She reluctantly goes, becoming immersed in his daily life in Greece at a bookstore owned by Ana, her dad’s business partner, and her son Theo. One day, she gets a postcard from him inviting her to Santorini to help with his documentary on Atlantis. However, she’s still struggling with the fact that her dad abandoned her and her mom when she was eight in search of Atlantis.

Liv has branded herself as a “perfect” person, one who’s popular and pretty and has a perfect boyfriend. Love & Olives was a cute story of a girl attempting to reconnect with her dad in Greece while they’re on a quest to find Atlantis. You don’t have to read the other ones to understand this book they’re all more connected by the theme of the protagonists finding themselves and love in a European country. It’s been a few years since I read the other books in this series but I just remember that I thought they were cute. Because as Liv slowly begins to discover, her father may not have invited her to Greece for Atlantis, but for something much more important. But not everything on the Greek island is as perfect as it seems.

She also definitely doesn’t want Theo-her father’s charismatic so-called “protégé”-to witness her struggle.Īnd that means diving into all that Santorini has to offer-the beautiful sunsets, the turquoise water, the hidden caves, and the delicious cuisine.

And yet Liv doesn’t want their past to get in the way of a possible reconciliation. There are so many questions, so many emotions that flood to the surface after seeing her father for the first time in years. So when Liv suddenly receives a postcard from her father explaining that National Geographic is funding a documentary about his theories on Atlantis-and will she fly out to Greece and help?-Liv jumps at the opportunity.īut when she arrives to gorgeous Santorini, things are a little…awkward. What Liv does remember, though, is their shared love for Greek myths and the lost city of Atlantis. Liv Varanakis doesn’t have a lot of fond memories of her father, which makes sense-he fled to Greece when she was only eight. Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato comes a Mamma Mia –inspired tale about a teen girl finding romance while trying to connect with her absent father in beautiful Santorini, Greece. Rep: side character with bipolar disorder Book: Love & Olives (Love & Gelato #3) by Jenna Evans Welch

Love & olives by jenna evans welch