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Love & Olives


Love & Olives
Published in 2020 with close to 500 pages
Written by: Jenna Evans Welch
Rate: 10/10

My summary of Love & Olives: Olive (Liv) Varanakis starts receiving postcards from her father (Nico) who she hasn't heard from in well over nine years. The last time Liv saw Nico, they were talking about finding the lost city of Atlantis, more importantly, how they were going to find the city together -- then he left. 
Throughout Love & Olives Liv struggles with a lot of anxiety, especially when she finds out she has to go to Greece to visit her father and help him make a documentary for National Geographic (about the lost city of Atlantis.) Liv makes it to Greece only to discover her father made a whole new life for himself. While in Greece she meets a teenage boy named Theo, who is as obsessed about finding Atlantis as her father is. Liv not only discovers herself but also discovers how history rewrites itself without people realizing it. 

My opinion about Love & Olives: I have read all of Jenna Evans Welch's books and she never disappoints. Welch's wording and flow make for easy/light reading (my favorite type of reading.) I found it interesting that with each book Welch has written, she has added and addressed heavier conversation subjects. The love story that blossomed was super cute and I loved the parts when Theo and Liv were running through the city together. 
Something that really stuck out to me, was the fact that Welch talked about coffee in almost all of the chapters within Love & Olives. I'm not sure if that was intentional or not, but I saw it as a metaphor and it reminded me of this quote: "If the bitter cup does not pass, drink it & be strong, trusting in happier days ahead." -Jeffery R. Holland. 



Who is Jenna Evans Welch? To read more about Welch's work and who she is visit her website: Jenna Evans Welch's Website

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