Name: Lauren Attaway's review of Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave
Item: Eight Hundred Grapes
Rating: 5
Author: Lauren Attaway

Laura Dave

When her wedding is cancelled after her fiancé reveals a shocking secret, Georgia Ford returns to her family's Sonoma vineyard where she, expecting the comfort of her long-married parents, her brothers and everything familiar, discovers that her fiancé wasn't the only one keeping secrets. Reading-group guide available. Tour.

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Eight Hundred Grapes

Lauren Attaway

Skye Sherman

Perfect for a beach read--"Eight Hundred Grapes" went quickly, but I was drawn in to the story from the start. Getting a glimpse into the artful world of vineyards, wine making, and California countryside was enriching in many ways--including making my mouth water for a good Pinot!

Charmaine

A tale of life: the sacrifices it entails, the string of events that brings a family together, and the synchronization — not fate — of grapes and people. 💜💜💜

There are books and then there are books. Sometimes you read a book that makes you want to go back through all of the other books you've read recently and just enjoyed and re-think what you thought. 

Sometimes when I'm reading a book I can feel like it a movie, and for a movie-lover like me that's the highest compliment. I need to see this movie yesterday. Eight Hundred Grapes felt like a movie that I kept coming back to all day. Yes, I started the book one evening and finished it the next night. It's that good. 

I can't even express how much I loved this family. I love books where everyone's sides are represented, where no one is all good or all bad.Several of the women in this book could have easily slid into stereotypical roles but the author had such a handle on them that they remained true to themselves. I really hope this book takes off as I can't wait to try and get this on my book club's list. I just don't have anything more to say at this point. I loved it and I need more people to read this book so they can love it too.

b.andherbooks

Georgia finds out her fiancee has been keeping a huge secret from her, a week before her wedding. She discovers this secret while at her last bridal dress fitting and runs home, dress and all, to her family's vineyard. Looking for the comforts of family and home, Georgia instead finds that Ben's secret isn't the only one waiting to be let out.

I thought this was OK. I read it quickly, and enjoyed the bits of knowledge about wine-making, but found Georgia to be a fairly shallow character. The romance aspect of the book irked me, and everything ended up a bit too perfectly. Fine for a day at the beach or a night on a porch.

Jessica 

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  Maybe that was just childhood? You hurry up, pick the opposite path, try to make childhood end. Then, as an adult, you have no idea why you were running away. What, exactly, you needed so desperately to get away from.
 

As a note, a printed galley of this novel was sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way.

Beyond its gorgeous cover art, Eight Hundred Grapes has many things going for it in terms of intriguing readers. One look at its gripping summary and the promise of fiery emotions/the outcome of secrets will make this obvious.

Its premise alone promises us a trip of secrets and the explosive reactions it leaves in its wake when shocking secrets are revealed. Who can resist, right? Secrets, secrets are SO fun. Readers will instantly be drawn in with this standout in this years chick lit releases. There are many moments you will want to grab your highlighter or tabs to mark various quotes/passages.

Because of this, and its prose which leads to a light way of reading, it’s sure to find a generous fanbase. Eight Hundred Grapes reads in a way that leaves us with a vivid picture without all that much work on our part. 

Continued @ BOOKEDJ.

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"Set in the lush backdrop of Sonoma's wine country, "Eight Hundred Grapes" is a ... novel about love, marriage, family, wine, and the treacherous terrain in which they all intersect"--

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Catherine

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME​ Heralded as “impossible to put down” (Elle), and named a Best Book of the Summer by Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Marie Claire, and Us Weekly, Eight Hundred Grapes is a heartbreaking, funny, and deeply evocative novel about love, marriage, family, wine, and the treacherous terrain in which they all intersect. There are secrets you share, and secrets you hide… What if your beloved fiancé, he of the crinkly smile and irresistible British accent, had kept a life-changing secret from you? And what if, just a week before your dream wedding, you discovered it? Georgia Ford, bride-to-be, hops in her car and drives through the night, from Los Angeles to Sonoma, to her safe haven: her family, and the acclaimed family winery. Georgia craves the company of those who know her best, and whom she truly knows. Better yet, it’s the eve of the last harvest—the best time of the growing season, and Georgia knows she’ll find solace—and distraction—in the familiar rituals. But when Georgia arrives home, nothing is at all familiar. Her parents, her brothers, the family business, are all unrecognizable. It seems her fiancé isn’t the only one who’s been keeping secrets… Eight Hundred Grapes is a story about the messy realities of family, the strength (and weaknesses) of romantic love, and the importance of finding a place to call home. “This winning tale will both satisfy on a literary level and encourage oenophiles to pour themselves a glass of a recent vintage to enjoy while reading; it’s a tasty treat for wine lovers and teetotalers alike” (Publishers Weekly). You won’t be able to put this “addictive” (Us Weekly) novel down.

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