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One Italian Summer 'Gentle and romantic A holiday in itself' Rainbow Rowell Keris Stainton author 9781471406386 Books

Lovely gentle YA romance - and set in one of the most gorgeous cities in the world, Rome - plus a side trip to Positano which was great too. The descriptions of food had me salivating. The characters are well drawn, and each has their own personality and depth. I read this book in the heat of a Spanish beach - and it was perfect - just like the title says 'a perfect summer read'.


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One Italian Summer 'Gentle and romantic A holiday in itself' Rainbow Rowell Keris Stainton author 9781471406386 Books Reviews

“One Italian Summer” is a light ya romance that reads quickly but lacks much substance.

While there was an attempt at making the characters developed, I still felt somewhat removed from them, especially the love interest, Luke. There was little to no explanation of exactly why Milly was so interested in him, aside from a rather alarming amount of wanting to lick his muscles. Not going to lie, the amount of times a phrase like that was thought by her was a bit unsettling. I know this complaint may be nitpicky, but the author seems to lose track of what her characters were doing quite a bit. Characters would stand up twice in one page without sitting down, be in a car one second and in a parking lot walking to the car the next, etc. It kept pulling me out of the story.

That being said, “One Italian Summer” is still a cute romance if you’re looking for a beach read that doesn’t require much from you.

This unbiased review is based upon a complimentary copy provided by the publisher.
One Italian Summer was a breath of fresh air in YA. I read quite a bit of young adult novels and this one was definitely a fresh take on grieving the loss of a parent. This book brings us face-to-face with three sisters, the middle one, Milly, being the main character. When their aunt is getting married in Italy, they take a trip with their mother. But even though they are hoping it will somehow help heal the damage that the death of their father has taken on their family, reminders of time spent in Italy with him abound. A distraction never hurts though, and Milly definitely has one in her forever crush, her cousin's best friend, Luke.

I love that this book was a beautiful blend of teen angst, the emotional aspect of grief, and love. It was sort of women's fiction meets young adult. I loved every bit of it and I absolutely adored the sisters. In fact, I would even go onto read another book with these characters. Definitely give this book a try!

I was given this book via Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
In One Italian Summer we meet Milly and her sisters, Elyse and Leonie. They have a really close relationship, even more after their dad's death a year go. As you can imagine, their grief is palpable during the whole story and the fact that their mother has chosen to hide in her work as her coping mechanism doesn't help the situation. This though makes you, as a reader, really care about these girls.

I always enjoy reading about siblings and how they interact with each other. In this story, Milly and her sisters are a lot of fun to follow around, with their teasing, but it's also very warming to read how they support each other. I had really great expectations about this story after reading the first few chapters and I couldn't way to go to Rome with them.

Rome is a place they have always shared with their father so there some tough moments for them, being back without him. Reading about him, as they reminisce, you feel even closer to them, as he really seemed like a great dad. And I think the author makes a good job of writing about grief and how it affects their day to day life.

But as we discover Rome with them, a few more characters are introduced to the plot, including Luke, who had some kind of history with Milly but seems to be completely over her, kissing girls right and left. This is the part I enjoyed less, as I felt like some of the plots twits involving their relationship were a bit rushed and didn't fit with the whole tone of the story.

When I first picked this book, I thought it would be a light cute summer read but I soon discovered that it has so much more. In depth emotions, especially grief and love, play big roles in this story and even if I didn't like all the plot lines as much as I had hoped, I did have a really nice time reading about these siblings. Although this is only my first book by Keris Stainton, I'm sure it won't be my last one.
3.5 stars
Three sisters and their mother are going on vacation.. a happy occasion, a wedding, in the land of ‘amore’, Italy. This sounds like the perfect light summer reading and it is, the atmosphere, the people in Italy, the food, the sights, the Trevi fountain.. it was all easily imaginable and what’s more, it made me want to be there!

There’s only one thing that’s obvious right from the start of this novel, this family is dealing with the grief of losing someone. They all deal with it in their own way. I was happy to see that it didn’t weigh the story down at all though, it wasn’t written in a depressing way but more through the sharing of funny stories and reminiscing about their father. Even when hearing about the good and joyous things, you can feel how someone is missed so much. He seemed such a nice man and a good father. He was the life of any party, he listened to his daughters, he was the jokey dad, he wasn’t there anymore but through everything that was said it was easy to feel the emptiness he left behind.

"Dad was sunshine and music and laughter."

I really liked this little family, the three sisters looking out for each other. I felt Leonie was sometimes more mature than Milly even though she was the youngest. I liked Luke as well, allthough I didn’t feel like I really got to know him. But he’s a good guy and someone who doesn’t go running from someone else’s grief. He knows what to say, he knows how to listen.

Maybe this wedding won’t be such a horrible event after all?

One Italian Summer was a very enjoyable and perfect summery read. There was room for much more than just the romance part and it was just as much about all the other family dynamics and relationships.
Lovely gentle YA romance - and set in one of the most gorgeous cities in the world, Rome - plus a side trip to Positano which was great too. The descriptions of food had me salivating. The characters are well drawn, and each has their own personality and depth. I read this book in the heat of a Spanish beach - and it was perfect - just like the title says 'a perfect summer read'.