"It happened in Venice" Review

What's it about?

"When you’re looking for romance, there’s only one place to go …Evie has a handsome fiancé who loves her unconditionally, and a fantastic job that takes her to fashionable Dublin, in-vogue Marrakech, cool Amsterdam and romantic Paris. But at home Evie is driven to despair: her fiancé hates her job and her flatmate hates her fiancé. And when an unexpected event strikes the epicentre of her happiness, Evie is driven to gin and tonic. If she doesn’t sort herself out, her liver and her bank manager will hate her.

So when she’s offered a luxury trip to the sensual city of Venice, with its shifting silver canals and rose and vanilla hued architecture, Evie jumps at the chance. Four days in the city of light and love is exactly what she needs. The sumptuous Grand Hotel, the gondolas, the wine, the Italian men … But within hours of Evie’s arrival, her life is poised to change for ever. Not even Evie herself could’ve predicted what would happen in Venice …" (taken from http://www.mollyhopkins.co.uk/books/it-happened-in-venice/)

MeHerYou review

First of all, what I must point out is that the title is quite misleading. I chose the book expecting a exciting romantic story within the beautiful setting of Venice. Well, that was not exactly the case. Nothing really important takes place in Venice or any of the other places (Dublin, Marrakech, etc.) Evie visits. So those of you expecting the "Italian men" and "gondolas"written in the summary... close but not quite. Moreover, I felt like the book was to long for the story Hopkins had to tell and there were parts, which I felt I could have easily done without. Plus, the ending was predictable. Yet, for those of you who enjoy easy-going summer reads, go for it, but don't expect too much.


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