Book Review: The Lost Ticket

In the mood for a lighthearted read, I came across this book. The bright cover with a London double decker bus got me intrigued and after reading the synopsis it sounded like exactly what I was looking for!

Synopsis:

Strangers on a London bus unite to help an elderly man find his missed love connection in the heartwarming new novel from the acclaimed author of The Last Chance Library.

When Libby Nicholls arrives in London, brokenhearted and with her life in tatters, the first person she meets on the bus is elderly Frank. He tells her about the time in 1962 that he met a girl on the number 88 bus with beautiful red hair just like hers. They made plans for a date at the National Gallery art museum, but Frank lost the bus ticket with her number on it. For the past sixty years, he’s ridden the same bus trying to find her, but with no luck.

Libby is inspired to action and, with the help of an unlikely companion, she papers the bus route with posters advertising their search. Libby begins to open her guarded heart to new friendships and a budding romance, as her tightly controlled world expands. But with Frank’s dementia progressing quickly, their chance of finding the girl on the 88 bus is slipping away.

More than anything, Libby wants Frank to see his lost love one more time. But their quest also shows Libby just how important it is to embrace her own chances for happiness—before it’s too late—in a beautifully uplifting novel about how a shared common experience among strangers can transform lives in the most marvelous ways.

Review:

I LOVED this read! A lighthearted, fast paced and sweet story about second chance romance, love and friendships. The characters were so unlikely to be friends, but they formed a beautiful bond over a common goal. Throughout the book I was rooting for them and felt that I was among them on this mission. I definitely felt all the emotions and really connected with this book. It was a wonderful read!

The Lost Ticket will be released on August 30th.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and Net Galley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.