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One of Popsugar’s Best New Books for Summer 2020
A thirty-year-old woman retraces her gap year through Ireland, France, and Italy to find love—and herself—in this hilarious and heartfelt novel.
It’s been seven years since Chelsea Martin embarked on her yearlong postcollege European adventure. Since then, she’s lost her mother to cancer and watched her sister marry twice, while Chelsea’s thrown herself into work, becoming one of the most talented fundraisers for the American Cancer Coalition, and with the exception of one annoyingly competent coworker, Jason Knightley, her status as most successful moneymaker is unquestioned.
When her introverted mathematician father announces he’s getting remarried, Chelsea is forced to acknowledge that her life stopped after her mother died and that the last time she can remember being happy, in love, or enjoying her life was on her year abroad. Inspired to retrace her steps—to find Colin in Ireland, Jean Claude in France, and Marcelino in Italy—Chelsea hopes that one of these three men who stole her heart so many years ago can help her find it again.
From the start of her journey nothing goes as planned, but as Chelsea reconnects with her old self, she also finds love in the very last place she expected.
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Publisher : Berkley (July 21, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 0593101359
ISBN-13 : 978-0593101353
Item Weight : 10.5 ounces
Dimensions : 5.51 x 0.73 x 8.24 inches
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Customers find the story very well-written, fun, and joyful. They appreciate the excellent writing quality, detailed descriptions of locations, and tenderness. Readers describe the romance as nice, wonderful, and unexpected. They also love the characters and find them personable. Additionally, they describe the book as charming and delightful.
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Reviewer: Kim
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Such a good story!
Review: I loved this book! The author was so good at describing what Chelsea saw in the book when she was in Ireland, Paris and Tuscany. And I loved the emphasis of the Boston accent! So fun!! Couldnât put it down!
Reviewer: Texanne
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I HAD MY UPS AND DOWNS WITH THIS ONE
Review: Ms McKinlay has written an entertaining book. Chelsea is very successful with a cancer charity. She gathers donations from business and industry better than anyone. She is a no nonsense person who has no time for fun. When her widowed father tells her he is remarrying, Chelsea is much less than gracious about his news. In fact, she is absolutely disgusting. At this point in the story, I was not sure I would want to finish the book. She did not strike me as a heroine I could like for an entire book.Her sister points out that Chelsea has become a different person since their motherâs death. In point of fact, Chelsea does not see the fun in anything, nor does she recognize that falling in love with someone is not a crime. Laughing is a good thing. Caring for others is also a good thing. Overall, enjoying life should be a goal.At this point, Chelsea decides she will take a leave of absence from her job and relive a trip she took during her gap year after college. During that gap year, she met 3 men and each of them shared an intense love affair with Chelsea.There are three stops in the new trip -Ireland, Paris and Italy. At each of these stops, Chelsea with reconnect with a long ago love and see if she can become that carefree happy girl again.Just as in real life, things do not go as expected. She finds that although she has let life pass her by, the men in her life have not done that. Each of them have moved forward. And people are not always as we remember them.Chelsea did open herself up to new experiences. As the story progressed, I began to like her. Part of that like was because a fellow employee from the cancer charity arrives because of a possible ten million dollar donation. His name is Jason and Chelsea has a deep dislike for him. Jason is everything she is not and she has no respect for him. Yes, there is that woman who was difficult for me to like.That was the problem I had with this story. At times, Chelseaâs anger at the world came to the surface. The one time that she should have been really angry, she acted rather lukewarm. She did not understand that anyone would be angry on her behalf.I like Ms McKinlayâs books. She is a talented author. This story is very well written. There is a strong sense of sharing the travel to wonderful places that is absolutely perfect. I felt the fog in Ireland, and enjoyed the sunshine in Paris and Italy. There is humor and wonderful secondary characters who add to the story.But, it took me quite some time to really hope for the HEA for Chelsea. At times, I had hopes that Jason would trip over some nice girl and settle down with her.In the end, Chelsea and Jason did find happiness. And I believe that they will live happily ever after with 2.5 kids, a large furry dog and a picket fence. And if the world is fortunate, all the kids will be little Jasons.
