key to the success of the Hollander Vineyard but her husband Leonard has shut her and their daughter Leah out of the decision making， turmoil instead to their son Asher， Leah's made a success of a cheese shop in the city but now that lease is ending and she's at loose ends。 Leah's daughter Sadie， a college student， is also at loose ends， having blown it and lost her summer job with a professor。 These three are key when it turns out that the vineyard must be sold， or will it？ Sadie's discovery of her grandmother's diary leads her， as well as the other women （including Asher's fiance Bridget） to the joys of Judith Krantz and Jackie Collins。 Honestly， this made me want to go back and re-reasd Lace （among other novels）- if you haven't already read them， please do because as Sadie discovers， these aren't "trash" novels to be derided but good stories well told。 I liked this for the details about winemaking， the Long Island setting， the cheese （I've tracked down a few Leah recommends）， and the way the women pull together。 No spoilers as to the problem that underlies the financial issues。 This is funny in spots but also big hearted。 Thanks to the publisher for the ARC。 Great summer read （that will also be good in the winter）。 。。。more
Angel White （Certified_Book_Nerd）
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This one found me at just the right time and by the time I turned the last page my heart was light， happy and full of unicorn magic。 How have I never read this author before？I absolutely loved the setting （I've always wanted to visit a vineyard） and fell in love with the women the story showcases。 They are strong， intelligent， lonely， confused， vulnerable， overlooked and underappreciated。 It's so easy to relate to their struggles and tear up with their triumphs。 This one had my emotions all over This one found me at just the right time and by the time I turned the last page my heart was light， happy and full of unicorn magic。 How have I never read this author before？I absolutely loved the setting （I've always wanted to visit a vineyard） and fell in love with the women the story showcases。 They are strong， intelligent， lonely， confused， vulnerable， overlooked and underappreciated。 It's so easy to relate to their struggles and tear up with their triumphs。 This one had my emotions all over the place， and with a family drama， that's the best type of reading。Sometimes you find those books that leave you warm， and wrapped in a cocoon of sparkles。 For me， this is that book。 I am really glad I entered the Goodreads giveaway and actually won this rare gem。 I sincerely appreciate the publisher for providing me with an ARC。 All opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone。 。。。more
Susan
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Leah Bailey is at a crossroads。 She's been running a successful cheese shop in Manhattan for years， but when she loses her lease at the same time her husband takes early retirement to help in the shop and her daughter is away at college， she wonders if she really wants to find another location。 Visiting her parents' vineyard， she learns the unimaginable--her father is selling the winery。 The cheese shop was always second choice for her; her father chose her older brother， who had no interest in Leah Bailey is at a crossroads。 She's been running a successful cheese shop in Manhattan for years， but when she loses her lease at the same time her husband takes early retirement to help in the shop and her daughter is away at college， she wonders if she really wants to find another location。 Visiting her parents' vineyard， she learns the unimaginable--her father is selling the winery。 The cheese shop was always second choice for her; her father chose her older brother， who had no interest in the business， instead of her。 Knowing it's her last chance， she stays at the winery， challenging her father for the first time and threatening her fragile marriage。Her mother， Vivian， is simultaneously terrified and guilt-ridden over the possibility of selling the vineyard。 And Leah's daughter， Sadie， is dealing with challenges of her own。 With three generations of Hollander women， plus Leah's soon-to-be sister-in-law， at the estate for the summer， they discover a treasure trove of 1980s "trashy" novels， but discover the novels hold certain universal themes that are relevant to their lives now。This was such a fun book， and I loved how Jamie Brenner emphasized the good qualities of the novels featured。 It was an unusual trope， but the setting， Vivian & her clothes， the would-be gold-digger who turns out to be anything but， all worked together for this perfect summer read。 I do wish Leah hadn't been so insistent on making *only* rose， but I'm not the only one。 #Blush #NetGalley 。。。more
Mary G。
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Hollander Estates winery is the premier winery of the North Fork of Long Island - but maybe not for long。 As matriarch Vivian worries about the potential sale of the winery， her daughter Leah has her own business worries about her cheese shop。 Granddaughter Sadie is feeling similarly adrift as she enters her last year of college。 What's the best cure for the summer blues？ A multigenerational book club of "trashy" novels- and developing a plan to save the winery！I love multigenerational family no Hollander Estates winery is the premier winery of the North Fork of Long Island - but maybe not for long。 As matriarch Vivian worries about the potential sale of the winery， her daughter Leah has her own business worries about her cheese shop。 Granddaughter Sadie is feeling similarly adrift as she enters her last year of college。 