Singles, The Italian Saga 8
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Italian, twenty-five, a determined cancer researcher and...a nonbinary woman.
Leda is working hard in a cut-throat environment—until her rival and archenemy, arrogant grad student Amar, kisses her passionately…
Is it sabotage or does the jerk have a heart?
Gene silencing, passion, and friendship—Leda is one of many graduate students, scrambling to make a difference in the race for the cure.
Does anyone ever find love? Results? Funding? Will Leda?
You’ll adore this riveting enemy-to-lovers novel because it’s like Grey’s Anatomy in cancer research: funny, emotional, and extremely relatable with soothing pearls of wisdom for the single and paired.
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Praise for this book
I really appreciated reading this book for many reasons. One, being based in Buffalo and being a Buffalonian it was really cool to be able to put myself in the places these students visited. Secondly, I myself was a graduate student. I thought about going for a PhD after completing my masters and this book made me glad I did not go further with my education. The author was able to portray the stress that goes into graduate school perfectly. My older sister completed her PhD in NYC and I now have a better appreciation of what she went through. Yes, every person has a different PI or boss and different experiences, but the stress is still there. What I liked most was reading about the different cultures that formed these relationships/companionships/friendships, what ever word you want to use for them. The different cultures and personalities that came together to create such a tight knit group of people was amazing to read about. Though one of them may have felt alone, they were never truly alone. Having experienced it myself, the author does a fabulous job of demonstrating the complex relationship among competitive friends; the fine line of wanting your friend to succeed but also wanting to do better than them. I loved watching Leda’s rollercoaster of emotions and how she handled each situation with as much maturity and of sound mind as possible. As someone who suffers with anxiety and depression, it was hard to read the pain that she experienced but I loved reading her poetry/music and her emails to Andre back home. I think that every person that reads this book could walk away with some extra knowledge about life and relationships. School is not all about books and classes, it’s so much more than that.
Characters that you emotionally invest in are hard to find, however Gaia Amman creates them time and time again. Wonderful saga!
I should have learned my lesson from not starting at the beginning of other series, and this is no exception. It was such a good read I wish I would have started at the beginning, but no reason I can't go backwards! This book will give you a run for your emotions while keeping you entertained. However, I can relate to the age and still partying vs "growing up" which was refreshing for once. It will be more emotional for you to read about cancer research if you have experienced it first hand either yourself, or a close relative. It's worth the read!