Jenna Evans Welch

Jenna Evans Welch, l'une des plus grandes romancières à succès pour la cible ados et young adults nous invite cette fois à découvrir la Grèce et plus particulièrement la perle des îles des cyclades : Santorin. Liv Varanakis quitte pendant les vacances d'été les Etats-Unis pour rejoindre son père, qu'elle n'a pas vu depuis 11 ans. Liv est censée aider son père et un jeune homme, Théo, à tourner un documentaire démontrant que la légendaire cité d'Atlantis aurait existé à Santorin. Mais ne l'a-t-il invité à Santorin que pour cette raison ?

Love and Olives

Kendall Deranek

Why did no one seem to understand that my dad, the sun I had orbited around, had left me in a darkness that no human should have to endure?

SO GOOD, got boring at times but had such a good plot and storyline. The ending was perfect, wish we got more of Theo and olive tho ngl

Tuleen Joudeh

A good friend of mine recommend this to me. Was not too sure what it was about but overall easy read and enjoyed it. This specific quote ruined me though:

“Why did no one seem to understand that my dad, the sun I had orbited around, had left me in a darkness that no human should have to endure?” 

Jazz

A good friend of mine recommend this to me. Was not too sure what it was about but overall easy read and enjoyed it. This specific quote ruined me though:

“Why did no one seem to understand that my dad, the sun I had orbited around, had left me in a darkness that no human should have to endure?” 

It was hard to get into but at the half way mark I couldn’t put it down. 

Kaitlyn Chauvin 

I loved this one. I thought the story was really sweet and compelling. It was also read at a timely point in my life. I loved Santorini as the setting and all of the adventures that Olive, Theo, and Nico took. 

I really liked the story of Olive’s relationship to her dad. I liked that it was strained but in the end they would have their relationship back. It’s obvious that there’s still work to be done, but I love that Olive and her dad found each other again. And the fact that she was his Atlantis was adorable. The amount of time and effort Nico put in to getting their adventure and giving her Atlantis was wonderful. It’s evident he’s a great dad and loved Olive more than anything, but I liked the surface level exploration into his mental illness and why he left.

I also loved Theo and Olive’s relationship. Their friendship was so sweet and I loved that he encouraged her and challenged her. I also loved how Olive told him she liked him. That whole scene was so incredibly cute. I loved it! 

I loved this one. I thought the story was really sweet and compelling. It was also read at a timely point in my life. I loved Santorini as the setting and all of the adventures that Olive, Theo, and Nico took. 

I really liked the story of Olive’s relationship to her dad. I liked that it was strained but in the end they would have their relationship back. It’s obvious that there’s still work to be done, but I love that Olive and her dad found each other again. And the fact that she was his Atlantis was adorable. The amount of time and effort Nico put in to getting their adventure and giving her Atlantis was wonderful. It’s evident he’s a great dad and loved Olive more than anything, but I liked the surface level exploration into his mental illness and why he left.

I also loved Theo and Olive’s relationship. Their friendship was so sweet and I loved that he encouraged her and challenged her. I also loved how Olive told him she liked him. That whole scene was so incredibly cute. I loved it! 

I really liked this book but it dragged on for much longer than I think it needed to. The last 10 or so chapters changed the whole trajectory of the novel and i wish we had gotten these pieces of the story earlier and not all at the end 

Love and Olives

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