What's the best cure for the summer blues？ A multigenerational book club of "trashy" novels- and developing a plan to save the winery！I love multigenerational family novels so much， so I had to pick this one up！ I enjoyed seeing how the three women of the family grew stronger and closer to each other over the course of the novel。 Leah was probably my favorite - I loved her determination to save the winery and her dedication to her cheese shop （I wish I could go to the shop in real life！）The book club part of the story was so heartwarming。 Although the books the women read might be seen as "trashy" by some， author Jamie Brenner makes the point that the protagonists of these books are strong women who go after what they want and aren't ashamed of their desires。 Seeing those stories motivate the Hollander women was very powerful。 Even Sadie's literature professor agrees that these books have value - there's a reason people still read them today！ As I've seen said on bookstagram， there are no guilty pleasures - read what you love because you love it， no justification necessary。 4。5 starsThank you to G。P。 Putnam's Sons for my ARC on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Christine Savukinas
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Four and a half stars！ Great book about wine， books and female friendships。 I had no idea what this book was about when I started it， I just knew I had enjoyed a pervious book of Jamie Brenner’s and wanted to give this one a try。 It was wonderful。 Thank you Netgalley for the eARC，
Piepie
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This was my first Jamie Brenner （I know， I know， where have I been？！） and I can't wait to read more！ It was easy to get invested in this novel that centers on three generations。 I drink a glass of wine maybe once every three years， but reading about wine and winemaking has been interesting to me for a long time。 Even if you don't drink， this is a light， easy read about female empowerment， and it's the perfect summer story to add to your beach bag。 I loved all the references to books， and I espec This was my first Jamie Brenner （I know， I know， where have I been？！） and I can't wait to read more！ It was easy to get invested in this novel that centers on three generations。 I drink a glass of wine maybe once every three years， but reading about wine and winemaking has been interesting to me for a long time。 Even if you don't drink， this is a light， easy read about female empowerment， and it's the perfect summer story to add to your beach bag。 I loved all the references to books， and I especially enjoyed the sex in the library scene！ It would be a great pick for a book club， too！ Thanks， Netgalley， for my arc。 。。。more
Marisa
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This is the perfect book for summer。 Wine， cheese， romance novels and family secrets。 A story of love， sex， forgiveness， and female empowerment Needs to be in every beach bag july 4！
Jennifer Johnson-Spence
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It's been awhile since I read a novel by this author。 This one reminded me why I like her so much。 This story of generations at a vineyard on the the North shore of Long Island was perfect。 More strong female characters。 I strongly recommend it。Thanks again Net Gallery for the advanced copy。 It's been awhile since I read a novel by this author。 This one reminded me why I like her so much。 This story of generations at a vineyard on the the North shore of Long Island was perfect。 More strong female characters。 I strongly recommend it。Thanks again Net Gallery for the advanced copy。 。。。more
Christine Moore
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This is a book about 3 very strong women who must work together to save the family's winery。 Vivian is the matriarch with Leah as her daughter and Sadie is Leah's daughter。 3 generations must bond together and try and save the winery。 They start a bookclub with 1980's romance books and try and take what those women know about love and life to heart。 This was a good book with great characters。 Each of the women have different paths in life but they all love each other and their family home。 I lov This is a book about 3 very strong women who must work together to save the family's winery。 Vivian is the matriarch with Leah as her daughter and Sadie is Leah's daughter。 3 generations must bond together and try and save the winery。 They start a bookclub with 1980's romance books and try and take what those women know about love and life to heart。 This was a good book with great characters。 Each of the women have different paths in life but they all love each other and their family home。 I loved how the women connected and show what happens in a real family filled with love， drama， and lots of wine！！！ I received an advanced readers copy and all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Beth
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I really enjoyed this book！ Three generations of the Hollander family are gathered on the family’s Long Island vineyard when the patriarch announces they are in trouble and will be selling the winery。 The news brings up old wounds and also inspires the family to come together。 All of this happens concurrently with the youngest Hollander family member， Sadie， discovering her grandmother’s book club diary where they read “trashy” novels by Jackie Collins and Judith Krantz。 All the women in the fam I really enjoyed this book！ Three generations of the Hollander family are gathered on the family’s Long Island vineyard when the patriarch announces they are in trouble and will be selling the winery。 The news brings up old wounds and also inspires the family to come together。 All of this happens concurrently with the youngest Hollander family member， Sadie， discovering her grandmother’s book club diary where they read “trashy” novels by Jackie Collins and Judith Krantz。 All the women in the family start to read （and reread） the books and discover their own female power。 You can predict how the book ends， but getting there is a great story and shows what strong women can do when given the opportunity to shine。 The descriptions of the wine， the cheese and the winery itself were so lush and you really felt like you were there。 The winery was almost another character in the book and if it was， it would be a female！Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Marie Aitchison
