To Echo and Remain: A Love Story

So the first half of the book was 2 things: In regards to its slowness, I thought that it took way too long to get to Tuscany. It took nearly pages for our main character, Venetia, to finally get there. A lot of the first half of the book was Venetia being wishy washy towards Paolo. She would think to herself, I love Paolo. That continued regularly until about half way through and made the book go by so slowly.

I got pretty annoyed with her because she could not make up her mind. A good portion of the first half could have been removed because it was all really repetitive. As for the cringe worthy parts, there were two lines in particular that drove me nuts.

As someone who is half Asian, I really have an issue with that. It just adds to the perpetual foreigner stereotype that gets attached to Asians. Another thing that had me cringing was how predatory the males were in the beginning. Count Umberto was so horrible and even Paolo was a bit too much with his constant demands.

But then the book moved to Tuscany and things got a whole lot better. Paolo and Venetia became less annoying. She was really interesting. The romance finally heated up. I could definitely see the inspiration and since I love both of those I did end up enjoying the second half. All her other books have an average rating of over 4. First I would like to thank the Author for putting this book up for a goodreads win and that is how I got to read this story. Venetia is a woman with a broken heart and no Trust in men. She is now working and living in Vennice.

One night she is atacked and Paolo comes to her rescue. He keeps turning up in her life and her emotions run hot and cold for him. They have some issues they both need to wo First I would like to thank the Author for putting this book up for a goodreads win and that is how I got to read this story.

They have some issues they both need to work through for love to blossom. I liked that this story is set in venice. I liked that Paolo told legends, they were intresting. I did like the story, but at times I felt the issues drew out the story a bit to much. I liked reading a story where the two characters had no money issues. I liked the ending, but it came a bit quick, less time in the middle more at the end would have been good. To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it Crush the rose of anger so it may only leave its delicate fragrance on your hands Learn to forgive an evil deed so you do not remaine the victim of its consequences forever.

You are the ray of sunshine that I've been waiting for all these years.

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I'm Italian myself and going there myself this summer so I was so excited to read this book! Will the rumors surrounding him and his dangerous persona keep her away? I want you with all my heart, with every fiber in my body Dio mio, I need you! Be my root, my anchor. Paolo is irresistible and they fall for each other hard, though Venetia tries to hide it.

When she, as a apart of her job, must live on his property to restore one of his houses, she realizes she cannot deny her feelings for Paolo any longer because his are as plain as day. But with a jealous "mistress" and a secret they themselves don't even know about, will their love survive? He is just the perfect man. He's not a jerk at all, but seductive, tender, and completely droolworthy. Everything he says is deep and meaningful and you either swoon or feel his pain like it's your own. Well, like the Beast I guarded my roses jealously, maybe in the hope that one day a beautiful and kind-hearted lady would enter my garden, close her eyes to my defects and release me from my pain You are my rose now, my beautiful and compassionate Venetia.

La Commedia Del Arte! I learned all about the Italian cultural from one of my Italian classes, so I loved seeing it all in this book! I also loved the authors writing style! Every beat of my heart, every breath I take, and every thought in my head is overflowing with my love for you. You are all a man can desire Will you do me the honor of sharing my life and becoming my wife? Finally the echoes of their love had reached the gods, and life became clement because they had proved they deserved their happy ever after.

View all 7 comments. Jul 10, Aditi rated it really liked it Shelves: Venice, Tuscany, Cagliari, Tyrrhenian sea, and all that gorgeous little islands of Italy, will completely wrap you up in its aura and beauty and its serenity, in the book called, The Echoes of Love by Hannah Fielding, a French author. The Echoes of Love , will echo that kind of love which is dark, brooding, yet pure and unbreakable!! Venetia Aston-Montagu, an English woman, who was named after her Godmother's love for Venice and surprisingly, Venetia, ended up living in Venice, pursuing her dre Venice, Tuscany, Cagliari, Tyrrhenian sea, and all that gorgeous little islands of Italy, will completely wrap you up in its aura and beauty and its serenity, in the book called, The Echoes of Love by Hannah Fielding, a French author.

