I can read about George Washington and seldom not enjoy the experience. It may be the mood I have been in since Covid 19 altered our world but I could not connect with "Washington's End" by Jonathan Horn. Mr. Horn is a solid writer, the material interesting if not mind-blowing, but I just bogged down several times only to return to the narrative and complete the task. If you are a fan of George Washington I recommend Mr.Bond's book. I still am grateful to Net Galley for the no charge copy in exchange for my review.

i really enjoyed reading this, as I really didn't know too much about George Washington. i found the research really well done and it was never a boring read.

Read if you: Have read other Washington biographies and want a focus on his last years of life.

This is a comprehensive, although somewhat meandering, look at George Washington's post-presidential years. The premise is certainly fascinating and mostly kept my interest. Is this is a great biography of Washington? No--however, if you want a relatively short (under 400 pages) Washington biography and have read other biographies that cover Washington's life more in-depth, try this one.

Many thanks to Scribner and NetGalley for a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review.

While the subject matter itself is interesting, the writing style of the author made this a somewhat painful slog about the final years of George Washington's life. Add to that that the author meanders from the main subject on a regular basis and you have a book that could have been much more intersesting. In addition, the frequent use (or overuse) of qoutes gives the book a feel that this was needed in order to have a substantial narrative on the subject.

I would only recommend this book if you are a fan of George Washington and are willing to plow through several parts of the book that border on painful.

I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley, Goodreads, Amazon and my nonfiction book review blog. I also posted it to my Facebook  page.