I have mixed feelings about this book. Throughout I was a bit confused what the big picture of the book was. I thought the story was going one way but then it changed into a different direction. At times , because of this, I became disinterested in reading. I only finished it just to see how it ended, but overall, I wasn’t really impressed with the book. None of the characters really sat with me as someone I liked.

I had an ARC from NetGalley. I was intrigued and the writing was good. There is a deeper message. There’s actually a few messages. Privilege, social class, belonging. #spoilers When we first meet Rachel I kind of felt she was misunderstood. She couldn’t navigate friendship. By the end I felt she maybe had sociopath tendencies- she couldn’t make connections or she just wanted to hurt people because that’s all she knew. She has an ill sister and her parents send her away to “help” her aunt. She’s immature. She’s sheltered, she’s privileged. Claudia is the nanny for her wealthy aunt and uncle. She can care for their child and they can just keep giving her money, but she isn’t part of their world. Rachel is her naivety doesn’t understand the systemic situation and literally sells her out for a free ride to college. Her aunt is addicted to meth but that’s ok because she’s rich and white, even though she neglects her mother duties because of it. And Claudia becomes the scapegoat because wealthy people can’t be responsible for their negligent behavior towards their child. Rachel thinks she can buy forgiveness or connection from Claudia. She realizes too late she was one more pawn for her wealthy relatives. She can’t even be nice to nice people. She’s awful to her college roommate. She becomes a doctor and feels powerful helping the hurt and calling the shots, but I don’t think she will ever know kindness or trust or love.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the advanced reader copy.

Celeste Ng is one of my favorite writers, so when I saw that this book was comped to one hers I was excited to get my hands on it. While I'm sure the style of writing will work for other readers, the beginning of the book felt too confusing and meandering for me. It made it hard for me to connect with the characters, which, in a literary novel, feels like the most important thing (in order to pull the reader through).

I picked this book because of the title - I live a few towns away from Greenwich. I found the book easy to read and relatable as far as the social-economical aspect of the area and the problems that come with it. I did find it to be an interesting twist when we found out the aunt was paying the nanny extra to "watch" her niece. I really felt that they had become friends. Toward the end, the book did go in a very different direction than I originally thought when the nanny was brought to trial. I was glad to see that once out of jail, she made something of her life.

I requested this one because I live in CT and loved the idea of reading about places and towns I may recognize. I liked the 90’s vibes a lot. I probably could’ve done without the amount of hints of the impending situation prior to its reveal. This was an OK read for me!

The blurb made me think this was going to be a twisty mystery/thriller but it was really more of a family story with some dramatic elements. I don't think the marketing fits the content. I was surprised by the courtroom scenes, courtroom books aren't always my favorite and I feel like books that go in that direction should make that clear. I felt like it took me out of the story a bit. I would have rather just learned the outcome and go from there.

This was a quick read and a compelling book. The author did a great job of building tension through the narrative. I felt that the commentary on class was definitely accurate and well-handled, although I felt that race was done so less adeptly The point was made well-enough, but given the confrontation at the ending, I wanted a little more build up in that area to explain that final dynamic. That being said, I absolutely loved the character of Claudia - what a beautiful, vibrant character. Would be interesting to read a sequel from her perspective.

A sapphic, suspense-driven twist on the racial and nanny/family dynamics explored in Kiley Reed's Such A Fun Age. Overall, the plot of the book did not unfold the way I expected, in both good and bad ways. The second half of the novel was not as fast paced or interesting to me as the beginning. Would have loved this one to be multi POV!

I like the premise of Greenwich, especially that it is set in 1999, but I found the writing to include a lot of run on sentences. This distracted me from the story. The narrator, Rachel, wasn't my favorite voice either.

I always enjoy novels which are geographically set in an area I know well. What was even better about Greenwich is that I grew up adjacent to this affluent Connecticut town so I am especially cognizant of the social strata and the great divide between what appears to be and what goes on beneath the surface.
Rachel is a 17 year old girl recently victimized by mean girls who is also unintentionally emotionally abandoned by her parents due to her younger sister’s very serious illness. Sent off to live with her wealthy and self-absorbed aunt for the summer, she is innocently swept into a world where money can buy almost everything except for what she needs most. Devastating events from that summer eventually prompt Rachel to sacrifice her dreams for what she believes is right. Unfortunately, she eventually is forced to discover the multiple layers of manipulation and deception which are an integral part of the rich and powerful as well as those who aspire to be like them.

