This a a perfect summer read.
Set on the Amalfi coast the scenery is breath taking and the descriptions make you want to be there.
This is pure escapism.

I’ve read a few of Melissa Hill’s booked and this was another enjoyable read. Following the story of 3 young ladies who happen upon turning into friends whilst on holiday in Italy. It did take a while to get into it, and the book followed a ‘then and now’ theme per chapter but I enjoyed this aspect. I loved reading about Italy, a place on my bucket list to visit. I guessed what one of the twists were towards the end, but there were a couple I wasn’t expecting. And I was glad everyone got their happy ending in the end. I’d look out for Melissa’s next book, and thank you for accepting my request.

This was a great holiday read set on the Amalfi coast. It was an emotional but uplifting story. The lovely descriptive writing made me feel like I was on the Amalfi coast at a time when we were not allowed to travel. This is the first Melissa Hill book I had read but it wont the the last. Thoroughly enjoyed this and if you want some escapism it is well worth reading.

Set on the Amalfi coast this book is a great Summer holiday read. Following three friends from very different lives over dual timelines it’s the perfect book to lose yourself in and easy to read. I thought it would be too Chick Lit for me but it certainly wasn’t, it’s very heartwarming and the friendship between the girls is lovely. The descriptions of the location just make you want to pack your suitcase and head off to Italy. Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for letting me read and review this book.

This is an atmospheric novel that took me to Italy. A place that I love
The setting was breathtaking.
The storyline was very interesting.
A great read

I did enjoy this book. I always like it when the story takes you back in time and then brings you back to the present - had to keep reading. A great staycation read this summer

Oh I just didn't feel this one at all unfortunately. The friendship between the 3 main characters just didn't ring true for me, and the switching between not just different timelines but also between 3 different points of view made the story feel very fractured. I kind of worked out how it was all going to pan out but actually the last quarter of the book was probably the best bit regardless of having a fair idea of what was going to happen.

This is the ideal book if you need a break from real life. Jam packed with Italian sun and the tale of female friendships.

A sweet book but one that was a little meandering at the outset. Setting the scenes for each of the three main characters was a little laborious but I did enjoy how the book came together at the end. Some bittersweet scenes as the women’s lives evolved but ultimately a great setting (though would have preferred more description of the scenes such as the sea) and enough local colour/character to bring it to life. Another enjoyable read from this author 3.75*

Really enjoyed this book! Would be such a great holiday read.

I have always wanted to go to the area of Italy this book is set in (the Amalfi Coast) so couldn’t wait to read the descriptions about the region. I was not disappointed and want to go even more now! It gives a fantastic backing to the story of three girls that meet at a run down villa and go on to form an amazing friendship. I wish I had friends like them! It tells the story of not only what happens to them all during their time in Italy but also follows their lives after that. It flits between then & now and between the three girls but I didn’t find it confusing.

I really couldn’t wait to see what happened in the end - I had a few ideas, some right, some wrong! - but loved how it all came together in the end.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publishers for allowing me to review this book in exchange for an honest review, which is what I have given.

Thank you Netgalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review. I am a fan of books in this genre, so I was very much looking forward to reading this one. I was not dissapointed and both the plot and characters gripped me from the start. I will definitley aim to read another by this author. Highly reccomended!

Lovely feel good book. It was just a lovely read. The book was very well written. Lovely characters and a truly great plot.

A summer reunion . Three women Kim, Colette and Annie . They first met at the villa six years ago and now they are returning as Kim has transformed the villa.
They all have secrets .
This is set I the past and present and telling us about each woman.
Will they remain friends after this reunion.
Thank NetGalley

This book was not too bad to read. It was difficult to distinguish between the characters as they just seemed to all go in to one at times.
This would be ok for a quick holiday read but it wouldn’t be something i kept on my shelves myself.

Some of the characters are ok but i just couldn’t get invested with any of them

After reading a couple of unfavourable reviews, I was dubious to start this, but I'm so glad I did, I loved it, pure escapism, loved the charecters and the story, a perfect beach read I read at home as its 2020 and not great to go to the beach, a really great read

A lovely story of friendship, predicatble in places but nevertheless enjoyable. Lovely characters and a sensational setting.

Whenever Melissa Hill releases a book I am always so excited to read it. The summer Villa was just another fabulous read that I just savoured every chapter, fabulous

An enchanting read for a dreamy sunny spell and to whisk you off to the warmth and sunshine of the Amalfi coast.
Three strangers , looking to escape their present predicaments, meet at a villa in Spain and form a lifelong friendship. Their lives, loves and eventual troubles intertwine . Truth as ever seeks out with deceptions and deceit unearthed in their historic past at the villa that brought them together.
You can feel the emotion and tensions build through the novel with characters that are well formulated.

A perfect book to escape from reality and spend a little time ion the Amalfi coast. Three women from completely different walks of life, all for very different reasons, find themselves staying at the villa Dolce Vita. The story follows the women throughout their holiday in Italy from each ones point of view.We then catch up 6 years later when an invitation to a reopening of the Villa brings them all back together. The story dips between past and present, which keeps the reader on their toes. A great summer read.

The story of 3 women, thrown together at an Italian Villa, all hiding heartache of differing reasons. All very different, but who become firm friends on their solo holidays. The story changes from past to present often, explaining how different encounters on their break, led to different outcomes in their lives. When they meet 6 years later to celebrate at the Villa, secrets they have all been keeping come tumbling out... A compelling and heartwarming read, filled with twists and turns, some very unexpected!