Emmy & Oliver was such a cute story! It seems strange to describe a story that centers around a kidnapping as cute, but that's the best word I know to use. After reading a heavier book ("Beloved" by Toni Morrison), I was looking for something sweet and easy to read, and that's exactly what this was. Despite the heavy subject material, the story was light-hearted and fun to read. It touched on a lot of different serious themes without much depth, but the characters were still very fleshed out. While it's a romance, it's also about growing up, about friendship, and about family. I loved Caro and Drew, Emmy's best friends, and I loved the way the story portrayed her relationship with her parents. It was realistic and raw. And Emmy was an adorable narrator. She was funny and sweet and lovable. 
 This story won't change your life and it probably doesn't really deserve four stars, but it was fun and sweet so I'd recommend it.