Love & Gelato
Written by Jenna Evans Welch
Narrated by Rebekkah Ross
4/5
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About this audiobook
A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping New York Times bestseller filled with romance, mystery, and adventure.
Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her father. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home.
But then Lina is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. Suddenly Lina’s uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. 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. It’s a secret that will change everything Lina knew about her mother, her father—and even herself.
People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more.
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.
Jenna Evans Welch
Jenna Evans Welch was the kind of insatiable child reader who had no choice but to grow up to become a writer. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato, Love & Luck, and Love & Olives. When she isn’t writing girl abroad stories, Jenna can be found chasing her children or making elaborate messes in the kitchen. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and two young children. Visit her online at JennaEvansWelch.com.
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Reviews for Love & Gelato
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A cute YA read with Mama Mia vibes. I found the initial premise a little troubling with how Lina's mother sends her off so soon and with such little information. If you like this, please try out Wanderlost by Jen Malone involving an American teen traveling in Europe, lots of calamity, and love.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Started off well, but the story had too many holes. Lina was really annoying the farther along I read.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really liked the flow of the story. There weren't any parts that were drawn out too long and the dialogue was entertaining. The book flowed at a great pace and the characters were very relatable. I loved it!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cute book, love the story and how it’s like her mom guiding her through her time in Italy. Cute love story, cheesy ending but what else is new with romance novels. Feel good book overall.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5this book was great such a sweet story of young love
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lina annoying in beginning but way better after the first 4 chapters
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A beautiful and quirky story about a girl coming to grips with the loss of her mother. Great twists and imagery all throughout. A perfect capturing of teenage angst.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I want to try gelato so bad!!! This was a great heartwarming read.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5So so so cute you will fall in love. These book was just what I needed. If you love Anna and the French kiss you will love these one too.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everything about this book was great! I even fell in love with the boy characters aka ( thomas and ren) but it was so good! It was sad at times and it just made me want to cry. when some things happened there was a lot of heart break but in the end,it was just phenomenal and just extremely happy and I just loved it!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/53.5/4 stars Heartwarming romance. Fresh breath of from my current reads and previous ones.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Super cute and clean! I’d let my 12-year-old daughter read it. No cuss words just a nice listen.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wat a cute,fun, delightful, story! Like taking a trip to Italy!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fun story of discovering the many types of love that shape our life and our destiny. Set in beautiful Italy, with colorful characters that are very relatable, this book sweeps you up and carries you on their journey, routing for a perfect romantic happy ending.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is amazing! The plot twists are incredible! I love the ending and how all the puzzle pieces fit together and the story of her mother's life inlined with Lina's.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A heartfelt journey & mystery. ?
The author created easy to love characters and I really felt like I was in Italy. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Finally a sweet wholesome clean romance. Twists of mystery and beautiful scenes for the imagination made this a rapid read for me!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So cute, vibrant, and heartfelt! Fell in love with Lina's adventures in Florence, and so will you! <3
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved it. I honestly felt like I was in Italy <3
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very enjoyable book! The narrator wasn’t quite my favorite but I loved the story. You kind of get two love stories in one, all set in the gorgeous city of Florence. Get ready for wanderlust!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Super light and happy story! Kept you on your toes though
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5the story is silly and fun. the narrator ir very good.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Such a cute and light read! I absolutely loved it! I knew I would love her book!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It was such a cute love story. It's kind of tragic, in a way, but it has a happy ending that makes everything wort it. Also, the growth of the main character is great to read about
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book to pieces its o cute and light and sweet and the story is compelling ? I lived Rebecca ross' narration
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book uses imagery to describe the beauty of Florence, Italy. It also describes feelings of grief and passion incredibly. I even learned a little Italian! For example, “Ciao” means hello and goodbye! I would truly recommend this book for an engaging and entertaining experience.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Super enjoyable and captivating, but some bits were very predictable!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I don’t know why this doesn’t have better reviews but I genuinely loved it! Make me cry, cringe, smile and laugh. Excellent YA fiction.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cute, fun, mystery, adventure, first love, etc are all things you’ll find in this book. If you listen to the audio version the Italian words/phrases used are in wonderful accents, and the male voices are spoken by men. I would love to see this story continue.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So cute and adorable! While listening, you don't know if you are falling in love with the main couple or with Italy ?