this was very lovely.

yes completely instalovey and very hallmark-movie in the way of „they meet, they feel like they knew each other all along and love each other in basically the second they see each other“.

and normally i am not a fan of that at all.
it actually was one of my biggest issues with this authors other book i read.

but for some reason the train ride and how it all came to be, the characters and their stories... it just worked so well for me.

i loved hugo and his almost quest like way of trying to figure out how he can. be his own person without feeling like he is losing his family at the same time.

and Mae who knows exactly who she is and what she wants to do but had to figure out how to show others the passion she had and inspires in others.

i loved that we had those so different characters come together and show that sometimes opposites aren’t actually as different as expected.
and sometimes it’s exactly what we need, a person seeing the world very differently to figure out what we need.


i also loved the family aspects in this, from the two dads Mae had who are utterly lovely, to her grandmother over to hugo’s five siblings and his parents that don’t really understand and underestimate him but want to so badly for him to be happy.

it was nice to have a very drama free contemporary and i really enjoyed it all.

it’s easy and fast to read, filled with all types of great characters and a lovely plot as well. the writing is well done and really enjoyable to read and i would recommend this book.

it’s nothing super unique or world changing but so very fun and lovely and very cute and charming.

so if that’s what your looking for?
go for it.
i think it’s an underrated book!