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jborst's review against another edition
2.0
This is supposed to be Pamela Hearon's first foray into chick lit, but it sure read like romance fiction. Way too much heaving, tingling, swooning and arching eyebrows for me. A lovely characterization of a breast-cancer survivor, but the rest was just too schmaltzy.
jlazzaroport's review against another edition
3.0
Wanted a quick beach read and this was in the resort library. Quick read and finished in a day. Typical storyline. Woman goes through hardships, travels to find herself, falls in love with exotic man, torn on what to do. It was entertaining but nothing out of the ordinary.
kunger129's review
4.0
Gaining Visibility is a beautiful story of recovery after breast cancer, of following dreams, and of falling in love with an Italian hottie. Julia is 48-years old and has just completed reconstructive surgery after a double mastectomy 2 years earlier. Her husband left her because he couldn’t stand to look at her changed body, and her only daughter has moved to Alaska with her boyfriend. Julia has decided to travel to Italy along for a 3 week celebratory adventure. She will hike the first week and then find artwork for her interior decorating business for the later half of the trip. But when a falling rock breaks her toe, her plans are ruined, and she must spend the rest of the trip with Vitale, a 34-year old Italian artist who makes her feel things she didn’t think she could feel.
Pamela Hearon is a romance writer, but this book is her first women’s lit title. She has combined the best of both worlds in this story. Julia is a very sympathetic character. I felt for her right away, and I enjoyed reading about her growth as an individual. She feels invisible because of her age and her illness, but Vitale and Italy change that for her. She struggles with letting herself enjoy life again. Vitale is also dealing with his own issues, and he also grows a lot during this story. Add to that Pamela’s experience with writing lusty sex scenes, and you won’t want to put this book down.
Sadly, I read it on my phone in stolen moments here and there, and I think a little of the magic was lost in the prolonged duration of my reading this book. But I still think it’s a great read for anyone wanting a lighter romance or a feel good overcoming adversity kind of tale. The plot is predictable, but very fun nonetheless.
http://opinionatedbooklover.com/review-gaining-visibility-by-pamela-hearon/
Pamela Hearon is a romance writer, but this book is her first women’s lit title. She has combined the best of both worlds in this story. Julia is a very sympathetic character. I felt for her right away, and I enjoyed reading about her growth as an individual. She feels invisible because of her age and her illness, but Vitale and Italy change that for her. She struggles with letting herself enjoy life again. Vitale is also dealing with his own issues, and he also grows a lot during this story. Add to that Pamela’s experience with writing lusty sex scenes, and you won’t want to put this book down.
Sadly, I read it on my phone in stolen moments here and there, and I think a little of the magic was lost in the prolonged duration of my reading this book. But I still think it’s a great read for anyone wanting a lighter romance or a feel good overcoming adversity kind of tale. The plot is predictable, but very fun nonetheless.
http://opinionatedbooklover.com/review-gaining-visibility-by-pamela-hearon/
catherineo's review against another edition
2.0
It's not great literature (some of it was rather cliche, the characters predictable and defined by their one character flaw/feature), but I did enjoy reading it and swallowed it all in one morning waiting for a flight.