I love book with characters I can connect with making choices that intrigue me. I love to see the possibilities of my own life play out in a well-written story. I don't love narratives that bounce from person to person in every chapter. But, you know what? It works here.

This is a sweet, quiet story of the power of love and the lasting impact of words. I would have liked to find out more about the stories behind the locks. They didn't play a significant role and there was no real connection to the main characters. The mysterious woman's story was a bit dated. Maybe there could have been messages for her family on the locks which Poppy could have discovered while researching her report. Oh well...maybe that'll appear in the sequel.

While I was intrigued by the romance of the locks, and the love and loss that can go with them, the 'mystery' and Mitchell's love story didn't resonate with me as much as I'd hoped.