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Vintage Attraction (2013)

by Charles Blackstone(Favorite Author)

3.11 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1605984825 (ISBN13: 9781605984827)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Pegasus Books

review 1: MY REVIEW FROM AUTHORLINK...Vintage Attraction (Pegasus 22 October 2013), is like someone nudging you with a glass of Pinot Grigio as you consider the marriage pitfalls of a newlywed couple who take a holiday to Greece – and all with a pug sitting at your feet.One cannot help but empathise with the brilliant and amusing Hapworth, an adjunct professor, who falls in a rush of love with Izzy, a celebrity sommelier, when their last-minute marriage creates a swift decline upon their lives.Their efforts to relinquish the past fail with the appearance of former lovers, crazy work demands, and neighbours that never shut up. As their passion cools, they decide to take a trip to Greece and make their biggest discovery yet.A rom-com-travel novel soaked in wine, Vintage Attraction p... moreresents a fascinating world into grapes and varietals, love and relationships based on the life of the author, Charles Blackstone, who plays the strings between the genres of fiction and non-fiction with harmonious ease.Vintage Attraction is armour against the influx of crime-thrillers that harrow the mind and crowd the bookshelves; entertaining in its brutal honesty, sparkling wit, and laugh-out-loud perspective.
review 2: I liked Blackstone’s rendering of disgruntled hipster-intellectual Peter; the scenes involving academia are amusing and insightful. Peter’s ex-lover Talia brings a fun element and Isabella is well-drawn, but Peter’s 1st person point-of-view intellectualisms take precedence over passion. The wine descriptions felt slow for me but I enjoyed the Chicago setting. The cover doesn't look like Chicago, you say? You're right. Peter and his wife go to Greece at the very end of the book; I don't think the cover really fits.Official review in LJ Sep 1 2013 issue. less

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