This light “mystery” (quotes because really it was more a book of self discovery) was a great way to get to visit Italy through the page. It was fun and a little nerve wracking, to watch Shea trying to unravel the ring’s history while trying to figure out her own issues around love and marriage (I had a definite favorite guy and was kept guessing about how it would all go!) Lots of fun and lots of sweet moments.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group/Putnam for this ARC in exchange for my review.
Sigh. This sounded like it would be such a fun journey to find the history of an engagement ring. However, for me, Shea was just super frustrating. She couldn’t move past it being an heirloom (something she said was a no-no on DATE 1!) and was instead engrossed on this journey with another man rather than be with her fiancé. While I enjoyed tracking down the previous owners of the ring and their journeys, I couldn’t get past Shea being kind of a baby about the whole thing. Especially when John was a really good guy. It was a pretty quick read though and as I stated, I loved the settings and the mystery of it all. I just wish Shea and her actions didn’t turn me off to her character so much. This releases May 7th if you would like to check it out!

Thank you, Putnam, for my gifted copy of "The Heirloom" by Jessie Rosen @putnambooks #partner

The premise of this book was downright tantalizing. Shea Anderson is incredibly superstitious about certain things, oddly mainly about weddings and marriages. So when her boyfriend, John, proposes with a mysterious heirloom ring, she embarks on a quest to uncover the ring's history and ensure it brings "forever energy."

The truly enticing part of the story for me, the real hook, was why superstition took precedence over her feelings for her fiancé or her joy at being engaged. She goes to extreme lengths - literal globe-trotting for her ring’s origin story, joined by her sister and a curious journalist. Shea's journey takes her from Los Angeles to New York, Italy, and Portugal to find the original owners of the ring and their love story.

The time apart and her undeniable connection to Graham, the journalist who joins her on the search, begins to drive a considerable wedge between Shea and John, and she makes a surprising choice in the end. I loved the sister dynamic in this book and the imperfect, loving familial relationships. I also loved that it wasn’t cookie-cutter predictable. You don’t have to wait too long to love it either as it’s out May 7th!

Cute premise! Reminded me of all the feelings I had right before I got married.

On the book itself, sadly it's easy to forget you're reading this book as it doesn't GRIP you in a way that you HAVE to know how the characters are going to end up. I mostly read it to fulfill my obligation to NetGalley =-/ Unfortunately, I think that says a lot about the story itself.

Beautiful, enchanting and thought provoking..

I felt like I was in a Nancy Meyers rom com while reading this story and loved every minute of it. This book took you on its own journey, while experiencing Shea's as well. I loved the self-discovery journey she went on and was able to discover things about herself before settling down with marriage. It made you think about your own superstitions and if they hold you back in life. The stories told from each character were thought provoking and tied together so well. Going through Italy and Portugal with them was a dream and you felt like you were right there with them!

I loved this book so much and can't wait for everyone else to enjoy! Thank you Penguin Group for this ARC!

I almost gave up on this book. I am
Not superstitious in any way so I had a very hard time connecting to Shae or the premise of the story. I’m glad I stuck with it and finished because the ending brings us back around to reality.

I would categorize this book as women’s fiction. Romance is more of a side plot. The main story is Shae’s journey of self discovery and healing. I loved the relationship between the sisters.

Thank you @netgalley and @putnambooks for the eARC of The Heirloom by @jessierosenwriter in exchange for an honest review!

📖📖 Book Review 📖📖 Are you superstitious? Shea is wary of heirloom jewelry and the energy it brings from the previous marriage. When her finance, John, proposes with an heirloom rings, she questions the beliefs instilled in her by her Nonna. While Shea is thrilled with her engagement, the origin of the ring catapults her into a journey to discover its story. The Heirloom is a captivating read that explores the beliefs of karma and energy transferred through time. Jessie Rosen creates a beautiful web of relationships and circumstances that force us to dig deep into the past in order to create the future we deserve.

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I wish I could give half stars because this sits between three and four.

I really liked the language and writing of this book. I can always tell when I’d get along with an author based on their chosen references and mentioning the movie Only You was fun. I also really liked Shea’s relationship with her sister Annie.

I appreciated the overall premise of tracking down the owner of Shea’s heirloom engagement ring and the character of Graham was very appealing.

What I was less enthralled with was how I was meant to feel about Shea and John being together. He seemed lovely but I wasn’t very invested in them being together which defeated the whole point of caring whether they could marry with the vintage ring.

I guess that muddled things a bit for me. I suppose the point was Shea needing to decide believe she deserved a good relationship which is a good message but for a romance it left me rather ambivalent.

I loved the beautiful journey Shea took to find out the story behind her engagement ring. She learned a lot about herself along the way and that made the ending of this book so much better in my opinion. This was truly a great quick read. I don't personally have any superstitions like this, but if I did, I would love for my adventure to turn out like Shea's did! I very much enjoyed this book!

I received an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book from NetGalley. This review is unbiased, honest, and completely my own.

As my 13th read of the year, it feels SO RIGHT that the main character is superstitious.

Shea is a very ✨practical✨ in the superstitions that were passed down to her by her Nonna (the very Italian grandmother). Mainly in that heirloom engagement rings have the potential to bring bad luck.

When her loving boyfriend proposes with an heirloom ring, Shea says “yes” before setting off to find the story behind the ring. If it brought good luck to the previous owner, surely it’ll bring good luck!

Cue a jet-setting, international journey with her sister & a tagalong journalist.

Will Shea find the answers she needs to allow herself to happily accept her loving boyfriend’s proposal?! Or will superstition cloud her chance at love?

This book was nothing short of an emotional rollercoaster and I loved EVERY MOMENT!

