Love & Gelato

 

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Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch has shown up on many YA lists follow. The cover is adorable and the description seemed cute...but not my cup of tea. Yet.... I bought it on a whim at BJ's and boy was I in for a surprise. I would describe the genre as: realistic fiction, with some mild adventure and mystery. Of course, the biggest pleasure in the book is watching someone discover the beauty and culture of a new country. This book was a wonderful read and I am excited to put it on my bookshelves for all my students to read :)

Update (9/8/19): I've given this book to two people since this post who LOVED it! One is a sci-fi fan and the other a dystopian junkie. Goes to show you, some books transcend the genre and are just GOOD BOOKS. Love and Gelato is one of those books!

Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welsh. I read this book because I REALLY liked Love & Gelato. This book has some of the characters from the first book but, the main characters are on a completely different adventure. So I've decided a few things:
1) I REALLY like the way the author writes. She uses wit in a way that makes you feel as if your best friend is just telling you a crazy story that happened to them. 
2) Evans Welsh has a way of making quirky people superstars AND you want to befriend them because they embrace their quirks. Aren't we all quirky after all? Why not embrace who we really are?

I hope Jenna Evans Welsh continues to write YA novels. I would read any books she writes...HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!