Review: Awesome and touching book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 16, 2013
Maybe it's because I met my husband while traveling through Europe many years ago, but I think this book is simply amazing.  One of the few books I've read in which I actually think it's too short, and I could have totally used (and enjoyed) more details and pages.  I loved spending time with the two main characters and relived my youth of traveling through Europe and experiencing the giddiness of young love.  It was such an enjoyable few hours!Skye is a young college grad who has lived under her mother's thumb for as long as she can remember.  She was engaged to be married - to someone who her mother approves of, but who she is not passionately in love with - and decides to break up with her fiance one week before the wedding and head off on a backpacking trip through Europe, something she's wanted to do for a long time.  Her best friend Paige joins her, but has to leave after just three days in their first stop - Paris - because of a personal crisis.  Thus, Skye is left to travel through Europe alone, and while at the train station in Paris, trying to decide where she will start her adventures, she meets Asher, a young American also backpacking through Europe.  They start off as travel companions, then become friends, and then more.  However, Asher is heading to London at the end of the summer to meet up with an ex-girlfriend and see if they can rekindle their romance, and Paige's personal situation requires Skye to return home much sooner than planned.  Will these two end up together in the end, or will this just be a holiday fling?Like I said, this book hit a personal note for me as I met my husband in Europe many years ago.  We even spent our last night together in Paris, as did Asher and Skye, and their feeling and uncertainty of whether or not they will ever see each other again were so similar to what my husband and I felt that last night in Paris for us.  So maybe that's why I loved this book so much, but even besides that, this was a well-written, touching book that offered a sweet and gentle look at how love can blossom from chance meeting to friendship to beyond.  The two main characters were very likable, and while no tears were shed, your heart strings will get tugged.  This is a beautifully written story and should be on everyone's list if you are looking for an enjoyable read with good writing and excellent character development.  I am actually hoping for a sequel to see what happens with these two characters!