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Blush is a great book for those of you who love wine， complicated family dynamics， and girl power。 I really enjoyed the writing style and thought the characters were well formed。 This is the perfect summer read for curling up with your favorite drink and getting lost within the pages。
Kimberly
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I received this through a Good Reads Giveaway。 This book was a great and easy beach read。 The author tied everything together and I enjoyed it。
Michelle
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Thank you to Netgalley and Putnam for the chance to read and review this book - all opinions are mine。 This book was masterfully written。 The book follows three generations of woman （all in the present timeline） who are each facing their own challenges as well as potentially losing their home and their family vineyard。 There's Vivian， the matriarch of the family who has a big secret that could be the family's undoing; Leah who has always been passionate about the winery but was turned away in fa Thank you to Netgalley and Putnam for the chance to read and review this book - all opinions are mine。 This book was masterfully written。 The book follows three generations of woman （all in the present timeline） who are each facing their own challenges as well as potentially losing their home and their family vineyard。 There's Vivian， the matriarch of the family who has a big secret that could be the family's undoing; Leah who has always been passionate about the winery but was turned away in favor of her big brother taking over the family business; and Sadie， who has always been into literature and not much else。 These three women form a "book club" when they find they are reading Vivian's old "trashy" books by Jackie Collins and Judith Krantz。 These books help the women find themselves and their voices and ultimately find their place in the world。 This book has so much female power and strength - one of the very best lines in this book is: "when women gather， there is power"。 This book is so incredibly powerful and good - I can't wait to share this book with everyone I know。 The book depicts the ups and downs of family， of old love and new love。 Of finding your passion and never letting go。 Also， warning - this book will make you want to visit all the wineries and eat all the cheese。 Thank you for another brilliant book。 。。。more
Rachel Doose
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This is a fun summer read; it is very much not my norm， but it reminded me of the summer my grandma gave me the Logan family series by V。C。 Andrews when I was way too young （5th grade？） and I read them all--although this does not have the dark tinge that Andrews' books do。 The book aims to celebrate the fiction that society deems "trashy，" and emulates those novels while doing it。 High drama， rich white people， lots of references to brand names I had never heard of。 It was fun and simple and a n This is a fun summer read; it is very much not my norm， but it reminded me of the summer my grandma gave me the Logan family series by V。C。 Andrews when I was way too young （5th grade？） and I read them all--although this does not have the dark tinge that Andrews' books do。 The book aims to celebrate the fiction that society deems "trashy，" and emulates those novels while doing it。 High drama， rich white people， lots of references to brand names I had never heard of。 It was fun and simple and a nice change of pace。 。。。more
Allison
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Thank you to GoodReads for this advanced copy。 I loved every page of this book。 My only critique。。。I didn’t want it to end。 I wanted more of how it all worked out！ A perfect summer read。
Becca Buncie
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This is my first book by Jamie Brenner。 I know that she is a well-regarded author so I was happy to get a copy。I loved that this book combined books， wine and family into a generational novel。 The North Fork， Long Island setting was new to me and I enjoyed reading about it。 Leah's family is about to lose their winery/their heritage。 As a woman， Leah was turned away from the family business as it was deemed men's work。 I love that Leah， her mother-in-law and sister-in-law and daughter are able to This is my first book by Jamie Brenner。 I know that she is a well-regarded author so I was happy to get a copy。I loved that this book combined books， wine and family into a generational novel。 The North Fork， Long Island setting was new to me and I enjoyed reading about it。 Leah's family is about to lose their winery/their heritage。 As a woman， Leah was turned away from the family business as it was deemed men's work。 I love that Leah， her mother-in-law and sister-in-law and daughter are able to look to the past to come up with ideas to save the winery。 Despite all the challenges， the winery is Leah's dream and she can't bear to see her family lose it。 I look forward to reading more books by this author。 。。。more
