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marilynw 's review for:
A Wedding in Lake Como
by Jennifer Probst
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
A Wedding in Lake Como by Jennifer Probst
Maddie is tall, freckled, redheaded, and has no idea of how attractive she is as a freshman in college. She's always been on the outside looking in, never part of a group, feeling as abandoned by her classmates as she feels abandoned by her parents. Imagine her surprise when popular, wealthy, beautiful Ava pulls Maddie into her world, along with Ava's friend Chelsea. Now Maddie is a member of a popular trio, part of all that is fun and exciting. Even better, Ava and Chelsea push Maddie into leaping for her dream of being a famous fashion influencer.
Maddie also falls in love with fellow student, Riggs. Maddie is so busy with school, work, and her goals that she hardly has time to acknowledge that Ava is always trying to pull Maddie and Riggs apart. Riggs notices though and Ava is sore subject between Maddie and Riggs. And then there is poor Chelsea, mostly forgotten by maybe everyone but me. She was my favorite of the trio, more down to earth, so sure of her goals, only to have things go lopsided without anyone noticing how she felt about things.
It was so hard for me to stand Ava but this story isn't about me so I had to just enjoy the story as it plays out. I sure would not have handled the past and the present in the same way that Maddie handles things but I respect her decisions and it's very obvious all the characters grow and change throughout the story. Even though the story is listed as "Meet Me in Italy #3" I can find no sign that the stories are connected in any way other than taking place (at least in part) in Italy. So no worries about missing anything by reading this story as a standalone because it is just that, a standalone. This was a good buddy read with DeAnn, there was a lot to talk about with this one!
Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for this ARC.
Maddie is tall, freckled, redheaded, and has no idea of how attractive she is as a freshman in college. She's always been on the outside looking in, never part of a group, feeling as abandoned by her classmates as she feels abandoned by her parents. Imagine her surprise when popular, wealthy, beautiful Ava pulls Maddie into her world, along with Ava's friend Chelsea. Now Maddie is a member of a popular trio, part of all that is fun and exciting. Even better, Ava and Chelsea push Maddie into leaping for her dream of being a famous fashion influencer.
Maddie also falls in love with fellow student, Riggs. Maddie is so busy with school, work, and her goals that she hardly has time to acknowledge that Ava is always trying to pull Maddie and Riggs apart. Riggs notices though and Ava is sore subject between Maddie and Riggs. And then there is poor Chelsea, mostly forgotten by maybe everyone but me. She was my favorite of the trio, more down to earth, so sure of her goals, only to have things go lopsided without anyone noticing how she felt about things.
It was so hard for me to stand Ava but this story isn't about me so I had to just enjoy the story as it plays out. I sure would not have handled the past and the present in the same way that Maddie handles things but I respect her decisions and it's very obvious all the characters grow and change throughout the story. Even though the story is listed as "Meet Me in Italy #3" I can find no sign that the stories are connected in any way other than taking place (at least in part) in Italy. So no worries about missing anything by reading this story as a standalone because it is just that, a standalone. This was a good buddy read with DeAnn, there was a lot to talk about with this one!
Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for this ARC.