Greenwich is a slow building read with underlying suspense, a hidden sense of dread, and a profound look into loneliness that makes for a great read.

I love a book that resonates like real life and this book certainly does that. It is easy to imagine these characters are people you could meet in your day to day life, which makes the story more intense.

Although this might not be for everyone, those readers who like a deep, thoughtful character study that will leave you contemplating things, will certainly love this book.

Rachel visits her aunt and uncle in Greenwich CT and befriends Claudia who is hired to help. The family protects its own when confronted with issues against Claudia, while Rachel is torn for she knows what happened.

Interesting idea for a story with good characters. Enjoyable read but nothing outstanding about it. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

I have to say that I enjoyed the first half of the book, the middle got a little boring, and then the second and third part were interesting. But, to be honest, even though at times it was easy to understand the main character's position and motivation, in the end it was hard to empatize with her. Anyway, overall, I have enjoyed some parts and I really liked the writing style. Thank you St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for sending me this ARC.

Page-turner alert! Greenwich is an absolutely riveting debut that I couldn’t put down. With its suspenseful narrative, morally complex characters, and an exploration of privilege and power, it’s a thought-provoking and unforgettable read.

Set in the summer of 1999, the story follows Rachel Fiske as she spends the season at her aunt and uncle’s luxurious Greenwich estate. What begins as a chance to escape her own troubles and help her injured aunt quickly turns into something far more complicated. As Rachel forms a bond with Claudia, the live-in babysitter, a tragic accident upends everything. The family scrambles to protect their reputation, leaving Rachel at the center of a moral dilemma. Caught between her loyalty to the family and her feelings for Claudia, Rachel must make a choice that will define her future.

Kate Broad’s storytelling is immersive and evocative, capturing the uneasy tension between privilege and morality. The characters feel deeply real, and the novel’s exploration of desire, complicity, and the blurred lines of redemption lingers long after the final page.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest review. Greenwich is set to release on July 22, 2025, and I highly recommend adding it to your TBR list—it’s a must-read for anyone who loves compelling, thought-provoking fiction.

Greenwich is a novel about nearly-18-year-old Rachel, a lonely girl sent to Connecticut to spend the summer with her aunt and uncle. While living with them, Rachel uncovers a few seedy secrets about her aunt and uncle while spending her days with their daughter and her nanny. The story is cleaved into before and after - before the accident and after the accident.

The book was a fairly easy read and the characters were interesting enough. For some reason it was difficult for me to finish in one sitting and there would often be a few days between reading, however I am unsure why as each time I picked up the book I was interested in the story line and wanted to know what happened next. I wish the author had expanded upon Claudine's thought processes a bit more, but I suppose that could have been intentional. Rachel was depicted well as a confused, naive teenager and, later, a still naive older teenager going through the processes of legal proceedings and guilt related to her role in the events. There were no major twists or turns in the story but it was entertaining nonetheless.

Thank you St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Rachel is a teenage girl who goes to live with her rich aunt and uncle for the summer. She forms a friendship with their nanny Claudia, but when a tragedy turns the family against Claudia, Rachel has to figure out where her allegiances lie. The writing is so deft and self-assured it was hard to believe this is the author's debut novel. I imagine this will be a hot book club pick.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC!

This book is way too intent on telling us that something terrible is going to happen. The author pushes it on every page, and it is really annoying. No surprises here.

Greenwich is a suburb of utmost privilege of which no one would expect anything bad to happen beyond a missed golf game or flattened flower beds. Rachel comes as an escape both from her family and friends of which she severely lacks. She is ready for Swarthmore; however, she is emotionally stunted. She cannot understand what is like for her Aunt Ellen to undergo physical pain and unfortunate reliance on pain pills nor Claudia's love for Sabine but always knowing what her role is in the Corbin family. I feel that Rachel did love Claudia or what she thought love was but her immaturity didn't enable her to see the real truth. Even though that is what her aunt and uncle gave her, money cannot buy love. It can help but it will not create it.

This was such an interesting story. I was a little thrown off by the style of writing in the beginning, it made me disoriented which I found confusing at first. After getting further in I realized that was probably done on purpose to mimic the mental states of Ellen and maybe even Rachel. The callback to an event that would happen to the characters a some point in the story kept me hooked- I had a hard time predicting who would be involved until we got to it. Rachel was such an unlikeable character for me, I struggled through her missteps wondering why she would make the choices she did, why she was so self sabotaging. I would have liked some more resolution with her character at the end, I would have liked one of the proposed actions she thought about to happen so that I could have seen the aftermath.