Review: Sweet but no cigar
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2012
Orphaned at an early age, Anna Crawford rushed to Italy when she found a clue from her late mother's belongings that her father might still be alive. But, instead of finding her father, Anna found Rafael Vialli, the lawyer who has to vet her even before her father could recognize her as his daughter.The premise is sweet, even endearing. And the sparks that flew between Anna and Rafael could keep your interest. But, I had to take away two stars from my rating because of so many grammatical errors and inconsistencies. And my pet peeve - the use of DOLLARS for currency. Anna is supposed to be British, Rafael is Italian and the story happened in Italy. In deference to Anna, the British pound could have been used, and in deference to Rafael and Italy, the EURO could have been used. And if this was pre-EU, then the LIRA. Everytime I see the world DOLLARS, it just grated, hence taking away from my enjoyment of the book.And as some other reviewers had mentioned: Vesper which I presume is for Vespa, the scooter. And the use of Senor, instead of Signore.This book is rated PG 13 due to some mild sex scenes.