I loved this book! Some of the descriptions get a little muddles but the overall message of love and acceptance is wonderful. I highly recommend this 5* read!

Absolutely loved this follow up to The Guncle! As with the first book, it’s filled with so much more than fluff and silly antics! It’s a heartwarming to see how Patrick has stayed so close to the kids and the wonderful advice he shares with them (and follows himself along the way!)

I will never say no to adventures with the guncle, Maisie, and Grant. This is a wonderful sequel to the Guncle that sees our fabulous trio galavanting around Europe with puns, quips, and love.

I received an ARC from Netgalley and the publisher.

It's rare that a sequel is better than its source material, but such is the case for The Guncle Abroad, the follow up to Steven Rowley's 2021 novel. This story takes place five years after the events of the first book, with Patrick (the titular gay uncle) preparing for his brother's second wedding in Italy. As is customary, however, the kids are less than thrilled about the prospect of a stepmother and ask Gay Uncle Patrick to get their dad to call off the nuptials. Over the course of a jaunt across Europe and some unpredictable chaos, Patrick teaches (and learns!) some valuable lessons about love, grief, and what it's all worth in the end.

In The Guncle Abroad, we catch back up with Patrick, Maisie, and Grant five years after their summer together in Palm Springs.

Patrick takes the kids under his wing for a summer in Europe leading up to the wedding in Italy. In The Guncle, Patrick taught his niece & nephew his "Guncle Rules" for life & mourning their recently deceased mother. In this book, we get Patrick's "Guncle Love Languages" imparting on the children all the different ways they can give and receive love.

While I did find that it started to drag a little bit in the middle, I still enjoyed the dynamic between Patrick, Maisie, and Grant. The humor and playfulness from the first book was prevalent throughout this one, and I loved revisiting with these characters and adding the launt (iykyk)

The author handles grief so amazingly. I definitely cried more in the original book but this one was no less touching.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of The Guncle Abroad!

The Guncle Abroad was just as delightful as I hoped it would be. It takes all the clever wit of The Guncle and changes the setting to many gorgeous European cities! Instead of doling out Guncle Rules, this time Patrick is lecturing the kids on Guncle Love Languages.

Steven Rowley handles grief so well, and I say that as someone who lost her mom around the age Maisie and Grant were. The original Guncle will always hold the most special place in my heart. It makes a big difference to have someone like Patrick in your life.

Sequels with the same characters are hard, and I really appreciated this book for the opportunity to revisit the people we loved so much in the first book. The ending especially felt like the Guncle we know and love!

Has Steven Rowley always used this many semicolons? I listened to audiobooks of all his previous novels, so I didn't notice! Not a critique, just unique and funny I didn't know.

I almost liked this. more than the first! I just find him so lovable. the characters are beautifully written and I couldn't put this book down. very different from my typical reads.

This follow up to The Guncle was just as delightful as the first book and I was so happy to return to this family and their hijinks. The Guncle is back with his niblings and gallavanting around Europe before their dad gets remarried in Italy.

Received an ARC from Netgalley for an honest opinion.

This story was so fun and I loved it just as much if not more than the first book! It was nice to see the GUP out and about teaching his niece and nephew more about their mother. Meeting all the new characters was great fun!

I'm so excited that they will be making a movie off the first novel! I'll be first in line to see it in theaters! I can't wait to see who they get to play Patrick!

Thank you sooo much to Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this ARC. I absolutely LOVED the Guncle (which I just read) and couldn’t possibly wait any longer to read this one. Rowley is such an amazing author. What an incredible talent to mix humor with deep life lessons and so much heart. I adored this sequel and truly hope this series continues because I can’t get enough of Patrick and his family. This book has so much heart and does a great job following up such an epic first book in the series. Run, don’t walk to get this one!!

What a delightful book. It contains all the things - travel abroad with descriptions, family drama and emotions, feel good ending.

GUP takes the kids on a trip through Europe before his brother's wedding in Italy. A wedding the children, Maisie especially, beg him to put a stop to. The betrothed, Greg and Livia, meanwhile are blissfully planning their wedding.

Everything comes to a head and that's when the fun begins.

I enjoyed The Guncle, but The Guncle Abroad topped it. I highly recommend it for a light read that will still make you think and examine your own feelings and attitudes.

