Thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press, and JP Monninger for the opportunity to read and review this book.
I ended up liking this book a lot more than I thought I would, or even that I did while reading it! It is somewhat of a coming-of-age young adult romance travel story - how's that for mixing genres?
Three best friends - Heather, Amy, Constance - head off to travel Europe after college graduation. The friends fit specific roles - Heather is the responsible one, with a perfect job awaiting her with Bank of America in NYC; Amy is the wild child; Constance is the spiritual beauty, intrigued with saints.
What was interesting was that they visited more off-the-beaten path kind of places, which added to the mystique and romance of the book. While on the train to Amsterdam, Heather meets Jack. They seem to perfectly fit together, they spar on equal terms, they delight in learning about each other in unique ways (fencing!). Jack is traveling around Europe following his grandfather's journal cataloguing his end-of-the-war traveling before returning to his Vermont farm.
While I couldn't always see real people saying the words, I loved Heather's exit lines and thoughts. She didn't fall into the trap of having total blinders on during her time with Jack in Europe. When he said something that upset her, she let him know - in succinct, admirable ways. As opposed to real life when we all seem to exist in that "I wish I would have said..." mode in those situations.
A great read!
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