My Rating : 5 STARS
Genre : Young Adult Contemporary
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Plot :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 she 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 she knew about her mother, her father—and even herself.
Recently I read The Summer of Us and it was a beautiful travel YA and as I was infested by the travel bug I wanted to read more of the same kind of Books and then my sister found this book and I was totally mesmerized by the story .
“You know, people come to Italy for all sorts of reasons, but when they sat, it’s for the same two things.”
“What?”
“Love and gelato. “
I buddy read this book along with my blogging friend Chhavi and we both enjoyed it a lot . You should definitely check out her blog , as it’s amazing . Well we both enjoyed this beautiful book .
It’s Lina’s story. Her mother had died 6 months ago of cancer and she visits Italy in her Summer Holidays to meet her father for the the first time as she had made a promise to her mother.I won’t go much in the detail of the story as I don’t want to spoil it for you all . But then she finds her mother’s journal which she wrote as photography student in Italy and then she is questioning all sorts of things like why her mother never told her about Howard, her father , etc. I really enjoyed reading the journal as Lina read it. She has lots of unanswered questions and the journal answers them and also raises some of its own.
She explores Italy with her mom’s journal and her exploration of Italy is the best part . There is lot of in-depth knowledge as the author writes from her own experience. Lina explores Italy with Ren. I am totally in love with the Ren(Lorenzo ,her cute neighbor) . He was too good to be true and such a nice sidekick.Her mom’s journal was a delight to read . I also liked that though Lina’ s mom dies its not a grief story.
Plus we find Lina to be a mature kind of girl.This book was hilarious at times and lots of travel in Florence ,we visited so many awesome places through the book .( I am adding Florence to my bucket list ) . Also I want to eat Gelato because of this book.
Overall ,this book was a beautiful, engaging read ,a read -in -one -sitting of First Love, Gelato and Italy. I would recommend it to everyone who wants something summery and light, with doses of fun and a little poignancy. Perfect for a beach read. After reading this book, I totally want to read Love and Luck(companion novel) which has recently been released.
This book sounds like the perfect summer reading , I’m glad you enjoyed it. Great Review😊
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Thank you so much 🙂 It is perfect Young Adult Contemporary summery read.
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Beautiful review, Priyasha! ❤ I'm looking forward to this one. 😀 Glad you enjoyed it so much.
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Thank you so much 🙂 It is perfect Young Adult Contemporary summery read.
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Thank you so much Priya. I loved reading with you, we should do it more often. I love your choices!❤
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I enjoyed so much.
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Sounds enjoyable, and informative too. Loved this review.
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Thank you so much 🙂 It is perfect Young Adult Contemporary summery read.
Love from India
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Thank you so much 🙂 It is perfect Young Adult Contemporary summery read.
Love
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What’s not to like! 🙂 Thanks for telling us about this one, Priyasha. Hugs.
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Thank you so much 🙂 It is perfect Young Adult Contemporary summery read.t
Lots of love from India
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Looking forward to read this one!
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Thank you so much 🙂 It is perfect Young Adult Contemporary summery read.
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I have this book on my wishlist and I really hope to read it this summer, while eating a lot of “gelato”! 😉
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I would love to share with your gelato, as I apparently am craving for it 🙂 LOL
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Great review! I thought this book was adorable!
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Kayla I did see your goodreads review and as amazing. Btw I agree it was adorable 🙂 😉
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Are you going to read Love and Luck?
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Lovely review! I adored this book as well!💜
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Berit 🙂 I agree this one is just so adorable.
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Fantastic review Priyasha! And I love Italy 😉
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I want to Italy ASAP but I need to finish high school first 🙂
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Awesome review!
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Thank you 🙂 !!
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This sounds like the perfect summer read! Great review! 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂 It is perfect Young Adult Contemporary summery read.
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I love the cover! This sounds like a great summer read 😊
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The cover is amazing … I agree with you !!
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Loved your review. It is just great
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Thanks ,Shalini 🙂
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Hi there! No, I have never read this book…but the way you are describing it makes me want to go out and buy it immediately! I would love to travel as well…maybe one day!
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Thank you so much 🙂 It is perfect Young Adult Contemporary summery read.r Do buy the book you won’t be disappointed.
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Awesome Review. Sounds like a perfect read for summer 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂 It is perfect Young Adult Contemporary summery read.
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I loved this book and it made me want to travel to Italy so bad! I recently finished Love & Luck and while I didn’t like it as much as this one, it was still enjoyable!
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Yeah 🙂 I am suffering from travel bug right now. I want to read Love and luck ASAP. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
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This book is definitely on my to be read list! I do love the premise, and it sounds like a perfect summer read with a ‘vacation’ thrown into the plot.
Great review! I will also check out your blogging buddy’s review. 🙂
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Thanks Angie 🙂
It’s nice of you to comment . You won’t be disappointed by the book .
Happy Reading 🙂 !!!!!
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Wonderful review! I think I want to check this one out. 😊❤️
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I have this book on my tbr for a long time now. Hahaha! Glad you enjoyed it ❤
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I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did .. Happy Reading 🙂 !!!!!
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Awesome review! I’ve heard such great things about this one! Hopefully I’ll read it some time! ❤
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You will definitely love the book 💜
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Thank you so much 😍💜Kelly
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I love books where there is traveling! Great review. ❤️
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You will definitely love the book 💜
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You’ll love the book so much ❤
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Hey some new posts are available on my site. Pls go and check them out. And by the way I’d like to tell you that all the new posts were awesome. And also I am in Delhi right now. I came from New York on the 21st. I will be going to Bhutan today at around 8:30 am. So don’t miss my experiences on the first day.
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Hoping to your blog.
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Lovely review. It sounds like a really sweet book too. And yes thank you gelato!!!
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I wanna have lots of gelato.
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Oh yes! Lol
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On my TBR pile. Thanks for the review!
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