Thank you to NetGalley and Jessie Rosen for the ARC. 💖💖

I liked the premise, but this was about 2x as long as necessary, and just.. not that interesting. 😕🤷🏻‍♀️ None of the characters are likable and not that much happens - despite SO MUCH happening, but it's all just.. meh. Disappointing.

This was a really interesting book. I don’t know that I’d categorize it as a romance, as much as a journey of self discovery.

I really liked the premise of chasing the history of a heirloom, as especially as someone that fully believes in the energy that different artifacts carry. That being said, the actually plot I did not enjoy - I think because I found the main character really dislikable. I struggled to connect with her, or be empathetic to her emotional plights.

The setting is lovely and so fun to travel around Italy, Portugal, and several places in the US.

I have heard so many good things about this book! It is quite an intriguing premise.

Due to time, I will not be giving a detailed review of this book.

Thanks to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange of my honest opinion.

DNF at 65%

Thank you Netgalley for gifting me an ARC in exchange for an honest review! I was so excited for this book. It was an interesting storyline that I’ve never read before and the setting seemed like it was going to be beautiful. The story follows Shea on her journey to Italy and Portugal to find the history behind her heirloom engagement ring. The writing was very easy to read making the first 40% of this book very enjoyable. The setting, as predicted, was beautiful.

About 50% into the book, the twists in the plot started occurring. I started to not like where this plot was heading. I had to DNF at 65% based on multiple plot twists I don’t like and where the book was heading. I will refrain from giving additional detail as to not spoil anything in the plot.

However, while the twists weren't something I could enjoy, I can see how people would like this book. This book takes place in Italy and Portugal in hopes to find the history behind her heirloom engagement ring. The setting alone making this book enjoyable. While I was intrigued to find out the history behind the ring, the twists were nothing something I could enjoy and made me lose interest in rooting for the characters. If you go into this book, I would recommend to go in not taking her superstition too seriously.

Synopsis: This is essentially a story about love in several different ways. Our main character, Shea, is proposed to with an Heirloom ring. The only problem? She told her future husband she never wanted am heirloom ring because of the bad luck that could have come from previous relationships. The story unfolds as she traverses different countries and cities to explore the history of this Heirloom ring. Who were the previous owners? What was their relationship like?

Review: Most of this book takes place in Italy and I absolutely loved the setting. The writing makes you feel like you are there. I really enjoyed going through Shea's journey to find the history of this ring. You meet many different characters who each have their own unique personality. From her sister to her boyfriend to the tag along journalist and many many more, the story just keeps getting better.

This story was pretty unpredictable to me and I loved that. I didn't really know what was going to happen next and I didn't know where the story was going. I think the best part of this book is that the feelings in it just feel so real. Maybe traversing around the country to find the history of a ring isn't reality, but the concepts surrounding love, hard decisions, and family definitely are.

At some points there were just a few too many characters to keep track of and it took me out of the story a bit.

I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it to others! It's a quick read but it's not all feel good romance, it's a tough look at life and love, which makes it feel real.

I really enjoyed this one! I loved going along on the journey of learning the origin of the heirloom ring. While we got to learn so much about the ring, we also got to witness Shea discovering so much about herself. The story was unique and takes the reader on a journey from start to finish. The plot had great character development.

Loved the premise. The characters didn’t draw me in, and I struggled with the superstition element.

Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

I'd like to than NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for an ARC of Jessie Rosen's The Heirloom.

For fan's of Under the Tuscan Sun and Leap Year comes a story about love, family, tradition and a little superstition. Overall, I enjoyed this story and would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a fun travel escapism story with elements of romance and family drama.

The Setting: The story takes place over a few different locations. From LA, Italy, Portugal, and Boston, Rosen does and excellent way at describing each location so you can feel yourself there and immersed in the settings, and culture. She takes the time to describe the infrastructure, foods, and landscapes beautifully.

The Characters: Shea is a bit frenetic in her pursuit of the heirloom she receives and rightfully so as you get to understand her backstory. I can appreciate when an author gives us insights into the characters as it helps empathize and understand their motives within the story being told. I feel like Rosen did a good job in developing Shea and though a bit vexing through this epic journey I could understand why the undertaking was important to her.

Rosen took care in also building out a great cast of supporting characters to aide in driving this story forward. I love a good story with a good group of people rallying around the protagonist. Annie, John, Graham, Rebecca were all solid supporting cast.


The Plot/Writing Style:
This story is about finding the origins of Shea's engagement ring and it leads her from Europe to Boston, back to LA. Though a bit far-fetched, to go cross the world to try to find answers to the origins of an heirloom engagement ring, I took this story for what it was a bit of travel escapism mixed with some romance and sprinkles of serendipity. That being established I found it to be a fun and enjoyable ride. The writing style was simplistic which made it easy to follow and the chapters were a great length. Some of the dialogue was a bit cheesy but all in all, I enjoyed most of it.

The Ending:
Without spoiling the ending I will say I feel satisfied and enjoyed the epilogue.

I can definitely see this being adapted into a mini-series or film and would definitely go watch it.

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Group Putman for this arc in exchange for an honest opinion.

DNF at 20%. Although I can relate to being superstitious about getting a used engagement ring, I was already not liking where this story was going or the main character. It’s one thing to be curious and maybe email a person to find out where the ring came from. It’s another to knock on someone's door uninvited and for the person to be ok with it? Also, a journalist being interested in a mystery engagement ring like it’s a groundbreaking story is odd. Unfortunately, this book is simply not for me.

This was another book I can not get behind. How does one have so much money they just get up and travel to check on a superstition. From one country to another and when it’s over there is a happily ever after.