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A review by abbyluvsfrogs444
All Roads Lead to Rome by Sabrina Fedel
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
4.0
Okay, I'll be honest, I read this book because it was set in Italy and I have a soft spot for Italy. The cover also drew me in. I'll be honest again; I didn't love this book. It was cute and fun and had me wishing I could visit Rome again. I genuinely liked it. I have a few qualms, though. First of all, our leading lady's name being Story is a level of quirky I thought we left in 2014. I didn't love her name. Her as a character was great but she deserved a better name. Luca was a little annoying for the first half of the book. He was so oblivious to how working class people live and it peeved me. Some of the condescending things he says to Story had me fuming. He comes around in the second half of the book which is good. (Yay for character development!) This is definitely a well-written book and I enjoyed the majority of it (minus the qualms I listed) and it is such a solid YA novel.