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Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
4.0
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was just the cute book I was looking for. I've been trucking through Game of Thrones this past month and I needed something lighthearted to fill in for it when I take breaks. This book fully took me by surprise because I really didn't know what it was about except for a girl going to visit Italy. The twist in the story was interesting and I felt that the overall message was a good one. I did feel that some of the analogies that Lina used were a bit childish for what her age is supposed to be and I thought the ending wrapped up a little quickly. I was really confused when I only had about 20 minutes left in the story and Lina and Ren were in a big fight (and I strongly suspected
they would be kissing and making up). It just felt that their relationship was really rushed at the end with them breaking things off with their respective partners/dates.
Overall, a really cute story and I definitely plan to read the other two in this series!