REVIEW: Love, Lucy by April Linder

(Review from Goodreads). While backpacking through Florence, Italy, during the summer before she heads off to college, Lucy Sommersworth finds herself falling in love with the culture, the architecture, the food...and Jesse Palladino, a handsome street musician. After a whirlwind romance, Lucy returns home, determined to move on from her "vacation flirtation." But just because summer is over doesn't mean Lucy and Jesse are over, too. 

In this coming-of-age romance, April Lindner perfectly captures the highs and lows of a summer love that might just be meant to last beyond the season.

I really liked reading this story. It was such a quick and easy read and it was fun. It reminded me of one of my trips to Italy. I LOVED Italy so much (despite having a person like Charlene with me…).

The only thing that was a little weird about the story was the point of view. Sometimes the narration would be like "Lucy didn't understand…" or something like that, and sometimes it would be first person. It was just a little weird. 

I loved Jesse. He was such a perfect book character. I loved that he made such a big influence on Lucy in such a short time… and he came back for her! 

Overall I really liked the story and would recommend it to other people. I liked the characters just fine and feel like the development of the story was good. 

Four out of five stars.