ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME—The Trouble with a Yellow Dress

ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME

Sabrina Fedel

Summary

When the daughter of a diplomat fake dates a Scottish celebrity in Italy, she soon finds herself living her own Roman Holiday until the feelings get real and the paparazzi’s knives come out.

Introverted, slightly anxious Astoria “Story” Herriot knows everything about Rome—her mom’s an attorney here and the two of them are living la dolce vita… at least until Story’s off to college in the fall.

But when Story is in the wrong gelato shop at the right time, she’s swept up in a fake dating scheme with Scottish heartthrob, Luca Kinnaird, to protect his relationship with a pop princess. There’s something in it for her, too—Luca promises to help fund a scholarship in her dad’s memory. Soon she’s showing Luca the best cafés, sightseeing at the Mouth of Truth, and picnicking at the ruins of the Abbey of Santa Maria del Piano. Story’s travel guide skills are 10/10, but what she knows about being a celebrity—or having feelings for one? Zero.

Pretending to be Luca’s guide—then his girlfriend—gets the paparazzi’s attention . . . and what’s true and what’s fake gets blurry as their different worlds crash together. Sophisticated, hot, rich, and with the most charming accent ever, Luca is full of surprises. And maybe, too, is Story’s perfectly planned future.

It’s a fairy-tale romance in the Eternal City…will it have a fairy tale ending?

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Review

My thanks for the ARC goes to NetGalley and Random House Children’s, Delacorte Romance. I’m voluntarily leaving a review.

Genre: Contemporary Romance, YA Romance
Age: Young Adult Audience (13-18 years old)
Spice Level: No sex on the page. A little bit of implication but not with the main characters.
Language: Some swearing

ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME is a lot of fun! The main trope is a famous boy and a regular, ordinary girl—this is not my favorite trope, but it works here. I loved the development of the relationship. I kept trying to pinpoint the moment when they changed. It flowed very naturally.

I loved:

• Seeing Italy in a new way
• Scotland!
• Fast cars
• Cows
• Other animals
• Jack (seriously a good guy)
• Clothes
• Nicknames
• Story’s mom is amazing!
• Strategies to handle social media and bullying
• CHEMISTRY!

I think older teens will especially love this book.

Happy reading!

• Michelle