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hmgauthier 's review for:
You Deserve Good Gelato
by Kacie Rose
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Huge thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an e-Arc in exchange for an honest review!
“I began to truly understand that there was so much more the world had to offer than just the small bubble … I had grown accustomed to.”
I have long followed Kacie on instagram and it’s so funny but I could hear her voice as I read the story. I really loved the story of Kacie and Dario first meeting and the backstory to her booking her flight to Italy. I also love that she acknowledges her privilege of traveling as a straight white woman!
I think my favorite aspects of the book were about Italian culture and especially how Italians take time to deeply enjoy life and slow down. I absolutely saw myself when Kacie wrote about hustle culture and how fast paced Americans, especially NY’ers can be. It was a nice reminder to slow down. My second favorite aspect was the reminder that we can’t let fear stop us from doing things just because they are scary. As her story proves, great things can live on the other side of our comfort zones.
I don’t generally read books like this as they can sometimes come off as preachy but I genuinely enjoyed the read.
My one issue with the book were the Harry Potter references. They are unneeded, we as a society have move past the collective need to talk about HP when the author has proved to be a hateful bigot and the books are 20+ years old, I think newer references would be more appropriate.
“I began to truly understand that there was so much more the world had to offer than just the small bubble … I had grown accustomed to.”
I have long followed Kacie on instagram and it’s so funny but I could hear her voice as I read the story. I really loved the story of Kacie and Dario first meeting and the backstory to her booking her flight to Italy. I also love that she acknowledges her privilege of traveling as a straight white woman!
I think my favorite aspects of the book were about Italian culture and especially how Italians take time to deeply enjoy life and slow down. I absolutely saw myself when Kacie wrote about hustle culture and how fast paced Americans, especially NY’ers can be. It was a nice reminder to slow down. My second favorite aspect was the reminder that we can’t let fear stop us from doing things just because they are scary. As her story proves, great things can live on the other side of our comfort zones.
I don’t generally read books like this as they can sometimes come off as preachy but I genuinely enjoyed the read.
My one issue with the book were the Harry Potter references. They are unneeded, we as a society have move past the collective need to talk about HP when the author has proved to be a hateful bigot and the books are 20+ years old, I think newer references would be more appropriate.