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What a fun book to read and so well written! I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I don't read a lot of "romance" novels or books in that genre, so I'll admit that I bought it on the reputation and recommendation of one of my favorite authors, Richard Paul Evans, the author's father. I am so happy that I took a chance on this book. I was pleasantly surprised that, while love and romance were a major theme of the book as is clearly implied by the title, there was as much emphasis on all the other kinds of love that we experience in life; i.e., love between a parent and child, love between friends, and love of oneself. The reader is taken on a journey of discovery, both of self and of others. While the book is marketed toward young adults and it is an easy read, it is in no way "dummied down" or simplistic. I believe that anyone of any age can gain wisdom from reading this book, as we all need times of reflection, introspection and discovery to find out who we were, who we are, who we can be, as well as who those around us really are as compared to who we thought they were. Lastly, for those concerned about profanity and sexual gratuity, I wanted to mention that this is a "clean" book. There is no profanity or sex which, aside from being a nice break from what has become so common in books lately, is just not necessary to move the story forward. If anything, it would take away from the story, and it is such a sweet and beautiful story that nothing should be allowed to take from it.


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Love Gelato Teen Top 10 Awards Jenna Evans Welch Books Reviews

“Love & Gelato”, by Jenna Evans Welch is simply phenomenal!
As I finish, I feel exactly as though I have just had the BEST vacation to Italy, explored Florence & even part of Rome, went on some long runs through a scene from an Olive Garden menu & a American Memorial Cemetery, & had some crazy awesome adventures with my new best friends.
Uh, WOW.
This doesn’t happen.
When I’m really busy with life, I read at least half a dozen books a week minimum (when less slammed by my own writing deadlines, sometimes that half dozen is per day; chain-reading is a struggle that I struggle to want to struggle with), & I cannot remember the last time a book took me on such a delightful journey.
It was pure magic.
Maybe because I’m half-Italian myself & always wish I’d been able to go back when my Grandpa was still alive & my family went all the time—they wouldn’t hear of it, as I was at University, and, at the time, the first in our famiglia to ever graduate, but the family doesn’t go over together anymore now that my Grandpa is gone. End of a magical era I have always wished I hadn’t missed.
It was like a taste of that kind of magic.
Only not just a tasting spoon lick of magic like My lactose-intolerant self had with the Alfredo I made for dinner tonight. But like a Strega Nonna pot full of magic. Like I’d baked a crusty chewy loaf of Italian bread to go with it & sat down to enjoy the entire pot, but with none of caloric or tragic lactose-derived consequences after.
In fact it was exactly like I was surrounded by my big fat Italian family’s love, & swimming in a sea of gelato.
Perfetto.
“Love & Gelato” indeed.
I will be recommending this wonderful adventure to everybody. I don’t think I have EVER felt that way about ANY book before. Certain books to certain genre lovers, certainly. But everyone? My horror writer friends to sci-fi, to suspense thriller authors like myself, EVERYONE will find something to delight in in this novel. It is a masterpiece of writing & a gorgeous quilt of storytelling, & is utterly magnificent.
Certamente, Jenna Evans Welch is something special & definitely an author to keep an eye on.
I discovered this book because I wanted to read Ms Welch’s 1st novel before reading the advanced reader copy of her 2nd, “Love & Chocolate”, that I won at a local book store’s semi-annual “Ladies’ Night”. I’m getting a crick in my neck from patting myself on the back for that choice, so I’m going to end here & pick up my delicious new ARC of “Love & Chocolate,” and begin reading in 3, 2, 1... Ciao!
I knew before I read it that it was a book for teens, just because the publisher’s URL referenced on the back cover was simonandschuster.com/teen. Knowing that made a big difference in how I read it. The prologue consisted of the main character’s mother’s diagnosis of a terminal and fast-moving illness, then skipped to the mother’s deathbed wish that said main character, Lina, go to Italy to stay with a man she’s never met but whom her mother trusts because he is apparently Lina’s father, and then dives right in with her arrival in Italy in chapter one. Its pacing, especially at the beginning, is, I think, reflective of Lina’s shock and denial about being in such a difficult, unexpected situation. It isn’t until later in the book that she begins to come to terms with her grief, and that reckoning and increase in maturity is an endearing thing to be a part of.

Indeed, if I could sum up the whole book in just one word, it would be “cute.” But then I would have to clarify that by saying that it is so because of its appeal to teenagers (especially girls), its pacing, and its wonderful voice. The dialogue sounded consistently authentic and humorous. There are rejoinders like this on almost every page

“Odette grimaced. ‘I’m spending the summer pretending to be somewhere other than Italy.

Ren grinned. “How’s that working out for you? You know, with your Italian husband and children?”

I absolutely loved the humor in this book, as expressed in conversations like that and in Lina’s and her friend’s actions.

And, of course, the romance was fun. If you’re an adult looking to read about a serious, in-depth, marriage-inducing love, you won’t find it in this book, nor should you expect it, except for a smattering in her mother’s backstory. But it was still a joy to “watch” the blossoming of romantic feelings between Lina and a certain male character. The bumps and detours they experienced as their relationship developed made for a good plot.

So, if you have a teenage daughter, get this book for her right now. Keep in mind that there is a little bit of alcohol use, and various references to Lina’s illegitimacy. It does skim over the fact that Lina never knew her father while growing up with her mother, and never really questioned her father’s absence, but that may have been because of her afore-mentioned grief. Even if you’re not a teenager yourself, but are looking for a light summer read, you should read this. Enjoy it in the vein that it was written, with “love” and “gelato” used together in the title, almost as if they’re interchangeable. Because, when you’re young, sometimes they are.

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What a fun book to read and so well written! I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I don't read a lot of "romance" novels or books in that genre, so I'll admit that I bought it on the reputation and recommendation of one of my favorite authors, Richard Paul Evans, the author's father. I am so happy that I took a chance on this book. I was pleasantly surprised that, while love and romance were a major theme of the book as is clearly implied by the title, there was as much emphasis on all the other kinds of love that we experience in life; i.e., love between a parent and child, love between friends, and love of oneself. The reader is taken on a journey of discovery, both of self and of others. While the book is marketed toward young adults and it is an easy read, it is in no way "dummied down" or simplistic. I believe that anyone of any age can gain wisdom from reading this book, as we all need times of reflection, introspection and discovery to find out who we were, who we are, who we can be, as well as who those around us really are as compared to who we thought they were. Lastly, for those concerned about profanity and sexual gratuity, I wanted to mention that this is a "clean" book. There is no profanity or sex which, aside from being a nice break from what has become so common in books lately, is just not necessary to move the story forward. If anything, it would take away from the story, and it is such a sweet and beautiful story that nothing should be allowed to take from it.