I grew up in the 80s, so I pretty much love all things to do with that decade. This story was a lot of fun to read with all of those little tidbits in it. I really liked the dynamic between the characters and the way the author played it all out. Of course the dog Puck added so much levity and sweetness to the story, even a bit of heartache towards the end. Which really layered on some of the drama even as Lucy and Ben were coming to realize what they’d done wrong and needed to fix. And I have to say that I definitely like the way the author kept them from dragging their issues out, for the most part, just for added drama. Because if you’ve read many of my reviews, you know that is a pet peeve. I will just say that I think Ben dragged out not telling Lucy way longer than needed.

But I loved the two of the them together so much! Honestly, the more I read about Lucy’s brother that had died, Ben’s best friend, the less I really liked him. I mean he had some issues as a person that needed to be worked on. In the end I loved the story, wish I could have Lucy come help me train my dogs, and look forward to reading more by this author in the future!

Review first published on Lisa Loves Literature.