When In Rome...Find Yourself Lena Mae Hill

I think comparing this book to Love & Gelato and Anna and the French Kiss was the worst thing anyone could have done for it. Those books are GOLD. They are, in my opinion, the standard recommendations for anyone looking for a study abroad/travel/coming of age type of story. The only similarity between those books and this one is: female character in another country. That's it. And honestly, I kept forgetting I was supposed to be in Italy. I LOVE Rome. I was so, so excited to see Rome in this book, but we see none of it. Readers spend nearly the entire book trapped in the mind of a highly anxious, neurotic, melodramatic girl with no sense of self-worth. It completely wore me out. The characters and their relationships with one another were very one-dimensional and unremarkable. The romance didn't feel romantic to me in the slightest. And seriously, if I have to read about copious amounts of sweat and pit stains ever again I will throw things.

I requested this one back in the day as I had every intention of reading it. However, its been years and I still haven't gotten around to it and while I feel guilty at not reviewing a book I think that I need to admit to myself that I won't be reading this one anytime soon....if at all.

I ended up losing interest on this book and at this point I don't think I'll read it

Rory has problems with anxiety and decides to try for a study abroad program. Rory does have a passion for photography. She wants to go to Rome to study. Rory worries about what people think of her and weather they are really close to her. Rory starts to fall for Ned but fails to get his attention. Ned is her hot and stoned roommate. Rory felt Ned was the only person she could really be herself with. Rory did get into the program she wanted and had been there six weeks.
I simply could not finish this book it just did nothing for me and certainly didn’t hold my attention in any way. Then though Rory is in Rome it really doesn’t mention anything about Rome really. This story also dragged for me.I found for me Rory was annoying. Also this story didn’t seem believable in any way to me. Does Rory know Italian and wouldn’t being in a foreign country only add to her anxiety ? Just not the story for me.