Review: The Florence Legacy by Lauraine Snelling

The Florence Legacy

by Lauraine Snelling

About the Book

In this novel filled with friendship, grief, and travel gone awry, three friends take their dream trip to Florence, Italy in memory of a beloved woman who has passed away.

As the last will of a close friend is read, three women discover that they have inherited a legacy from her: the funds to take a dream trip to Florence, Italy, in her memory. With plenty of hilarious travel mishaps along the way, this book is a story of deep friendship, of making room in our lives to celebrate and remember, of grief, of the realization that friendship keeps the memory alive, and the sweet discovery of unexpected romance.

My Thoughts

When I heard about this book, I was intrigued. I like Lauraine Snelling’s books and the premise of this story was appealing.

The book didn’t quite live up to my expectations. I was expecting it to mostly center on the friends’ trip to Italy. However, the first 40% of the book was mostly about Bree’s family drama. Then when she met a man, we get his point of view along with his family drama. It just didn’t include enough of the actual visit to Florence to live up to the anticipation or really keep me engaged.

Not that this was a bad book. The writing is good, as is the case with all of Snelling’s books I’ve read, and I liked Bree and Pierre. It’s a lighthearted read, which is exactly what I need sometimes.

If you like lighthearted contemporary Christian women’s fiction, then I think The Florence Legacy is a book worth looking into.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from FaithWords through NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.