Title: My Roman Summer
Author: Bruna De Luca            
Genre: YA  
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 

Sixteen-year-old Scottish-Italian Livia feels like an outsider, working in her ailing grandmother’s bar in Rome. Smug local boy, Guilio, works there too, and quickly becomes Livia’s nemesis. She is not going to be the cliché foreign girl who has a summer romance. But as Livia navigates family drama, newfound friendships and… Giulio, she starts to see the city (and herself) in a new light.

This was a quick, fun, read, but nothing unexpected. It all resolved about like I expected—with the added bonus of great scenery and lovely little local details. Lots of family drama and teenage angst, but this was an entertaining, cute read.

Bruna De Luca lives in Scotland. My Roman Summer is her newest novel.

(Galley courtesy of Scholastic | Chicken House in exchange for an honest review.)

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