Thank you to NetGalley and Skyscape for this advanced copy! You can pick up Something Like Fate on March 1, 2025.

I loved the idea of a psychic, pre-destined vs. free will love story set on an international trip with best friends becoming lover. And while Teller and Lo's relationship was very sweet, I found that this book didn't hook me as much as I wanted. I think the college age/setting threw me off since I was expecting more of an adult book (and that's on me for going in with certain expectations). I love a good coming of age story, but I just wasn't prepared for it when I picked this one up. It made it a bit harder to connect to Lo right away, especially when we start off at this frat party.

But Amy Lea did a good job emphasizing familial relationships as well as romantic ones, and I appreciated the dedication to Lo retracing her mom's footsteps. Plus the scenes with her dad were very sweet.

This story is categorized as YA but I would say it's more new adult. Lo ends up doing to Italy with her best friend Teller and follow similar itinerary as Lo's mom who passed away when she was young.

The main thing with this story is Lo's family have the ability to see their true love and Lo sees a vision and is determined she will meet her true love on this trip.

The story is told in past and present timeline of Lo and Teller's time working at the movie theater together and in Italy. They compliant each other way and are fun together.

I didn't care for the love triangle and the lack of communication between Lo and Teller. So much could've been avoided if they weren't as immature. The vision was talked about so much in the story that it felt a bit repetitive.

I loved the family dynamics with Lo's aunts and how involved they are with her.

Thank you to the publisher @netgalley for a copy of the book.

I love Lea's adult romances, but this was my first YA from her and what do you know? I loved it too! Something Like Fate is absolutely charming, full of kea's humor and sweetness. I had a great time traveling through Italy with Lo and Teller, and the pages flew by. Recommended for people looking for older YA (it verges on NA), friends-to-lovers, and opposites attract stories.

Something Like Fate is a good beach book for the summer. Lo is an outgoing girl who just finished her freshman year of college, and just happens to come from a long line of female psychics who are destined to find their soulmates. Lo has her first vision of her soulmate right before a summer backpacking trip to Italy, and spends the rest of the novel searching for her soulmate and the right time to tell him he's the one. The cast of side characters includes her nerdy father, dorky best friend, and supportive aunts who have taken her under their wings after her mother dies. If this book was a YA rom-com movie I would absolutely watch it, but as a book I wish it had more depth. That said, the characters act their age and act as expected given the circumstances (ex: you have a vision of your soulmate right before a trip to Italy and your aunts say you'll meet your soulmate on your trip... you make some assumptions).

Thanks to Netgalley and Skyscape for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

*Something Like Fate* follows Lo, who comes from a family of psychics but has never had the ability to foresee her own destiny—until a vision leads her to Italy to find her one true love. This charming romance blends magic and self-discovery, with a sweet, adventurous journey and plenty of chemistry. A perfect pick for fans of fate-driven love stories!

Read If You Like:
- Friends-to-lovers romance
- Psychic family dynamics with a twist
- Italian travel adventures
- Slow-burn with heartfelt moments
-ya romances

Something Like Fate is a whimsical and heartwarming romantic comedy that weaves themes of love, destiny, and self-discovery. The story centers on Lo, a young woman who grows up in a family of psychics but has no powers of her own. When Lo finally experiences a long-awaited vision, her family is thrilled—it seems she’s destined to meet her soulmate on an upcoming backpacking trip to Italy.

Determined to embrace her destiny, Lo sets off on her journey, accompanied by her best friend, Teller Owens. Their adventures through scenic Italian towns bring both laughter and challenges, especially as Lo’s path crosses with Caleb, a charismatic fellow traveler. As the story unfolds, Lo is torn between the pull of her "prophesied" love and the undeniable feelings she develops for Teller, a tension that makes the romance both heartfelt and deeply satisfying.

The slow-burn friends-to-lovers trope is executed perfectly, with poignant moments that will have readers rooting for Lo and Teller.

