This is the third installment in a great series. We find out all about Krystina and Loukas’ journey to love. We see many generation’s tales of love in this story and watch as Krystina tries to over come the past unforgivable actions (her perception) of Loukas’ friends. This novel can be read as a stand alone but you will miss all the cultural aspects and historical facts, as well as Krystina’s older siblings stories. I found this book to be as much of a page turner as the first two and look forward to the next in this series.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Dahniellehttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngDahnielle2022-07-25 11:10:382022-07-26 07:59:46Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Dahnielle Hibbert
This is the 3rd book in the Meraki Series and the first book I have read by this author. It was interesting to read a book that took place during Covid 19. I enjoyed the characters Loukas and Krystina and getting to know their story. I really enjoyed how there was a story in the story about the grandparents. I want to read the first two books to get the whole storyline of the siblings. Great book.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Kristinehttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngKristine2022-07-14 21:47:372022-07-17 22:35:51Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Kristine Solano-Witucky
This is the 3rd book in the Meraki Series and the first book I have read by this author. It was interesting to read a book that took place during Covid 19. I enjoyed the characters Loukas and Krystina and getting to know their story. I really enjoyed how there was a story in the story about the grandparents. I want to read the first two books to get the whole storyline of the siblings. Great book.
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In the third book of the installment Effie has managed to once again write a complete winner! Each character is so carefully brought to life and readers are sucked in from the beginning and it makes it impossible to put the book down. I love how detailed the writing is and how the story comes to life right off the pages! Effies has yet to let her readers down!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Kay Striteskyhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngKay Stritesky2022-07-14 21:36:322022-07-17 22:34:43Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Kay Stritesky
Just like the first 2 books in this series I fell in love with this book also. The authors way of writing has a way of bringing the characters to life. I can feel and see everything they are. This series is amazing and I will be rereading is for years to come. I highly recommend this to any and everyone who loves romances. I will be reading more of the authors book in the near future
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Krystina Meraki is the youngest sister of three and this is her story, she is in her late teens and obsessed with her Instagram and blog about travelling the locale where she lives in the USA, however, her dream is for that to become a hit and increase her already large following so that she can travel the world and see all the exotic places she wants to. Loukas is the same age as Krystina and lives next door, but since he messed up their close friendship years ago, she doesn’t see him as anything more than a pain who won’t leave her alone and this isn’t helped by the fact that he spends a lot of time with her family too.
The other thing Krystina wants to be able to do is finish what her sisters started and bring their grandfather home so that her grandmother can be truly happy again, but that is easier said than done when he lives so far away, but Krystina is determined and when the chance to do just that falls into her lap, she gives it all she has to try and convince him. Meanwhile, circumstances take a turn for the worse and external challenges interfere with all her plans, not to mention that Loukas is still following her around like a lost puppy and that is irritating her to no end, however, as she faces the challenges all around her, Krystina comes to realise that it is Loukas of all people who is helping her deal with it all.
This is another romantic adventure where a quest to bring family back into the fold faces impossible hurdles and where frenemies have to relearn how to work together to face an uncertain present, while reuniting a past. This is an unpredictable story where twists and turns throw you off until the path to the end is revealed.
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I enjoyed this book and it kept me engaged. I really liked Carissa and rooted for her in the story. I find that if I don’t connect in some way with the main female of the story, the book drags for me. There was the right mix of elements for books of this genre. I would definitely read more by the author.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Trish Annhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngTrish Ann2022-07-14 11:54:432022-07-14 14:02:59Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Trish Ann
Love is Worth Fighting For By Effie Kammenou 5 out of 5 stars
18 year old Krystina was told a true love story by her grandma on a weekly basis. But in that love story lies a mystery, a mystery of what happened to her grandfather and where he went. Krystina; a blogger, traveler, and a force to be reckoned with. Loukas; a young boy with a past of mistakes, hurt and pain. What used to be best friends, now frenemies, both being somewhat friendly just for their families’ sake. Read the third installment of The Meraki Series to see the mystery unfold of Krystinas grandmother, and see if Krystina and Loukas can overcome the pain and mistakes of the past. But hold on! Can they navigate through this all with the rising pandemic of COVID-19 and the world shuts down?
