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When Carol dies, Katy loses more than her mother-she loses her best friend.

They were supposed to take a mother-daughter trip to Positano, Italy for Carol’s 60th birthday, but she passes away before they can make the journey, so Katy decides to make it an �� Eat, Pray, Love�� (Elizabeth Gilbert) trip instead-leaving behind her grieving Dad, and Eric, the husband she isn’t sure she wants to be married to anymore. She tells him this bluntly and unkindly, and she won’t even let him see her off at the airport, despite the fact that he has been nothing but supportive.

Prior to getting married, Carol had spent time in this magical town, and Katy hopes to find some of that same magic, in the solitude of the trip-something she couldn’t do if Eric had accompanied her-since Eric tends to make friends with everyone they cross paths with.

However, upon arrival, she immediately spends ALL of her time with Adam, a man nothing like her husband, and Carol, a woman who she is convinced is her mother-somehow 30 years old, vibrant and healthy.

Kind of hypocritical, if you ask me.

Was this a parallel universe? Time travel? A mental breakdown?

Each chapter proceeds to vividly describe parts of the gorgeous Amalfi Coast, the many delicious foods that Katy eats that day, and what she is wearing.

LATHER-RINSE-REPEAT

I suppose if you haven’t been to Italy, and you want to live vicariously through Katy, and enjoy the wonderful descriptions of Positano-this story may hold some appeal for you.

But, I found Katy to be a selfish woman that I couldn’t stand spending time with-not even in Italy, so, sadly, this story didn’t resonate with me at all.

And, I never FELT her grief.

I would like to thank Atria books for the gifted copy. I wish I had enjoyed this more, but I always provide a candid review!

Please read a sample of reviews, before deciding if this one might work for you. This was a buddy read with DeAnn so be sure to check out her thoughts as well!

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