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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
Thank you to Netgalley and publishers for providing me an ARC of this book. The cover attracted my interest immediately. This is a delightful and cute read. I certainly wasn’t disappointed with this book.
I highly recommend people check it out.
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I highly recommend people check it out.
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I enjoyed the first book in the series and was looking forward to catching up with Izzie in this one. This is a great holiday read for any time of the year. I couldn’t help but try to picture the setting in my head as I was reading.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
I loved being back at Villa Limoncello, it’s such a happy summer read, I was able to jump right back in and it felt like I’d never left. Back with the adorable Izzie and Luca and I can’t air for even more books from Daisy. Her books are full of fun, but also heart and relatable but loveable characters.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
Cute but cheesy. Really way too easy to figure out. None of the characters were very deep or interesting, so while it was a quick and easy read, it's not one I'll read again.
Izzie Jenkins never expected to find herself living in a gorgeous oasis in Tuscany but when life gives you Villa Limoncello you say thank you and bake treats to celebrate!
Izzie and debonair chef Luca Castelotti are officially setting up shop together but when their inaugural ‘Pasta and Painting’ venture is sabotaged and one of their guests poisoned they’re forced to turn detective. Because if they can’t find the culprit, they’ll be out of business before they’ve even begun...
I didn't know this was part of a series, but I found it enjoyable anyway. I was a little confused at points.
*Book received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
Izzie and debonair chef Luca Castelotti are officially setting up shop together but when their inaugural ‘Pasta and Painting’ venture is sabotaged and one of their guests poisoned they’re forced to turn detective. Because if they can’t find the culprit, they’ll be out of business before they’ve even begun...
I didn't know this was part of a series, but I found it enjoyable anyway. I was a little confused at points.
*Book received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
This book was as tasty as Luca Castelotti's pasta dishes, as mouth watering as Oriana's sweet treats, as beautifully arranged as Francesca's flowers and of course as inspiring as Izzie Jenkins' paintings!
Welcome to Villa Limoncello, the rustic farmhouse in Tuscany where Izzie and friends are running a Pasta and Painting course for top fashion designer Carmen and her motley entourage.
A delightfully easy read, with short chapters and the most marvellous palette themed headings, this is the perfect romantic read for a hot summer's day. The landscape is inviting, the food references delicious (with recipes at the end of the book too!) and the characters very charming.
But all is not totally idyllic at Villa Limoncello as Carmen is struck down with what appears to be food poisoning on the very first day. Distraught and desperate to save the villa's reputation and secure more bookings for the future, Izzie and love interest chef Luca don their deerstalkers to become amateur sleuths, learning more about their guests as they seek to establish how Carmen fell ill and why.
I was able to travel to Italy and soak up the cultural references without leaving my armchair, and although this is NOT a thriller, this feel good read had the element of a cozy mystery, which I could not solve!
I enjoyed this book, number 2 in the Tuscan series, so much, that I have now purchased books 1 and 3 to devour.
Thank you to Daisy James, who signed this book and gave it to me for my holiday account of killer shrimps!
Welcome to Villa Limoncello, the rustic farmhouse in Tuscany where Izzie and friends are running a Pasta and Painting course for top fashion designer Carmen and her motley entourage.
A delightfully easy read, with short chapters and the most marvellous palette themed headings, this is the perfect romantic read for a hot summer's day. The landscape is inviting, the food references delicious (with recipes at the end of the book too!) and the characters very charming.
But all is not totally idyllic at Villa Limoncello as Carmen is struck down with what appears to be food poisoning on the very first day. Distraught and desperate to save the villa's reputation and secure more bookings for the future, Izzie and love interest chef Luca don their deerstalkers to become amateur sleuths, learning more about their guests as they seek to establish how Carmen fell ill and why.
I was able to travel to Italy and soak up the cultural references without leaving my armchair, and although this is NOT a thriller, this feel good read had the element of a cozy mystery, which I could not solve!
I enjoyed this book, number 2 in the Tuscan series, so much, that I have now purchased books 1 and 3 to devour.
Thank you to Daisy James, who signed this book and gave it to me for my holiday account of killer shrimps!
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced