E.V. & Rome by Giorgina Liguori Review

Finally! A book for and about REAL Teenagers – how they speak, how they think, how they feel, and what they want.

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Author Giorgina Liguori has recently released her YA romance novel, E.V. & Rome. Ms. Liguori, a therapist and certified guidance counselor, describes this novel as “a love offering to all the teens I’ve worked with”.

This is a book about real teenagers, how they speak, what they feel, how they live. E.V. is privileged and unhappy. Rome is poor and angry. The lessons they learn about drugs and sex, about truth and lies, and, most importantly, about how where we come from does not mean that is who we are or what we have to be. One can indeed "re-write your life" and E.V. and Rome do just that.

This is a wonderful romance, with a Romeo and Juliet theme, but included are all the trials and tribulations that modern teens face each day. All the stories are true, from difficulties with bipolar parents, to drug overdoses, to the terrible pervasive feeling of never being listened to or understood. There is a great deal of humor among the drama, and there is also hope. They are so much smarter and wiser than most adults give them credit for. And as usual: Love does conquer all.

About the book:
E.V. & Rome by Giorgina Liguori
ISBN: 9780692238967
Publisher: Liguori
Publish date: May 2014
Page count: 330
Price: $17.97

About the author:
Giorgina Liguori is a counselor with two graduate degrees in psychology and a professional writer for television, newspapers and magazines. Liguori raised her own beautiful (now) young adults. She is a born and bred New York City girl, but has lived in Italy, Morocco, and the furthest place on Earth for a New Yorker: the mountains of North Carolina. She now resides in Florida, but goes “home” as often as possible to New York.

My Review:

This is a story about all the drama of high school and the drama that is life. The author gives an honest look at mental ailments, college searches and of course young love. Sometimes the only way to get through life is to have a best friend that you can lean on. It helps if that person is your love. I also lived that the book was written in the form of a journal. I liked to see how much time had passed between entries. E.V. also gives an intro at the beginning and a recap at the end. This is a great summer read. I am giving this book a 4/5. I was given a copy to review. however all opinions are my own.