From the synopsis, I had a feeling that this was going to be my kind of book. It sounded right up my street. I remember thinking the same thing about Kate Eberlen's first book, Miss You.
I liked how the book was split up into sections, starting with the present time, leading up to a tense moment, before skipping back to twenty months prior to that in part two, then going back to the present time in part three. It was a great breakdown of the story and an interesting way of telling it. I flew through part two because I needed to get back to the present day and see what happened. It was brilliant storytelling!
I have to give a special mention to the setting. I have never been to Rome, or anywhere else in Italy for that fact, but I could see it all so clearly with the descriptions in this book. Obviously I've seen photos of the city but Kate Eberlen's way of describing the views and places immediately took me there.
I loved the characters, especially the main characters of Letty and Alf. Letty was definitely my favourite. From the very beginning, she was someone that I wanted to know more about and really pulled me into the story. She was interesting and endearing and I could see why Alf was intrigued by her too. The character interactions were also great, with conversations that hooked me in, made me laugh and kept me turning the pages.
I found that Kate Eberlen's writing style was almost addictive. I found the book incredibly hard to put down - even when it was almost 2am - and I would definitely describe it as a real page-turner. I was invested in the storyline, the characters and the outcome from the very beginning and I was confident after only a few pages that I was going to really enjoy this book. I was right.
Overall, I loved this book. The Italian setting was amazing, the characters had me invested from the start, the writing had me hooked and it was perfectly paced. I thoroughly recommend this!
I liked how the book was split up into sections, starting with the present time, leading up to a tense moment, before skipping back to twenty months prior to that in part two, then going back to the present time in part three. It was a great breakdown of the story and an interesting way of telling it. I flew through part two because I needed to get back to the present day and see what happened. It was brilliant storytelling!
I have to give a special mention to the setting. I have never been to Rome, or anywhere else in Italy for that fact, but I could see it all so clearly with the descriptions in this book. Obviously I've seen photos of the city but Kate Eberlen's way of describing the views and places immediately took me there.
I loved the characters, especially the main characters of Letty and Alf. Letty was definitely my favourite. From the very beginning, she was someone that I wanted to know more about and really pulled me into the story. She was interesting and endearing and I could see why Alf was intrigued by her too. The character interactions were also great, with conversations that hooked me in, made me laugh and kept me turning the pages.
I found that Kate Eberlen's writing style was almost addictive. I found the book incredibly hard to put down - even when it was almost 2am - and I would definitely describe it as a real page-turner. I was invested in the storyline, the characters and the outcome from the very beginning and I was confident after only a few pages that I was going to really enjoy this book. I was right.
Overall, I loved this book. The Italian setting was amazing, the characters had me invested from the start, the writing had me hooked and it was perfectly paced. I thoroughly recommend this!