I was first drawn to A Woman of Intelligence from the description and the beautiful cover. I was not familiar with Karin Tanabe's writing so I had no expectations.

This is a story about a woman who was an Ivy League graduate, spoke four languages, worked at the UN and then got married and became a mother. I found it difficult to connect with this character. She should have been very interesting and multi-faceted. I found her to be shallow. Tom, the husband, was a jerk. There is no other way to describe him.

I would not say that this story is poor. I just found it lacking. The premise was good but so much I found to be not quite believable. I do think others will enjoy the story so that is why I am rounding the 2.5 stars up to 3.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts & opinions are my own.