Before Lucy begins the college chapter of her life, she goes backpacking through Florence, Italy. While on this summer vacation she immediately finds herself falling in love with everything. From the historical architecture, the delicious food and even a gorgeous street musician, Lucy finds herself immersed into the Italian culture. 
 Once Lucy returns home she is determined to move on from her summer romance and focus on building a career. However, the path she finds herself on will force a battle between her heart and her mind. Will her summer fling turn out to be more than just that? 
 Love, Lucy is a re-telling of E.M. Forster's, Room with a View. As soon as I realized that I quickly got myself a copy of the latter to read first. I much prefer reading the original before diving into a re-telling. It helps set the tone for me. 
 One of the first things that jumped out to me was that this was written in third person which I thought was perfect for this re-telling. But I do feel that some would get 'bored' with this kind of writing style. With the slower pace though, Lindner is able to add a great deal of detail and Italy comes to life before your eyes. 
 I found this to be an enjoyable re-telling that stays true enough to its original. Lucy's growth is seen throughout the novel with the aid of the third person. While this isn't the most romantic contemporary in YA, I did find it to be an enjoyably slower burn.