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snoopydoo77's review against another edition
3.0
2 ½ ★
This book was a rather up and down for me.
While there was plenty I liked there were also a few things that I didn’t.
I did enjoy the story and the world setting, Italy with all his charm. I also enjoyed the characters, their background and story line.
While I enjoyed all these things at the same time I had a hard time to connect to them at the same time. It was a constant back and forth, likening them or not.
I think some of it had to do with that some things went into great detail while others were not, that often left them a little flat or a 2 dimensional.
That went for characters as well as situations happening.
Also for a copy that came straight from Amazon, it had quite a few errors in it, spelling and grammar. While I’m sure that has been corrected by now, it took away from the flow of reading. I think an extra run through the editor or so before publishing it would have helped with that.
Overall I thought the story was nice and I enjoyed it, but the character and the structure could have used little more refining.
I rate this 2 ½ ★ but think maybe someone else might even love it.
cralam's review against another edition
5.0
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I started this book thinking I'd read a couple of chapters each night, but I ended up reading half the book that first night. And this is not a short book. The story makes you wonder from the first chapter. You keep asking, "What's going on between these people?" – you just want to keep reading.
It is a well-woven story with very intriguing characters. The main characters, Lia and Nico, are complex people and well-developed. You'd admire Lia, but you'd want to hate Nico at first. Although you'd also want to know why he was the way he was and how would he grow. The author did an excellent job of creating multi-faceted characters – even the supporting ones, and there are plenty of them. Each supporting character has a part in revealing more facets of the main characters and helping them in their journey.
I love that the story is set mostly in Sicily. If I have any criticism for the author, I wish she had painted us a picture of Sicily and the life there a bit earlier in the book (she did eventually) because I like to imagine the story in my head as I read. I don't think it's a major thing, it's just a personal preference.
Overall, I would recommend this book if you enjoy a complicated absorbing love story that involves a deep connection, complex characters, and major sexual tension.