Genre: Contemporary
Romance/Sweet Romance/Humor
Description:
“All Henry wants is a serious talk with his grown-up son Josh about
the wrong women in Josh's life. However, the conversation immediately spins out
of control and somehow, they reach a compromise that leaves Henry highly
uncomfortable. Has he really promised to place a personal ad in a newspaper to
have more fun in his life? And why on earth did he agree to put the words
'house with pool at Lake Garda' into the ad? He doesn't want any gold diggers
at his heels! To counteract the undeniable attraction of a villa in Italy, he
comes up with an unusual concept for his ad, and from then on, mischief is
running rampant in Italy.”
Author:
Beate Boeker describes herself as a cautious cosmopolitan. She lives
in northern Germany and works as a marketing manager by day. Ms. Boeker is
married, has a young daughter, and a university diploma in International
Business Administration.
On her website she says… “It was inevitable that I should work with
books sooner or later; I even have it in my name: Boeker is the word for books
in the local German dialect and my first name Beate is straight from Latin and
can be translated as ‘Happy’. With a name that reads ‘Happy Books’, what else
could I do but write romances?” Also check out her Facebook page.
Appraisal:
This book was an absolute delight to read. Told through multiple
points of view that are clearly indicated we get to see how this father and son
relate. It is clear they are better at talking about finances than feelings.
Henry and Josh both agree changes need to be made in both of their lifestyles
and a challenge is set. Josh needs to rein in his playboy lifestyle and Henry
needs to get a life, he has become a recluse since his wife passed away five
years ago. So Henry agrees to post a lonely-hearts personal ad looking for
companionship. Luckily for us we get to see the responses from Cinderella,
Lucinda, Ayleen, Andrea, and Carla.
I caught myself smiling and giggling through the meet-ups and the twists
and turns as Tina, Carla’s concerned daughter, arrives from Germany to stage an
intervention between Henry and her mother Carla. As the story progressed it was
easy to become concerned about the number of little white lies flying around.
At that point I was so involved in the story I was concerned that the lies had
grown too big to be overcome without serious consequences.
Honestly, I read until my eyes could not stay open any longer. If you
are looking for a quick, lighthearted, enjoyable read, I highly recommend this
book. It will leave a smile on your face.
FYI:
Added for
Reprise Review: Mischief
in Italy was a nominee in the Humor category for B&P 2015 Readers' Choice
Awards. Original review ran August 8, 2014
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant errors.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 50-55,000 words
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