Love & Gelato

I've heard both good reviews and bad reviews but I wanted to read it and see what I thought about it. And I actually loved it. In the beginning I rated it a 3 cause I liked it but not really loved it. But then the more I read, the more I loved it. I loved the characters of this book, some more than others and I actually enjoyed the plot. I loved the writing and the pace and it was just so interesting every step of the way. Really great book! Starting the 2nd book now!

It was okay. It feels a lot that the book was written by someone who uses a lot of stereotypical italian ideias.
It is totally an “americanised” version of Italy not actual Italy. There where too many clichés and bad representations. As European the book wasn't for me.
The only good part was main character's mom story. The rest... I didn't care about it.

Due to circumstances, Lina is sent to Italy to live with her father, whom she never knew existed for the last 16 years. And thus, begins her emotional journey of self discovery, of her mother and of course, of love.

This book makes me want to go to Italy and stuff myself silly with gelato and pizza. It makes me want to go and discover all the piazzas and statues and a certain secret bakery. The description is that vivid, down to the smell of the city of Florence. The author definitely delivers in terms of taking her reader down to the street of Florence, venturing into Ponte Vecchio and devouring gelato, four scoops and all.

And to be young and in love? Ahhh...