Sincerely Yours, Anna Sherwood follows Anna, a fresh intern in a high profile London company, determined to make the most of her opportunity, and Lloyd, the boss' son. The two meet on a drunken night out and share a memorable kiss, unaware that they will soon be sharing an office space.

Both characters are interesting and honestly, pretty accurate to real life. However, I don't usually read romances to be reminded of real life and I found myself becoming increasingly annoyed with Anna and Lloyd from their lack of (obvious) communication and the ability to become annoyed at each other over the simplest of things. There was far too much back and fourth about the exact same subjects, which I found frustrating.

The romance aspect wasn't really there for me - I didn't particularly connect with either of them as characters, not as a couple. However, I did enjoy the setting, it was refreshing and original but unfortunately didn't keep me overly invested.

Thank you for this ARC overall I really enjoyed this book and it will not be the last book by this author that I read.

I loved how this book got straight to the main story line , with Anna being out for her icebreaker event with the other interns , that’s when she meets Lloyd and I loved their instant connection.

I wish it was a dual POV book so we could also see Lloyds thoughts , for example when he saw Anna for the first time at the office and also i wish there were more character development with Lloyd, for example with his relationship with his father it was kind of just mentioned and not much else was said about it.

I like how throughout the book you get to see the main characters interact at work but also outside of work it added a nice dynamic to the story.

The only downside I have with this book is that the story seemed to end quite quickly after Anna and Lloyd got together , I just wish we had more development with them as a couple.

Overall I rated this book 4/5 stars and would recommend for an easy and cute read

Getting this prestigious internship wasn’t easy, Anna has worked herself to the bone so she won’t let anything get in her way. But one night of fun shouldn’t hurt right? Wrong. She had the best kiss of her life with a really sweet guy who happens to be the CEOs son. At work Lloyd is a completely different person walking around like he owns the place and annoying the heck out of her. Late nights in the office and constantly running into each other brings them closer and closer, maybe there’s a real connection there.

Collage students partying, living and working together is a recipe for disaster. I don’t mind the plot, Anna is quite mature for her age but there’s a lot of back and forth and miscommunication. They can’t seem to make up their minds, friends, strictly coworkers or something more which gets tired quickly.

The characters are great, they have a lot to learn but show a lot of growth. Both Anna and Lloyd has some family issues and I really enjoyed them working thru those. The amount of side characters is balanced, I didn’t struggle keeping track which is great.

The ending wasn’t what I’d expected, it’s way more dramatic. While I struggled a bit with getting into this one at first the back half kept my interest up.

Overall I’d say this one gives YA vibes but it has some vulgar language and spice. There’s an audience for this one, teenagers and YA lovers and I don’t quite fit the criteria.

This made me remember my first real job and the challenges that come with it. I have to say Anna was not the most likeable character at the begging, all her issues drive her behaviour hard and to the point where she is convinced all her assumptions are right!

The amount of pressure Anna puts on herself are gigantic and not what a freshman at Uni should be facing, this somewhat takes over the story and made me like it less. The romance part of the book doesn’t feel fluent, at times it felt like the connection Anna and Loyd have does not translate in their behaviour so I could not fall in love with their story!

I liked the ending, it fell more natural and the reason for that third star!

"Sincerely Yours, Anna Sherwood" by Beth Reekles is a heartwarming tale of young love, friendship, and personal growth. Anna Sherwood's journey to self-discovery and the bonds she forms with her pen pals make for a delightful read. Reekles' storytelling is filled with charm and relatability, making it an engaging young adult novel that explores the power of connections and the importance of staying true to oneself.

For the most part this was a good read… except. The problem was Anna, I recognise the need for plot twists but actually she was just a bit mean and I feel like she didn’t give much back to the other characters. So as the heroine, I could buy her story but as for the other characters? They should move on! Anyway, it was a fun read.

I genuinely thought that this book would be right up my street and I was super excited to delve into another romance; unfortunately, it missed the mark for me.

Unlike a lot of other Goodreads reviews, I actually enjoyed the work side of the story as I felt that it told us a lot about Anna’s personality and we got to see how she & Lloyd interacted with each other in a professional setting as well as in a personal one. However, I strongly feel that the author should have spent more time developing the work storyline & the main romantic relationship as they both felt drastically underdeveloped.

The work side of the story didn’t seem to go anywhere important and the relationship between Lloyd and his family was not paid proper attention to. The romance felt flimsy at best and the back and forth within Anna’s constantly changing mind was entirely too exhausting to enjoy.

The occasional email draft that Anna writes was also a completely unnecessary addition - it made the story feel even more clunky and I really did hate reading them.

Overall, this isn’t a book that I wish to return to and I wouldn’t recommend this for lovers of romance who seek substance & passion in their reads.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC. I loved this book! This is a lovely easy read that is based on Anna, a first year uni student, who is just starting a 3-month internship. The night before the internship she meets Lloyd who just so happens to be the boss’s son. With Anna being so career focused and Lloyd being the office golden boy will their connection grow stronger or fall apart? The book really highlights the struggles during the transition from childhood to adulthood, as well as the pressure that society places on us to be ambitious and not having that work life balance.