I was given this book by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own,.

Patrick is traveling in Europe, obviously bringing his dear grandchildren with him, but this is not a pleasure trip, or rather, not only that, Greg is remarrying.
The story is set a few years after the tragic death of Maisie and Grant's mother. Patrick's personal life is in shambles, but his career is skyrocketing. A trip to Europe, but also an emotional and growth journey. I'm really happy to have been able to read this story as a preview, I hope there will be a sequel, and above all a television series!Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.

Every Steven Rowley's books touch my heart, I definitely have a soft spot for this serie.
I read The Guncle during pandemic.
The gang is back, Patrick O'Hara, the guncle we all would like, takes his loving nephews, Grand and Maisie, on a trip to Europe, specifically to Lake Como.
It's the second book I've read this month, with an Italian setting, and I have to admit, bring it more! I loved it!
The dialogues are intelligent and funny, totally guncles style.
In the second book, we met Patrick some years later, his show is now a hit, and he is the lead actor, but obviously, if one part of your life is great, the other part is bad. Patrick and Emory's relationship isn't going great.
My favourite think about this book, apart from the trip to Italy, of course it is Launt (Lesbian aunt).
I'm not saying anything more. Just read and enjoy this book!
Thank to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putman for this ARC, in exchange of my honest review.

Loved The Guncle and I think this was a great sequel. We got to see how the kids deal wi5 life continuing on without their mother and we got to see Patrick come to terms with his own insecurities and how they are stopping him from living to the fullest. I was worried about the undoing f the original happy ending but I think Patrick’s comment to his agent about sequels put me at ease.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!

Steven is one of my favorite authors! He’s a wonderful writer. I can’t wait for his book tour. He always comes to my local bookstore. His books are a joy to read. The first part, traveling with the kids was a little slow for me. But once they got to Italy, it really picked up. I loved meeting the Italian family members. I loved the twist of an ending. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this. I’m sure this one will be well received.

thank you netgalley for this opportunity. this was a cute one that i really enjoyed and would recommend.

Hooray! The Guncle is back! Delightful read -fun, fabulous story of an Italian wedding gone wrong - then right! The Guncle and Launt are memorable characters. Hopefully there will be more books to come!

In The Guncle Abroad, we catch back up with Patrick, Maisie, and Grant five years after their summer together in Palm Springs. The children's father is getting remarried, and they kids are having trouble accepting that they will soon have a new stepmother. Patrick takes the kids under his wing for a summer in Europe leading up to the wedding in Italy. In The Guncle, Patrick taught his niece & nephew his "Guncle Rules" for life & mourning their recently deceased mother. In this book, we get Patrick's "Guncle Love Languages" imparting on the children all the different ways they can give and receive love.
I went into this book with very high expectations as The Guncle is one of my favorites, and I was not disappointed. While I did find that it started to drag a little bit in the middle, I still enjoyed the dynamic between Patrick, Maisie, and Grant. The humor and playfulness from the first book was prevalent throughout this one, and I loved revisiting with these characters.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of The Guncle Abroad in exchange for my honest review.

Who needs a vicarious European vacation? This is the book for you, another installment to the beloved original where grief and new life cozy up side by side. Warm, entertaining, packed with dad jokes (and innuendo).

Move over Guncle Rules and make way for The Guncle Love Language lessons! As the escapades of Uncle Patrick, Maisie and Grant continue, we find the trio traveling through Europe as they head for Lake Como to attend the wedding of the kids’ dad Greg to Livia, an Italian marchesa. Eleven year old Grant and fourteen year old Maisie, are still struggling with the loss of their Mom Sara and are distraught that their father is getting remarried. With his wit, humor and wisdom, Patrick is determined to “teach the kids about love, how to love others and how to be loved in return.”

Steven Rowley returns with his signature style of character banter and dialogue that will make you laugh, cry and cause your heart to swell with emotion. Reconnecting with this trio was like meeting up with dear friends and my heart and mind are hoping for yet another sequel. With Uncle Patrick and his older but still precocious companions, the adventures and life lessons for these three are limitless!

Thank you NetGalley, G.P. Putnam’s Sons and Steven Rowley for the opportunity to read this much anticipated sequel in exchange for my honest opinion.