Bella Fortuna Audiobook

" Wedding dresses, romance, Venice - check, check, check. Lovely book about an Italian American family, their wedding dress boutique and life. Oh, and recipes in the back. Check! "

" My Sicilian heritage made me absolutely love this book! Valentina and her family and neighborhood friends were delightful and charming. For a debut novel, it is fantastic! "

" I would have given this more, because the charm of Italy and the wedding things made the plot as a whole quite pleasant, but Chiofalo's horrendous dialogue frustrated me to no end. Chiofalo should take some classes before she attempts another book. "

" Not sure if I liked the timeline so much. It really jumped around "

" This was a pleasant, fast-moving read, though rather predictable -- an ok romance, with some colorful characters. I had been bogged down by my previous book, so this was a good choice, but not one I would encourage all my friends to read. I enjoyed "traveling to Venice" with Valentina -but mostly because I have traveled there too. Actually, my favorite part of the book were the recipes in the back! I highly recommend the lemon cookies and the veal saltimbocca! "

" This book took me about a month to read and not because I didn't like it; I did. I just couldn't find the time to read this past month. It was pretty good story, but a little predictable. "

" This is the second book that I have read recently about an Italian-American family, and it was such fun! I enjoyed the 'journey' to Venice along with Valentina...I may just add Italy to my 'bucket list' after reading this book! "

" Not a great literary feat, but enjoyable storyline, settings and characters. Improved editing was needed with this book. "

" Loved it! Can't wait for her next book! "

" Yeah Valentina! Great character! Who wouldn't want to find love in Venice? How romantic. Good story. Great note to end my 2012 reading on :0) "

" A simple story- pleasurable to read but will not stay long in the mind. The best part of the story for me was reading all the Italian and being able to understand it. I enjoyed to book as a very light interlude; do have to agree that it seems written with a 50's attitude/perspective. "

" I felt like in the about 10 pages that there was inappropriate material for me so I quit reading it. "

" I really liked this book very much! It reminded me of the author, Adriana Trigiani, who wrote Big Stone Gap. I would definitely re-read this book!!! Makes me want to go to Italy! "

" Insipid...don't bother...I only finished it because I'm a tightwad and I bought it before coming to Italy. Terrible. "

" The writing was so forced and awkward and the travel descriptions were overdone and felt like they were lifted from Fodor's. I liked the bridal industry as a backdrop, but this was way too corny for me! I found myself scanning parts that were just too dull! "

" This story had potential, but as I read I kept thinking it was a shame it was that it was so apparent that it was a first novel. There were parts with description that were overly done. And the parts in Venice seemed too travel-bookish. "

" This book was light and fun but very predictable. The second half of the book was much more interesting than the first half. The first portion of the book dragged on and much could have been cut without taking away from the main story line. "