Love, Lucy by April Lindner Published by Poppy on January 27, 2015
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Pages: 304
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher (ALA)
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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.
Love, Lucy is a glorious, wonderful, perfectly fabulous book. I seriously read this book in August, and I have not been able to figure out how to explain my love for it, but I have to!! There was not one thing I didn’t love, so I’m just going to make a little fangirl list of the best things about Love, Lucy before I push you off to buy yourself a copy.
– Love, Lucy took me right back to the magical city of Florence, Italy. Florence is one of my favorite places in the world, and April did it right. She made me want to go back again right now.
– Travel. Come on. Everyone knows that traveling makes you fall in love with the person that you are, and Love, Lucy had everything I could have ever wanted in a travel book.
– Not only is the book about travel, but it encourages travel. It’s an inspiring story that makes you want to make your traveling dreams come true, not to mention it makes you feel like you can do it. Lucy is just a young high school grad, but she did it. And you can too.
– In that same vein, this book is about a girl discovering who she is. I love those kinds of books.
– Lucy happens upon Jesse, a sexy street performer (a musician, holy swoon), and a flirtatious little love-ish thing starts. It’s a perfect romance. Jesse is perfection.
– Love, Lucy is happy. It made me happy. This is what books are supposed to do.
– I was so sad when it was over.
– I might love this more than I love Just One Day, which is a lot, so that’s saying something.
Basically, you need to read this. You need to, your mom needs to (my mom LOVED it), your best friend needs to. And then you all need to go to Florence together so you can see that the magic April Lindner speaks of is real. You need to meet and fall in love with Jesse, and you need to explore the city on the back of his moped. I wish I could go back and read it again for the first time.
I’ve read a lot of mixed reviews for this one, and now I’m not sure whether I want to read it or not. But great review! :)
Kim @ Divergent Gryffindor
I LOVE travel books but I haven’t read that many, sadly! This looks amazing and I’m pretty sure I’ll love it – will definitely have to get me a copy when it comes out! Fantastic review! <3
I’ve been really curious about Love, Lucy. I liked Lindner’s Jane a lot, and have wanted to read more by her. I just put this book on hold at the library!
I hadn’t even heard of this title before but now I’m so beyond interested…and I’m usually a really tough sell on contemporaries because it’s just not my usual genre. I like them, but it takes a lot to get me to veer from my fantasy. Definitely adding this one to my wishlist. Fantastic review!
Great review! I love travel books so I have great hopes for this one. Definitely want to read Love, Lucy now.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I really need to read this book!!!