A review by moodreadingwithmaddy
When in Rome by Sarah Adams

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

4.0

Pies, flowers, and books…

If you love the Hannah Montana movie— that plot is this book!

A-list celebrity pop star, Amelia Ray Rose, accidentally on purpose finds herself in small town Rome, Kentucky. The entire town loves her and agrees to keep her secret that she is there for 3 weeks while her car is being repaired. She falls in love. Makes friends. And lives a wholesome, lowly life as a humble common girl who eats pancakes and plays Scrabble.

I actually really liked this book more than I thought I was going to! I have been a hater of romance novels lately because they have disappointed me with their boringness but I was surprisingly very invested in Noah and Amelia’s love story! I did not see the plot twist coming at the end, and I truly did not know how they were going to make their relationship work and how this story could have a happy ending with both characters sticking true to themselves. 

I loved the chemistry between Amelia and Noah and felt that Adams did a great job of slowly building the bond between them instead of filling the plot with too much fluff and just throwing the “I love you!” bomb on us that so many romance authors do nowadays.

It’s losing a star from me because it was still a little too 3 cheese Mexican blend cheesy for me, but overall, I would recommend and this book may be what starts to change my mind about the friends to lovers trope…🤔
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