Venetia Aston-Montagu, an English woman, who was named after her Godmother's love for Venice and surprisingly, Venetia, ended up living in Venice, pursuing her dream of restoring delicate historical art pieces. Venetia is a delicate and sensitive woman, who have closed the windows of her heart tightly years ago, due to her broken heart and now she is scared of meeting men and getting too serious with them, because, that might again break her heart. Paolo Barone, a not-so-handsome, but a very brooding man, who is his is lat 30s.

He has quite a reputation as a incantatore di donne , womanizer. He too had lost his heart, mind and soul to the love of his life, in an accident. But when he woke up from his coma, he lost his wife and all her memories, from his heart as well as from his mind. So he lived his life without attaching any strings to his heart and home. Allegra was the beautiful niece of Paolo's estate keeper, Antonio, who has born to an alcoholic father and a mad mother. But then Antonio saves this precious little girl from her mad parents, but unfortunately, from a very tender age, Allegra, learnt to bewitch men into her lustrous beauty.

Paolo took pity on her and used to look after her like his own flesh and blood and also put her through a convent school, but Allegra used to see Paolo different, she wanted to warm his heart and bed and fulfill all his desires and gradually became possessive of Paolo. Now these three beautiful characters make the experience of Venice and the countryside of Tuscany, more enticing and enthralling.

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Allegra, in a mad and possessed kind of love and Paolo and Venetia, in an undeniably attracted and fateful kind of love. Even though Venetia, never wanted Paolo, in her life, but fate made her cross all path almost all the time, gradually making her heart more weaker and weaker. Fate brings them more closely, when Paolo hires Venetia to restore some historical art pieces in his estate in Tuscany, thus falling in love inevitably.

Venetia at last couldn't deny Paolo's seductive voice in her ears and his dark, penetrating gaze and finally opened herself to him. But Venetia had to go through Allegra's wrath and darkness, and on their way to Cagliari, they almost lost themselves to a near-miss accident.

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But as her Chinese astrologer, Ping Lu, has said that everything comes in a circle, she too realizes the hidden meaning to his words, when she bumps into her father's best friend, in the streets of Venice, thus threatening her relationship and its course with Paolo forever and ever. I don't want to reveal away too much, all I can say that, in Italian, Due persone nate sotto la stessa stella sono destinati a stare insieme, non importa quale.

The mystery is better left to be revealed behind all those grand legends and histories of Venice. This tale will mesmerize you completely, with the author's eloquent words and Italian legends; this story is bound to be etched into your soul forever. From the books cover picture to the empathetic words of the author, everything is going to fill you up completely into Italy and Venice's rich culture, delicate cuisines, art and so many intriguing legends.

It seems like the author has been willing want to take our hand and lead us into the streets and rich histories of Venice. Love in Venice has always been a great combination; it's never going to fail your expectations. A love story, yet it's filled so many hidden puzzles and mysteries that will intrigue and engross you into the pages of this book till its very end. And the way the author has unfolded the great depth of this mystery is really quite remarkable.

Do read this book, and watch yourself losing away in the beauty of Venice and its deep, dark cultures! Thanks to author, Hannah Fielding, for giving me this incredible opportunity to read and review her novel. View all 8 comments. I, however, do not have those passions and when I pick up a romance novel, I just want to read a story about two people who find love, have some cha I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. That's really all I want. Venetia is a British chick living in Venice. Paulo is a wealthy Don Juan.

Paulo saves Venetia from some muggers and falls in love with her right then. He has a house in Tuscany and he just bought a run down villa in Tuscany that he wants to turn into a resort. He hires Venetia to be the architectural mastermind, which will bring her to Tuscany to stay at his home while she's working on the job. There's a big secret that is revealed that could potentially destroy them.

