Actual rating 3.5 stars 
 While it pains me to give a Jamie McGuire novella 3 stars, it had to be done. Don't get me wrong, this was a quick and entertaining read, but overall it just fell a little flat. Even though the writing is excellent as always, I could never connect to the characters like I normally do in Ms. McGuire's books. I honestly think that this would have made an excellent novel, one where the entire storyline could have been expanded upon and we could have related to the characters that much more. I was expecting things to be rushed since I knew going in that this was 1) a novella, and 2) only 100 pages long. However, just as I was getting to know the characters and just as I was beginning to understand them, the story was done. 
 Nevertheless, I think it's worth checking out. Knowing that there are 2 other books planned for this series, I have hopes that we get to know the characters more and can fall in love with them as we normally do with Ms. McGuire's novels. This is only the beginning for Erin, Weston, and their adventures, and I hope that the next novellas will give me a better feeling than "I just like it". Happy reading :)