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papercranestitches's review
4.0
This short story may have lacked a a little on-page passion in the bedroom for my liking, but the sweetness absolutely got me in the feels.
shazov's review
4.0
Very sweet story about how love can creep up on you without you realizing
Leo has been virtually left at the altar, after a "Dear John" letter the day before his marriage. His mother persuades him to still go on his fully paid for honeymoon.
In beautiful Venice he meets Matteo, the owner of the bed and breakfast he's staying at. Matteo, an Italian History scolar, decides Leo needs to stop wallowing and drags him around Venice to show off his beloved city. And whilst falling for the sights, apparently Leo also opens his heart once again...
This really was a sweet romance. Personally I would have loved it to have been significantly longer, but then again, I have to admit to being a bit of a "size-whore" I suppose. However, I didn't feel cheated or that anything was missed. Maybe a tad rushed, especially in the ending, but I was completely satisfied none-the-less lol.
Leo has been virtually left at the altar, after a "Dear John" letter the day before his marriage. His mother persuades him to still go on his fully paid for honeymoon.
In beautiful Venice he meets Matteo, the owner of the bed and breakfast he's staying at. Matteo, an Italian History scolar, decides Leo needs to stop wallowing and drags him around Venice to show off his beloved city. And whilst falling for the sights, apparently Leo also opens his heart once again...
This really was a sweet romance. Personally I would have loved it to have been significantly longer, but then again, I have to admit to being a bit of a "size-whore" I suppose. However, I didn't feel cheated or that anything was missed. Maybe a tad rushed, especially in the ending, but I was completely satisfied none-the-less lol.
the_novel_approach's review
5.0
4.5 Stars ~ When Leo discovers the note on his pillow, he can’t even bring himself to read it because he knows it’s not going to be good news especially since a week earlier his fiancée had left suddenly only to reappear and promise it was all due to cold feet—well, this time he was walking out the door and out of Leo’s life. Thanks to his family, the wedding was cancelled in record time, and Leo’s mother forced him on the plane to Venice and…his honeymoon that wasn’t meant to be.
Despite being a man who loved his life planned and organized, Leo can barely read a street map, and is soon hopelessly lost when a handsome stranger offers to be his guide. It ends up this stranger, Matteo, is also the son of the woman who owns the very place Leo has booked for his lost honeymoon.
After allowing Leo three days to wallow, Matteo whisks him away to see the sights of beautiful Venice. Along the way, an attraction begins to grow between the two men but then a surprise visitor threatens to ruin it all, and Matteo will not fight for Leo, leaving him no choice but to take a leap of faith and hope it all turns out for the best.
Lisa Worrall is a new author for me, and I must say that her whimsical storytelling was just what I needed to read. If you are looking for some angst-ridden tome, complete with regret and sadness, then you are looking down the wrong alley. Solo Honeymoon is light, sweet and determined to be hopeful despite the subject matter—being jilted at the altar. Leo appeals because he moves forward even though he would like to have a huge pity party for himself. His internal dialogue replete with stern cautioning not to get involved with his host, Matteo, and a continual reminder that his ex was a cheating bastard, keeps this character from becoming pitiable and weak. Leo can eventually laugh at himself and accept that the circumstances leading up to his being left behind were long in the making and not just a one off deal. This makes him so incredibly human and likeable.
Matteo is a gentle man who will not take no for an answer, but hides a deeply painful secret of his own, and when Leo suddenly becomes ill and pushes Matteo to confide in him, this story takes a sharp turn from companionship to tentative beginnings of love for both men. They are exactly what the other needed and when the story swerves again, and that is nearly lost, you realize how slowly yet thoughtfully this author created a relationship that had all the right elements to it.
Solo Honeymoon dares to ask the question, why not? Why not live and love again even when the pain is still fresh? It is a sweet and satisfying romance that will leave you smiling.
Reviewed by Sammie for The Novel Approach Reviews
Despite being a man who loved his life planned and organized, Leo can barely read a street map, and is soon hopelessly lost when a handsome stranger offers to be his guide. It ends up this stranger, Matteo, is also the son of the woman who owns the very place Leo has booked for his lost honeymoon.
After allowing Leo three days to wallow, Matteo whisks him away to see the sights of beautiful Venice. Along the way, an attraction begins to grow between the two men but then a surprise visitor threatens to ruin it all, and Matteo will not fight for Leo, leaving him no choice but to take a leap of faith and hope it all turns out for the best.
Lisa Worrall is a new author for me, and I must say that her whimsical storytelling was just what I needed to read. If you are looking for some angst-ridden tome, complete with regret and sadness, then you are looking down the wrong alley. Solo Honeymoon is light, sweet and determined to be hopeful despite the subject matter—being jilted at the altar. Leo appeals because he moves forward even though he would like to have a huge pity party for himself. His internal dialogue replete with stern cautioning not to get involved with his host, Matteo, and a continual reminder that his ex was a cheating bastard, keeps this character from becoming pitiable and weak. Leo can eventually laugh at himself and accept that the circumstances leading up to his being left behind were long in the making and not just a one off deal. This makes him so incredibly human and likeable.
Matteo is a gentle man who will not take no for an answer, but hides a deeply painful secret of his own, and when Leo suddenly becomes ill and pushes Matteo to confide in him, this story takes a sharp turn from companionship to tentative beginnings of love for both men. They are exactly what the other needed and when the story swerves again, and that is nearly lost, you realize how slowly yet thoughtfully this author created a relationship that had all the right elements to it.
Solo Honeymoon dares to ask the question, why not? Why not live and love again even when the pain is still fresh? It is a sweet and satisfying romance that will leave you smiling.
Reviewed by Sammie for The Novel Approach Reviews
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