She gets herself into many sticky situations, but also makes some really amazing friends along the way. I really enjoyed reading about Lina’s journey across Italy as she tries to solve the mystery of the journal. When she gets there, she is given an old journal of her mom’s and learns many secrets about her. Love & Gelato has such an interesting concept! This book tells the story of Lina, a girl who moves to Italy after her mom dies. ❃īook Review: Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ❃ I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more. It’s a secret that will change everything she knew about her mother, her father-and even herself.

A world that inspires Lina, along with the ever-so-charming Ren, to follow in her mother’s footsteps and unearth a secret that has been kept for far too long. Suddenly Lina’s uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home.īut then she is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her father. Kirkus Reviews called Love & Gelato “a sure bet for fans of romance fiction,” while VOYA said readers “will find it difficult to put this book down.” Readers are about to discover a new place, a new romance, and a new talent.Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. It’s a secret that will change everything Lina knew about her mother, her father-and even herself. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home.īut then Lina is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy.

Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping New York Times bestseller filled with romance, mystery, and adventure.

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