To say I loved this back, is an understatement. Mystery, trauma, romance, and drama, all entangled into one eloquently written book. Love is Worth Fighting For, is written with multiple views, giving you more information about each character. The romance is slow, but is absolutely beautifully written and takes you in a whirlwind. Another part I love is the background building. You get the romance story of Krystina, but you also go through the pain and heartache of Krystina’s grandparents.
Not every part of this book has a happy ending though. There were a couple of sad parts that just ripped your heart into shred, leaving you as the reader crying and wanting to throw the book.
I also loved the different viewpoints from each character, and getting little insights into each character’s love life. From weddings, to heartbreak, stories of the past, dreams of the future. Only thing I disliked is how there were different viewpoints from each character, but the whole story was told in third person versus the character directing it as if it was a first person point of view.
Overall, an amazing read and I cannot wait to read more books in this series!
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Let me just start off by saying this series was absolutely wonderful. I loved everything about them. Love is Worth Fighting for is the 3rd book in the Meraki Series. This story follows couple Krystina and Loukas. I’ve been dying to know their story since book one. I could tell there had to be something there with all the back and forth between them in the 1st 2 books and boy was I right. Their story is officially my favorite so far in this series. I loved being able to see how their relationship started, how things went sideway and how they came full circle back to each other. I also really enjoyed getting closure to yiayia and Panos’ love story. Just like books 1 & 2 I enjoyed that the author continued to add the little extras at the end of some of the chapters. I enjoyed being able to see into the minds of the characters that went back in time. I also thought it was really neat that the author chose to place this story in our time and have the characters go through what we were going through with Covid and how it was affecting our lives. The author did a phenomenal job telling the stories of each of these characters relationships and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series and see who’s love story will be told in that one.
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Krystina and Loukas have known each other for their whole lives. At one point they were best friends and inseparable, that is until the other boys continues Loukas to do some things that in Krystina’s mind we’re unforgivable.
Krystina wants to be famous. What girl these days doesn’t want to travel and dreams of being a famous blogger on Instagram? But, as usual, Loukas is always there. All she wants is for him to leave her alone so she can breathe and do her own thing.
When situations arise and Krystina is stuck trying to manage it all, Loukas is there to help her through it all. Add on to that the search her family has been doing for her missing grandfather, and things start to get a little intense. Krystina and her sisters are determined to find and bring home this man even in the midst of hard times. This determination will test everything Krystina has and may help her learn that no matter what, love is worth the fight.
This was an entertaining read. I didn’t read much about the description prior to starting it, so I didn’t realize it took place during the pandemic and closures. I feel like the pandemic side of it was well done and realistically portrayed in most ways, although the timeline bouncing got me a little confused at times.
At times, the timeline felt jumbled to me when discussing present day events vs events happening that felt like they would have been in present day but were labeled differently (ex: one chapter would be present day in June, then suddenly it’s thanksgiving 2020, but the story continues into December). I enjoyed falling back in time with Kalliope and Panos so the dates on the timeline are definitely important to follow along with.
While it can be read as a standalone in the series, I feel that if I had read the first two books I would have been able to understand a little more in some parts. I found myself lost and unsure on several occasions and feel that the first part of the series may have helped with that confusion.
I loved that there are recipes found throughout some of the chapters because I enjoy food and plan to come back and try some of them!
Overall, I liked reading this book and would be will to try more from this author. However, definitely plan to read any series from her in order.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Tia Martelhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngTia Martel2022-07-13 21:03:032022-07-14 13:41:14Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Tia Martel
This was my first read in the series and by this author. It definitely can be a standalone. This book is a “falling in love with my friend/enemy” story told from different points of views. We meet Krystina, who wants to travel, expand her blog and be “insta” famous. She works hard at planning her outfits, photoshoots and uploads. When Krystina and her family take a trip to find their long lost grandfather… she finds that what she thought she knew isn’t what is real. Longtime family friend Loukas tags along and goes through some tough situations with Krystina. This trip makes her think differently about and love and learn that love is worth fighting for. I loved the characters and the way the story goes back and forth between past and present.
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The story of Krystina and Loukas is full of emotion and what at first seems very much to be a love hate relationship but it truly is deeply felt love and even though it goes through many twists and turns I was left feeling that it truly will stand the test of time. If you have read the previous books in this series you will be happy to know we find out more about the amazing Yiayia and if you haven’t read the other books well, what are you waiting for? Get reading now!! Krystina and Loukas go through a lot especially for such young people but they show us all what we are truly capable of when we are tested and love bonds us.
