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cala_p's review
5.0
Reading the summary, I didn't think I would like this as much as Tillie Cole's other books. I don't know why I though that because again Tillie Cole has taken my heart and stomped it to pieces.
**Before I talk about the book, I would like to assure people that this is NOT a love triangle. She never has feelings for Zeno and he her so there is no love triangle **
This book is a beautiful mixture of everything a girl can dream of: beautiful wedding, handsome prince, heart-melting romance and royalty. Caresa, a modern day princess has been engaged to Prince Zeno since childhood. The novel begins with her moving into one of his homes in Italy to prepare for the upcoming wedding and coronation. After less than an hour of her being there, Zeno leaves for Florence, showing her what kind of marriage they will exactly have. So in his absence the next morning, she goes for a jog and stumbles upon the shy winemaker of her favorite wine, the one the prince's empire is basically built on.
From there, Caresa and Achille dive into a beautiful and heart warming romance. It was sad and sweet and just beautiful and I don't think I blinked once through the whole book. It just made you keep wanting to turn the page.
I won't say anything about the ending, but I will say everything turned out well, perfect and beautiful. The ending was a little neatly tied up, which kinda took away from the rest of the book, believing there would be a more exciting ending. But it was still perfect in the sense that it was happy.
I wished there was a big dramatic wedding scene between her and the prince in which Archille interrupts it. But I guess that's kinda cliche and I would see why Cole wanted to take another direction.
Another 10 star from Tillie Cole! I need to buy this in a physical copy
**Before I talk about the book, I would like to assure people that this is NOT a love triangle. She never has feelings for Zeno and he her so there is no love triangle **
This book is a beautiful mixture of everything a girl can dream of: beautiful wedding, handsome prince, heart-melting romance and royalty. Caresa, a modern day princess has been engaged to Prince Zeno since childhood. The novel begins with her moving into one of his homes in Italy to prepare for the upcoming wedding and coronation. After less than an hour of her being there, Zeno leaves for Florence, showing her what kind of marriage they will exactly have. So in his absence the next morning, she goes for a jog and stumbles upon the shy winemaker of her favorite wine, the one the prince's empire is basically built on.
From there, Caresa and Achille dive into a beautiful and heart warming romance. It was sad and sweet and just beautiful and I don't think I blinked once through the whole book. It just made you keep wanting to turn the page.
I won't say anything about the ending, but I will say everything turned out well, perfect and beautiful. The ending was a little neatly tied up, which kinda took away from the rest of the book, believing there would be a more exciting ending. But it was still perfect in the sense that it was happy.
I wished there was a big dramatic wedding scene between her and the prince in which Archille interrupts it. But I guess that's kinda cliche and I would see why Cole wanted to take another direction.
Another 10 star from Tillie Cole! I need to buy this in a physical copy
readfrenzy's review against another edition
DNF @ 46%
I really wanted to like this, but unfortunately it didn't work for me. The plot is fairly predictable and the storytelling is overly detailed in places. I also found the heroine to be bland. Ultimately, this book just failed to capture my interest.
**ARC received in exchange for an honest review.**
I really wanted to like this, but unfortunately it didn't work for me. The plot is fairly predictable and the storytelling is overly detailed in places. I also found the heroine to be bland. Ultimately, this book just failed to capture my interest.
**ARC received in exchange for an honest review.**
ameserole's review against another edition
2.0
A Veil of Vines definitely made me think of Romeo and Juliet while reading it. However, it kind of bored me as well. It took forever for the pace to pick up that I almost dnf'd this book. Which is super rare for me to even think about doing that - so thank god it picked up.
Now the one thing that interested me in this book was that it had to deal with wine. Seriously, every time I would type out vines.. I would somehow type wines. Not saying that it was a sign but that's probably why I wanted to read this book so badly. However, I just think it wasn't the book for me.
Okay, so it's about Caresa Acardi, who is a duchess from italian royalty. Yawn. She is supposed to be married off to some prince - which of course she doesn't want to do.. yada yada yada. Then one day she goes off for a walk and wines up meeting the man of her dreams. Can you feel my eyes rolling and also saying.. cliche asfuck.
Bada boom - instant connection between these two.
Speaking of her other half, his name is Achilee Marchesi and he's basically lived his entire life on the Bella Collina Vineyard. Can you feel my jealousy right now?? I WOULD LOVE TO LIVE ON A VINEYARD! Then of course the story dives into how these two are true soul mates and all of that other stuff and how their love is super rare. Barf.
