brianna_4pawsandabook's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 Stars!
I am so surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I've had this book on my shelf since I first started booktube, about 3 years ago. Being a political junkie and really liking the ins and outs of washington, this was something that hit all the right buttons. It was essentially the West Wing tv show in book format.
This book follows the first woman president on what seems like will be a normal day at the office, but then a tragic terrorist attack happens that shakes everything off-course. It follows several people in the senior administration before, during and after these events. There was so much going on throughout the entire book and it was very action packed. I was never bored reading it or wanted to get through a portion of it faster.
Content Warnings: Talk of infertilty and miscarriage, terrorist attack and brutal death, suicide bombers, dying in a fire, drowning, cheating/affairs
I am so surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I've had this book on my shelf since I first started booktube, about 3 years ago. Being a political junkie and really liking the ins and outs of washington, this was something that hit all the right buttons. It was essentially the West Wing tv show in book format.
This book follows the first woman president on what seems like will be a normal day at the office, but then a tragic terrorist attack happens that shakes everything off-course. It follows several people in the senior administration before, during and after these events. There was so much going on throughout the entire book and it was very action packed. I was never bored reading it or wanted to get through a portion of it faster.
Content Warnings: Talk of infertilty and miscarriage, terrorist attack and brutal death, suicide bombers, dying in a fire, drowning, cheating/affairs
abbyreads8's review against another edition
4.0
Madam President was an enthralling fiction read following 3 female White House staff members on one of the most traumatic days of their careers-- the president, the Secretary of Defense, and the press secretary. I found this book to be very refreshing, as it follows female characters in high-power settings rather than their male counterparts.
While the writing was slow at some points in time, this book had me glued to the edge of my seat, waiting to see what would happen next. I want to go back and reread it already in order to catch some of the things I might have missed! 4 stars.
Shoutout to the publisher, Atria Books, for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
While the writing was slow at some points in time, this book had me glued to the edge of my seat, waiting to see what would happen next. I want to go back and reread it already in order to catch some of the things I might have missed! 4 stars.
Shoutout to the publisher, Atria Books, for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
kalex822's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
kzbyzenski's review against another edition
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.75
mrssloan's review against another edition
3.0
Still really enjoying this series. I hope there's more to come. Interesting to see the author play with the idea of a female republican president. Also this book was very interesting due to the authors own experience in the White House on sep 11, 2001.
rgardull25's review against another edition
2.0
it took me quite a while to finish this book. the writing was really slow. most of all I was disappointed in the way that these "strong" female leads were portrayed. Yes they were women in power positions but in no way were they feminist. To say it simply a man would not have been written in the same way.
bettyboop25's review against another edition
5.0
This book was so good. It was drama-filled and quick to get through.
America has a woman President. This book tells her story and the people that work in the White House with her. Madam President faces a lot of hard decisions and she's constantly working for the peace of her country.
America has a woman President. This book tells her story and the people that work in the White House with her. Madam President faces a lot of hard decisions and she's constantly working for the peace of her country.
klndonnelly's review against another edition
4.0
Madam President is a fast-paced, tightly wound narrative about three women - POTUS, SECDEF and the Press Secretary - before, during, and after an international crisis of terrorism on American soil. Recommended for people who like political behind-the-scenes narratives, interpersonal relationships and political intrigue.
I thought the book would focus much more on the attack itself and I'm not sure why since the synopsis didn't hint at that. Instead, it spent about 1/3 of the book setting up the tenuous relational connections between the three women and most of the rest dealing with their day of the attacks. There's a brief bit at the end set one year later which follows up on things.
For the plot, four stars. For making me care about the characters, three. But, it is 3 of a series I haven't read so I'm giving Wallace the benefit of the doubt that she did that work earlier.
I will use this in class as a recommended reading for my "women in politics" lecture.
I thought the book would focus much more on the attack itself and I'm not sure why since the synopsis didn't hint at that. Instead, it spent about 1/3 of the book setting up the tenuous relational connections between the three women and most of the rest dealing with their day of the attacks. There's a brief bit at the end set one year later which follows up on things.
For the plot, four stars. For making me care about the characters, three. But, it is 3 of a series I haven't read so I'm giving Wallace the benefit of the doubt that she did that work earlier.
I will use this in class as a recommended reading for my "women in politics" lecture.