Melissa
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Overall I found "Blush" as a good summer read。 I really appreciated the callouts to all of the real authors/books used for the book club - definitely added a few of them to my own TBR list！ Where I felt the book struggled was with the depth of the characters。 Because we see several different POVs in the story， I didn't particularly feel like we got a ton of character depth outside of varying flavors of "societal expectations of women/patriarchal mindsets kept me from doing what I really wanted i Overall I found "Blush" as a good summer read。 I really appreciated the callouts to all of the real authors/books used for the book club - definitely added a few of them to my own TBR list！ Where I felt the book struggled was with the depth of the characters。 Because we see several different POVs in the story， I didn't particularly feel like we got a ton of character depth outside of varying flavors of "societal expectations of women/patriarchal mindsets kept me from doing what I really wanted in life。" I think the character with the most depth was Sadie， but I honestly had a hard time caring about this family in general， especially after all the kowtowing to the grandfather/father figure at the head of the family。 。。。more
Christina （Confessions of a Book Addict）
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A charming beach read -- absolutely loved the setting of a winery and enjoyed learning more about the wine making process。 I also liked how the story included three generations of women。 It wasn't my favorite of Brenner's， but still a solid beach read。 Full review to come。 A charming beach read -- absolutely loved the setting of a winery and enjoyed learning more about the wine making process。 I also liked how the story included three generations of women。 It wasn't my favorite of Brenner's， but still a solid beach read。 Full review to come。 。。。more
TeriLyn
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**Blush generously provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。**3 "。。。the moment before everything changed。" StarsThis women's fiction story was compelling in the three different stories of women in the same family， across generations that it portrays。 Centered around a family vineyard in New York， filled with strong women characters from book they are reading， these three women navigate what it looks like to not look back but forward。 Forward to saving their family **Blush generously provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。**3 "。。。the moment before everything changed。" StarsThis women's fiction story was compelling in the three different stories of women in the same family， across generations that it portrays。 Centered around a family vineyard in New York， filled with strong women characters from book they are reading， these three women navigate what it looks like to not look back but forward。 Forward to saving their family estate and winery and while growing into their best selves。 It's part family saga， some romance thrown in， but most importantly the journey of the women themselves and how they come together。 It was quite enjoyable and interesting。 There were some parts where the story became dense with extra detail and was drawn out that made me lost slivers of interest but overall I think this was a good book with great female characters。 The relationships between the women and then between them and their partners were the highlight。 And with the plot set at the family vineyard the theme of constant， lasting change and everything grows from that change ran through the entire story。 There are some great moments that left threads of importance and really big moments that showed courage and perseverance that were quite compelling as well。 Blush is an enjoyable and interesting story。 。。。more
Carol Perreault
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This is the story of a NY winery that is losing and stuck in its ways by the owner， who won't listen to his wife or his daughter who only want to help。 He tries to sell the winery， but is thwarted on that too。 What's a man to do？ This is the story of a NY winery that is losing and stuck in its ways by the owner， who won't listen to his wife or his daughter who only want to help。 He tries to sell the winery， but is thwarted on that too。 What's a man to do？ 。。。more
Big Time Book Junkie
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Oh my gosh！ I cannot recommend this book highly enough！ It is dedicated to Jackie Collins and Judith Krantz， which is perfect。 Blush reminded me so much of their novels that I read in the 80's！ The characters in Blush are bigger than life while the story is fun， frothy， filled with family drama， and strong female characters that are ready to fight for what is important to them。 The books of Jackie and Judith are mentioned several times throughout this book and used as inspiration for those who b Oh my gosh！ I cannot recommend this book highly enough！ It is dedicated to Jackie Collins and Judith Krantz， which is perfect。 Blush reminded me so much of their novels that I read in the 80's！ The characters in Blush are bigger than life while the story is fun， frothy， filled with family drama， and strong female characters that are ready to fight for what is important to them。 The books of Jackie and Judith are mentioned several times throughout this book and used as inspiration for those who buckled under when denied what they wanted。 The stories read by the ladies in Blush help them find their voices and their backbones to finally show they're strong and ready to take the reins。I loved the vineyard setting， the cheese shop in Manhattan， and all of it。 I wanted to visit these locations and sit on the veranda or take a cheese class。 This is women's fiction and so much more。 Do yourself a favor and read this book。 You'll want to jump in， savor it， and enjoy every single page。 Thank you to Netgalley， the author， and publisher for approving an ARC at my request。 All thoughts are my own。 。。。more
