Imperfect Pairings by Jackie Townsend
An adult romance truthfully articulated with characters (and settings as characters --- Italy, San Francisco, New York) voicing eternal sentiments and questions without whining, e.g., "How about defining ourselves by how we love?" [Jamie, page 231, in discussion with her sister.]
Or Luca on why each wine and love is its own (and more pointedly to the story, why he's waiting to harvest his grapes): Like amore, love, one wine is like no other wine. The troubles [emphasis mine] make it yours."
Vino and amore and amore amongst the vino, perfectly paired in Jackie Townsend's Imperfect Pairings.
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I've been a member since 2010 and as a "professional reader" (again, Net Galley's words, not mine) I am able to request galleys from publishers that, in turn, can accept or reject my request.
Life intervened shortly after requesting and reviewing my first title in 2010. In the interim, I remained on NetGalley's weekly e-mail newsletter and often thought of returning to a space and time requesting multiple galleys on a weekly basis and, perhaps, becoming of reader of a bit of influence, something to expand on the years of recommending books to my circle of family and friends. And to jump-start my re-entry into the virtual world, or as Jamie in Imperfect Pairings would put it, "Give into who you've been all along," a professional reader.
Thanks for the kind words!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to see that your blog is active again. Your comments are always so insightful. Looking forward to your reviews and all other things literary! ~jm
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