I absolutely loved Leech's other Wait For Me, so this one looked just as good. Plus there were lumberjills and lumberjacks!

What I love most about Leech's contemporaries is the setting. The 1940's is a great escape from the modern day world of today where teens spend the majority of their time  staring at a phone screen. These teens from before are ones to look up to and respect with all the hardwork and hardships they had to deal with, and they didn't take anything for granted. I have an eight-year-old, and I'm pretty fearful of the world of today where teens feel everything is owed to them.

I felt Maisie was a strong character, and I liked the romance between her and John, but she didn't put up with his crap when he wasn't letting her in. Yet she was there for him when he needed it. John felt real. His struggles were real. The more you learn about him, the more you understand why he is the way he is. And even though it was during the 1940's, what he faces is still happening today.

This book is not a fluffy contemporary, it's strong and well written. I'm hoping that Leech writes more from this era because it's fabulous.