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it was pretty good. i was annoyed that i had to skip a few parts at the very end. that’s the reason it’s not 4 stars. i didn’t enjoy the cheating trope but i’m glad everything worked out.

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ktv's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Really liked this. It was a chill book. This was my first audiobook too, and I was addicted to it. I've literally never gotten thru a book so fast.
The spicy scenes weren't even spicy but I was still in shock, jaw dropped, hand over my mouth and everything. I think it was mostly due to it being narrated to me.
6/6/23 edit: this wasn't as good as i thought immediately after reading. i decided to change my rating because i recently finished tfgsc. i didn't take that much off the original rating (4.25) because of the fact that it was my first audiobook and i had a good experience with it.

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katelynnreads's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed this book and I hope to visit this gem in Italy one day.

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The cheating of Katy’s husband really through me off even though there was a time gap and she traveled back to 1992, it still felt icky to me. I liked the character development and that Katy got to meet her mother as Carol in her prime, on the trip that changed her life.

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nukie19's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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fifteenthjessica's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

One Italian Silver follows thirty year old Katy Silver, whose life has spun out of control because of her mother's recent death. She hopes that taking their planned mother-daughter trip to Positano, Italy will help her figure out what to do with her confusion about her future, including her marriage. What she doesn't expect is to see and befriend a thirty year old version of her mother there.

This is very much a three star book for me. It was an overall enjoyable experience, but oftentimes, phrases would kick me out of the narrative with thoughts of "Why is Rebecca Serle describing this that way?" or "This character's reaction seems a little on the melodramatic side." Still, if you want a quick read about mother-daughter relationships that are more fraught than they seem with a side of romance and time shenanigans, this is your book.

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kei_s's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I want able to fully connect to Katy. I found her relationship with her mom to be a bit too much. The idea of dealing with grief by visiting a place so special to that loved one was endearing. However, I kept waiting for a solid explanation of the “twist” and never seemed to got it. I enjoyed the little mystery element and it had thinking constantly of what the expansion Sri on could be, which is why I was disappointed when none was offered.

Listening to it read by Lauren Graham was an amazing experience even if the story didn’t captivate me as much as I hoped it would.

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