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 Such a cute story. Wish you were Italian is the second book in the If Only series. But each book in the series is a standalone romance story written by a different author. If the other two books in the series are as adorable as this one, I need to read them too. Wish You Were Italian takes you on a fun adventure through some beautiful Italian cities. 
 Pippa is a fun loving girl, just looking for some freedom. Her mom is an art Gallery owner and she wants Pippa to follow in her footsteps. So she sends to her ITALY (!) to take a class on art. How freakin' awesome is that? But Pippa just wants to explore the country and take pictures. She doesn't want to work in an art gallery. She wants to be a photographer. So once she gets over to Italy, she makes the very impulsive decision to write to the art school and say she will not be attending and take these 3 months to herself. Her freedom summer. Which sounds awesome, but it is pretty dangerous for a 17 year old girl to be doing on her own. She does tell her friend and grandma at home where she will be staying, so she wasn't totally off the grid, but still. It made me a little nervous. Once you can get past that aspect, the story is crazy cute. It will make you smile. 
 Pippa makes friends really quickly in Italy. She even gets invited to stay with her new friend, Chiara's family. With her hot cousin, Bruno. But Bruno isn't the only guys she meets. At her first gelato stop, she meets Darren, a really cute and nice american boy. One of my favorite parts of the book was Pippa's friend back home's journal that she sent with Pippa. Each day she had different "tasks" for Pippa to complete. They were so much fun. I looked forward to see what new task Morgan would have in store for us that next day. It was a really cute way to kind of shape the story. 
 Wish You Were Italian is a really cute book for when you are looking for a feel good young adult contemporary romance. It was a little predictable, but sometimes that is just what I want. I want to pick up a book and know that it will make me smile. That is what you get with Wish you Were Italian. It left me craving an italian vacation, some pizza and some gelato.