This is a perfect read for fans of travel-inspired romance and heartfelt coming-of-age stories. With its charming characters and engaging narrative, it’s a story that lingers long after the final page.

Thank you so much to the publisher for my gifted ARC!

This book is everything I love about YA romance--the coming of age, the figuring it out, the want for the one, and the realization that fate and free will are more intertwined than we sometimes like to admit. It's the end of Lo's freshman year of college & she's tired of her major, tired of mindless hookups, tired of missing her best friend Teller (who went to college 4 hours away), tired of her Dad clamming up & not sharing much about her dead mother, and tired of the fact that she doesn't seem to have inherited her mother's and aunts' psychic-like visions that have all led them to find "the one." The only thing she's looking forward to is her month-long trip to Italy with her new college bestie Bianca to follow in the footsteps of her mother and aunt's past trip. When she finally has a vision and her aunts convince her it's a sign that she'll likely meet her soulmate in Venice, she's even more ready to go! After a broken foot takes Bianca out of the trip, Lo convinces her fresh-off-a-3-year-breakup bestie, Teller, to join her.

When Lo meet cutes Caleb after he saves her from a runaway luggage cart at their Venice hostel, Lo is convinced this is it. As they traipse across Italy, Lo is sure that gregarious, charming, adventurous Caleb is her soulmate, but if so, then why does she keep making eyes at Teller's abs and is seemingly jealous of his interest in another fellow traveler? And what does this say about her family's abilities? Is it all a lie? Or is it maybe something like fate if she chooses Teller over Caleb?

I loved the travel in this book (hello--Italy is my favorite!), and the opposites attract relationship between Teller and Lo. They had such a strong foundation of friendship, and I laughed so much when they were together. Waiting for them to try get together was torture, and I do wish there had been an epilogue at the end! I wanted to see how they navigated living in different towns and what path Lo decided after deferring college.

A fun, sweet read for anyone who enjoys travel romances & friends to lovers, opposites attract tropes with a side of astrology. This is out March 1st.

Thanks to Netgalley & Skyscape publishing for the e-ARC.

Something Like Fate is an adorable, funny and charming read.

I really loved both Teller and Lo, I thought they had great chemistry and I enjoyed the progression of their relationship! I did find their relationship frustrating at times, because it was so obvious they had feelings for each other, and I wasn’t a massive fan of how they finally got together but overall I did understand and like it. However, I wouldn’t have minded if it was done differently and we missed out on that last conflict.

The writing was fantastic! I’ve always wanted to go to Italy and this book made me even more,ore desperate, especially now in this horrible cold weather, reading about the sun and the heat made me yearn.

I liked the psychic element of the story and how the idea of fate and soulmates was explored. There could’ve been some more to it, but I think overall it was done really well and in an interesting way.

A cute, quick read about friendship and love. Set in the landscape of Italy, this is sure to make you swoon. Thank you NetGalley for the chance to read this sweet arc!

Thanks to Netgalley for the review ARC copy!
I'm a huge fan of Amy Lea and was excited for this YA (edging on new adult) rom-com about soulmates and fate. I really enjoyed this book and the build out of the main characters, Lo and Teller. The beginning felt a bit slow for me with some of the set up before they go off to Italy. The middle had me in a chokehold and I wanted to know what happened next. By the end (I would say 80% ish) I felt like the story faltered a bit. I understood what was needed to wrap up the story, but I just didn't have the same urgency as I did in the middle. All in all, this is a really good rom com that I enjoyed a lot! Loved the Canadian references too!

This book wasn’t good but not great for me. I liked the premise and characters, but the love triangle was more prominent and convoluted than I was expecting.

I really enjoy Amy Lea’s writing so I decided to give this book a try even though I am not a fan of love triangles. This story is more than just a love triangle, it’s about finding oneself and discovering who you want to be when you’ve always felt like your life should go one way.Lo comes from a long line of female psychics who have had visions of their soulmate before meeting them. Lo is the odd one out who hasn’t had a vision and is struggling to find her place in the world. Lo definitely went through a lot of growth throughout the book and had to ask herself some hard questions.

