Welcome to Litsy!

Our April Cheers to 2023 book club book... This one had been lingering on my TBR list for a while! I have some mixed feelings about this book, and for me, it was a bit of a roller coaster ride. There were times that I absolutely loved it, and times I really struggled. I'm not sure if that is because this was originally written in Spanish and translated or not, but it just didn't have a seamless flow for me. This is a sweeping (cont in comments)..

Good. Even though there were interesting characters and concept idea I think alot of this story was lost in translation from its original source i.eh Spanish. As it felt like it dragged at certain points and some scenes just didn't flow or make sense.

Thank you again @Cathythoughts as you bought this for me last year for my birthday.

#Scribe

#dnf for now. Summer‘s too short to spend plodding through a novel that doesn‘t seem to be going anywhere. I‘ll probably pick it back up in the winter when I am dreaming of warm settings.

#escapism #teachersonbreak #beachday

Thank you @Cathythoughts for the lovely birthday gifts 😘📚📖

I believe this is what we call a successful Saturday. #winetasting #bookhaul

Another terrific book by this author. Loved the story crossing Mexico-Cuba-Spain. Can‘t wait for her next one!

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I‘m on page 142 and I just can‘t go on. We haven‘t made it to the vineyard of the title; the protagonist is still conducting business machinations right and left. He‘s actually a bit of an asshole and I don‘t feel connected to him or the story. Such a departure from Duenas‘ previous books. I‘m disappointed and moving on.

#TBRtemptation post 3! Just released. Set in 1860s, Mexico City, Havana, and Jerez, Spain (a legendary enclave that prospered from its wine trade with England). Mauro sees his fortunes disappear after his life-long work is destroyed in a calamitous event. He gambles the rest of his money away and has an uncertain future. Then he meets Soledad, a combative widow, & works to restore her legendary vineyard & win her heart. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

Courtesy of Mirtha Pena of Simon and Schuster.

“Dueñas‘ sweeping tale of fortunes made and lost abounds with dramatic characters and operatic plot twists […] this sprawling tale will charm fans of historical romance.” - Kirkus Reviews

“Heart wrenching yet uplifting, this beautifully rendered story will linger in readers‘ minds”

– RT Book Reviews, four stars

https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2017/10/spotlight-of-vineyard-by-maria-duenas....

And just because I don‘t already have 5 books lined up to read, I needed really needed to grab the hot off the press and onto the library shelves, The Vineyard. I have owned her The Time in Between for years but still have to read that too!

Omg. I just need 5 extra hours in the day for reading. Excited for this, though!

I really want this to be great. I've been looking for a Walk in the Clouds-esque novel.

This arc showed up today! Definitely gonna be added to my #24in48 tbr!

Estupendo libro. He leído los tres de esta autora y es evidente su progresión y la madurez literaria que ha ido adquiriendo.