Genre: contemporary mystery romance.Ĥ.25/5. Setting: current day mostly Northern California plus a little Venice, Italy. Number of sex scenes: about 5 vaguely described, plus references to others.
Sexual language: the f-word once or twice. Unabridged audiobook length: 16 hrs and 10 mins. My favorites are: Carnal Innocence, Born in Fire, Angels Fall, The Witness, Northern Lights, and Sea Swept. The relationship between Pilar and David and the parts with his teenagers – secondary stories. When Tyler was saying things to Sophia like “I love you” it did not sound like he desired her. In one scene Tyler’s “legs were stretched out, his voice lazy” but the narrator used an abrupt voice for him. Sophia came off angry, cold, and brittle - no vulnerability. My favorite narrator Frank Muller read with a sense of wonder.
I did not like the Bela Lugosi style accent the narrator used for ethnic Italians. characters said the name as if they were Italian like Ta-rrrrrraaaayt’-za (rolling the r). born teenager would not say it like that. That might be ok if an Italian person were speaking, but the narrator would say it during 3rd person narration and when U.S. Most of the time the narrator would draw it out like Geeum-bellllllllll’-ee. I kept thinking of Dracula’s accent in a B-Movie. Aside from the narrator, the characters, events, and how things resolved were not as good as they could have been. I was tired of listening and just wanted it to be over. It was as if they were giving orders all the time. She didn’t give any warmth to the characters. The story would be better if reading the physical book. It’s hard to like a story when I am irritated at the audiobook narrator. The three generations of Giambelli women are very strong and sexy and loving and I adored that. But mostly, I loved this book for the strong sense of family that runs through, of loyalty, of love for each other. I didn't know that this story was going to have more then one love story, was going to be more then just wine, didn't know that there was going to be murder and mayhem with enough twists and turns to keep me intrigued. Before starting I didn't realize that Sophia and Tyler had known each other since they were kids, since their grandparents married 20 years ago. I usually try to avoid Nora Roberts because she's written so many and a lot of her books tend to be series/trilogies but I was recommended this one and as someone who has been to the vineyards of Napa Valley, I was much intrigued.Īnd this story was perfect. Many thanks to Jess for the reminder of this book.
It's the perfect blend of mystery, romance, and family bonds (+ wine). April 2023: 11 years later and this book still hits the NR sweet spot for me (though it is a bit long at nearly 400 pages).
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