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chatterbookbabe's review against another edition
TO EVERYONE THAT SAW MY RATING FOR THIS BOOK, it was a MISTAKE! I responded to everyone, but when I removed my rating, it erased the response. I don't remember every person that commented or I would message you personally. I MUST HAVE INADVERTENTLY HIT THE ONE STAR BUTTON!! I have not read this nor do I plan to as I do not think it is for me. I would hate to deter anyone from trying this or affect the rating for this book. I noticed I had a bunch of notifications for this book and wondered why! I can't believe I did that! Lmao! So very sorry for the confusion everyone!!! ♡♡♡♡
mooncerulean's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't like my audiobook version of it so I stopped listening. It was very weird to have the english narration with the extremly pronounced italian names of places and people, clashed somehow.
The idea of the story seems sweet and lovely, for my taste it was a bit too much describing. I'm happy to learn a thing or two about an unfamiliar topic (wine and vineyards in this case) but it was just very elaborate.
Propably a great read for someone who is into romance, royalty, italy, wine making and horse riding!
The idea of the story seems sweet and lovely, for my taste it was a bit too much describing. I'm happy to learn a thing or two about an unfamiliar topic (wine and vineyards in this case) but it was just very elaborate.
Propably a great read for someone who is into romance, royalty, italy, wine making and horse riding!
bibliophile90's review against another edition
4.0
**ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review**
"This could never be. We were from two completely different worlds. We weren't written in the stars."
First of all I want to say that I absolutely love the cover and the title of this book. As for the content of the book, I didn't really know what to expect and trusted my gut that Tillie wouldn't disappoint. My book buddies know I am a huge fan of Tillie's books, and that I automatically one-click, and want to own them in paperback. This book had two of my favorite book tropes: arranged marriage and forbidden love. This story could've easily be set a hundred or more years ago, when arranged marriages were essential in keeping peace between two kingdoms, tribes etc. I loved that Tillie came up with this book were the royals still exist unofficially. It had a very fairy tale feel to it.
"He was a drug I could not forego. I lusted for the hit of his taste, the high from the heat of his body."
I don't have to go into the plot, you can just read the blurb. I loved the main characters, I loved how they first met and how they got to know each other. It was very magical and innocent in a way. Caresa was very sweet and caring, and Achille was very dedicated and unique. Their love was so pure and beautiful, it was a joy for me to read how their relationship grew. There were a couple of twists that I predicted early on, but that didn't take away from how much I enjoyed the story. There were a couple of times my heart broke for Achille, he was such a sweet and beautiful person. He was not an alpha male but I don't think I would've loved him this much if he was.
"Our situation was complex, yet I knew that falling in love with her would be the simplest thing in the world."
A Veil of Vines is in my opinion another hit for Tillie Cole, she keeps on surprising me with her diverse and unique stories. She can write a dark romance today and switch and write a sweet romance the next time. I really appreciate it when authors write different types of stories, and do it well. They have such creative minds and I can't wait to see what they come up with next. The same goes for Tillie Cole, I am dying to get my hands on her upcoming books. If you love sweet, forbidden love stories than I recommend you to pick this book up. The writing was beautiful, I wouldn't expect anything less from Tillie. The only thing I would've changed was the length. I wish it was longer, especially towards the end. The story would've had more of an impact on me.
"This could never be. We were from two completely different worlds. We weren't written in the stars."
First of all I want to say that I absolutely love the cover and the title of this book. As for the content of the book, I didn't really know what to expect and trusted my gut that Tillie wouldn't disappoint. My book buddies know I am a huge fan of Tillie's books, and that I automatically one-click, and want to own them in paperback. This book had two of my favorite book tropes: arranged marriage and forbidden love. This story could've easily be set a hundred or more years ago, when arranged marriages were essential in keeping peace between two kingdoms, tribes etc. I loved that Tillie came up with this book were the royals still exist unofficially. It had a very fairy tale feel to it.
"He was a drug I could not forego. I lusted for the hit of his taste, the high from the heat of his body."
I don't have to go into the plot, you can just read the blurb. I loved the main characters, I loved how they first met and how they got to know each other. It was very magical and innocent in a way. Caresa was very sweet and caring, and Achille was very dedicated and unique. Their love was so pure and beautiful, it was a joy for me to read how their relationship grew. There were a couple of twists that I predicted early on, but that didn't take away from how much I enjoyed the story. There were a couple of times my heart broke for Achille, he was such a sweet and beautiful person. He was not an alpha male but I don't think I would've loved him this much if he was.
"Our situation was complex, yet I knew that falling in love with her would be the simplest thing in the world."
A Veil of Vines is in my opinion another hit for Tillie Cole, she keeps on surprising me with her diverse and unique stories. She can write a dark romance today and switch and write a sweet romance the next time. I really appreciate it when authors write different types of stories, and do it well. They have such creative minds and I can't wait to see what they come up with next. The same goes for Tillie Cole, I am dying to get my hands on her upcoming books. If you love sweet, forbidden love stories than I recommend you to pick this book up. The writing was beautiful, I wouldn't expect anything less from Tillie. The only thing I would've changed was the length. I wish it was longer, especially towards the end. The story would've had more of an impact on me.
thebookconfessions's review against another edition
3.0
I did enjoy this. But it was too cheesy for me to rate it higher. Cheesy to a point that some of the interactions between the couple got me a bit cringing. And the twist, you can predict that too easily. Aside that, this wasn't a bad book just not the kind of romance that blows you away.
geo_ix's review against another edition
3.0
It was slow for me to like the book, mainly because the characters were full of themselves, but they all grew on me when they weren’t talking about how hard their lives were and that the poors had it easier because they could choose love instead of having to marry other nobility. Flew completely over their heads that they too could be poors and just… live without the money. But no, the whine that the poors are in fact MUCH more better off than them and have better lives.
mysecretreadingcorner's review against another edition
3.0
Overall Rating 3 stars. (Good)
If you’re looking for a cute modern fairytale book, I recommend.
For me, there was just something lacking that prevented this from being great.
If you’re looking for a cute modern fairytale book, I recommend.
For me, there was just something lacking that prevented this from being great.