Disclaimer: I have not yet seen "Come From Away" nor read the book it's based upon ("The Day the World Came to Town"). So I began "New Girl in Little Cove" with few expectations other than a cute romance.

It was so very much more than that.

I really, really enjoyed this book. The location, Little Cove in Newfoundland, feels both unique as well as the same as every other new place I've been. Of course, Newfoundland is a unique place, thinking of itself as outside Canada, calling everyone else CFA (come from away) and with their own distinct dialect. And yet, it's a lot like any small town anywhere: everyone knows everyone else's business, there are no secrets, if you're not from here you're not "in," etc.

Rachel is a new teacher in a small school, and yes, I've been there too. You make mistakes and you over- or under-discipline students, you make unfortunate gaffes with the administrators and your fellow teachers, all of it. Rachel was a very relatable character, especially since she is teaching in this book around the same time as I was in college to be a teacher. So many things are so very true.

The romance is there, and yet it is almost secondary to the romance of Rachel and Newfoundland.

Highly, highly recommend this novel. It was a lovely read.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin for the opportunity to read and review an early copy of this book.