There is really not even one thing I liked about this book. Yeah, I know, I know The synopsis sounded intriguing, so I kept hoping and wishing that it would get better. The easiest way to list my grievances would be in list form, so here goes nothing: And if she had wine there was, more often than not, some background info on the winery or whatever where it came from. Her coffee was described, her desserts were painstakingly detailed. This is one of the things that drives me batshit crazy in some books.

I'm not a foody. Neither one of these characters has a particular love of cooking, neither is a chef, neither is a restaurateur, neither one of them even work in the food industry! If it was just one or two particular dishes or something, I would skim that part and not even comment on it, but that wasn't the case with this one Not only were the details described, they were described using an inordinate amount of adjectives.

She loved its pink mosaic walls and the way the tub had been enthroned beneath the window on a cream-coloured stone platform, reached by a couple of shallow polished steps And NONE of them are relevant to the story! Here's an example, she's getting for a day of sightseeing by herself: Venetia had washed her hair with a chamomile shampoo, which always gave her chestnut mane golden overtones. First she thought of letting it fall in long locks at the front and around the back, with thick bangs curled off to the sides; but then she decided to style it up, exposing her long neck.

Bushing it back and off her forehead and sides she pinned the top towards the centre of the back to keep her hair in place, and then she folded the rest of it beneath, up and over the pins, curving the hair under vertically and fastening it with hairpins. It looked soft and feminine and she secured it all with spray, considering the result carefully I'll tell you the telling about the fireworks display held more metaphors than most books in their entirety. It probably took me longer to READ about the fireworks display that it would have taken for an actual, elaborate fireworks display to take place from beginning to spectacular finale.

In case you forget it, no worries I didn't even know there were so many ways to describe blue eyes! Sapphire, lapis, midnight, the sea, the sky, you name it, she used it. And there were the varying levels of intensity of said blue eyes. Varying degrees of love, rapture, pain, confusion, and pretty much ANY emotion you can think of. Paulo's eyes are VERY expressive! They change color with his emotions and the intensity of those emotions also. I'm talking page upon page upon page upon PAGE of descriptions! The street name for just about EVERY street she walked down, how heavy the pedestrian traffic was on the street, what each and every building looked like, what it FELT like, the history of the street.

You know it, she described it. Don't fret, she didn't leave those neglected! The same goes for Torcello, the Tyrennian Sea, the Venice lagoon, the Tuscan countryside, the Sardinian countryside, gondolas, etc. And I'm not just talking about in a general sense, which I would've been okay with.

I'm talking about the song name, the artist, what it's about, Venetia's feelings toward the song, etc. I don't need every detail of the storm.

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The only time the weather is relevant to the story, in my opinion, is when it impacts the behavior of the characters. I always thought Italian men had more pride than to hound a girl who repeatedly turns them down and then propose to her even though they don't know her. When she finds this out, it's literally like a half shoulder shrug and an ' Maybe I'm just a spazz, but I'd be kind of freaking out about that a bit. Or at least in awe. The one thing I would NOT be is nonchalant!

Although it added a smidge of drama, it was wholly irrelevant and not at all resolved. It's like watching a daytime soap opera. Yeah, I've been here the whole time. I don't know anyone who talks like Venetia. This is bitch is so fucking pretentious, it's amazing she even makes time for Paulo! If I knew someone who talked like her, I'd be in prison for slitting the bitch's throat!

I've never used the dictionary function so often on ONE book! Venetia this, Paulo that. While there were SOME pronouns used, there weren't nearly enough! And when she's talking to her godmother it's all, 'she looked at her godmother sitting across from her' or 'she eyed her goddaughter closely. If I wanted a book in Italian, I'd buy the Italian version In addition, once I hit about the halfway point, it felt like the author was 'over it' also. The second half of the book FLEW by! MOST of the various aspects were summed up quickly and it just didn't make a whole lot of sense.

I'm over this book and I'm over the review. Like I said, if you're passionate about Italy, poetry, history, architecture, interior design, etc. If you just want a romance, you might want to pass on this one The book could have stood to be about pages shorter. I feel like I've just wasted 3 days of my life that I will never get back I really enjoyed this book. The plot was moderately paced and brim full of romantic suspense.