Paula Pugh
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Truly a moving novel of three women （grandmother， mother and daughter） who are all struggling with personal and joint problems。 Each is finding their way in light of problems and insecurities。 It is a wonderful novel。I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。
Debbie
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This book started off a little slow for me， but when it hit its stride， I really enjoyed it。I love a good family saga that includes several generations。 Loved the interaction between Vivian， Leah and Sadie。 Each had their own issues they were dealing with， but it was great to see them come together and fight for what they loved - their winery！ Leonard and Asher were not nearly as interesting to me， but they brought some additional dimension to the story。 And Mateo and his family and their long s This book started off a little slow for me， but when it hit its stride， I really enjoyed it。I love a good family saga that includes several generations。 Loved the interaction between Vivian， Leah and Sadie。 Each had their own issues they were dealing with， but it was great to see them come together and fight for what they loved - their winery！ Leonard and Asher were not nearly as interesting to me， but they brought some additional dimension to the story。 And Mateo and his family and their long standing history at the winery were another great part of the story。Also the fact that some old 1980's steamy novels brought the women of the family together was a fun twist （I admit， I've read most of the books they referenced！）。 I also loved all the wine and cheese talk！This book had a lot of great elements - the characters were interesting and showed growth。 There was family drama， some scandal， romance， sibling rivalry - lots of things to pull you in。Thanks to thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for allowing me an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jami Collier
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I was so excited to get an ARC of this book。 I have read all of Jamie Brenner's previous books and have enjoyed them all。 This book was no exception。 It's a story of 3 generations of strong women try to save their family vineyard while also starting a bookclub featuring "trashy" novels of the 80s。 It took me back to the day when I read all of the books mentioned in this story。 Great summer read。 I was so excited to get an ARC of this book。 I have read all of Jamie Brenner's previous books and have enjoyed them all。 This book was no exception。 It's a story of 3 generations of strong women try to save their family vineyard while also starting a bookclub featuring "trashy" novels of the 80s。 It took me back to the day when I read all of the books mentioned in this story。 Great summer read。 。。。more
Courtney Sieloff
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I received a free， advance copy of this book from G。P。 Putnam’s Sons， Dutton， Plume & Berkley/Penguin Random House for my honest review。 This is the book you want to sit in your backyard or on the beach and deeply indulge。 The story of a family-owned vineyard， the detailed descriptions are lush and visually appealing in the way that luxury and scene - the terroir if you will， make a book escapist for the average person。 Vivian， married to the patriarch of the vineyard， Leah， their daughter and c I received a free， advance copy of this book from G。P。 Putnam’s Sons， Dutton， Plume & Berkley/Penguin Random House for my honest review。 This is the book you want to sit in your backyard or on the beach and deeply indulge。 The story of a family-owned vineyard， the detailed descriptions are lush and visually appealing in the way that luxury and scene - the terroir if you will， make a book escapist for the average person。 Vivian， married to the patriarch of the vineyard， Leah， their daughter and cheese shop owner in NYC， and her daughter Sadie， an academic come together in the time of crisis to save the vineyard that they love and from which they have been slighted。 We meet Sadie as she breaks up with her boyfriend over her dedication to her thesis， where she finds herself stuck。 She escapes to her family vineyard for a change of scenery and pace。 Leah has a comfortable life as the owner of a cheese shop that widely caters to women， but is still feeling the upset of not being able to take a leading role in the family business， which went instead to her older brother。 Older brother Asher has a superficial interest in being the heir to the wine-making business， and has recently gotten engaged to Bridget， a social media expert who is drastically younger than he。 Vivian， the hostess and figurehead of the vineyard is coming to terms with her position and how her past may impact the future of the failing family business。 When Sadie discovers Judith Kranz and other romance novels in the family library， relics from Vivian's book club in the 80s， she falls into devouring these books - so different from the academic books by Susan Sontag and others that she has deemed serious， real literature。 It's the connection of wine， love for books， the sexist unfairness of the wine business and Leonard the patriarch， and relationships that bring the women together to find a way to save the vineyard and also themselves。 This is the book you want to escape into this summer。 。。。more