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If I had to choose one word to describe this book it would be ‘angsty’. If you are me, that’s a good thing. As much as I’d love to have smacked Loukas and Krystina in the head many times, you can’t beat a good angsty book. This is the third book in this great series and having read the first two, I was really looking forward to reading Loukas and Krystina’s story. I had many emotions reading this book. I laughed, I cried, I was exasperated but mainly, I cried. Much of the story is set during the early days of the covid pandemic, a time when I lost my dad to covid, so as much as I loved this book, I did struggle through this part but that is nothing to do with the author’s great story and great writing. That’s totally on me. I absolutely adored Loukas. So many times I wanted to give him a huge hug and tell him it would be alright. Krystina is the character that exasperated me but that’s what made it such a good read. The author has done an amazing job in creating these characters. I also loved that we got to see more of the characters from previous books and see how their lives are progressing. 100% recommend this book.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Karyn Taylorhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngKaryn Taylor2022-07-11 13:19:162022-07-12 10:16:23Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Karyn Taylor
Love is worth fighting for is the third book in the Meraki Series, I have really enjoyed the series so far. Each book so far has followed a different sister, each going through a different stage in their life. This book follows Krystina and her turbulent relationship with childhood friend Loukas. Who have been destined to be together since childhood. I really liked this book, the fact that it tactfully covered the COVID period made it more heartfelt. As always I love the connection with the characters Greek culture and makes me want to visit Greece again. A very enjoyable read.
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Have you ever read a book and wished you could smack some sense into the characters? That’s how I feel about this one! I’ve been anxiously awaiting this story about Krystina and Loukas as they’ve been mentioned many times in the first two books of this series. There is so much chemistry between them but neither want to really acknowledge it to the other for fear of ruining their friendship. Loukas has grown up next to Krystina and they have been friends since birth. Their mothers were best friends before the unfortunate passing of Loukas’s mother.
All Krystina wants to do is travel and take pictures….and stay as far away from Loukas as possible. However, he’s going through a lot right now and really needs a friend. Krystina has always been that friend but she wants nothing more than that.
Nicholas, who is Krystina’s soon-to-be brother-in-law, arranges a trip to Greece for the siblings. It’s time for them to see if Panos will have anything to do with them. Hopefully he’ll come home to his beloved, Yiayia and all will be right with the world.
The dreaded lockdown of 2020 happens and Krystina and Loukas find themselves in the house with just Yiayia. The rest of the family was in Loukas’s house after finding out that Yiayia, Krystina, and Loukas have all tested positive for the virus. Krystina and Loukas see to Yiayia as her health starts declining rapidly, but are they starting to see each other in a different light too?
This book was the most emotional of this series by far!! I was frustrated with Krystina and Loukas and their teenage antics, and I was trying to get an understanding of decisions made by Panos. The mystery finally comes to an end but it was not one that expected at all.
I’m excited to read book 4 and learn more about what Theo has been up to. I’m sure it will be just as entertaining as the rest of the family!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Julie Johnsonhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngJulie Johnson2022-07-09 18:59:342022-07-12 07:05:55Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Julie Johnson
Frenemies to lovers The third book in the Meraki series and still going strong. This is Krystina’s story, the younger sister of Mia and Kally from previous books. The family drama, banter and connections are all present in this instalment. Absolutely love the way the author creates the charged atmosphere of the family dynamics. Loukas brings the emotions – his story really tugged at my heart. This can be read as a stand-alone but there are threads that run through from the previous books that will help to create the full picture. Highly recommend.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Rayne Easthttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngRayne East2022-07-07 22:43:372022-07-08 13:35:59Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Rayne East
Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou. This is such a good frenemies romance. It’s Krystina’s story and she is beating herself up for falling in love with the boy who has been a pain in her butt for years. Loukas (Luke) has been in love with Krystina for as long as he remember. Krystina writes a blog and all she wants to do is travel the world and promote her blog and become famous on Instagram. With Luke following her all around (he’s working with her) its not turning out as fun as she thought. He’s always been right under her feet driving her crazy. As they spend more and more time together and she sees him helping her in her search for her grandfather she sees a new side of him. Will they be able to make a relationship work and will she be able to get the answers she needs about her grandfather? This is one of my favorites in the series!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Tausha Treadwayhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngTausha Treadway2022-07-07 12:16:172022-07-08 13:08:55Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Tausha Treadway
A story about fighting to be with the one you want and the strains that can pull you apart.