A few days before her planned trip to Italy to recreate a trip her mom and aunts went on, Lo has her very first vision and after consulting with her aunts they decide she’s bound to meet her soulmate on her trip. While for starters the trip didn’t go as planned as her intended travel buddy gets injured so she strong arms her male best friend Teller into coming with her since he’s fresh off a break up.

Teller and Lo are opposites in every way and balance each other out in their unlikely friendship so when Lo crashes into Caleb aka her soulmate it begins to change Teller and Lo’s friendship. The question that remains is it for the best and is it better to leave things up to fate?




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Lo is about to take off on the trip of a lifetime where she’ll be following her late mother’s itinerary from decades ago. After her travel partner becomes out of commission, she decides to loop in her guy best friend Teller in hopes to help heal his broken heart after his very recent breakup.

A few days before they depart, Lo experiences her families vision about her soulmate. More determined than ever, the pair are off to backpack through Florence, Rome, and more.

This was a delightful read and an insane slow burn. I was oddly rooting for Lo and Caleb, and appreciated how his travel whimsy was a perfect pairing to help Lo experience Italy. At the same time, I kept wondering how things would work out for Teller and Lo after so many years of friendship.

I found myself surprised at moments with twists and turns I couldn’t have foreseen. I’ve been a fan of Amy Lea for a while and this was my first YA of hers.

Fans of Lynn Painter will have a blast experiencing Lo’s italian adventure!

Lo recently obtained "The Gift" all women in her family have-- the ability to have visions, primarily of who their soulmate is. She runs away mid-hookup and prepares for a month long trip to Italy a la her (of course) deceased mother. She plan on going with her friend, but a mishap at Costco leads to her going with her recently single best guy friend. When a mishap of her own leads to her meeting the man of her visions, Lo can't believe it., Until the "perfect man" doesn't seem so perfect.

I liked it. I might be leaning too hard back into my revived interest of romance novels, though I do still love Amy Lea's dip into new adult novels. Definitely feel more realistic than The Influencers series (though I did like those!)

Thanks, NetGalley!

Amy Lea has become one of my favorite authors. This was a super fun story where we meet Lo, who ends up traveling to Italy in search of her soulmate, thanks to her family’s history of female psychics and their ability to have visions of their true soulmates. I absolutely loved reading about the visit to Largo di Torre Argentina, my absolute favorite lesser-known spot in Rome. Overall, this story was very good, and it definitely made me feel like I was in Italy. It wasn't a top tier 5 star favorite for me, but it's definitely one I'd recommend!

There are some books that make me feel the initial joys of reading romance as a teenager, and this book was absolutely that. I wish this book could somehow go back in time so that my teenage self could enjoy traversing Rome with Lo, Caleb and Teller while cheering for Lo to select the boy I want her to get with. (Hard to write that phrase without telling you who I wanted Lo to end up with!)

It's the end of freshman year of college, and Lo is miserable. She isn't interested in her major (or any other subject, to be honest), and she's tired of having meaningless hook-ups. She wants to meet her soulmate, which the women of her family have foreseen for generations. Except for Lo. She apparently did not inherit the fortune-telling genes from her mom, and, if she cannot find her soulmate, she will be cursed. The only thing motivating her is her trip to Italy. She is going to retrace the trip her mom and Aunt Mei took in their youth.

Days before she leaves, she finally has a vision! She has foreseen her soulmate, who she believes she will meet in Italy, given the espresso scent and landscape. But when her travel partner breaks her foot, she asks her recently dumped best friend, Teller to join her. He's her opposite in every way, but she cannot imagine traveling through Italy on her own.

Days into the trip, IT HAPPENS! She meets her soulmate, Caleb. And swoon. She definitely leveled up with him. She cannot ditch Teller, though, so the three of them end of spending a lot of time together, and Lo finds herself developing feelings for both Caleb and Teller. If she goes against the vision and chooses Teller, she will be cursed. But if she chooses Caleb, will she lose her best friend? How is a girl to choose?!?!?

