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One Italian Summer
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bookshelves: contemporary, arc, from-publisher-author, unpopular-opinion, nope, reviewed, 1-and-a-half-stars
Jul 06, 2023
bookshelves: contemporary, arc, from-publisher-author, unpopular-opinion, nope, reviewed, 1-and-a-half-stars
this may seem like a beach read, but it's actually a fantasy novel about a millennial who is able to live in a major city, own a home in california, eat takeout every night, and take luxury vacations on a copywriter's salary.
to which i say: lol.
by far the best part of this was the food descriptions.
everything else was mediocre to bad, ranging from silly characters to silly plots to silly writing (for example, trying to describe how time moves slower in this setting and saying "Everything was longer in Italy. Even time," when in fact time is the only thing being described).
on top of that, this is the perfect romance for all those readers out there who prefer their love interests to take advantage of drunk and/or weeping and/or mid-mental breakdown women.
dreamy!
bottom line: i want a cold glass of wine and a tomato-based appetizer in a seafront restaurant now, the lack of possibility of which will be the second way this book disappoints me.
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tbr review
taking summer reading way too seriously
(thanks to the publisher for the copy)
to which i say: lol.
by far the best part of this was the food descriptions.
everything else was mediocre to bad, ranging from silly characters to silly plots to silly writing (for example, trying to describe how time moves slower in this setting and saying "Everything was longer in Italy. Even time," when in fact time is the only thing being described).
on top of that, this is the perfect romance for all those readers out there who prefer their love interests to take advantage of drunk and/or weeping and/or mid-mental breakdown women.
dreamy!
bottom line: i want a cold glass of wine and a tomato-based appetizer in a seafront restaurant now, the lack of possibility of which will be the second way this book disappoints me.
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tbr review
taking summer reading way too seriously
(thanks to the publisher for the copy)
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Jul 06, 2023 07:41PM
aahh i loved this! i hope you do too
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Grief is a complicated thing, nevertheless Eric deserves more. On a separate note, I found that This Time Tomorrow was closer to what I personally wanted out of this premise
This book was disappointing. Felt so bad for her husband.
I wasn't as happy with this book, but I loved your review, emma.
I really didn’t like her other book (5 years something something) so much so I can’t bring myself to read another book by her. So thanks for this review that supports my decision
As someone with Italian heritage I always want to read books set in Italy but they are so often cheesy and poorly written that I have to settle for rewatching Letters to Juliet. Sorry this turned out to be one of those.
I sat and thought about this “everything was longer� line for so long. WTF DOES IT MEAN?
emphasis on the "best part of this book was the food descriptions" !!
A mix of fantasy + wannabe romance + wishful thinking + cliche after cliche + time travel ... and that's just the beginning. Among other things, it irritated me when she kept referring to the sea as "ocean", over and over. Why?
HAHA your first paragraph nailed it, but I did actually like the book!
Literally the same of how can she just take a leave from work and afford that lifestyle but LOL ok.
I also hated this book! I won’t read anything else by her.
elise | mochi wrote: "This review made me LOL"<3
Amanda wrote: "I also hated this book! I won’t read anything else by her."i'm with you
Mallory wrote: "Literally the same of how can she just take a leave from work and afford that lifestyle but LOL ok."i'm trying to steal her strategy
Meg wrote: "HAHA your first paragraph nailed it, but I did actually like the book!"i am glad!!!
Xenia wrote: "A mix of fantasy + wannabe romance + wishful thinking + cliche after cliche + time travel ... and that's just the beginning. Among other things, it irritated me when she kept referring to the sea ..."
yes! there were sooo many little annoying things like that...
allison! wrote: "emphasis on the "best part of this book was the food descriptions" !!"i still think about the tomato descriptions in this book...
Madison wrote: "I sat and thought about this “everything was longer� line for so long. WTF DOES IT MEAN?"WHAT! DOES! IT! MEAN!
Emma wrote: "As someone with Italian heritage I always want to read books set in Italy but they are so often cheesy and poorly written that I have to settle for rewatching Letters to Juliet. Sorry this turned o..."at least we'll always have letters to juliet
Mia wrote: "I really didn’t like her other book (5 years something something) so much so I can’t bring myself to read another book by her. So thanks for this review that supports my decision"i haven't read any other books by her and i likely never will
luisa wrote: "glad i gave up on the first chapter lol"good call
Karen wrote: "I wasn't as happy with this book, but I loved your review, emma."thank you!
Cynthia wrote: "This book was disappointing. Felt so bad for her husband."ugh true
Yohanna wrote: "Grief is a complicated thing, nevertheless Eric deserves more. On a separate note, I found that This Time Tomorrow was closer to what I personally wanted out of this premise"
i'll look into that one!
"By far the best part about this was the descriptions of the food" FELT
This pretty much sums it all up
but she is married to a Disney Exec and Shops at Erewhon so she is clearly the top copywriter of all time
