Escape to Venice as two friends finally make their way there. If you have never been then you will feel as though you are right there on the gondola with the way Kate has written this book. The details are simply amazing.
Coincidentally in Venice by Kate Zarrelli
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Mystery

Best friends Ashley and Juliet, who’ve been made redundant from their marketing jobs during Covid, at last get to go to Venice. The long days of lockdown were made a little easier by looking at webcams of the deserted city. One day, Ash spied a man walking his dog in Campo Santa Maria Formosa. What would happen if she were to meet him for real?

Though Jules hits it off with a handsome waiter, and both girls take the opportunity to think through big career changes, things otherwise don’t go quite according to plan. And why is it that boring Joe from Accounts keeps turning up where he’s not supposed to be? Only, whoever falls in love with Venice won’t stay boring for long, and Joe unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a trade in faked artworks.

Coincidentally in Venice is a joyous celebration of love, friendship, vintage clothes to die for, Prosecco and spaghetti alle vongole. Oh, and not to mention a stolen gondola, a dog called Killer, ten thousand fictitious virgins and an old Grateful Dead t-shirt.

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This book begins with two best friends, Ashley and Juliet planning to go to Venice then Covid hits and their plans are put on hold. However they see the city through webcams until they are able to finally make the trip.

I will say this book had a lot going on. I enjoyed the friendship of Ash and Juliet so much. They were simply wonderful characters. While Joe from Accounting was a surprise. I felt like saying “stalker” the first time he popped up in Venice. While this is a romance there is enough mystery to keep the story interesting. Not to mention the art history that just adds to the overall romance of the story.

It’s set in Venice which is perfect for a romance but the added element of Covid and the post Covid world made me really love this book. There have been a few books that have discussed the world after the pandemic and most just pass it by. I think Kate did an amazing job of handling how lives and people changed. 

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