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One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

37 reviews

toris_in_her_own_world's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was so beautiful! I personally love to read books where people are grieving, and this one was really good for that. Katy’s whole journey of finding who she is without her mom is so well portrayed.

I really did not expect this to be actual time travel, but it was an interesting plot element. Now I want to re read it to see what I missed! I also like the ending where nothing really changed in her future situation, she just recognized that she could figure it out and life goes on.

I honestly understand that Katy made a lot of mistakes in her time in Italy, but I also see how it made her realize that she doesn’t want to be wild all the time, she likes the familiar, and that doesn’t have to change with her moms passing. Overall one of my favorite reads recently!

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lauren_shilling's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was such an amazing read! I read it leading up to and during my trip to Italy this summer, and I was reading during my brief visit to the Amalfi Coast, and this book captured the energy I got there perfectly! It was the perfect book to compliment the first part of my trip. I'm so happy I finally read this book, and I'm both very upset and very happy that I didn't read it sooner. I loved following Katy and watching how she navigates the grief of losing her mother, while also coming to some very important realizations about herself, her mother, and their relationship. It was a beautiful story set in a beautiful place. The writing in this book felt like the magic of the story, if that makes sense, and it made for a great experience. This book is quite the emotional read as well, as it does follow a main character who has just lost her mother, who she considered her best friend. As wonderful as it was to watch her navigate that, it was also very emotional to read as well.

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theonlybaillie's review against another edition

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emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

There were so many parts of this book that I loved and so many that I really did not like. I loved the setting and descriptions of food/vibes. I enjoyed how the author wrote about emotions. I didn't enjoy the characters, unfortunately. I just found myself being incredibly annoyed by our MC and the lack of consequences for the things that she does in this book.

Spoiler opinions:

I hate a cheating trope. And I hate that there were no consequences for doing that. Her husband did not deserve that. He was nothing but supportive during her grieving, and he gave her the space she needed. He 100% deserves to know the truth. But it conveniently happened during the *magic period* so it apparently doesn't count to our MC. Okay.

So we will do an average of 3 stars.

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chandlerkl's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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devowynn's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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chqrmspoken's review against another edition

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lighthearted sad fast-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

2.75

I have to admit that the main reason I wanted to read this book was, because I was craving some Mediterranean vibes first and because the premise hooked me second. And that's kind of what's my review is. The vibes were immaculate, the premise was frankly confusing. The fact that the main character who's name I have already forgotten

cheats on her husband and blames it on the country? or at least justifies it through the country

bugged me so much. But the way the author describes Italy, the culture, the cusine - a lot of the cusine - makes me want to go back so much! But the main character was frankly annoying and selfish but maybe that was the point? Also, very much an unhealthy relationship with the mother

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