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A review by nerdetterecs
Remy vs. Rome by Bonnie Callahan
5.0
Oh my goodness, this book was so much fun. This is like if Emily Henry did The Da Vinci Code, but better.
The plot: Remy finds herself on New Year’s Day living with her sister after a broken engagement. With no plans and no prospects, she quits her job to fly to Rome, where she had her first kiss at the age of fourteen, hoping to rediscover some of that magic. Instead, she finds herself accidentally embroiled in international crime scheme - and she’s a prime suspect.
To prove her innocence, Remy teams up with Lorenzo Rossi, the sizzling Sicilian detective supervising her house arrest. Their investigation takes them through the history of Rome itself as they race against the clock to crack the case.
Bonnie Callahan has absolutely nailed the art of the rom-com - I laughed out loud so many times while reading this book. Remy is hilarious, endearing, relatable, and adorably oblivious as a protagonist. Lorenzo is devastatingly handsome but also awkward, shy, and a bit of a nerd. And Rome itself is a character in the novel, rendered in such detail on the page that you can’t help but see it through Remy’s starstruck eyes. You can really feel how much the author loves Italy and Italian culture, and I was totally immersed in the setting as Remy and Lorenzo explored beautiful Roma. Throw in a cast of lovable side characters and you’ve got a recipe more delectable than the pasta dishes Bonnie describes throughout the story. (I would MURDER for a carbonara right now.)
This book has it all: secret societies, Italian grandmothers, vino, carbs, and chemistry that jumps off the page. If you love romance and could use an escape to bella Italia, you’ll want to give this one a read!!
Thanks so much to Bonnie Callahan for sending me an ARC to review. I can’t wait to see what she writes next!
The plot: Remy finds herself on New Year’s Day living with her sister after a broken engagement. With no plans and no prospects, she quits her job to fly to Rome, where she had her first kiss at the age of fourteen, hoping to rediscover some of that magic. Instead, she finds herself accidentally embroiled in international crime scheme - and she’s a prime suspect.
To prove her innocence, Remy teams up with Lorenzo Rossi, the sizzling Sicilian detective supervising her house arrest. Their investigation takes them through the history of Rome itself as they race against the clock to crack the case.
Bonnie Callahan has absolutely nailed the art of the rom-com - I laughed out loud so many times while reading this book. Remy is hilarious, endearing, relatable, and adorably oblivious as a protagonist. Lorenzo is devastatingly handsome but also awkward, shy, and a bit of a nerd. And Rome itself is a character in the novel, rendered in such detail on the page that you can’t help but see it through Remy’s starstruck eyes. You can really feel how much the author loves Italy and Italian culture, and I was totally immersed in the setting as Remy and Lorenzo explored beautiful Roma. Throw in a cast of lovable side characters and you’ve got a recipe more delectable than the pasta dishes Bonnie describes throughout the story. (I would MURDER for a carbonara right now.)
This book has it all: secret societies, Italian grandmothers, vino, carbs, and chemistry that jumps off the page. If you love romance and could use an escape to bella Italia, you’ll want to give this one a read!!
Thanks so much to Bonnie Callahan for sending me an ARC to review. I can’t wait to see what she writes next!