A dual-generational story. More New Adult than YA. Contemporary romance with real life influence from the COVID pandemic.
This novel lives up to the contemporary romance name with a large chunk of it having the characters face the ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic and how their lives were impacted by the shut down in the United States. If you’re looking for a novel which will help you to escape this may not be the one for you, but while it does deal with very tense subjects the novel was very well done and kept me engaged, reading on to find out what happened with Krystina and Loukas. This novel is also very much a will they/won’t they romance.
I can’t say that I loved Krystina’s character, but I can empathize with her and the desire to protect herself from the hurt Loukas had previously caused. I did enjoy that Loukas was willing to go all in with Krystina and kept fighting to show her he cared, but I found some of the ways he mentally manipulated her to be juvenile and deceitful. Despite that feeling though I do think it was fairly realistic of the things people will do in life in order to get attention. I did like how Krystina also wanted to help those around her to be and stay happy, and was an amazing friend to non-familial side characters Egypt and Chynna. I do wish we got to see more of Loukas training and wanting to fight in the beginning of the book.
I rather enjoyed the flash back scenes to Kalliope and Panos’s courting, relationship, and their forced separation. This allowed for a more detailed depiction of the background of the grandparent’s and how that influenced Krystina and her siblings.
I had not read the other two books in the series but I found that I could follow along pretty well. The author was good about describing the impact of the things mentioned which seemed like it had occurred in the previous books. It’s also a way to get the reader on the hook and get them to want to go back and read the others.
CW: Prisoner of war description, war disfigurement, COVID forced quarantining and sickness, organized fighting and mixed martial arts (MMA).
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This was a really good read! I enjoyed this one a lot. It was sweet, romantic and at times emotional. This was fast paced which made it a pretty quick read. This is a great series and I love that each book can be read separately as a standalone so you don’t have to read the previous books in the series. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series either!
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Ah young love! How different this book was to the others in the series simply because of the age of the main characters! Loukas and Krystina are just starting out and discovering who they are and what they want (or supposedly don’t want) in life. From different family struggles to learning what lies beneath, this book was fantastic and I highly recommend it!
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A love story always tugs at my heartstrings. The story is mainly set in an ethnic community in the U.S., around the time of the Pandemic. There are visits to 1960s/1970s Greece, as well as current day Greece. The main characters are high school students who were set to graduate in 2020. Readers are reminded of what families across the nation (and around the world) went through as a result of this- such as separations, missed proms, missed graduations, celebrations held over Zoom.
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This is book 3 so it does help to read the first two. However, you don’t have to read books 1 and 2 in order to enjoy and follow the book. In this book our FMC is the youngest sister and is determined to be a success. If only her frenemy would leave her alone. Of course he doesn’t but she comes to realize she doesn’t want him to. They solve a family mystery that has spanned this 3 book series and have a fantastic romance along the way. Sweet story line that has a good ending!
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This is my first read in the Meraki series and I enjoyed it. Friendship, family, and faith were big factors within this story. The sisters themselves showed great family dynamic and how strong a family bond can be. Our MFC Krystina was a free spirit with dreams of traveling the world. When tragedy strikes her dreams to travel for leisure instead become travels for unanswered questions. By her side is a childhood friend/foe named Loukas. He is determined to be her rock and to prove how he truly feels. Together they experience love, loss, anger, and the road to happiness
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Laurenhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngLauren2022-07-02 00:44:202022-07-04 08:08:42Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Lauren West
I really enjoyed this for the writing style. The author makes me feel the emotion of the character plights and the sense of family through the Greekness including the finalization of the grandpa story.
I just struggled falling into the purish love that Loukas has for Krystina. Being only eighteen their forever love just struck me as too young. Maybe if they were in their twenties and lived some life first that would be more believable.
As for the characters themselves Loukas family drama felt real as is his frustrations with what to do for himself. At times he seemed much older than eighteen( fixing up the house, drywall etc) and other times very much the teenager he is. Krystina seemed very much the teenager she is. We do get finished stories for a lot of other characters that are not family.
I was not a huge fan of the back and forth between time for the two main characters. It just seemed to take away maybe if it was told at the beginning then fell into their story it would have meshed better for me. The back in time for the grandparents was okay and fit fine.
