Author:
Lauren Henderson
Publication
Date: March 11, 2014
Publisher:
Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Series:
Flirting In Italian # 2
In addition to her studies, Violet loves the
arts, the shopping, and the friendships she's found in Italy. But secretly, her
main objective is to learn about her true identity and family history. She
never imagined she would fall in love with handsome Italian Luca. And he feels
the same about her. But there are certain rumors circulating, that if proven to
be true will forbid that they end up together. They need answers, but are they
prepared for the truth?
Boys
come and boys go, but knowing who you are and where you come from is priceless.
No
way am I going outside to swim in my underwear in front of a bunch of boys!
Why
does it feel so special when someone uses your name? Didn’t some ancient
society have a custom that you had a secret name that only the people you
really trusted knew, because using it gave people power over you?
The
first book in this series did not overly impress me, but I did enjoy it and I
love the characters and the few unexpected twists that were thrown in at the
end. It has been well over a year since I read the first book, probably closer
to two, but I was anxious and excited to start this one. We pick right back up
with Violet and her friends. At the end of the last book Violet learns some
shocking news that could put an end to her fling with Luca. The news was not
what I expected and really put a twist on how I felt at that point in the
story. All the while we, the readers, still get to enjoy the beautiful Italian
countryside and we get to accompany Violet on all the mini adventures she
takes!
Ok
so for those of you that read the first book in this series, how did you feel
about Luca? At first I was not crazy about him, but I must say that this book
changed that for me completely. I felt like I got to know him better and I got
to see a side that was not revealed in the previous book. I was hoping that I would
like his character more in this book; although, I am reading some reviews where
readers claim that even after this book they are still unsure of him. However, I
stand by what I said before. There are moments when his strong qualities really
shine through, especially in this book!
My
favorite thing about the first book was most definitely Violet’s friends, the
four other girls that are always lounging out at the pool with Violet gossiping
about anything and everything. These characters are also explored more in this
book as well, just like Luca. We get more information about their backstories
and some of the small details that we find out along the way made me like them
even more. This was one of those books in which I was dying to find out all the
answers, thus making me read faster! I finished this book in one sitting!
***A
copy of this book was provided to me by the publishers at Delacorte Books for
Young Readers in exchange for my honest review***
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