The only memories of him she has is a box of things he left behind, ranging from his favorite cinnamon gum to her mom’s engagement ring that came from a vending machine. Her father has been out of the picture since she was 8 years old, abruptly fleeing to Greece in pursuit of his lifelong passion of finding the lost city of Atlantis. Liv’s memories of him are not exactly pleasant. He asks her to come to Santorini to help with a documentary on the sunken city of Atlantis. The story follows Liv Varanakis after receiving a postcard from her absent, treasure-hunting father. The fluffy, sweet romance in this story takes a backseat, for what this story is really about is a young woman learning to reconnect with an absent father, and deciding how to move forward, forgive, and be free from the pain of the past. What I wasn’t prepared for was its mature theme. I wish I could hop on a plane right now to Santorini. Honestly, I wasn’t totally wrong, the setting is absolutely jaw-dropping. When I first cracked open Love & Olives, I was fully prepared for a swoony, saccharine love story that would make travel Instagrammers weep with jealousy.
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