This was an interesting take on a civilian, pseudo-journalist traveling around the world and getting stuck in Italy during WW2, while adding some humor and wit in Sally’s attitude. The first half of the book was a little slow for me but I liked the 2nd half. It showed the resilience of the Italian people and how hard it was to figure out who to trust under the division and betrayal of Fascism.

Honestly, though, it had sort of a weird feel to it, some wit and humor but sparsely mixed in here and there. It gave Sally an irreverent feel which I think is what the book was going for, but inconsistently. It was also hard to get a gauge on other characters in the book because of all the superficiality in circles she was in, and there were so many changing locations, characters, and even quickly changing attitudes that made it hard to keep up with or get invested in. It sort of made a lot of it feel a little surface-y.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions expressed are mine alone.