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Prosecco with My Professor
by Liz Alden
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
To be honest, I had not read the other books in this series. That being said, this book worked well as a standalone and would only be enhanced by reading the previous books in the series, although I did not feel like anything was lost by not doing so.
This book felt like empowerment. Emma, a woman in her 40's, is learning to move on post-divorce. She moves to Italy to study for an MBA program where she meets a man for a one night stand, who she later discovers will actually be in close contact with her throughout the book. Emma struggles with issues like accepting her age, loving her body, and navigating life in a foreign country, which I can relate to. Santo, the male main character, was such a sweetheart. He was patient, kind, charming, and really a sweet-talker. It was so fun to read about him flirting and engaging romantically with Emma. He read her cues and helped her navigate sexuality after a long term relationship with a dead bedroom.
I was kept intrigued by this book throughout. I especially enjoyed the age gap and professor x student aspects, which you would normally find in a book about younger adults versus ones in their 40's and 50's. There is also care taking and he falls first. And he sometimes speaks in Italian, which is delightful.
The friendships in this book were also very strong and lent to engaging world building. It was fun to compare the Emma of her MBA program, friend group, and with Santo, as they were all very different Emmas. Each of the relationships she built throughout the book with her fellow students, professors, family, and friends provided more information and background about her, which was really interesting.
This book was a quick, fun read, but it was spicy! There were several intimate scenes which may make some readers uncomfortable. I enjoyed this book ad the variety it provided to my TBR pile.
To be honest, I had not read the other books in this series. That being said, this book worked well as a standalone and would only be enhanced by reading the previous books in the series, although I did not feel like anything was lost by not doing so.
This book felt like empowerment. Emma, a woman in her 40's, is learning to move on post-divorce. She moves to Italy to study for an MBA program where she meets a man for a one night stand, who she later discovers will actually be in close contact with her throughout the book. Emma struggles with issues like accepting her age, loving her body, and navigating life in a foreign country, which I can relate to. Santo, the male main character, was such a sweetheart. He was patient, kind, charming, and really a sweet-talker. It was so fun to read about him flirting and engaging romantically with Emma. He read her cues and helped her navigate sexuality after a long term relationship with a dead bedroom.
I was kept intrigued by this book throughout. I especially enjoyed the age gap and professor x student aspects, which you would normally find in a book about younger adults versus ones in their 40's and 50's. There is also care taking and he falls first. And he sometimes speaks in Italian, which is delightful.
The friendships in this book were also very strong and lent to engaging world building. It was fun to compare the Emma of her MBA program, friend group, and with Santo, as they were all very different Emmas. Each of the relationships she built throughout the book with her fellow students, professors, family, and friends provided more information and background about her, which was really interesting.
This book was a quick, fun read, but it was spicy! There were several intimate scenes which may make some readers uncomfortable. I enjoyed this book ad the variety it provided to my TBR pile.