The synopsis of this was what grabbed me at first. But then there was more to the story than I imagined just from that. I liked how it used the history of the orphan trains as the background for the time this was set in. I keep meaning to read more about those times, but have yet to. But the book wasn’t just about that, it was also about small towns and the secrets they keep. As well as having a little bit of a magical element to the story, with ghosts and a witch or two. There were scenes in the story that were definitely eerie, and I could see this as a horror movie someday. Maybe Netflix could do that?

It wasn’t even just the historical parts or the magic and mystery, the characters were really a lot of what kept me reading. They all had such unique personalities that really added to the story, even the supporting characters made me want to keep reading to find out how they fit into the whole thing. Even as long as this one was, I was turning pages and sped through it with how it pulled me in wanting to know what would happen next and how things would turn out for everyone. The ending was bittersweet, but fitting and worked to wrap the story up quite well.

Review first published on Lisa Loves Literature.