The Last Letter from Your Lover

This book took forEVER to get going. The first half was pretty boring. But I stuck it out because I thought the story sounded really good (if we ever got to it), and I have liked JoJo Moyes' other historical fiction books. And it was worth it.. the second half was excellent.

I think the biggest issue with the first half was that it didn't switch back and forth between the past story and the present story like you expect from the blurb. So the present day story isn't introduced until (almost) the entire story from the past has been told. Then it switches back and forth. Ellie's (present) story could have been much more dynamic and complete if introduced earlier.

However, the story was very sweet, and I still really liked the plot line - a classic star-crossed lovers trope. But a trope is a trope for a reason, and I'm a sucker for a well done love story. This one was well done in theory... just not in pacing.