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The first musical I ever saw on stage was Mamma Mia . I first saw the show when I was four. I then saw it again two years ago with a friend. The movie Mamma Mia  has been one of my favorites since birth. I can't even remember how many times I've watched it! But I do remember being way too excited when Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again  came out a few years ago!     Like always, today's post is largely inspired by one of my favorite books. To celebrate the recent release of Love & Olives , I bring you this Mamma Mia post! Honey Honey Love & Gelato  by Jenna Evans Welch To start off the musical, we have Sophie running around with her friends and reading from her mom's diary. The diary helps her find who her possible dads are. In Love & Gelato , Lina reads her mom's journal from when she was in Italy. The journal reveals more about her mother and her dad.  Money Money Money A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause In  A Dress for the Wicked, it's a...

Olive (aka Liv) hasn't seen her father since she was eight. But all that changes when she receives a postcard in the mail. Liv's dad wants her to fly all the way to Greece to shoot a documentary for National Geographic. Together, they're going to finally find Atlantis, the lost city that they bonded over when Liv was little. She isn't totally thrilled at first. Then she meets Theo, her father's cute protege. In just ten days, Liv learns that lost things can be found, including Atlantis.      Love & Olives  was great! I love this book beyond words. At the time of reading this book (around the beginning of August), I was hit by the dreaded curse we readers call the READING SLUMP! (cue the dramatic music.) I'm so glad that I picked up this book because once I started reading, I didn't want to stop.      Not only did I love the story, but I also loved the characters. Jenna Evans Welch has this amazing talent for writing lovable characters tha...

Today, I have a quiz inspired by Love & Gelato  by Jenna Evans Welch. So, where should you travel to?

I'm back with another playlist! Since I already did one for Love & Gelato , I though the sequel deserved one too. So here are seven songs that go along with Love & Luck  by Jenna Evans Welch. Bad Blood- Taylor Swift Confident- Demi Lovato High Hopes- Panic! At the Disco Just One Yesterday- Fall Out Boy ft. Foxes Sorry Not Sorry- Demi Lavato Galway Girl- Ed Sheeran Cool For The Summer- Demi Lovato About Love & Luck Addie is visiting Ireland over the summer for her aunt's huge wedding. She's hoping for a distraction form her recent heartbreak but her brother Ian won't let her forget. The two went from being close siblings to mortal enemies. After finding a guide book called Ireland for the Heartbroken , things start to look up. Addie's holding onto the hope that she'll get to go to Italy to visit Lina. But plans change and she's stuck on a road trip across Ireland with her brother and he's c...

I loved Love & Gelato so much! Since it was so great, I thought I would create a playlist to go along with the book. Just like The Betrothed , I found seven songs to go along with Love & Gelato . I also have a playlist for Love & Luck coming soon. Last Friday Night- Katy Perry American Boy- Chris Colfer and Darren Chris Lola- Iggy Azela ft Alice Carter Crying in the Club- Camila Cabello Nightmare- Halsey Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time- Panic! at the Disco Heart Attack- Demi Lovato About Love & Gelato Lina is spending the summer in Italy but she would rather be back home with her best friend Addie. Lina's only traveling halfway across the world because it was her mother's dying wish that she met her father. But what kind of father isn't around for 16 years? That's what Lina is trying to figure out. Lina then finds a journal her mom kept when she was in Italy. With her new friend Ren, Lina will uncover ...

Addie is visiting Ireland for the summer for her aunt's huge TV wedding. She's hoping for a distraction from her recent heartbreak. But her brother, Ian, won't give her a break. He's pressuring her to tell their mom but Addie is against that at all costs. The two have gone from having a close bond to bickering every few seconds. After finding a guidebook called Ireland for the Heartbroken , maybe she'll be okay. Addie just can't wait to visit her friend in Italy when this is all over. But then plans change and she meets Rowan, a dashing Irish boy.         Warning: this book will destroy your soul. I loved Love & Luck  SO MUCH! I can't express how amazing this book was. Jenna's writing was great! She made me feel like I was in the Emerald Isle right alongside Addie. I loved the sarcastic and quirky narration too.         To sum up the first 100 pages of Love & Luck : secrets, lies, and black eyes. Addie kept this big secret for most ...

Lina is spending the summer in Italy. But she would give anything to be back at home with her best friend Addie. Lina's only there because it's her mother's dying wish that she got to meet her father. But what kind of father isn't around for sixteen years? That's what Lina is trying to figure out. But then she is given a journal that her mother kept when she was in Italy. Lina is counting the days until she can return to the states. Then she meets Ren who helps her unearth her mother's secret. A secret that will change the way she thought of her mother, father, and even herself.         OH MY FREAKING GOD! I LOVED THIS BOOK! This is my favorite book no doubt about it. I loved this book so much. This book gave me such a craving for gelato. The day I finished it, I went straight to Sweet Mia's to go and get some stracciatella gelato. Stracciatella is a vanilla flavor with chocolate but Lina will explain in the book how heavenly it tastes.         ...

For this month's Book Talk post, I'll be talking about one of my favorite books, Love & Gelato . Of course like every Book Talk, there will be spoilers. Lina Of course, I loved Lina. She was super quirky and loveable. I was really surprised when Howerd ended up not being her father. (Mind-blowing). I fell in love with Linas story and character almost instantly. I also share her love of stracciatella gelato.  Ren In the beginning, I would have never considered Ren as the one Lina would fall in love with. He seemed more of a goofy best friend. In the end and after seeing them together, I wouldn't have it any other way. Ren was so loyal to Lina. He helped her find Matteo and stuck by her throughout the whole journey. But his girlfriend- excuse me EX-girlfriend was awful. From the very beginning, she hated Lina. Mimi was a classic mean-girl. Rich, pretty, blonde, and jealous. I thought it was so sweet when he broke up with Mimi to be with Lina. Ren was funny and cha...