This book was gut wrenching (complimentary)!!! It was so beautifully written and it had so much depth to it. I loved seeing the way that Theo and Magdalen grew separately and how they grew together as they fell in love. I was so immersed in the Italian summer aesthetic that I just never wanted to leave. It devoured it! It was a beautiful book and I loved every second of it.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this ARC!

✨REVIEW
I’ll Look for You Everywhere
By Cameron Capello

I was so excited to read this one. It has so many of my favourite tropes; best friend’s brother, forbidden, set in Italy, and family wedding. But it fell flat on everything, there was no plot at all, the characters were not strong, the writing was not great, and it felt like an underdeveloped Wattpad story from the early 2000’s. I tried listening to the audio book as well, and even with wonderful voice actors I couldn’t get into it as well. I DNF and it wasn’t for me.

Thank you to forever for the free book in exchange for an honest review.

Sadly, this book was not for me. The writing was flowery and poetic, and I really liked that aspect, but I just could not get into the story. Maggie was young, but Theo was not, and somehow, he was more immature than she was. There were a lot of typical virginal FMC / playboy MMC with secret trauma situations, but I didn’t find any of the characters particularly likable, so that made it difficult to see past the trope. I wasn’t really rooting for anyone. They all just seemed a little miserable. Theo was honestly mean a lot of the time and gave me emotional whiplash, which I think was the point, but it just didn’t work for me.

I think the author did a good job of writing unlikeable characters. I wanted them all to find peace and healing, so I suppose I was rooting for them in a way, but I also didn’t really care? Theo was an asshole to Magdalen, and she was extremely quick to jump to conclusions when he wasn’t doing anything wrong and to forgive him when he was. They just seemed to be struggling a ton (understandable, given their tragic pasts) but we didn’t get the satisfaction of seeing them grow and develop.

There was an overall feeling of melancholy throughout the entire story, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it would have been nice to have some levity at some points. It made it a bit difficult to finish.

I also wasn’t a huge fan of the pacing. It seemed like we got hints of what the main characters were dealing with throughout the book, and then as soon as there was a revelation, it was over. And I didn’t love the ending, though I suppose it was maybe the most realistic ending for these characters. But I do wish we got something a bit more satisfying.

Overall, I don’t agree with the reviews that say this is just about hooking up in Italy. Because there wasn’t actually very much hooking up. There were a couple of spicy scenes, but nothing crazy.

Thank you to Forever and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

Well, this... is a book. I finished it, and I'm fairly certain I shouldn't have, but alas. There is no plot, no subplot, no anything other than some really inconsistent inner self-loathing monologues and uh, well there is some banging in Italy but it takes forever for even that to occur. Though there is banging professors before that point.. The whole thing needs more work than I really care to think of, and can every character go to therapy? Like intensive therapy.

BTW - what ocean in Italy is there? I may not be the best at geography. But ocean? Italy? Not words to combine.

So, do with that what you want.

Thanks to NetGalley for this.... read... .I truly appreciate the opportunity to review it.

DNF @ 25% - I could not get into the story. I had the impression that this was a childhood friends to lovers, but they were just acquaintances?
I didn't care for where this book was going.

Don't mind me, just leaving a review to keep my NetGalley ratio decent. If you're reading this Brieana--HI!

I don't think there's anything wrong necessarily with this story it just wasn't for me. I had a hard time with the characters and the plot.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forevrr for the gifted ebook.

I’ll Look for You Everywhere by Cameron Capello
Contemporary romance. International setting, European.
A family weeding in a sleepy Italian wedding, reunites Magdalen and Theo after seven years of consciously avoiding each other. Once they both arrive in Italy, they are drawn to each other, unable to resist their feelings for each other.

It’s a beautiful love story in a gorgeous setting. There is a constant push and pull between them, loss, regrets, hope, and so very much hurting. So much angst. I found myself pulling back from getting engaged with this couple because of their fear and drama.
I’d recommend this for readers that love the tears, angst, and the hard work needed for the hea.

I received a copy of this from NetGalley.


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This book is not a romance. The person who classified it as such was mistaken, and it was the first step to the ‘disaster’ that this book became.

I enjoyed the plot, but it was slow and long, filled with indecisions, miscommunication, trauma, and family drama.

There is no happy ending, so don’t expect one. However, you will find a fantastic description of Italy (Chivasso and Torino), a lot of unresolved family drama (which remained unresolved), and mental health struggles.

