Can they reconcile their differences to find one life together?Īt first I was going to bump this down to two stars on the premise that ‘it’s been a month since I read this book and I remember nothing’, but actually the more I thought about it the more it came back to me. As one mishap follows another, it seems while they love each other, they just can’t love each other’s lives. are they compatible in anything? And then there’s the prickly situation with Matt’s ex-girlfriend, who isn’t too eager to let him go. From food choices to annoying habits to sauna etiquette. As their fantasy starts to fade, they discover just how different their personal worlds are. Things seem to be perfect for Aria and Dutch.īut then their real identities–Ava and Matt–must return to London. The two embark on a baggage-free, whirlwind love affair, cliff-jumping into gem-coloured Mediterranean waters and exploring the splendour of the Italian coast.

When the neighbouring martial arts retreat is cancelled and a few of its attendees join their small writing community, Ava, now going by “Aria,” meets “Dutch,” a man who seems too good to be true. She’s determined to finish writing the novel she’s been fantasizing about, even though it means leaving her close-knit group of friends and her precious dog, Harold, behind.Īt the retreat, she’s not allowed to use her real name or reveal any personal information. So after a recent breakup and dating app debacle, she decides to put love on hold and escapes to a remote writers’ retreat in coastal Italy. She believes in feelings, not algorithms. Call Ava romantic, but she thinks love should be found in the real world, not on apps that filter men by height, job, or astrological sign.

Love your life kinsella