This is one of those plots that never dies, a teenager moved from town to town against their will by their parents. The teenager is resentful and sullen, but eventually falls in love with this, the latest place they are moved to. I think we've all read dozens of books with essentially that exact same plot. It's all in the execution that makes one of these books worth reading.And the execution is spot on here. Sometimes, it can be hard to understand what makes this, the latest place so wonderful that they fall in love and change their mind. But not here. Maybe it's because this book is set in Newfoundland, a place I've been fascinated by and longing to go to for years. And it's obvious from the book that the author loved Newfoundland, too. I think you'd be hard pressed to read it and not end up loving Newfoundland like Cheryl does! Of course, there's a love interest. And he's completely, wonderfully, solidly real. I adored him right away.
There is more conflict than just whether or not Cheryl will fall in love with Newfoundland, but that all happens later in the book. The first half of the book is just introducing her to the beauty of the place, and that was my favorite part.
It can be hard to take a time-worn plot and make it stand out, but Weber certainly managed that for me.