Given that it's insanely dark and cold right now, I really loved traipsing through Italy with Lo, Teller and Caleb. I could feel the sunshine in Positano, and it really brightened my spirits.

It's always difficult reading a YA romance as an adult - it's difficult to connect to a 19 year old's views of love and relationships, but, like I said, my teenage self would have absolutely loved this book. And swooned over Teller's abs.

What I loved the most about this book was the ending, which I want to tell you about but not spoil for you! I appreciated all the conversations Lo had with her dad and aunts - it was truly beautiful to read these conversations in which Lo learned about her mom, the history behind her family's fortune telling abilities as well as her parents' relationship. The advice could be useful for anyone - of any age - making a big decision.

Read this book if you love:
💕 Love Triangles
💚 Fade to black / closed door romance
💕 Traveling
💚 Friends to Lovers
💕 Fortune-telling
💚 Coming of age stories

TW: This female main character lost her mother as a child. Navigating this loss is a theme throughout the book.

I will be posting my review of this book on my instagram account, @thecozybookgal closer to the publishing date!

Amy Lea books are a lot of fun, so I was excited to jump into this YA book. I’ve been on a YA kick lately and this one was fairly fun. I do think that this book struggled a bit with the target audience. However, the characters were college students, and they acted so much younger. I anticipate a slew of immature behavior from this age group, and like I said I do read this age often, but these characters felt like they read younger. I do think that the themes are more mature that are dealt with in this book, which further my reconciliation with the age and acting issue. I wouldn’t have had any hang ups if they were high school students. Despite the age issue, I did enjoy this book a lot. Friends to lovers is my favorite romance trope, and this one was done well. I also really loved the family dynamics and family drama. That was such a fun part of this book. The banter and humor was also top notch and exactly what I picture from this author.

If you’re looking for a fun book on the upper end of the YA spectrum in terms of issues, then you should check this one out.

This was disappointing. My biggest issues were:
- I disliked the characters. Lo was self-centered. She didn’t seem to have any feelings for Teller before this and him getting hotter. Teller sucked because he had feelings for her the entire time, still dated someone else for 3 years, and was never honest with her.. I knew Caleb sucked when he said he was Italian when he’s Canadian. Her aunts and even other friend gave Lo terrible advice.
- It was an odd in between of a YA romance and a new adult romance.
- I knew it was a love triangle (with an obvious choice at the end) and that there would be OM/OW drama, but this was too much. You also had Teller’s ex, who he misses almost the entire book and a girl he flirts with on the trip. Then the love triangle, which is dragged on almost the entire book.
- I dropped this from a 3 star to a 2 star for the 3rd act and her choice, which she continues for 6 months!

There were some cute moments between Lo and Teller. I wish there had been more, even if it was just an epilogue! I could see others liking this, but it was not for me.

For generations, the fortune-telling women in Lo Zhao-Jensen’s family have foreseen The One—the great loves of their lives—before ever meeting them. Except for Lo, who has zero psychic abilities. Just memories of old rom-coms and a lot of poor judgment when it comes to love.

Until now.

When Lo finally has the vision she’s been waiting for, her delighted aunties are convinced she’ll meet The One on her backpacking trip in Italy. Vero amore, here she comes.

Along for the summer is Lo’s best friend and confidant, Teller Owens, her opposite in every way. Upon arrival in Venice, Lo is saved from a runaway trolley by Caleb, a fellow backpacker. It’s a meet-cute so swoony, it has to be fate. But with each destination, Lo’s complicated feelings for Teller are becoming harder to ignore. From the cobblestone streets of Rome to the rocky cliffs of Amalfi, Lo begins to wonder if fate has other plans.

Loved it. Will recommend to others.

This rom-com has an interesting concept about psychic visions and finding your soulmate, but the execution felt a bit cringey at times. The story is about Loren's journey to Italy, where she believes she’ll meet her soulmate, but she begins to question if soulmates are overrated after meeting someone unexpected.