Reviewer: NZ Bound
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Lovely story you won’t want to put down
Review: This book absolutely surprised me in so many ways! I knew it would be good because I’m a fan of Jenn’s work and her cozy mysteries. However, this book was so amazing and for her first fiction book!Chelsea is a workaholic. She balks at the idea of her dad re-marrying seven years after losing her mother to cancer. I can relate to this as I lost a step-parent to cancer in 2004. Chelsea’s family tell her that she basically stopped living after the mom died and to find her happiness again. She remembers the last time she was happy was when she lived in Europe for a year.Go along on this journey as she goes to Ireland, France, and Italy in order to find herself again. Of course there are lots of surprises along the way and a guy who she never would’ve guessed that she would like.It truly is a lovely story all the way around! I had such a hard time putting this book down. The ending was so wonderful and what a great way to end the story. It goes to show that while the grief never fully goes away, there is a way to move on with life and still honor those who we have lost.
Reviewer: erin byron
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Awkward rom com
Review: Mediocre idea.â¢I read this book a couple days ago and have been going back and forth about my feelings for it since then. It is probably a red flag when at the beginning of the book you find yourself agreeing with the heroine who is supposed to be in the wrong. But I think I would be worried too if my widower father decided to marry a woman who won a date with him at a charity auction two weeks ago, but apparently this means she doesnât know how to love anymore. If this is true, my family may be in trouble.â¢In Paris Is Always a Good Idea, Chelseaâs quest to find out how to feel love again takes her on a whirlwind trip to Europe where she retraces a trip she took 7 years prior when she had flings with three different men. I really enjoyed the scenery of Ireland, France, and Italy and the chemistry between Chelsea and the man she ends up (no spoilers) with was great, but she still made some rash decisions that I had a hard time relating to. The love interest in the story was probably my favorite part, although both he and Chelsea used some vernacular that felt dated to me; do people still say âSnap!â and âAs If!â?â¢Although the romance was satisfying, and the deeper themes of grief and how it changes us were done well, the ending at her fatherâs wedding still made me uncomfortable. I would love to chat about this read if anyone else has read it.â¢What is a book that had you struggling to decide if you really enjoyed it?â¢Clean rating: ð§¼ð§¼1/2 for a sex scene at the end that feels a little stilted and unsatisfying….to the reader.â¢
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: funny and touching
Review: I loved the characters and the way they interacted was funny and heartwarming. The author also gave beautiful, detailed descriptions of locations which made me feel like I was there.
Reviewer: Sue Seguin
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Well written & thoroughly enjoyable. Well rounded characters although the outcome is obvious right from the start.
Reviewer: thefurredreader
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: TBH, I felt a sudden gush of love and happiness through me while reading this adorable rom-com.This story is about Chelsea Martin. She is working for the American Cancer Coalition. When her father announces his second marriage, it is difficult for Chelsea to fathom the same, Itâs been seven years since her mother passed due to cancer and she has been tirelessly working and is excellent at her job but she has closed herself and since then has had no real relationship. Something that her sister Annabelle whose been married twice and father who is a mathematician have told her. Prior to her motherâs death, she had been on a post- college adventure to Europe and had fallen in love with three very different guys. One was from Ireland, the other from France, and finally the last from Italy. Determined on finding herself back again, Chelsea decides to revisit Europe and find the guys she loved. What she never expected was her colleague and rival Jason Knightley crashing her trip!What happens next is hilarious, adorable, cute, romantic and definitely made me cry. (The happy ones)I loved Chelsea, sheâs so much relatable, raw and genuine. As much as I loved Chelsea, I also loved Jason, heâs charming, witty and every girlâs dream.I canât wait to dive into more of Jenn McKinlay novels.I rate it: 5/5
Reviewer: Sarah
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I really enjoyed this book in general, the odd couple of parts did make me cringe though. But other than a couple of those little parts, the last sentence being one of them, itâs worth a read if youâre a sucker for a good romance.
Reviewer: Hilary Duerr
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I enjoyed the book it was an easy read, not like her other series books which have murders in them!
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Nice book would read it again
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