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One Hot Italian Summer
by Karina Halle
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
Introduction
One Hot Italian Summer is a standalone and what a delicious one that this one turned out to be. I absolutely loved this one so much here! It was super in every way and wow did it have so much more heart than I was expecting. And its the perfect beach read. I read this for my "Summer" prompt for the romanceopoly challenge and one of my favorite reads from this challenge this year, although most of them have been wins. I really loved the way that this author developed this one, and it does have a PINING HERO (Need I say more? haha) But I guarantee that you will love all aspects to this story.
Summary
In One Hot Italian Summer, our story begins, with our heroine. Grace Harper, is a author who lives in Scotland and is struggling making her book work for her. She was once part of a duet of authors but when her partner died, she is going on her own writing and struggling making it work. Then her agent, Jana Lee, offers her a summer vacation in her home in Tuscany. What she doesn't tell her is that the home belong to her ex husband and son and they return early due to cancelled vacation plans and now they must learn to live together for the summer which causes some interesting dynamics and before Grace realizes it....she will have to fight her heart from falling for the Italian sun and her Italian boys who are slowly captivating her heart.
My Outlook
One Hot Italian Summer is a story that was everything I was looking for and more. I absolutely adored this one. Its a story that is the perfect summer read. It was just plain sexy and fun! I loved everything about this one, well the heroine was a struggle at times haha she is so resistent to love and the hero is like I would die for you type of love. But she does get there and I love how the story ends with her devotion to him. So the heroine definitely becomes redeemed in this one. The story is so well balanced with plenty of humor though. I loved the son, he is so precocious. Honestly, I want like 10 of him haha Karina Halle has always had the talent of portraying children just right into a romance. His character was just enough to add charm and innocent delight to the story without detracting from the romance. Our main couple definitely have plenty of intimate moments together and they do get creative and just fair warning there is some exhibitionism in this book, it was pretty hilarious how crafty our hero is when it comes to sexy times.
Overall View
One Hot Italian Summer is such a delicious read that combines the beauty of the italian country with the sensuality and charm of the setting and implements it in a beautifully crafter way to deliver a heart impacting read!
Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 5
World Building:5
Cover:5
Hero: 5
Heroine: 4
Steam: 5
Heart & Feels:5
Ending:5
Overall View: 4.5
Introduction
One Hot Italian Summer is a standalone and what a delicious one that this one turned out to be. I absolutely loved this one so much here! It was super in every way and wow did it have so much more heart than I was expecting. And its the perfect beach read. I read this for my "Summer" prompt for the romanceopoly challenge and one of my favorite reads from this challenge this year, although most of them have been wins. I really loved the way that this author developed this one, and it does have a PINING HERO (Need I say more? haha) But I guarantee that you will love all aspects to this story.
Summary
In One Hot Italian Summer, our story begins, with our heroine. Grace Harper, is a author who lives in Scotland and is struggling making her book work for her. She was once part of a duet of authors but when her partner died, she is going on her own writing and struggling making it work. Then her agent, Jana Lee, offers her a summer vacation in her home in Tuscany. What she doesn't tell her is that the home belong to her ex husband and son and they return early due to cancelled vacation plans and now they must learn to live together for the summer which causes some interesting dynamics and before Grace realizes it....she will have to fight her heart from falling for the Italian sun and her Italian boys who are slowly captivating her heart.
My Outlook
One Hot Italian Summer is a story that was everything I was looking for and more. I absolutely adored this one. Its a story that is the perfect summer read. It was just plain sexy and fun! I loved everything about this one, well the heroine was a struggle at times haha she is so resistent to love and the hero is like I would die for you type of love. But she does get there and I love how the story ends with her devotion to him. So the heroine definitely becomes redeemed in this one. The story is so well balanced with plenty of humor though. I loved the son, he is so precocious. Honestly, I want like 10 of him haha Karina Halle has always had the talent of portraying children just right into a romance. His character was just enough to add charm and innocent delight to the story without detracting from the romance. Our main couple definitely have plenty of intimate moments together and they do get creative and just fair warning there is some exhibitionism in this book, it was pretty hilarious how crafty our hero is when it comes to sexy times.
Overall View
One Hot Italian Summer is such a delicious read that combines the beauty of the italian country with the sensuality and charm of the setting and implements it in a beautifully crafter way to deliver a heart impacting read!
Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 5
World Building:5
Cover:5
Hero: 5
Heroine: 4
Steam: 5
Heart & Feels:5
Ending:5
Overall View: 4.5