Reviews

One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

bucketmas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rosereadsalot's review against another edition

DNF at 20%

there’s nothing wrong with this book which is why i haven’t rated it - usually if i DNF. a book it’s because there’s something i hate about it too much to finish. 

In this case, the writing and story just weren’t for me - it wasn’t a bad book at all from what i’ve read but it isn’t my genre/preferred writing style.

kschukar's review against another edition

hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

jax_in_the_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

bubblesparklereader's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

2.5

kellbell's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

katviktoria's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

meghanleighb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

samantha13's review against another edition

2.0

I truly do not understand the hype with this novel. It physically pained me to finish this book. I listened to “One Italian Summer” as an audiobook, narrated by Lauren Graham, who is incredible but does not make sense for this role. I feel like I missed something with this book. It seemed to create a story and then tear it all down in a way that seemed like a cop out.

beckeal's review against another edition

3.0

This one did a great job of making you feel like you desperately have to visit Positano, but that’s kinda it.
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All characters were equally unlikeable and the author’s obvious privilege kept showing.
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Disappointing, because the unexplained-meeting-and-hanging-out-with-your-mom-at-your-age idea coulda been so good!