Finding Leda, The Science of Happiness by Gaia B. Amman

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Synopsis:

Twenty-year-old scientist in the making Leda Balni starts a hilarious quest to figure out happiness. The recipe includes no man until she falls head over heels for the worst possible candidate...

Vespa adventures, Italian culture, philosophy, science, and chemistry —both the inorganic and the sizzling kind— will have you devour this witty, offbeat, feminist romance.

If you love strong female characters and heartfelt advice, don’t miss this geeky, feeling-packed read!

 

 

^{*I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*}

I thought that the interactions between Sergio and Leda were written well. Their chemistry was developed well and felt natural. The conversations that they had were interesting. I enjoyed how they challenged each other on their actions and beliefs.

I had a few issues with this book including being thrown into Italian culture with no explanations for anything. I felt like I was flying blind and I would have liked to have been able to understand things better within the book without having to look them up afterwards. I also don't feel like Leda learned anything throughout the book. It just seemed like she slightly tweaked her patterns of behavior without truly changing. I felt like the whole book revolved around her falling for the "worst possible candidate" which frustrated me. It felt like the book was going around in circles with nothing actually happening. The characters are supposed to be in their twenties but they are acting like teenagers. The funny thing is that she doesn't even meet him until 40% into the story so I expected "the wrong guy" to be someone that had already been established as a character in the book.

The synopsis makes the book seem like a romantic comedy or just funny in general but I didn't get that vibe. I didn't find it funny but rather sad and frustrating