This was a very well written, and different kind of romance. The alluring cover of this book made me want to check it out, even before I read the description, which only increased my desire to explore this further. There are many beautifully crafted passages, in particular those relating to the scenery and architecture of Tuscany and Venice, that created a marvellous backdrop to this love story. It was e I really enjoyed this book. It was easy to visualise oneself in these magical locations. I particularly enjoyed the development of the relationship between Paolo and Venetia.

The interaction between these two main characters was fascinating, watching their actions and reactions, and learning about the events of the past that influenced each of them. Another interesting character was the caddish and odious Duke Umberto, whose despicable behaviour towards both Venetia and Paolo, revealed his true nature. I enjoyed the way that the current behaviour of the main characters could be traced back to the presence of deep psychological scars.

There was a lot of sexual tension between the main characters, and I felt that the love scenes were executed in an exceptionally tasteful manner. The ending of the story was intriguing, and provided an unexpected conclusion to what I considered to be an exceptionally riveting romance.

This conclusion suddenly made the title of this book make a lot more sense. I would certainly recommend this to fans of the intelligent and suspenseful romance. This review is based on a digital ARC. Dec 07, Lindsay Townsend rated it it was amazing. If you love Italy, this poignant, haunting romance is for you I love Italy, especially Venice, so seized upon Hannah Fielding's latest romantic suspense, 'The Echoes of Love.

Hannah Fielding writes in a beautifully elegant style, full of atmosphere and the sights, sounds and smells of Italy. I was transported to a Venice in winter for the Carnival, to the Italian coast, to Tuscany. I lived behind the heroine's eyes as Venezia strolled through Venice and as she encounters a If you love Italy, this poignant, haunting romance is for you I love Italy, especially Venice, so seized upon Hannah Fielding's latest romantic suspense, 'The Echoes of Love. I lived behind the heroine's eyes as Venezia strolled through Venice and as she encounters and re-encounters the mysterious Paolo who reminds her, devastatingly, of her lost lover Judd.

Guarding her heart after the disappearance of Judd, Venezia is drawn to Paolo but wary of being hurt again. For his part, Paolo has his own tragic losses to overcome, although he is deeply attracted to the beautiful Venezia. She reminds him of something, or someone Both hurting, both solitary, both injured by their pasts, Paolo and Venezia spar and strive to keep themselves at a distance, though longing to embrace and learn everything about each other.

Their times together are electric with tension, desire and tenderness, as if their growing love is built upon more ancient foundations. But there are obstacles to overcome. Who is the beautiful young woman who sometimes accompanies Paolo in Venice? Will Venezia's fear of being abandoned and hurt again make it impossible for her to trust him? What is it in their joint pasts that links and ensnares them, possibly fatally?

As a final, quietly horrifying twist drives Venezia away from Italy, I found the ending both apt and compassionate. Do she and Paolo reunite, as they should? Read 'The Echoes of Love' and find out. Dec 05, Jennifer rated it it was amazing Shelves: I received this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I originally requested this book because A: While that was what drew me This is a story that plays with every human emotion possible. I found myself laughing, heartbroken, swooning and so much more. The one thing that this book does well, it makes you remember there is a lot of power in love, and even if you heart is guarded all it I received this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The one thing that this book does well, it makes you remember there is a lot of power in love, and even if you heart is guarded all it takes is one person to break those walls down, and fall in love all over again. Plus can I just say this book makes me want to go to Venice Especially if there are men like Paolo there Listen up ladies and gents if you are in the mood for a swoon worthy romance set in beautiful Venice Dec 16, Sharon Chance rated it it was amazing.

A type of exotic mystery surrounds the city of Venice, and it is beautifully and lovingly made the main character of author Hannah Fielding's latest book, "Echoes of Love. The charm, the history, the Carnival season, and all that water, make this city one A type of exotic mystery surrounds the city of Venice, and it is beautifully and lovingly made the main character of author Hannah Fielding's latest book, "Echoes of Love.

