A wickedly funny novel. It was a delight to curl up with this book and devour it. Made me laugh out loud in places

I went into Cobble Hill, really expecting Gossip Girl for adults, but I found was a more of a neighborhood ensemble novel, like Jonathan Vatner's Carnegie Hill or Candace Bushnell's One Fifth Avenue. Cobble Hill's in Brooklyn, so these neighbors are all in separate houses, not in the same building, creating a wonderfully gossipy, interconnected setting more like in Abbi Waxman's Other People's Houses, or Rosie Millard's The Square.  I really enjoy these ensemble books about neighborhood secrets and affairs, as well as the way the characters impact each other.

This just didn't live up to the hype. I really don't have anything else to say about it.

This is not my typical read but I must admit that I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book. I instantly related to Jane and i stayed up a few nights more than i should have to finish.

Not my usual sort of book but I saw the author talking about it and thought it sounded interesting - i was not disappointed! Great cast of characters, great writing, and a thoroughly lovely book all round!

This was a kicky little book about neighbors in an upper class London square. It was a bit Melrose Place except with married, wealthy families instead of gorgeous single people. It was written from multiple perspectives, with the viewpoint of the Square's bitchiest occupant, Jane to the children who live in the households, including George, Jane's son. I was never quite able to figure out how old he was; at times he sounded and acted much older than he would at other moments throughout the book. Strange. You also hear from other neighbors like the lucky lottery winners and the eccentric artist and his bizarre companion. Each of them is flawed in their own special way, which makes for an entertaining read.

The premise of the book was fun, being a fly on the wall in the households where things may look great on the outside but underneath all the fluff there was some seriously dissatisfied people, cheating on one another here, there, and everywhere. I found the characters to be only somewhat developed, I never really cared to know any of them further though. Again, it was fluff, but that was what I knew it was so it delivered perfectly.

It wrapped itself up fairly well, although I would have liked a bit more closure on some of the happenings. Overall, it was a punchy little fun read that I would definitely bring along to a beach and read while soaking up some Vitamin D.