Danielle Schiestle
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4。5 stars - Blush is the feel good summer read we all need！ Do you like feminism， books， and wine？ Do you want to read about a book club that reads smutty books while also trying to save a family vineyard from going under？ This one's for you！ I loved reading the stories of three generations of Hollander women。 They all come into their own in such genuine ways during the course of the few months the book takes place。 The writing style is easy to get into and does a great job painting a picture of 4。5 stars - Blush is the feel good summer read we all need！ Do you like feminism， books， and wine？ Do you want to read about a book club that reads smutty books while also trying to save a family vineyard from going under？ This one's for you！ I loved reading the stories of three generations of Hollander women。 They all come into their own in such genuine ways during the course of the few months the book takes place。 The writing style is easy to get into and does a great job painting a picture of the Long Island vineyard that causes so much drama。 Trust me - you'll want to snag this to read on the beach or outside with a glass of wine when it's published on June 22nd 2021！ Thanks to NetGalley and G。P。 Putnam's Sons for this free ARC ebook to review！ 。。。more
lhughes
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#Blush#NetgalleyBlush by Jamie Brenner was a delightful story。 I so enjoy visiting wineries， so when I started reading this book， I was instantly immersed。 While watching the story unfold I felt like I was walking through the aromatic vineyard， visiting the Hollander Estates，。Leah who has left the family vineyard to have her own life with her husband and her own successful gourmet cheese store， returns home for a break from her life。 She discovers the winery has encountered some financial diffic #Blush#NetgalleyBlush by Jamie Brenner was a delightful story。 I so enjoy visiting wineries， so when I started reading this book， I was instantly immersed。 While watching the story unfold I felt like I was walking through the aromatic vineyard， visiting the Hollander Estates，。Leah who has left the family vineyard to have her own life with her husband and her own successful gourmet cheese store， returns home for a break from her life。 She discovers the winery has encountered some financial difficulties that the men in the family have decided cannot be overcome。 The estate matriarch， Vivian， holds a secret that she believes has put the winery in danger。 Sadie， Leah’s daughter， and Vivian’s granddaughter returns to visit the estate as well， as she is uncertain of where her life is going。 While exploring the library， she discovers some inappropriate novels from the 70s that belonged to her grandmother。 These books lead to a “book club” amongst the women of the estate， They find they are not as outrageous as they thought they would be， in fact they model many strong women and storylines that will change everything。I strongly recommend Blush to anyone who enjoys a great summer read， intrigue and romance。 I loved when they discussed all the scandalous novels that the story revolves around because I had read them many years ago。 It also touches upon the inequality between men and women。 Grab a glass of wine and enjoy。 Thank you to Netgalley and the Penguin Group Putnam G。P。 Putnam’s sons for the ARC。 。。。more
Anne
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****Coming out June 22， 2021*****Thanks to PENGUIN GROUP Putnam and Netgalley， I was chosen as an early reviewer！ The Hollander Estates winery located in upstate NY is owned by Vivian and Leonard Hollander。 When their daughter， Leah， son， Asher， and their granddaughter，Sadie， return to the winery over the summer， they are faced with the dilemma of their parents/grandparents selling the family winery。 All whom are at crossroads in their lives。 Leah’s life long dream is to help run the winery， so ****Coming out June 22， 2021*****Thanks to PENGUIN GROUP Putnam and Netgalley， I was chosen as an early reviewer！ The Hollander Estates winery located in upstate NY is owned by Vivian and Leonard Hollander。 When their daughter， Leah， son， Asher， and their granddaughter，Sadie， return to the winery over the summer， they are faced with the dilemma of their parents/grandparents selling the family winery。 All whom are at crossroads in their lives。 Leah’s life long dream is to help run the winery， so she has a mission to try to save it。 Leah feels her father hasn’t marketed the winery enough and hasn’t been open to selling a variety of wines。 Can she figure out a way to save the winery？ In the process of saving the winery， what secrets and drama will unfold？At the same time Sadie， is obsessed with reading and spends most of her time in the estate library where she discovers Vivian’s journal。 In her journal， she finds out her grandmother used to lead a book club that read steamy romance novels that would make a person blush！ When asking her mom， Leah and grandmother， Vivian about it， will it bring them closer together in a time of unraveling？Be sure to add this book to your summer reading list as it keeps you entertained from start to finish。 A perfect book for your pool or beach bag！ A great summer read to sit with a glass of wine and sip while reading！ A great book club pick！ 。。。more
Anastasia Artayet Shepherd
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