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sardinetin's review
3.0
A solid 3.5 stars - a touch above the average summer thriller, I enjoyed the beautiful descriptions of Italy and the characters were well drawn out and complex.
evieskirrow13's review
2.0
FIRST OF ALL: i have to say i would NEVER recommend this book. the plot twist hardly made any sense anyways and the language just made it really boring to read. i DO like some of the characters but mainly it was only half decent.
livres_de_bloss's review
3.0
3.5
I liked Madison, Lou, and Ivan and hated everyone else. This is a fast-paced and enjoyable summer read. It’s a bit sexually graphic for my preference and there was a fair bit of the story that was quite predictable.
I liked Madison, Lou, and Ivan and hated everyone else. This is a fast-paced and enjoyable summer read. It’s a bit sexually graphic for my preference and there was a fair bit of the story that was quite predictable.
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I think the reveal about Laura knowing Sebastian came way too late in the story. Obviously something knocked her for six because of her reaction; because I read a lot of thrillers, I assumed it was because Bastian was the fellow she’d been emailing but I imagine this would have confused readers.ruth559's review against another edition
4.0
Despite a dislikeable main character laura, I enjoyed this book with its intense tension building up along with the Italian heat. I devoured it quickly
cathylpowell's review against another edition
4.0
I have lived in Italy and I have read books and articles relating to people buying villas and renovating. Some people escaping the cold and wet of England to retreat to the Italian sun and the romance of ‘la dolce vita‘.
As I mentioned earlier this is the first book of Riordan’s that I have read so I am new to her writing style and was open to see how she depicts characters and setting.
I was rather hooked early on to be fair.
You have Laura and Nick who have bought a villa in Italy that they want to use as a guesthouse. Things haven’t been easy for them in England due to the fact of several rounds of failed IVF. There appears to be other things at play as well. But their relationship does appear to be on the rocks. Also Laura seems to be appreciative of any flirtation that comes her way.
It becomes apparent that she has started communicating with someone from her past. Whether this is a good or bad thing isn’t apparent straight away.
We have her supportive best friend Lou who knows about Laura’s past and present.
Then there are the first guests Madison and Bastian. They are Americans and perhaps not entirely what they seem either.
I really did enjoy reading this book. It set the scene perfectly and I found myself not wanting to put it down.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy.
As I mentioned earlier this is the first book of Riordan’s that I have read so I am new to her writing style and was open to see how she depicts characters and setting.
I was rather hooked early on to be fair.
You have Laura and Nick who have bought a villa in Italy that they want to use as a guesthouse. Things haven’t been easy for them in England due to the fact of several rounds of failed IVF. There appears to be other things at play as well. But their relationship does appear to be on the rocks. Also Laura seems to be appreciative of any flirtation that comes her way.
It becomes apparent that she has started communicating with someone from her past. Whether this is a good or bad thing isn’t apparent straight away.
We have her supportive best friend Lou who knows about Laura’s past and present.
Then there are the first guests Madison and Bastian. They are Americans and perhaps not entirely what they seem either.
I really did enjoy reading this book. It set the scene perfectly and I found myself not wanting to put it down.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy.
portybelle's review against another edition
4.0
The short and intriguing prologue in the aftermath of an earthquake immediately grabbed my attention and made me eager to read on. Within the first few chapters the author is already dropping hints about past secrets and I was gripped. Nick and Laura have difficulties in their marriage but hoped to make a fresh start in Italy where they have restored an villa to run as a guest house, Villa Rosa. We meet them as they are welcoming their first guests, Americans Madison and Bastian.
No-one is quite who they say they are and who do you believe?! Each of the four main characters has a face they want to present but lots they want to hide. The story moves between the past and the present keeping this a pacy read. The dynamic between the couples all centring round Laura made this a thrilling ride as I wondered just what would happen between them all.
There’s a palpable sense of edginess throughout and more than an undercurrent of danger too with Nick’s involvement with one of the local families seeming a bad idea, but very difficult to get out of. This is a book is full of tension, sexy and mysterious. Summer Fever is a sultry, atmospheric thriller and definitely one for your summer reading list.
No-one is quite who they say they are and who do you believe?! Each of the four main characters has a face they want to present but lots they want to hide. The story moves between the past and the present keeping this a pacy read. The dynamic between the couples all centring round Laura made this a thrilling ride as I wondered just what would happen between them all.
There’s a palpable sense of edginess throughout and more than an undercurrent of danger too with Nick’s involvement with one of the local families seeming a bad idea, but very difficult to get out of. This is a book is full of tension, sexy and mysterious. Summer Fever is a sultry, atmospheric thriller and definitely one for your summer reading list.