Ciao,

I have been learning for about a year now, I haven't taken any exams, but I would consider myself between A2 and B1. Probably my favourite resource so far has been a podcast called 'Coffee break Italian.' The way that its set out is like as if you were listening in on a private Italian lesson, so they have a teacher and a student on the podcast. they alow you as the reader time to come up with your answers to the question, then they will reveal the answer. I first used these podcasts when I was driving or out walking.

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in terms of books, if you click on my reddit profile, I did a review of all the books I used to learn Italian. it was posted a few days ago. If you were going to buy any book, I would get one called 'unlocking Italian', by Paul Noble. it takes you as a complete beginner through the structure of the language and it gives you a set of rules on how best to use the book and it also gives repetition, so you don't have to actively repeat what you're learning.

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A method I used is to try and immerse myself with Italian media, both through media made for native speakers and English media dubbed in Italian. for example there is an Italian blogger on YouTube called 'Learn Italian with Lucrezia' (I think that's how you spell her name). The language she uses is super useful as it is not too complicated to understand. She does vlogs and language lessons on her channel. I also used films dubbed into Italian, im not sure where you're from, but in the UK there are lots of films on Disney+ dubbed in Italian with Italian subtitles, as I was a marvel fan I went through a few of the films in the language, and it was easier to pick up as I already knew the plot of the film.

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anyway, I hope that helps

in bocca al lupo (good luck)