All Roads Lead to Rome

By: Fedel, Sabrina

Book Overview

A diplomat's daughter fake dates a Scottish heartthrob in Italy, only to find herself caught between real love and the brutal glare of the paparazzi.
" A] perfect summer romance."--Booklist
"Charming and romantic. This road leads to a perfect summer romance "--Becky Dean, author of Hearts Overboard

Introverted, slightly anxious Astoria "Story" Herriot knows everything about Rome--her mom's an attorney here and the two of them are living la dolce vita... at least until Story's off to college in the fall.

But when Story is in the wrong gelato shop at the right time, she's swept up in a fake dating scheme with Scottish heartthrob, Luca Kinnaird, to protect his relationship with a pop princess. There's something in it for her, too--Luca promises to help fund a scholarship in her dad's memory. Soon she's showing Luca the best caf s, sightseeing at the Mouth of Truth, and picnicking at the ruins of the Abbey of Santa Maria del Piano. Story's travel guide skills are 10/10, but what she knows about being a celebrity--or having feelings for one? Zero.

Pretending to be Luca's guide--then his girlfriend--gets the paparazzi's attention . . . and what's true and what's fake gets blurry as their different worlds crash together. Sophisticated, hot, rich, and with the most charming accent ever, Luca is full of surprises. And maybe, too, is Story's perfectly planned future.

It's a fairy-tale romance in the Eternal City...will it have a fairy tale ending?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593705211
• ISBN13: 9780593705216
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Random House Children's Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

It was alright

Though the male lead is not a rock star, this is a rockstar romance and fake dating romance tropes. I really like the main characters' meet cute, and the way they started their story was actually quite cute. The story also parallels with the sights and history of Rome which I thought was a nice touch. The story was fine, but for me, the characters and the story were not very relatable. We get to experience the sudden introduction of fame and fortune that like the character, I don't know how to react. And to think the Cinderella trope is nothing new. I guess, the beginning started out really well, the middle was fine, and the ending was expected. It was all in the perspective of the main character and I guess I felt confused with her as the story goes.