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Spells for Lost Things Review

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I am so glad I decided to try another book from this author! Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch is a dual POV book about two teenagers: Willow and Mason. Willow has felt disconnected from her mother ever since her parents got divorced. Mason has been from foster home to foster home and never felt a connection with anyone.  The two end up meeting on accident when Willow is whisked away with her mother to Salem, Massachusetts to look into and sell the childhood house that Willow's mother inherited, and Mason's new foster family lives nearby. The two teenagers end up going on a scavenger hunt to find out the truth about Willow's supposed family curse. At the same time, Mason tries to figure out where in the world his birth mother is.  It's such a lovely story about healing from generational trauma! I also loved all the real-life witchy things that are sprinkled throughout the story. I gave this book 5 stars .  

Coffee Book Tag

  Thanks to @books.below.stars on Instagram for tagging me in this! And as always, feel free to do this tag if you see it.  1. Cappuccino: A book everyone has read but you Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger! But I plan on reading it very soon. :) 2. Latte: A sweet read The 4-Volume manga series Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon by Shio Usui .    3. Mocha: An emotional read Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa  4. Espresso: A book I struggled to get through Love and Gelato  by Jenna Evans Welch. Well, the first half of the book was ok, but the second half is where it got really bad. I especially do not want to talk about the ending! 5. Flat White: A book on my TBR My TBR is like 600 books long haha. Here's one: The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong   

Love and Gelato Rant Review

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TW: Parent dying, toxic relationships   (Pic was found on Google Images) Another huge disappointment... Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch is about Lina, who just lost her single mother. Her mother's final wish was for Lina to visit the country she went to college, which was Italy. Apparently Lina's birth father is in Italy, too, and Lina can't believe she's finally meeting him. His name is Howard and he lives and works in a cemetery, much to Lina's surprise. Howard's coworker Sonia gives Lina her mother's journal when she lived and studied in Italy. Lina decides to read through it, as her mother didn't talk much about Italy and her father. One thing that stands out to her is her mother wrote down on one of the pages "I made a terrible mistake". Line tries to figure out what mistake her mother made living in Italy that made her go back to the US. While this is all happening, Lina then meets and starts hanging out with a guy her age who lives...