Cute and uplifting, but *just* bordering on schmaltzy. It really toed that line throughout, and I was constantly evaluating if it crossed over into corny. I’m not sure that it ever truly did, but it was certainly close. A number of the police interviews and character discussions were supposed to be comedic but kind of drove me crazy. Like when characters annoyed each other or miscommunicated, I felt their annoyance too strongly. Overall it was cute and I get why people are into this author, but I’d have to be really in need of a life-affirming read to pick up another of his works.