🪡🪡🪡🪡/5

Another book set in Rome that makes me want to go back so bad!! I’m forever an Italy loving girl!

This book was unique in the sense that the FMC was in a design competition and the MMC was a screenplay writer. Which I found super fun and different and interesting! I loved these two characters right off the bat. Their meet cute was hilarious and filled with tension. And I very much enjoyed the “I kind of hate you” banter. I loved watching them go from disdain to like and then falling. And I’m a sucker for a MMC who would do anything for the girl. Which we get plenty of here!

I liked how this book was more complex than I anticipated. It made me savor it a bit more. Plus I loved all the tidbits of Rome and then Capri when Matt and Violet visit there. That trip to Capri was gorgeous and swoony and I think it was perfectly written. And while I was upset about Violet not being able to make her fabric, the whole reason they went there, I did love how that came into play in the ending.

I enjoyed getting to know both of these characters so well, even if a little towards to end Violet was frustrating me. But honestly I think it’s because she was acting out all her intrusive thoughts and I wanted to just sit her down and make her believe in herself more. But the mental health representation was done well, and honestly the ending was perfect for these two even if not perfect for me. So I have no complaints.

Read if you like fashion, fun characters, complex characters, Rome, grumpy men who are actually soft, charming Italian men, competition, “it’s never too late to go after your dream”, witty banter, comic con, he falls first, funny meet cutes, and light spice.

This book starts off SWINGING with a lot going on from the jump, but once you put the pieces together and the story starts to form, it's a cute Italian romance story. I thought Violet was sweet and Matt and her had great banter, especially in the beginning. I didn't think there was anything super super special about this book, but it was enjoyable for a quick romance read!

Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for this ARC.

Violet was too cute, Matt quite dreamy, and the banter was hilarious.

Long chapters are a dislike for me.

Apologies for how long it took me to finally read this book! I had a blast!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of this book to review.

My best friend got a copy of this book and told me I had to read it because it was so good. She even read it in one day and she normally takes a few days per book.

I kept putting in slower on my TBR because I wasn’t in the mood for an Italy romance. I’m a big mood reader so I knew I needed to read it when I felt like it was time! And it finally was and man am I mad I waited so long. This book is amazing. I love this authors other books so I don’t know why I kept putting this one off.

This book was a DNF for me. Just couldn’t get into it. There was a lot happening in the beginning, and it just didn’t hold my attention.

a cute romance for anyone in the mood to read about cute characters and with like little to no spice. there were aspects of the book i enjoyed and others i would have liek to change, but it did make me wish i were in italy.

This rom com is entertaining and full of charm, with a love story that will make you smile. It's a great pick for a feel-good read. Very cute characters!

Thank you NetGalley and Kate Bromley!

Overall I liked reading this book. The beginning started off strong and I liked the banter between Violet and Matt in the beginning. Somewhere toward the middle the story fell flat for me, but I'm not sure why.

I did enjoy the characters in the story, especially one of Violet's best friend/classmate. The characters she meets throughout Italy, especially through the program, provide support for the main character. I love how that continued to the end of the book as Violet found her place in the fashion world.

A cute, light, rom com read if you need to want to escape to Italy.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Ciao for Now is a fun, quick read with an Italian backdrop and an abundance of fashion. Violet and Matt are an interesting pair and their interactions kept me engaged. I do think they could have had more of a build up. I also think Violet wasn’t always a particularly likable character. I really liked the descriptions of Italy and the focus on the fashion industry. Overall, I enjoyed this book.

A fun, light-hearted enemies to lovers romance. I definitely got summer vibes from this book - I loved that most of the book took place in Italy (the descriptions were really well done).

I so enjoyed this humorous book with cute, quirky characters! I was totally addicted to the Italy setting and felt at times, as I was there. Recommend this light-hearted, spirited romantic story as a fun, beach-read this summer!

I finally got to this book (apologies to the author, publisher and Netgalley for the delayed review).

Honestly. I did not love this book. I read it "not liking" it for probably the first 70% and then I finally started to like Violet and Matt's story... and the book ended. Violet felt so immature, and one dimensional. And I had a hard time believing that they went from their terrible meet-cute - to basically living together as "enemies" to then falling for one another.

I really enjoyed "Talk Bookish to Me" and I think I went in with high expectations.

Not for me. Even having it set in Rome wasn't enough to win me over.

2.5 stars.

(sorry)

This was such an adorable romance book to read and it hit most of my favorite tropes. Also featuring the worst meet-cute ever!

One of my favorite tropes: grumpy sunshine! A quick and easy read set in a location I can only dream about visiting one day, Rome. The snarky-ish and flirty banter seems to be the favorite for everyone, and it makes romcoms SO much better and believable. The author did good there!

This was a cute rom-com with a strong sense of place. I really enjoyed the setting and all of the characters. I didn’t really see Violet and Matt’a hate for each other, but enjoyed the fun banter. Overall a great read!
Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing, Graydon House for the copy through NetGalley in exchange for a review.

I enjoyed this one a lot! I'm a fan of Kate Bromley generally, so I knew this would not disappoint. Emily in Paris vibes on this one but put a fashion girly in Rome. A little enemies to lovers and I personally was HERE for it.

In my humble opinion, Kate Bromley is a romantic comedy queen. CIAO FOR NOW shows how the author can develop fun, heartfelt, and swoon-worthy stories perfect for any romance lover. Though the premise of the book isn't new, this book is fresh and witty. I will continue to read anything Bromley writes.

This was such a cute read where the people in their thirty’s act like teenagers. There’s was potential but it flopped badly.

Ciao for Now is about fashion student Violet Luciano, who scores a once-in-a-lifetime internship at a fashion house in Rome for the summer. Approaching 30, she's older than her classmates and feels like she has more to prove. A disastrous run-in with her professor's son on her first day in Rome throws her into the same orbit as Matt, who she can't stand and now has to spend the summer sharing a home with. This book was fun and flirty with a strong sense of place. I felt it tried to hard to be an enemies to lovers story, though. I just didn't get the hostilities between Matt and Violet. They seemed, at worst, mildly annoyed by each other but would often say "I hate you"- it just didn't match up. Overall the book was fine, but ultimately a little forgettable.

This was a good read - I really enjoyed this book. I'm so glad that I got the chance to read it early and will definitely be recommending it to multiple people who enjoy these types of novels. I enjoyed the characters and especially enjoyed the writing by this author. I'm excited to see what the author comes out with next as I'll definitely be reading it! Thank you to the publisher for my early copy of this book!