Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Waiting On Wednesday: Love & Gelato

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine and is a fun way to see what books other bloggers just can't wait to get their hands on!


Jenna Evans Welch
Contemporary Young Adult
Releases April 2016 from Simon &Schuster

From Goodreads:

A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping debut novel 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 from Lina for far too long. It’s a secret that will change everything she knew about her mother, her father—and ever herself.

People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more. 

You guys. THIS BOOK! It's like it was written just for me. Italy? Romance? GELATO?!!!!! *falls down dead of want* I've been lucky enough to visit Italy a couple times, and I may or may not have eaten my weight in gelato on both occasions. It's made of magnificence. This whole post could be an ode to my love of gelato, but I won't force that misery upon you, so instead I'll just reiterate that I cannot wait for this book. I want to know all about these secret romances and hidden bakeries, and of course I want to met the charming Ren. Yes to Tuscany. Yes to family secrets uncovered. And of course an enormous YES to gelato.

Plus, that cover is too cute for words.

25 comments:

  1. This looks like a fun read and I love that cute cover! I agree, perfect everything Jenny! I hope you love this!

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  2. I'm so looking forward to this! Great cover, fun title... perfect (next) summer read! :D

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  3. oh that's a really cute cover there!

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  4. Sorry if you are getting this comment twice, Jenny! My computer is on the fritz or I am really excited about gelato. haha. Anyway, I completely agree with you! I love the sound of this one and I am going to add it to my TBR immediately. I was obsessed with gelato when I went to Italy--you can't find gelato like that over here. It was so good! I love the idea of a road trip across Tuscany....bliss!

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  5. Cute pick! Not my kind of read but hope you positively love this one!

    Here's my WoW

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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  6. YES, Jenny! This sounds fantastic and all kinds of adorable. I love your love for gelato.
    Lovely pick! :)

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  7. Amazing cover! I mean, wow! Plus the summary sounds amazing :)

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  8. You have been to Italy and didn't take me??? JENNY! How could you! ;)

    Yea, you have me wanting this and some gelato now. :D

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  9. Yes, Yes, YES!!! I haven't been to Italy (insert super sad face) but I LOVE gelato! And this sounds amazing!

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  10. Yes, this look delightful and it screams summer to me. I will be on the look out for it next spring, that seems so far away doesn't it?

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  11. A road trip across Tuscany?!?! YES, PLEASE!!!

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  12. Hidden bakeries? Loads of gelato?? Even if I'm again a bit off with romances... this one sounds fantastic! I'll keep an eye for it and see how you like it, Jenny!

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  13. Jenny this book sounds absolutely freaking adorable! I love books which feature any sort of travel and food, so this book is sounding pretty perfect already! Thank you so much for putting it on my radar, the wait for this one will be a killer!

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  14. YUM. This book sounds like it would make me hungry! XD

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  15. Gelato + Tuscany= Reading bliss :) This sounds wonderful Jenny! I hope you grab it up soon :)

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  16. Love the cover. Love the sound of this book. :) Great pick, Jenny!

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  17. You went to Italy?! Green with jealousy here! I loved the movie Under a Tuscan Sun and the thought of traipsing around Italy with a cute boy (or in my case, a man) sounds delightful. And the cover is simple and cute! Great choice, Jenny! :)

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  18. Looks fun! Great, now I have a gelato craving. ;)

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    1. Thank you so much for the nice post about my upcoming book! Gelato lovers unite!

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