PDF My Summer of Love and Limoncello An utterly hilarious and feel good romantic comedy set in the Italian sunshine Sue Roberts 9781786817563 Books

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My Summer of Love and Limoncello An utterly hilarious and feel good romantic comedy set in the Italian sunshine Sue Roberts 9781786817563 Books Reviews

• I loved this book...it was just like being there! Not just the characters but the visions of Tuscany and the delicious dishes described well I didn't want the book to end. perhaps a sequel with her friends in their new lives coming to visit in Tuscany...
• I loved this book. The descriptions of the food, the wine, and the beautiful location made me wish that I'd win a vaca there. I enjoyed the characters and enjoyed all of their wonderful relationships.
• I enjoyed this book very much, it was lighthearted, easy to read but not predictable. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
• What a great story. Gave me the warm fuzzies )
  I ended up buying Lemoncello after reading this
• What a wonderful, "gentle" read. This book won't take you on a roller coaster ride of angst. Instead, you will take a relaxing, wonderful holiday in Tuscany with its main character!
  
  Maisie Knight's life has been in an upheaval since she discovered her husband Harry was having an affair with one of the cashiers at his store. Reeling from a divorce and the loss of the home that she loved, Maisie is trying to get her life back on track when she finds out that she's won a week's vacation at a farmhouse villa in Tuscany, Italy. She invites her two best friends--Emma and Cheryl--to join her on the vacation.
  
  Author Sue Roberts describes the vacation with descriptions that make you feel like you are also there. (As someone who loves to travel, but can't do so right now, I love books like this!) They explore local restaurants and regional cooking, a vineyard, the small towns around the farm where they are staying, and bigger cities like Pisa, Siena and Florence. They also experience the fun flirtiness of several single young Italian men in the area.
  
  Maisie catches the eye of Gianni, the 40-year-old son who takes care of the farm where she's staying. Throughout the book, Roberts slowly develops their relationship from curiosity about each other to a deepening affinity and then love. But Maisie wonders if it could really have a relationship with Gianni, since she lives in Englandand he is quite happy and prosperous as a farmer in Tuscany. (A pig farmer!) When Harry unexpectedly shows up in Italy and says he wants to get back together, Maisie is thrown for a loop and confused about whether she really belongs in Italy, or whether she should go back to her life in Liverpool, Eventually, she grows to realize who she is and what she really wants out of life.
  
  This is a nicely paced book that takes you along not only on Maisie's Italian vacation, but on her journey of discovery. It's a nice read for a weekend when you just want to relax and enjoy a good story!
• Reading My Summer of Love and Limoncello is a lot like listening to your most garrulous girlfriend describe her trip to Tuscany. She tells you about every single meal she and her friends ate, what they saw at the different museums all the while mixing it with random thoughts of her cheating ex-husband that you wished she'd gotten over by now because, hello, he cheated. When she says that when they wanted a nibble, they picked olives from the trees and you raise an eyebrow waiting for the punchline that never comes.
  
  The good stuff, the romance, is kind of swept aside until later, much later, when she says her love interest called her "bello" and "bellissimo" and you want to ask if he's really Italian...or if he thought she might be a man, because, you know, that would be kind of funny.
  
  So I was a little disappointed with My Summer of Love and Limoncello. I think my funny bone is intact, but I didn't laugh. I quirked a smile a time or two. 
  This is definitely for readers who want to escape and armchair travel to Tuscany. Don't expect too much of the characters or the plot. Don't think too much. Just imagine eating some of the luscious dishes and then having a shot of limoncello. You'll be happy.
  
  I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
• What could be better than winning a trip and that trip is in Italy!!! That is exactly what happened to Maisie Knight. Along with her two best friends, Cheryl and Emma, all three are on their way to a rustic farm, Villa Marisa in Tuscany. This is just what Maisie needs, recently split with her husband and being diagnosed with depression by her doctor, you couldn't get a more fantastic prescription for what ails you.
  
  Reading this book was a treat in more ways than one. For one, it seemed as if it were a travel log for Tuscany,. The depiction of the landscapes had me wishing I was there again. Two, you could almost catch the aroma of the food described in this book. I only wish there could have been a few recipes in the back. The romantic feature of the book was done perfectly. The characters were wonderful, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a warm and lovely read, a perfect novel to relax with.
  
  What is funny, I've made chicken cacciatore for dinner tonight and will finish off the meal with a bit of Limoncello! Bellisimo!
  
  My thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
• I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
  
  These are the adventures of Maisie, Cheryl and Emma, who get to spend a lovely holiday in Tuscany, courtesy of Maisie, who is in dire need of a change of scenery. These three girls are very different but they complement each other really well. If you don't get a sudden craving for Italian food after reading this book, you are a stronger person than me! I also wanted to try limoncello )
  
  The descriptions of the countryside and the food are eloquent and the story of Maisie and her friends is very relatable. I thought this book might be a bit of a standard chick lit but it isn't really. It is down-to-earth and modern and even though there are some romantic scenes, that isn't the focus of the book. It is more about figuring out what you want in life and going for it, helped along the way by friends and family.
  
  A really relaxing, enjoyable read.
  
  4.5 stars from me.
  
  Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture.