Great literary references 

This book. It was a journey. I feel so many emotions right now. It was sad. It was beautiful. It was happy too. My goodness, I loved it!
To be honest, when I saw it was told through letters, I wasn’t sure how I was going to like it but it worked soo well! I loved it!

Sam was a kindred spirit for me from the very beginning. I loved her character so, so much. My heart broke for her but I loved watching her character grow. I loved how this book felt like I was reading her diary. She was raw, real, and broken. 
And Alex… my goodness, I loved his character! Yes, he was flawed but that’s why I loved him. He melted my heart just a little. Seriously, he was really sweet. 
Oh, and I loved the Muirs!! 

The love story… my heart.❤️ It was so sweet. It was slow-burn, friends to more— my favorite kind of romance. I adore books where the characters fall in love through letters.  I just loved watching Alex and Sam have a good friendship before they fell in love. It was beautiful. Also I so appreciate that it’s clean!

This book… it’s a lot of things. It’s about relationships, letting go of your past, faith, love, and hope. Hope most of all. It’s about finding family and friends. It’s about learning to stay even when things get hard. It’s about surrendering and letting go of your past to pursue a brighter future. 

It’s a sad read at times. It’s real. It touches on foster care and all Sam went through during her years in it. Physical abuse, etc… But it also has it’s happy moments without glossing over the sad.

I loved all of the classic book references so, so much. It made me so happy to find a fictional character who loves fictional characters like I do. I LOVED all of the Jane Austen, Anne Shirley, and Jane Eyre references.🥰

It just really touched me in a way I didn’t expect. I cried… quite a few times in fact. I smiled. I swooned. Laughed. Cried again. Swooned some more. It gave me all the feels. 

I’d recommend to older teens and up. 💗

2024 reread-
I love this book! It’s unique and fun, deep and emotional and inspiring. It has such a sweet romance and great character development. It’s just a really good book! Every bookish girl will get Sam and her love for books. I loved reading about Samantha’s journey again— the friends she makes and the family and love she finds. I also loved reading about her overcoming obstacles and growing because of them. It’s also fun reading about her pursuing a career in writing. It was so cozy revisiting this story and I’m really glad I did.💗

This book. It was a journey. I feel so many emotions right now. It was sad. It was beautiful. It was happy too. My goodness, I loved it!

To be honest, when I saw it was told through letters, I wasn’t sure how I was going to like it. But it worked soo well! I loved it!

Sam was a kindred spirit for me from the very beginning. I loved her character so, so much. My heart broke for her. Watching her grow… it was liking watching a dear friend grow. I loved how it felt as if I was reading her diary. She was raw, real, and broken. 

The love story… my heart.❤️ It was so sweet. It was slow-burn, friends to more— my favorite kind of romance. It melted my heart. 

This book… it’s a lot of things. It’s about relationships, letting go of your past, faith, love, and hope. Hope most of all. 

It’s a sad read at times. It’s real. It touches on foster care and all Sam went through during her years in it. Physical abuse, etc… But it also has it’s happy moments without glossing over the sad.

I loved all of the classic book references so, so much. It made me so happy to find a fictional character who loves fictional characters like I do. I LOVED all of the Jane Austen and Jane Eyre references.🥰

It just really touched me in a way I didn’t expect. I cried. Smiled. Swooned. Laughed. Cried again. Swooned some more. It gave me all the feels. 

I’d recommend to older teens and up.