This is a 3 book boxset 🥰

TRUE PURPOSE

Well if the cover is anything to go by we’re in for a colourful and beautiful read ….

There’s so much to love about this book but a few quotes really stood out for me like this one where Julia compares the taste of wine to people

“It’s like making a new acquaintance. Some are pleasant enough , but after they leave , nothing of their presence remains . Others linger , their nuances and flavours persisting in their wake.”Age appears to be best in four things -d wood best to burn , old wine to drink , old friends to trust and old authors to read .” ❣️📕

All I wanted to do while reading this is save for a ticket to Portugal and drink copious amounts of wine and port 😉

At times it felt like I was reading a fictional non fiction , Giovanna really put alot of effort into research of the wine making process and for those efforts I thank you !

Griffin and Julia’s relationship was like aging wine it only kept getting better , pardon the play of words there , I couldn’t resist 😉

There was also more body to this story than just wine and port , I learnt about love , family , letting people in , embracing different people and cultures ❣️

This is a read I’d highly recommend ❣️📚

TASTE OF LIGHT

Sometimes we make bad decisions and when they done to haunt they come with a vengeance and I’m afraid this was the case for Pedro , yes he’s the man we all love to hate but there’s something that makes me feel sorry for him to a degree …..

Anne comes across as a bit if a fading wallflower but don’t underestimate her and her inner Amazonian warrior woman ….

As per the first book I was ready to pack my bags and head out to follow them wherever they were , I’m a picture person and the places I “went” to and the people I “ interacted” with while reading this was just amazing . These people are complex , deep and intense but there’s a live and respect for them and their stories that you need to experience for yourself ❣️📕

THE TRUTH ABOUT MYTHS

My “ passport “ was stamped with my “travels” between Portugal and Spain 😉

Having read the first 2 books I was ready to keep my glass filled and a bottle of “nectar of the gods “ on hand 😊🤫

Isabel is no fading wallflower and she has strong ideals and firm morals . When her brother , the king asks to o to Spain in order to resolve a crisis she agrees but I didn’t think she was expecting her “travel companion “ the annoying , liberal , handsome and oh so charming Viscount Henrique 😊

Henrique accompanied Isabel against his will to sone degree but I don’t think he minds teaching Isabel his ways 🤣🥰😉and while he’s clever and has street smarts and seems arrogant to a degree he can sympathise with Isabel and the position she’s in which just makes me like him so much more 😉<br /><br />I love the quotes at the beginning of every chapter ! I loved the rich history ! I loved watching their romance bloom 🥰but having said that I did feel a little sorry for Isabel and disillusionment she had of the politics of her country …,

All in all a rich and enjoyable read ❣️📚