The Confession Club is a story about a group of women who meet regularly for dinner, and to confess secrets, concerns, or other items on their mind - kind of like a book club meeting. Iris and Mandy join the group and each have items in their life that they are struggling with. This book carries over characters from previous books by Berg, however it is easily read as a stand-alone book. For me, this book got a little slow, and there wasn't a strong enough character or main story line to keep me eagerly turning the pages. However, it is a pleasant story and plot.

The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg is a character driven story of community, friendship, and camaraderie, and reunites the women of Mason, Missouri. This was my first introduction to the women of Mason, but I believe that the novel works fine as a standalone story. I was thrilled to reacquaint myself with the writing of Ms Berg after an extended hiatus, and I was not disappointed.

The women of Mason have organized a monthly supper club where they will share food, recipes, and fellowship. But the club quickly takes on a new direction when one of the women divulges some of her most intimate and private thoughts. As each of the women begin to feel the support within the group, and to recognize it as a safe space, more secrets are revealed and the Confession Club is born.

This is a lovely novel that will have you longing for your own tribe of supportive female confidantes. I would be quite happy to revisit this charming Missouri town, and will make a point of keeping in touch with the supremely talented Elizabeth Berg.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Random House for this ARC.

I think I love the idea of The Confession Club more than I loved reading the book, but Elizabeth Berg does bring a solid group of ladies together that I would love to meet! This book starts out with getting to know the main characters and sitting in on the Confession Club's meetings. The pace starts out slow to introduce the characters to the reader. Some of the characters are familiar, beloved friends from some of Elizabeth Berg's novels. I have not really read any of her work, so I did not feel the connections as strongly as some readers who had read her novels.

The women are sweet, with their own sets of issues and concerns... and the relationship between Iris and her new man are the focus of the majority of the book. Moral lessons and sweet reads combine to wrap this book up nicely.

The book was good, just a bit predictable and the pace slower than I cared for in the beginning. I did enjoy the women and their stories as well as the story line.

Thank you to Elizabeth Berg, NetGalley, and Randhom House Publishing Group for an advanced reader copy of The Confession Club for me to read and review. As always, my opinions are my own.

This book was what all of us needed, as readers and in real life! A great story about a group of friends who have each other for life.

Thank you to NetGalley for a Kindle ARC of The Confession Club.

I used to be an avid reader of Ms. Berg when I was in college so this is my first book by Ms. Berg in quite a few years.

And I wasn't disappointed.

The Confession Club is a heartwarming tale about several women who get together to talk; to confide in one another, to share secrets and confidences, joy, sorrow and laughter.

There is no slut shaming, no judgement, no jealously and no catty behavior.

The women range from the young to old and everything in between, and they talk about everything; divorce, sex, old age, marriage, more sex, relationships, and each women responds with their typical humor and irrepressible personality.

There is a little romance here, but not much.

The story is about the women, all unique individuals with varying dramas in their lives they resolve with the help of their friends at a welcoming place called The Confession Club.

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!

Loved Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg and loved The Confession Club even more. Loved the writing style and how thoroughly the characters are developed. You grow to love every single character and feel like you're sitting in the room with them. Highly recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

I always love Elizabeth Berg books, especially this newest one with great characters, and plot. I highly recommend.

THE CONFESSION CLUB is the third of Berg's novels about Mason, Missouri. In this novel she focuses on Iris (who took over Lucille's baking classes) and Maddy and Nola (Truluv and Lucille's "adopted" grandchild and great grand child." Like her other books about Mason, Berg uses THE CONFESSION CLUB (great idea, by the way, if you have friends you trust enough) as a vehicle to remind us that the true value in life comes from those we love, not from what we possess. THE CONFESSION CLUB is a bit predictable, but still utterly charming.

A very deep story of things you hold back from people and things you tell people. A story of friendship and secrets. A must read.

What all of us need. a group of friends to tell our problems and misgivings too with no judgement. A great story of a group of friends who have each others backs. You will like the characters and love the story.

Elizabeth Berg is one of my favorite authors her books are always involving with wonderful characters.Highly recommend this wonderful story characters town. #netgalley #randomhouse,

Another great story from small town of Mason. Follows in the wonderful path of the previous stories but is fine to read on it's own. This story focus on the multigenerational confession club. Couldn't put it down and finished it in a long afternoon. Bliss!

Elizabeth Berg has done it again! Everything she writes is perfection, and The Confession Club doesn't disappoint. As a continuation of The Story of Arthur Truluv, The Confession Club features characters of past books while introducing some new, not to be forgotten, people. The third book in this series focuses on Iris as she finds love in an incredibly unlikely place. A must read for fans of Elizabeth Berg.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

The Confession Club is another AWESOME novel by Elizabeth Berg and worth every star! Such a warm but intense book! I definitely recommend it!

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Elizabeth Berg is an absolute master at writing comfort reads for the soul! The Confession Club is the third installment in the Mason series—the three novels have common characters but can be read as complete standalones!

This novel has the most endearing and sweetly relatable characters I’ve read in a long time! The storyline was perfectly paced and trust me when I say you won’t want this novel to end...ever! The Confession Club is a 5+++ star read! As per usual, once I finish a book in the Mason series, I always sincerely hope Elizabeth Berg will be coming out with more in this fantastic series in the future!!

The Confession Club of Mason, Missouri, resembles a book club, but its subject is its members' lives. The women in the Club, ranging in age from in the twenties to way "north" of there, get together once a week, enjoy a meal, and at each meeting one member takes center stage to discuss misdeeds, feelings, situations, and concerns in an atmosphere of warmth, humor, and trust.

A very touching story about a group of women., and their confessions. The women all have very unique stories, that keep you turning the pages. I couldn't put this book down. A+++ to Berg on this great novel.

The Confession Club is a great book that has interesting characters and storyline. It is well written and keeps you turning the pages.

If you've loved Elizabeth Bergs past couple of books you'll be happy to find characters here you know and love. And some new characters to fall in love with and you might even want to move to the small town of Mason. Another heartwarming and charming novel.