This was a beautiful read. I enjoyed the story telling; the main characters story; as well as the past and present chapter changes that both were continually engaging. It was from the main characters POV so not all the characters are as developed as I enjoy in books. It had a bit of child like hero feel to it from an unlikely hero- and it worked. The ending was a bit too tied up for my liking but it was still lovely and sweet and an excellent January/new year/new beginnings read.