I’m not easily triggered, but I felt there could have been some kind of warning about drug use, abuse, and infidelity.

I listened to the audiobook partially, and the dual narration wasn’t bad, but I enjoyed the ebook experience more.

By the end of the book, the main characters had not developed at all. They both ended the same way they started.

If you’re a fan of reading stories about Italy, then you should definitely read this book.

I wish I would have loved this one more! But it fell flat for me and I just couldn’t connect with the characters and which ultimately led to me not caring much for them or this story.
Don’t let my review dissuade you from giving this one a try! Thank you NetGalley for the early copy!

This is a perfect fit for readers who crave a romantic and adventurous tale of second chances, self-discovery, and the power of true love, set against the picturesque backdrop of a charming Italian village.

I'll Look for You Everywhere by Cameron Capello will have a dedicated reader base, but unfortunately, this is one where the concept did not meet execution for me. In addition to the lack of character development, I have a challenging time with the glorification of toxic behavior. That said, my preference should not dissuade individuals who have been following this author's journey or who are intrigued by the synopsis.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for sharing this book with me.

Meh. I didn’t fully love the characters, I didn’t see much of a plot and really it seemed like the book was about hooking up in Italy and not much else

I'll Look for You Everywhere by Cameron Capello was a angsty slow burn debut!
In enjoyed reading this story and found the characters to be intriguing.
I will definitely be keeping an eye out for Capello’s next title.

This was a strange one because Chapter 1-2 almost read like literary fiction. I was enjoying the description of the main female character, and I was enjoying hearing her inner her monologue and the way she was describing her friendships. But then once we got to Italy and we were introduced to the male main point of view it all started to fall apart. It started reading like fanfiction and not in a good way. Unfortunately, this one fell victim to some pretty basic tropes, like the female main character is super shy and also a virgin yet somehow she’s also incredibly forward and flirty with our male main character. He for some reason is can’t act on his feelings of attraction because it’s his best friend‘s little sister (even though there’s only a five year age gap between them and we’re all consenting adults here). That trope is just so overplayed now I can’t empathize with it. I’m not saying that there’s not an audience for this book somewhere out there but it’s unfortunately not me. I felt like there was some serious lack of emotional chemistry between the two of them. It seems like it was purely physical. Our first scene where our main girl gets injured and he spends two hours supposedly cleaning up glass from her back defies logic. He doesn’t take her to the hospital, and no one else seems to notice how badly she got hurt. It just doesn’t make sense. It feels like the author is forcing them together through these dramatic situations and it’s just not working. I was also having issues picturing them spatially like the writing was weird. They would be described as a normal distance away and then suddenly he was at her ear whispering something. I couldn’t picture where they were like in relation to one another, which was confusing and taking me out of the story. I only made 25% into this one because it just doesn’t feel like it has anything new to say or it has anything new to offer this genre (and I love romance) so I really enjoyed the premise but unfortunately the execution is not there for me and it really was not grabbing my attention.

This had a slow start for me but overall a good read. You can definitely feel the attraction and chemistry between the pair. Plus who doesn’t love a brother’s best friend story?!

i found it impossible to connect with the characters or the storyline. the writing and dialogue were really simplistic and juvenile. it actually seems gross for characters to speak like they’re 12 and then start banging. had this not been an ARC, i would have likely marked it DNF after the first few chapters.

I LOVED this book!! Cameron Capello does such a great job weaving an intriguing story that readers will fall in love with like I did!! I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves romance books!!

I love books set in Italy. It’s like taking a vacation from your own couch. The tension between the FMC and MMC had me craving the moment they finally just give into their feelings. I think the “thing that happened when Theo was a child” was predictable but I never would’ve guessed who caused Magdelene’s scars. I was disappointed by the ending, I’m not a fan of open ended endings. But I hope Dante and Anika get their own story so I can continue with these characters.

Thank you to the publisher for this ARC.

Ok let me start off by saying how beautiful the cover is!!! I definitely fell in love!!

I was so excited to spend a summer in Italy and all about enemies to lovers!

Oh goodness… I don’t think I was the best reader for this one. I had a hard time connecting with the main characters. It felt a little all over the place to me and the miscommunication between the two was a mess.

I definitely will be watching out for this author in the future just wasn’t my favorite.

3/5 stars Thanks

Thanks to the publisher!!