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One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
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Wow! I intentionally wrote a review about this book right now! Because this is my 1000th NG review! Yay to my nerdy and extra caffeinated brain cells and tired eyes!

I’m so happy to read a brand new book belongs to queen of semi-sweet, sad, heartfelt stories: Rebecca Serle who blew my mind again and again!

She created another emotional, moving, powerful story located in dreamy Italian island with three dimensional, well-developed, easily connectable characters. There are impressively depicted landscapes and mouth watering food which are also tempting to enjoy our reading journey!

This is purely effective story questions meaning of life, friendship, self growth, our purposes, dreams, regrets!

What will happen when you lose not only your family member but also your best friend? Don’t you question the meaning of your own life, your own purpose? Don’t you suffer from irreplaceable emptiness the person left in your heart? Don’t you get lost in your own mapped out life and think about as like Mary Oliver asks for: “Tell me what is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?�

Kathy’s in deep pain, having no idea how she’ll deal with the loss of her mother who is her mentor, best friend, the first person she shares her happiness and sadness.

Now she questions her marriage, her main purpose in life, her place in the earth. She talks to her husband that she’s not sure she can stay in this marriage. She offers to take a break ( yes, this is true break: not fake one Rachel and Ross had)

She heads to Positano: the mother and daughter she’s planned for years and made manifest. She travels alone, starting to enjoy her me-time till she bumps into 30 years old version of her mother. Of course her young mother has no idea who she’s and they become friends but this woman is so different from the wise guide she knows.

Did I get your attention by giving scoops from this emotional paranormal mother- daughter, family, second chances women’s fiction! Yes, buckle up and enjoy each chapter, savor each minute, seize your time with this amazing read!

I’m not giving away more! Just experience this remarkable, sentimental, perfectly written story and keep your napkins close! You gotta need them to dry your red eyes!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for this amazing digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.
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November 2, 2021 – Started Reading
November 2, 2021 – Shelved
November 3, 2021 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Ceecee (new)

Ceecee Congratulations on the 1000th. You had me at Positano ❤️Fantastic review as always 💖🌺💖🥳🍾🥂📚🥰😍😘


Nilufer Ozmekik The author absolutely had all of us at Positano😂 🇮🇹🍾🥂🥂☕️❤️🎈🥰📚🌈💞


message 3: by Mark (new)

Mark Congrats with your milestone and many more thousands to come🥳


Nilufer Ozmekik I hope so Mark as long as my eyes and my quirky brain cells let me devour more books!🥳📚🎊🎈


message 5: by Erin (new)

Erin Clemence CONGRATS on your 1000th review! AMAZING!


Darla Congrats on your 1,000th review, Nilufer! Looking forward to reading this one soon.


Nilufer Ozmekik Thanks Erin and Darla! Right now it’s about to be 1100! I might have reviewed extra 100 books more after reading this one🙈🙈🙈


☾ Nikki. ✿ SUGARVOGUE. woo, 1000 reviews! :) great review! i'm adding it to my tbr!! <3


Nilufer Ozmekik Yay! Thanks Nikki 🥰


message 10: by Ferne (new)

Ferne (Enthusiastic Reader) Congratulations on your milestone with NetGalley! You give all reviewers inspiration and readers incredible titles for our tbr lists! Thank you! 💖


Nilufer Ozmekik Awww Ferne, that’s so much sweet of you. Thank you so much for reading my reviews💞


BookwormishMe Congratulations! I recently hit 200 reviews on NG!


Nilguen Congratulations 🎉 Amazing achievement, Nilufer. Way to go! Also, fantastic review, am currently reading this Serle-Gem.


message 14: by Suanne (new)

Suanne Laqueur Congrats on your Millennium!


Nilufer Ozmekik Yay! Thank you dear Suanne 🥳🤟🏻🥂


message 16: by Kristy (new)

Kristy Wow, a thousand reviews! Good for you!! Definitely time to celebrate with some great dessert wine and a cheesecake! Whatever your favourite dessert and lots of it, haha. You definitely deserve it. How long did it take you to get to 1000? They must send you the absolute best books to review now.


message 17: by Sherri (new)

Sherri Thacker Wow! Congrats to your 1000 review!!! I need to see how many I’ve written!!! You are one of my FAVORITE reviewers!!!! Anyway daughter is in Italy right now in a 15 day whirlwind of a tour so I want to read this now!


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