The charm, the history, the Carnival season, and all that water, make this city one of the destinations I desire to visit one day, and through her wonderful storytelling skills, Fielding takes her readers there through her words. I absolutely enjoyed this story and highly recommend it to those who enjoy unusual locales for their romantic reading.

Sep 28, Violeta Petrovska rated it it was amazing Shelves: When I found this book on Netgalley I was so excited to read it! The book is set in Venice, Italy, one of the most romantic cities in the world and on my list of dream vacations. But I really was disappointed with the story. The first half of the book bored me. When Venetia Aston-Montagu was a teenager she had her heartbroken from her first love.

Fast forward 10 years and we meet a successful Venetia who is still suffering from her heart break. Venetia meets Italian playboy Paolo Barone but fights her attraction and his romantic advances. At times she was mean and cold-hearted to Paolo due to her past. I understand her first romance ended tragically but to hold on to that pain for 10 years and to have it mentioned over and over again in the book just bothered me. I wanted to scream "get over it" already!!

Not only did the story move slowly but the author spent too much time over describing scenes. The descriptions of the food and furniture lost me, so at times I skipped paragraphs just so the story moved on. The book felt more like a travel guide than a romance story. The author finally adds some excitement to the story but when we finally discover Paolo's secret the book ends, just like that!

I think the final admission spread out into a couple of pages at the end of the book! I was thinking WTF happened?? The author is a good writer I saw no problem with grammar or sentence structure. I just wish she had taken a different direction with this book. If you are looking for a guide on Italy then this is the book for you. But if you want a romance story then you should skip this!

It was the striking cover and the romance of the title that prompted me to choose The Echoes of Love among so many novels that are offered today. The writing lifts the book out of the usual romance genre. I was captivated from the first lines by the world Ms Fielding created. Without leaving your chair you are transported to Italy. Neither the hero nor the heroine are simplistic characters, both have a past that tortures them, but both learn how to confront them, first alone, and then together.

All in all a beautifully crafted book, the echoes of which will remain with you for a long time. Dec 02, Elsa White rated it it was amazing. Honestly, the Venice tourist board should hand out this book, it makes you want to go to the city so much. I like a good, long story, and this book delivers — oh, and the cover is beautiful.

Feb 25, Nadwa rated it really liked it Shelves: I don't know where to start; I guess I should get used to the way Mrs Fielding's books render me speechless. I have never read any book that appreciates and values a scenery, city or a painting as much as this one -and Legacy. The simplest fixation was acknowledged, in a breathtakingly raw and stunning way.

So that on top o 4. So that on top of the very detailed description of the city made me feel as though I was part of the story. The description of the Miraggio and La Serina and the Tuscan countryside was just too good, too tempting. I need to talk about the romance because I'm getting the vibe that Fielding's novels are all going to make me swoon. The best factor is the chemistry between the characters; something that a lot of books lack.

I don't want to go into the specifics or else I'm going to spoil the whole book. Here comes the spoilery section: Well, I sort of already knew that Paolo was Judd and I felt like that was something that should've been kept as a surprise for the end! First off, Venetia bumps into this gorgeous blue-eyed man..



There's this devastatingly beautiful static energy between the couple that literally brought me to my knees Venetia feeling the familiarity of her lover's touch and all that. Of course, at first I convinced myself otherwise: If Paolo really was Judd, how could she not remember how her first love looked like? Even after 10 years, shouldn't his eyes remain the same?

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It was all very confusing, until Venetia went back to see that Chineseman that told her 'all becoming is circular'. I'm not usually this psycho-investigator kinda person, I was actually losing my mind when I realized all my predictions were, indeed, true. Still, I didn't know the whole story about Paolo's mission and all that, which completely blew me away. Finally, I loved the fact that both Venetia and Paolo felt as though each of them wasn't worthy of the other, how both had a guilty conscience over a situation neither of them could control.