Again, I just don't think that this book was for me which is disappointing to say the least. After reading this book, I can say that I do want to go to Italy one day in my life (before I die) and somehow live on a vineyard. The last part doesn't have to be in Italy but hey if it works out I will be super surprised.
Overall, it was an okay book. Maybe it was my mood, how tired I am, or how annoyed I am that it isn't snowing when the forecast called for snow (who knows?) but yeah.. maybe I'll take another chance on this book and see if my opinion changes.
Now the one thing that interested me in this book was that it had to deal with wine. Seriously, every time I would type out vines.. I would somehow type wines. Not saying that it was a sign but that's probably why I wanted to read this book so badly. However, I just think it wasn't the book for me.
Okay, so it's about Caresa Acardi, who is a duchess from italian royalty. Yawn. She is supposed to be married off to some prince - which of course she doesn't want to do.. yada yada yada. Then one day she goes off for a walk and wines up meeting the man of her dreams. Can you feel my eyes rolling and also saying.. cliche as
Bada boom - instant connection between these two.
Speaking of her other half, his name is Achilee Marchesi and he's basically lived his entire life on the Bella Collina Vineyard. Can you feel my jealousy right now?? I WOULD LOVE TO LIVE ON A VINEYARD! Then of course the story dives into how these two are true soul mates and all of that other stuff and how their love is super rare. Barf.
Again, I just don't think that this book was for me which is disappointing to say the least. After reading this book, I can say that I do want to go to Italy one day in my life (before I die) and somehow live on a vineyard. The last part doesn't have to be in Italy but hey if it works out I will be super surprised.
Overall, it was an okay book. Maybe it was my mood, how tired I am, or how annoyed I am that it isn't snowing when the forecast called for snow (who knows?) but yeah.. maybe I'll take another chance on this book and see if my opinion changes.
aldarakamey's review against another edition
5.0
Siempre me gustan mucho los libros de esta autora, a pesar de ser libros de romance siempre sabe como hacernos querer a los protagonistas
sonja_ahrb's review against another edition
5.0
A Veil of Vines is quite a departure from Tillie Cole's previous books, but don't let that deter you from picking it up because it happens to be one of the most amazing stories she's told to date. Cole is one of the handful of authors I read religiously that nails it each and every time. Whether it's bikers, fighters, football players and now winemakers, she knows her characters and tells seamless, flawless stories of deeply flawed characters.
A Veil of Vines takes place in Italy, sigh, do I even need to say anymore? It's honestly hard to describe the feelings this book gave me. And I know as soon as I get the lottery, my butt is on a plane to Italy, because this book just made it even more beautiful sounding.
I went into this book blind. I didn't really know what it was about, I just knew Tillie wrote it and by God, I was reading it. I'm so glad I didn't read much about it beforehand because it probably wouldn't have been something I would have normally picked up. I loved and devoured every word.
~ Lia, 5 Stars
A Veil of Vines takes place in Italy, sigh, do I even need to say anymore? It's honestly hard to describe the feelings this book gave me. And I know as soon as I get the lottery, my butt is on a plane to Italy, because this book just made it even more beautiful sounding.
I went into this book blind. I didn't really know what it was about, I just knew Tillie wrote it and by God, I was reading it. I'm so glad I didn't read much about it beforehand because it probably wouldn't have been something I would have normally picked up. I loved and devoured every word.
~ Lia, 5 Stars
noolna's review against another edition
1.0
Skimmed 70% of the book just to get to the ending. Literally so boring and the characters are interchangeable and just bleh. Also the fucking split-apart nonsense was sooooooooo annoying like, it had to be mentioned every time the characters angsted over each other. There was like 10% conflict and then everything wrapped up so niceely like ~_~
mccorbin's review against another edition
5.0
The two series that I have read from Tillie Cole have been rough, raw, and frankly a little terrifying at times (however always wonderful) but “A Veil of Vines” was not at all what I expected and oh so different and beautiful. Cole really showed her soft and sweet side with the story of Caresa, who is betrothed to Zeno, but slowly falls in love with Achille.
After Caresa is uprooted and moves to Italy, her fiancé leaves her to attend to the family business of making wine. Left alone, Caresa is bored until she meets Achille, one of the wine makers. It was heart-warming to read how Caresa bloomed under the ever-watchful eyes of Achille not only in the ways of making wine but as a lover. Also, how Achille bettered himself under the dutiful help of Caresa. The time that they spend together just seemed magical and floated off the pages. I could see picture all of it: Achille’s house, the vineyard, the horse stalls, and the beautiful land that surround the property. It felt as if I was hidden figure taking in their experiences right along with them.
