You know when you choose a book from the library or bookstore because you know it's going to (hopefully) absolutely lovely? That's just the feeling I got when I picked this up. And that's what the book turned out to be - the characters are fun, the tone isn't trying to be too young-adulty to the point that it's obnoxious, the story is a summer adventure you can read anytime of the year and feel like you're in Italy with Lina trying to figure out her life. My only qualm is that it felt like towards the end, the identity of Lina's father turned out to be more confusing than it probably could've been. As with most 'mysteries' you figure there's going to be a little misdirection, but the last chapter or so seemed to cram a lot of info that you have to try to figure out. But other than that, it's a very heartfelt book that will give you all the warm and fuzzies. It could be offered as a Netflix movie tomorrow, and I'd watch it ASAP.