And I adored Venetia's strong and responsible exchange with her father at the end, and how she sort of forgave him. Again, this was such a spectacular read. Sep 14, Melinda rated it liked it Shelves: The setting really takes center stage, in fact in dominates. From sites, architecture, food and culture even folklore nothing is excluded in regards to Italy. Serving as bit of a travelogue of sorts. The two main The setting really takes center stage, in fact in dominates. The two main protagonists attempt to fight off their mutual crazy mega attraction, we all know how that goes in tales of romance.

The characters are a bit tricky, at least they were for this reader. She cannot let go of her past love Judd of over 10 years. Venetia merely exists for me, failing to evoke any type of bonding even as the narrative progressed. Her indecisiveness towards Paolo grated on my nerves, another strike against her.

Paolo is an enigma. We learn bits about him, mostly rumors. We learn all about Paolo, along with Venetia, at the very end. Romance fans desiring a mystery element inserted into the narrative will appreciate this novel, if you are an Italyophile, with the heavy hand in setting along with immense details you will be transported instantly saying ciao after you have closed the cover. Feb 01, Jayzel Javier rated it really liked it.

Echoes of Love is written well. The description of the places will no doubt transport you to Italy, especially to those who have been to Italy and those who love it Well, like the Beast I guarded my roses jealously, maybe in the hope that Echoes of Love is written well. The twist in the end is a bit unbelievable too, but it explains all the familiarity they both felt. D I think I kinda guess the truth from the moment Venetia felt the familiarity with Paolo, but of course I doubt and forgot it.. I love the description of the places and I love the characters and their relationship After reading and enjoying enormously Hannah Fielding's first novel, Burning Embers, I was waiting impatiently for her next offering.

Boy, was it worth the wait! Her new romantic novel, The Echoes of Love, is a hugely satisfying read. This time she has transported us to Italy - Venice, Tuscany, and Sardinia. Once again her descriptions are poetic but real, and delivered me to places I have never visited. In Venice, I could feel the antiquity, the beauty and the decadence. In Tuscany I tasted the food and lived in the awesome scenery. The aroma of the herbs of Sardinia are still lingering with me. The story is a poignant tale with twists and turns I did not see coming.

The heroine, Venetia, is not a simple character but I learned to understand her and enjoy her restraint. Paolo is the typical passionate Italian, but he is has harrowing secrets that torment him and which he struggles with courage to confront. This is a passionate love story that is so much more. This is a book I lived with, rather than just read. It felt like the author wanted to paint scenery more vivid than the developing relationship between the two main characters. I found myself skipping entire paragraphs to escape the sometimes painful description of where they were, what they were wearing or eating which made for a choppy read.

It also made it difficult to make the investment in the central characters because they were too stilted, too one-dimensional, both scarred by a bitter past that colored everything going forward and made for cringe-worthy self-analysis. The antagonists were brought in to just be antagonists and no explanation of how and why they became obsessed and I mean obsessed with the hero and heroine.

Add to that, a neat ribbon tied to all the loose ends at the conclusion that felt a little too contrived. I felt it needed more character development and more emotional exploration. Hannah Fielding writes a beautifully descriptive story.

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In fact, it was almost too heavy on the descriptions. There was a very gothic feel to it My problem with this was the heroine, Venetia. She drove me crazy with her treatment of Paolo. She was melting in his arms and then the in the next breath she was cold and pushed him away. I get that she was confused, but her confusion went on a little too long for my liking. ARC received from the publisher via Netgalley Apr 14, Jelena Bosh rated it liked it. Paolo grinned and shrugged.

Basically, or in a very short summary the story is about Venetia, English born but living in Italy, a girl that loves her world of architecture. From the first few pages she accidentally meets a very handsome Italian named Paolo who throughout the rest of the story, does not seem to be an accidental mistake. So here we go! Firstly, I just want to let you guys know that the writing, the way she describes objects, people and even smells around her, are so mesmerizing that I was dreaming of being within that world for most of the time. Benjamin West , Narcissus and Echo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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