And what made me gloriously happy is that there were a few surprises that I didn’t see coming. So no spoiler alerts needed here; you need to read them for yourself!
After Caresa is uprooted and moves to Italy, her fiancé leaves her to attend to the family business of making wine. Left alone, Caresa is bored until she meets Achille, one of the wine makers. It was heart-warming to read how Caresa bloomed under the ever-watchful eyes of Achille not only in the ways of making wine but as a lover. Also, how Achille bettered himself under the dutiful help of Caresa. The time that they spend together just seemed magical and floated off the pages. I could see picture all of it: Achille’s house, the vineyard, the horse stalls, and the beautiful land that surround the property. It felt as if I was hidden figure taking in their experiences right along with them.
And what made me gloriously happy is that there were a few surprises that I didn’t see coming. So no spoiler alerts needed here; you need to read them for yourself!
annalaura_j's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
I guess I expected ... more?
The story wasn’t bad in any way, but it was slow, soft, detailed, and predictable. You could see that Tillie Cole spent a lot of time researching Italian wine, wine production, Italian aristocracy and dressage. As I‘m not interested in either of that, I skimmed some pages.
I honestly think I‘ll reread this at some point, when I need a sweet full-length book that doesn’t give me anything to think about.
I guess I expected ... more?
The story wasn’t bad in any way, but it was slow, soft, detailed, and predictable. You could see that Tillie Cole spent a lot of time researching Italian wine, wine production, Italian aristocracy and dressage. As I‘m not interested in either of that, I skimmed some pages.
I honestly think I‘ll reread this at some point, when I need a sweet full-length book that doesn’t give me anything to think about.
__livesbtweenpgs__'s review against another edition
5.0
Review to also be posted on Book Loving Fairy Blog
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Star Rating: 5 stars
I am just ..how can you explain something so heartfelt? You can't, but I'll try.
Again Tillie has captured our hearts with another Italian love except this one more complex. Forbidden and unknowing is what you are met with and you hope things aren't as they seem yet just when you think nothing will change it does, beautifully.
Caresa Acardi, the Duchessa di Parma is arranged to be married to the new king but deep down she loathes the idea but knows it is her duty to do so, it has been set forth since she was a child. Destined for more but going down a path she doesn't want to travel but when a sliver of a path shows up before her will she stay on course or go down the path to find more.
Achilles Marchesi, recluse to the world and anyone outside of Bella Collina. Winemaker to one of the finest wines in the world he seeks refuge in his home, his vineyard. Little does he know that his world is about to get more brighter in days to come. Will his refuge be just his after or will someone join him?
I have so many things I could say about this book and Tillie's writing but the one that stands out is beautiful, just utterly heartfelt and amazing. She gave me my first italian love and now I may have a second that's for sure. I have anticipated this book for a long time and when I got it I ate every word, three times! Yes I read this one three times! I could go on and on over Achilles and Caresa, hell I could over Zeno too but I won't because I want to keep them in my circle for now. Go and meet them, just do it, no thinking just go and one click because this is a story of true love and split aparts that will leave you smiling.
Oh yeah and if you love philosophy you will love this one for sure!
Bravo Tillie! Bravo!
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Star Rating: 5 stars
I am just ..how can you explain something so heartfelt? You can't, but I'll try.
Again Tillie has captured our hearts with another Italian love except this one more complex. Forbidden and unknowing is what you are met with and you hope things aren't as they seem yet just when you think nothing will change it does, beautifully.
Caresa Acardi, the Duchessa di Parma is arranged to be married to the new king but deep down she loathes the idea but knows it is her duty to do so, it has been set forth since she was a child. Destined for more but going down a path she doesn't want to travel but when a sliver of a path shows up before her will she stay on course or go down the path to find more.
Achilles Marchesi, recluse to the world and anyone outside of Bella Collina. Winemaker to one of the finest wines in the world he seeks refuge in his home, his vineyard. Little does he know that his world is about to get more brighter in days to come. Will his refuge be just his after or will someone join him?
I have so many things I could say about this book and Tillie's writing but the one that stands out is beautiful, just utterly heartfelt and amazing. She gave me my first italian love and now I may have a second that's for sure. I have anticipated this book for a long time and when I got it I ate every word, three times! Yes I read this one three times! I could go on and on over Achilles and Caresa, hell I could over Zeno too but I won't because I want to keep them in my circle for now. Go and meet them, just do it, no thinking just go and one click because this is a story of true love and split aparts that will leave you smiling.
Oh yeah and if you love philosophy you will love this one for sure!
Bravo Tillie! Bravo!