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Reviewed by Jennifer Senick for Readers' Favorite
Sometimes fate intervenes when you least expect it. In Somewhere Between Rome and Home by John Reizer, Americans Nathan Wells and Stephanie Bentley both miss their flights home and find themselves stranded in Rome, Italy. He’s an architect from Boston, she’s a teacher from Seattle, and somehow they meet at the airport after finding out they have to stay another five days while they wait for a new flight. Then they unexpectedly run into each other again at the same hotel and decide to spend the rest of their trip together. They wander through the city, talking, laughing, and getting to know each other. What begins as two strangers making the best of an inconvenient situation slowly becomes something neither of them planned. Their conversations move from travel and work to more personal subjects, and the days they have left suddenly seem to be passing much too quickly. What will happen when it’s time for Nathan and Stephanie to leave Rome and return to their separate lives?
Somewhere Between Rome and Home immediately drew me in, and I’m glad it did because this was a great read. Plus, the title was catchy because it rhymed, and I learned there was meaning behind it. Nathan and Stephanie’s relationship grew somewhere between Rome and home. John Reizer’s writing was descriptive. I could picture them meeting in the airport and feel their connection building as they spent more time together. I was also able to imagine the different places they visited without it seeming like that was all I was reading about. The pacing worked well, too. This book could easily be finished in one sitting. The star of the show, though, was the chemistry between the two main characters. Nothing about them was rushed. Their conversations, jokes, and quieter moments made it easy to see why they were drawn to each other. The story brought to mind the familiar saying, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” And that’s exactly what happened to Nathan and Stephanie. Anyone who enjoys romance, chance meetings, and tales about two people finding each other at just the right time should pick this one up.
