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My Review:

This book combines several different elements I've always enjoyed in a book- a love for history, an old, historic setting, and a treasure hunt. Whether or not the so-called treasure Millie and Ben so desperately need is a real thing, or just the thoughts of an elderly lady whose mind is slipping, is called into question several times in the story. How can they know if it is even real? And can it even be found? 

Millie and Ben's down-to-earth, relatable stories and lives are something I think most can relate to. They struggle to pay the bills, have cars that aren't always reliable and sometimes have trouble in believing in happy endings and love. And they just so happen to be on a treasure hunt- probably not something you will ever be able to do (sadly) but still, a fairly realistic treasure hunt all the same. It's also a motivating page-turner, making you want to read more and find out if all their hard work will pay off and a treasure be found. Pages from Millie's great-grandmother's journal, written in the 1930s, is also compelling motivation to keep reading. I really was rooting for all of the characters in the story, and reading the journal pages pulled me in even more. You can't help but hope for a happy ending, even if Millie isn't always sure she believes in one. 

Liz Johnson always pulls a heartwarming contemporary tale, and this time is no different. Not everything that happens may be entirely something that you'd encounter in real life, the ending may be a bit too much of a sugar-sweet ending, but I'm a sucker for those.



Note: I got this book from Revell in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.