Where Secrets Lie

I honestly loved this book. After reading Love & Gelato I was certain I’d be underwhelmed by the other 2 in the series. Then I read Love & Luck and swooned the entire book, but my inner skeptic was v ready to be disappointed in Love & Olives. Having said that, I should have known how wrong I was. I should have been prepared to obsess over it. I’m lowkey stunned into silence, also (maybe) planning to go cry in bed now. I loved this book for so many reasons including, but not limited to HOW NOW IWANT TO SCUBA DIVE and let me go to Oui?!? I’m definitely in that obsessed mind frame of finishing a great book. Genuinely loved it.

I got this as a “Mystery Date with a Book” from Barnes & Nobles probably a year ago. It said something about finding a treasure or something that gave me Percy Jackson vibes so I chose it. Spoiler… it’s not like Percy Jackson at all, but still a good book! I really thought it was only going to be a classic YA book novel about a dad who left and is trying to fix his relationship with his daughter. It was as a whole, BUT the main plot twist definitely caught me off guard (which I always appreciate) and there was a lot more conversation about mental health than I was expecting but was very appreciated.

Liv was supposed to be headed off on her senior trip with her boyfriend and best friend but when she receives a postcard in the mail from her absentee father everything changes. The next thing Liv knows she's sitting on a dock in Santorini, Greece waiting for her Atlantis seeking father to show up. Over the next two weeks Liv will not only take in the beauty of Santorini but come to realize there's more to why her father left than she ever knew.

With the help of a very good looking boy, the people of the village, and the views of Santorini, Liv learns about love, forgiveness, and the importance of following your dreams. I fell in love with Santorini and Liv's story. She was very relatable to me and I enjoyed all her adventures. This story also gave me the urge to look up all the stories around Atlantis and it's relation to Santorini. Maybe I'll go on an Atlantis search myself one day! I'll add it to my travel bucket list!

This is probably my favorite of the three Love & Geleto books. Each one takes us on a journey to a new place and this one really hit me hard. I have a strained relationship with my own father and could relate to the plot line. I definitely recommend this to anyone who's loved the other books in this series and are looking for their next YA Contemporary!