The Italian Cure was a great, quick read. However short the novella was, it shared very interesting characters that struggled with the relationships with their family and significant others. It showed that by getting out of your comfort zone and exploring other cultures, you can find happiness.

I didn't realize this book was listed as a rapid reads, short story when I downloaded the ebook version to read and review. I really loved the descriptions of all of the beautify places in Italy that Charlie and her Aunt Della visited on this whirlwind romance story. I wish it would have been a little longer so I could invest in the characters more and really get to know them better. All in all it was a fun read for anyone who wants a little romance and a little travel in their story!!

The concept of this novella was cute - broken hearted woman, travels with her aunt to Italy on a free trip and falls in love. I just didn’t love the execution. It felt like reading a slapstick comedy and was rushed and predictable. This one wasn’t for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is a quick read novella, about a woman who is dumped by her long time boyfriend. Devastated, she accepts an invitation to go with her aunt to Italy. While on a 7 day tour, she falls for the main love interest. Being such a short book, everything feels rushed. It was hard to feel any character development, but it was a sweet love story and I loved the Italian descriptions from the author.

This was different. I know it was a novella, and supposed to move quickly, but this was just ... different. I think I just wasn’t crazy about the writing style, it was a bit too amateur for me, and the storyline itself was a bit much.

I don’t know, it was quick and easy and fine, but not something I’d reread or really even remember.

The Italian Cure is a quick, cute story about a trip to Italy that is filled with several misadventures. The characters and plot are not as developed as I had expected-not realizing this was a rapid read book. Italy is a great backdrop for a cute romance that seemed to develop overnight for our protagonist Charlie. I would have enjoyed a story with flushed out characters and plot development but readers looking for a quick, rapid read will enjoy the Italian Cure.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and writer for this ARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

This is... not great. It had the potential- a failed engagement, a trip overseas, budding romance- but the writing was SO bad. It feels like it was written by someone much younger, and I’m thankful that it was only a novella instead of a full novel.

Giving this two stars is me being generous.

**Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. My opinions are my own.**

Rapid Italian tour with a touch of romance: lacks emotional substance🙄

🤔 This novella had a promising beginning but I never really felt any depth to the characters and heroine Charlie's constant misadventures seemed forced and not really humorous. The ending was rushed and just not realistic. Overall, the story was so simplistic that it was not for me. I would not say the writing style was bad, but it did not seem geared to an adult reader.

Thanks to Orca Publishers and NetGalley for providing a complimentary advance copy of the story; this is my voluntary and honest review.

Not my cup,of tea. I wasn't aware this was a rapid read novella. That's not really my thing, as I,prefer more developed characters, worlds and storylines. Beyond that the writing was simplistic, with short choppy sentences.

Way too short. it was cute, but felt poorly edited and was very short. I feel like it could have been expanded on quite a bit, or better yet put in an anthology of stories of similar length for light beach reading.

Enjoyable read which I sped through with enthusiasm and interest - a great pick me up and for me something of a cure for winter darkness!
Lively characters, good descriptions of the Italian sights and sites, and a genuine feel-good escape.

This is a heart-warming sweet novella. A very quick read. Restores your faith in people and certainly makes you want to go to Italy!

Let me start with the positives for this novella. I enjoyed the atmosphere and the location being in Italy. I really loved the whole tour aspect of the novel and traveling around Europe exploring the different sites and experiencing things in another country. I also felt that this novella had so much potential to be something really great, but it just wasn't executed properly. For one, I was unaware that this was a rapid read novella, which I was able to finish in less than an hour, and because of that I didn't enjoy it. The writing was really choppy, full of sentence fragments which made for a really unpleasant reading experience. The pacing was so rushed and thrown together that I had no time to really get to know the characters. The main character, whose name I don't even remember, was so childish and overly clumsy that it wasn't even believable that she was in her late 20's. The ending came out of left field and made absolutely no sense; overall, I'm sorry to say, this book was definitely not for me.

This was a cute and quick (too quick) of a read. I thoroughly enjoy stories with travel as they help me control my wanderlust and budget, but other than that, this felt like half a story. I did love every bit of it and a short read was just what I needed, but I feel that it could have done with another 30 pages or so. I loved the characters and their quirkiness, but I'd love more development and time with them.

This is a perfectly cute novella. When I began reading it, I had no idea that it was a novella so I was a bit put off by how rushed everything seemed, but if you take into consideration that it’s not supposed to be a full fledged book, it was okay. I still would have liked to see better execution, but the story was cute enough. The characters were interesting and there were some humorous moments. But all in all, I think the romance was too rushed.

This is a short and sweet novella. The writing isn't the most detailed, sentences are short and elementary. But it's Rome! I'm going to Italy this summer and can't wait, especially after reading this quick read.

This novella actually brought me down memory lane, as Charlie and her Aunt Del take off to Italy for a week in April. Nine years ago (time flies!), I also visited Italy during April! I fell deeply in love with the Colosseum, which was also mentioned.

Although this book is simplistic, it was a great read after what had been a long, long day. It also is exactly what it should be, given that it's part of the Orca series. If you aren't familiar with Orca books, they're meant to be appealing to ESL or reluctant readers. I've used them several times for independent reading in applied level classes, and they're always a hit!

If you're looking a sweet story of recovering from heartbreak and love quirky characters, consider The Italian Cure for a quick read. Thank you Netgalley for this advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a quick read, more of a short story. The characters were likeable with a fun storyline. As with all short stories, there could have been more plot development and it was a little rushed, but I really enjoyed it. This could have easily been expanded into a longer novel.

Italian Cure is the first book I received from netgalley (I’ve recently created an account). It has been a pleasure to read. Almost like a short story with enough depth to capture how Charlie thinks and makes her life decisions.

At some places I thought it was a little predictable but there were instances when I didn’t see it coming. I loved the short chapters and the fact that there weren’t too many characters, that always makes me lost if not written well.

In my opinion, this is a light, quick and easy read that you can finish in a couple of hours. I enjoyed it with a mug of coffee and rains in Dubai! Hoping to receive more titles from netgalley!

The Italian Cure is a rapid read novella that follows Charlie as she and her Aunt Della travel around Italy. It is a light, easy and extremely quick read. However, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I did not connect with the writing style which seemed very rushed and choppy and caused the character development to lack. The concept of the novella could definitely be amazing if it were further developed.

Many thanks to @netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.