I return, to spill all my thoughts on Love & Gelato in general :)

I'm currently rereading it! It doesn't seem quite as good to me as it did the first time, probably because I already know what happens and so on, but the characters and settings still seem vivid. It seems to me like Jenna Evans Welch didn't quite manage to describe the characters perfectly, but she somehow manages to show you what she meant them to be like. I think Ren, Hadley, and Howard are my favorite characters (@Celine, I actually agree about Lina; she doesn't have much personality, on the one hand, and on the other hand she's sometimes kind of rude to Howard and Sonia, so...). Question: if you were making a movie of Love & Gelato, would you cast Sandra Bullock as Hadley??? I think she would be perfect for the role, except maybe she's a little too old by now? Ooh, or maybe Kristi Murdock?? She starred in A Furry Little Christmas, and she seems like kind of the right type...

Also the whole book is so idyllic (except for Lina having lost her mom, of course, that part is really sad) - I mean, eating gelato and driving around in Florence and going to parties and living in Italy... and this is just a small detail but Lina's bedroom is so beautiful! I love it when there are beautiful bedrooms in books :) (wooo that sentence came out really alliterative)

Another thing I like is that the story seems more original; a lot of romcoms are just the same old story (fake dating, enemies-to-lovers...) And I quite enjoy those now and again, but it's nice to have a more creative plot. Though actually, come to think of it, an enormous amount of books do seem to include something about discovering your parents' past, and it can be a little monotonous. It's a good technique, because it gets your readers' interest easily and all that, but it can be overused. Since Love & Gelato was one of the first YA romance novels I read, though, I didn't really notice it; it all felt very fresh and new. I like the glints of humor, too.

Oh, and I really like the title. And the cover :)

And gelato! Sorry for adding to your thorough and thoughtful review, Poinsettia, but I couldn't resist. I love Florence and the Italian countryside and gelato (and pasta), too.

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