Leonie Mack brought the promise of the exquisite italian setting alive. I enjoyed reading all her descriptions so much... the convent, the lake, the mLeonie Mack brought the promise of the exquisite italian setting alive. I enjoyed reading all her descriptions so much... the convent, the lake, the moutains, the food, the market! It felt so good to travel to Italy with her words and to dream of one day going there, enjoying the warmth of the italian morning sun on my face. I also really enjoyed the passion she wrote with about music: all those scenes were some of her strongest and offered a lovely addition to the story.
Lou, our modern romance heroine, travels to Italy following her daughter on her music camp and hoping this will be a journey where she finds her true self as well. She is struggling with her divorce and all the insecurities that life has given her over the years. She was a touching character, as despite feeling untalented and unworthy, she goes through life day by day and stands her own mostly for her daughter and thanks to the love they share. Nick, the music theacher of said daughter will be there to help her see what she is unwilling to, and will be an overall sweet teacher (with a few struggles on his own).
If their romance was heartwarming (slow burn kind), i couldn't fully enjoy it. Until 80% of the story, their own personal struggles and the ex-husband being such an annoying human being stressed me out. After oh so many chapters, i was rooting for them but everytime something messed it up. They either got stuck in their own struggles or more annoyingly refused themselves any kind of bright future...
It was probably my fault for thinking this would be a breezy italian holiday romance and it turned out to be a romance with more pyschological layers. Leonie really wrote her characters feelings so well that it felt authentic and well thought but sometimes too overwhelming or too frustrating. I do enjoy reading those kind of romance as well but that was not what i needed. I was craving a romance holiday to take my mind of everything...
However, I think i will revisit this one later on when the world is right again as i really enjoyed Leonie's writing style and the authenticity of her characters and their journey.
This is a three and a half stars for me (what i enjoyed, i really loved but equally i really wasn't fond of some parts of the story).
ARC copy kindly provided by netgalley.
Merged review:
Leonie Mack brought the promise of the exquisite italian setting alive. I enjoyed reading all her descriptions so much... the convent, the lake, the moutains, the food, the market! It felt so good to travel to Italy with her words and to dream of one day going there, enjoying the warmth of the italian morning sun on my face. I also really enjoyed the passion she wrote with about music: all those scenes were some of her strongest and offered a lovely addition to the story.
Lou, our modern romance heroine, travels to Italy following her daughter on her music camp and hoping this will be a journey where she finds her true self as well. She is struggling with her divorce and all the insecurities that life has given her over the years. She was a touching character, as despite feeling untalented and unworthy, she goes through life day by day and stands her own mostly for her daughter and thanks to the love they share. Nick, the music theacher of said daughter will be there to help her see what she is unwilling to, and will be an overall sweet teacher (with a few struggles on his own).
If their romance was heartwarming (slow burn kind), i couldn't fully enjoy it. Until 80% of the story, their own personal struggles and the ex-husband being such an annoying human being stressed me out. After oh so many chapters, i was rooting for them but everytime something messed it up. They either got stuck in their own struggles or more annoyingly refused themselves any kind of bright future...
It was probably my fault for thinking this would be a breezy italian holiday romance and it turned out to be a romance with more pyschological layers. Leonie really wrote her characters feelings so well that it felt authentic and well thought but sometimes too overwhelming or too frustrating. I do enjoy reading those kind of romance as well but that was not what i needed. I was craving a romance holiday to take my mind of everything...
However, I think i will revisit this one later on when the world is right again as i really enjoyed Leonie's writing style and the authenticity of her characters and their journey.
This is a three and a half stars for me (what i enjoyed, i really loved but equally i really wasn't fond of some parts of the story).
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