I do like that it was written and had the same issues as current times. (Covid) Overall I live this whole family but honestly feel if the main character ls were even a bit older by the end of the book I could have liked this better.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Lisa Helmickhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngLisa Helmick2022-07-01 12:28:522022-07-03 19:41:13Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Lisa Helmick
This book, like the other two before it, is an exceptional read. Filled with cute characters, a great storyline which is a cute romantic story and the author makes every story worth reading. Check it out!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Faith Jacksonhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngFaith Jackson2022-06-30 22:05:292022-07-01 07:31:41Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Faith Jackson
This is the third book in this series…and this one is all about Krystina. Krystina plans to travel the world and blog about it (and hopefully become famous doing it). However, when her childhood frenemy, Loukas, tags along…Krystina feels like that plan is down the drain. As the two find the balance of being in each other’s spaces…they find themselves meeting obstacles that Loukas helps Krystina through. Add in some feelings…a missing grandpa mystery…and some good ole friends-to enemies-to friends-to maybe more?!?…and you have got this story in a nutshell.
There were emotional ups and downs during this story which kept me engaged the whole time. I enjoyed reading Krystina’s story. I have read the previous books and highly suggest reading them as well (although you don’t need to in order to understand this story). Another good book in this series.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Rosanna Ingramhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngRosanna Ingram2022-06-30 18:33:512022-07-01 07:11:03Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Rosanna Ingram
This is the 3rd book in Meraka series. The author tells past love stories with grandma while allowing us to connect with Kristina and Loukas story that unfolds through out the pages. I love the take the author incorporated bringing the current pandemic to the scene and allowing us to see how people worked though it. There are more stories to be told in future books of this series and I can’t wait to read more.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00April Smithhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngApril Smith2022-06-29 07:13:482022-06-29 21:11:58Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by April Smith
Fantastic, just like the other two books in the series. This book focuses on Krystina and Loucas, long time frenemies who have to work together that turn into lovers. Like the other two novels, Krystina has continued to search for their missing grandfather, which I was very happy to get more answers to the mystery behind. It isn’t very often that I read a Frenemies to lovers novel, but this one is definitely one of the best I have ever read. Both Krystina and Loucas are very relatable characters, and I loved watching them grow as both people separately and together as a couple. So far, all this author has done is impressed me with their writing styles, so I’m very excited to continue reading more of their work.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Kayla Kearneyhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngKayla Kearney2022-06-28 14:59:102022-06-29 20:51:22Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Kayla Kearney
I have read a couple of books from this author and she continues to blow my mind. This is the third book in the Meraki series. You can read them as a stand alone but there are some previous characters in this story as well. I was so excited when I got this book I stopped everything and started to read it immediately. I was hooked on these characters right from the start and it only took me a few hours to devour this book.
Krystina loves her life. She is becoming a well known blogger and she is also getting to travel. Krystina wants instant fame so she works really hard. She is highly upset when she runs into one of her school enemies. Now he will not leave her alone. Krystina is also in a search to find this man that her grandmother can’t stop talking about. She is shocked when her life changes and Loukas is by her side. Will she learn to let the past go or will it be too late?
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Heather Basshttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngHeather Bass2022-06-27 14:57:002022-06-29 20:11:15Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Heather Bass
Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3)
I loved this book though it did trigger me a bit with Covid and hospitalization during that time. I was admitted for 9 days for something thankfully not Covid in May of 2020, my only company was the hospital staff during that time. I know how lonely and afraid I felt at times, couldn’t imagine not being able to say goodbye to a loved one.
Loukas and Krystina have known each other their entire lives and have had their ups and downs during those years but a global pandemic changes everything for them. They certainly deal with a lot in this book and I shed several tears all the way through.
Loukas makes me want to hug him for so many reasons. His family and how lost he feels at times really brings out the Mama bear in me.
Krystina’s fire and determination were great with a touch of frustrating at times. She like all of the other members of her family are very passionate and feels everything with her heart.
I really want to be adopted by this amazing family. The pride in their Greek heritage and how important family is and it doesn’t matter if they are blood or not. The recipes shared are an added bonus for sure.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Robin Rankinhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngRobin Rankin2022-06-26 21:57:092022-06-27 12:21:19Love is Worth Fighting for (The Meraki Series Book 3) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Robin Rankin
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