meghan_readsbooks 's review for:

Hotel Portofino by J.P. O'Connell

2.0

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Thank you NetGalley and Blackstone publishing for the chance to read and review Hotel Portofino. This story has a lot of potential, a lush and vibrant setting, an engaging premise with resort life and coming of age vibes, and a historical backdrop that remains important to understand. I loved the focus on the hotel, which to me presented itself as the main focus and draw, and I think found that the plot and characters were engaging at times. I would recommend this for a quick read and for readers who become engaged with I believe the related PBS series. I did though find the plot under developed with an incomplete resolution at the end (perhaps more books are planned?) and for me the writing style, which read as some short and brief sentences and somewhat underdeveloped points/characters, did not really work for me as much as I had hoped it would.