Book Review - A Taste of Italian Sunshine by Leonie Mack

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Title: A Taste of Italian Sunshine

Author: Leonie Mack

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 12th May 2023

Rating: 4 Stars

Jenn has always prided herself on being a city girl – she insists on easy access to good coffee, great food from around the globe, not to mention an easy commute. So, when her job takes her to one of the most famous Italian wine regions in search of the perfect Prosecco, travelling to meetings on a tractor is a bit of a culture shock.

Tiziano hates the city.  He was made for the mountains and vineyards of Veneto, and generations of his family have earned their living from the land. But times are changing even in the Italian countryside, and the arrival of Jenn at his grandmother’s B&B opens up a window on a different world.

Jenn has two months to persuade the Prosecco producers to trust her with their business, and Tiziano has one summer to persuade Jenn that there’s more to life than the rat race. But can a city girl and a country boy ever find enough in common to see a future beyond one long summer of sun…

Let Leonie Mack magic you away to the vineyards of Veneto for one hot summer in Italy. Perfect for fans of Mandy Baggot, Jo Thomas and Sarah Morgan.

Jenn was a remarkable special trait, that in any other book should would have been a perfumier, but instead her amazing sense of smell, and fabulous nose are being used in her job as a wine buyer, in order to be able to produce the most amazing of tasting notes. 

She has one weakness with this, and it's one her boss clearly wasn't aware of before sending her to Veneto, to discover the best proseccos to be stocked in the hotel she works for. Bubbles mess up her sense of smell, and she really can't do anything fizzy, which makes things a lot trickier. 

She's also a city slicker, so being sent to the Italian countryside, makes her feel like a duck out of water, completely adrift, and it takes her a long while to fall into the Italian wine makers way of life.

And then there is Tiziano, local farmer, who has far more under the surface than his happy go lucky personality implies. And it really is opposites attract, as they get to know each other, and Jenn is introduced to life in Italy. 

I loved the descriptions of the countryside, the occasional Italian words added for local flavour, and to really feel you are in Prosecco country.  I could feel the sun on me as I was reading, although that may have just been wishful thinking! 

It's another really enjoyable book from Leonie Mack full of fantastic character development over the course of the story. 

Thank you to Boldwood Boos and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.