A romance novel full of the typical tropes. As always a great book by Beth - Highly recommend for those rom-com lovers!

I adored The Kissing Both, so I was highly excited to read this new release by Beth. The story did not disappoint; Anna is both a relatable and unrelatable character - you root for her constantly, and I just adored the meeting between the main characters. The story explores the complicated transition from student to adulthood and all the bumps that come with it in a sincere way. Those first few years are confusing and troublesome, and whilst interning, you constantly feel like a fish out of water. I just enjoyed yet another great release by a great author!

This book is cute. Like a little ice cream cone with no sauce. But it is what it is and doesn’t everyone like ice cream?

My favourite character is Anna’s anxiety. How she’d worry about ‘what if the card didn’t work getting in the office’ pleased my own anxiety – she likes to be seen.

I liked Anna and Lloyd. You can tell this is an author with experience because this is a book where the words become - you just seeing it happen. The tension for romance was so good. Everything was done with such a light touch – easy, breezy, covergirl.

If you are a spice girly this may feel bland because although something is shown in essence this is fade to black. Be warned.
I don’t mind the lack of spice when, like this book it is enough for me to still understand and feel their relationship. Will I ever find the perfect juncture position between romance and smutt?

Set in London, I liked: The office culture. The little twists. How their relationship and just them as people revealing themselves on the page.

Describe book in a sentence: Will bake you a cake a discuss relationship dynamics with you.

You may like this book if: Love a cute romance which focuses on who they are and slowly burns that candle away.

You may not like this book if: You require spice. If you like blockbuster plots.

Reviewed for NetGallery. Release date: 9 November 2023

I loved this book!
First I taught it was just a cliché office romance story, but it was so much more than that. Once you start reading you don’t want to put the book down. I was really feeling all the emotions that Anna is having in this book. And some of the things that are happening surprised me.
I would really recommend this book!

This is a five-star read that you won’t want to say goodbye to. I don’t know about this one if I’m honest, I enjoyed it overall, but there were a couple of moments I did cringe a little, but the overall was so good. I think it may just be me, so I’m not knocking it for that. There is a real meal girls vibe to this one, and I loved that, as you really do get people like that in an office. I liked that everyone had their own personality, and I did want to shake Anna a time or two, I did hate that she didn’t own her name as much as she should have, and that’s something I do, so again a personal bugbear rather than a negative point. It was so nice to see people struggling a little, but still ploughing on, we don’t often see that in this type of story, life just seems to be easy, and office mates all cool. So this was a great story overall and one that you should all pick up, the writing from this author just gets better and better.

I honestly had no clue what to think of Sincerely Yours, Anna Sherwood , and I think that was probably a good thing because this book ended up surprising me in the most pleasant way. I have read The Kissing Booth in all its versions (including the wattpad version), and if think of that book and this one, I feel like Beth Reekles' writing has evolved so much. Trust me, you can see a very clear different.

With this book, Reekles has managed to capture, very well, the emotions of being in uni and trying to figure out what to do with your life. I could very much relate to Anna and what she was going through and that made me love this book a lot more. Of course, the romance with her and Lloyd was quite nice. They had a very interesting dynamic and I enjoyed reading them banter.

All in all, I think if you are to pick up Sincerely Yours, Anna Sherwood , you will be left pleasantly surprised by it and you will definitely be fully engrossed in the story.

2 ⭐️

As you can see by the rating, I personally was not a fan of this book. I was very disappointed reading it because I was looking forward to reading a cute office romance. Instead, I got a “how to work in an office manual” with the most basic romance between two characters.

Annalise was an insufferable FMC in my opinion. She was self-involved, rude, and very annoying. Straight off the bat in the first few pages, when she’s struggling with getting a bartenders attention, the MMC helps her, and she asks him whether that’s his way of picking up girls and she’s really rude to him but then she’s also listing after him? And she calls him a creep. How does that make sense?

Lloyd was funny and cute but also didn’t show us much personality throughout the book. But at least he was reasonable and relatable.

The whole “conflict” or animosity between character was forced in my opinion. It’s like the author did not know how to create the tension between the love interests so she gave them the most uninteresting story line with the pettiest conflict which could have been resolved within the first few chapters if the FMC would listen to reason and logic.

At least the writing style was good and didn’t have much problem with it. But the plot and execution of the story has more to be desired.

Sincerely Yours, Anna Sherwood by Beth Reekles - 4/5 ⭐

How have I only just read a book by Reekles?! What an amazing author, I can't wait to dive into more! Such a talent for writing. I loved it.

I'm not sure what I was expecting really but this was an enjoyable, light YA romance. I loved the idea of it being enjoyable for the older kids, and not everything needs to be filled with smut to make it enjoyable.

There was a lot of relatable themes in the book, the struggle it balancing work and education as well as relationships. That was a lovely touch. There wasn't anything straightforward about any of the problems our FMC was facing.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for allowing me to read this ARC - this is an HONEST review from my own personal opinion.

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My first Beth Reekles book and not my last! I was looking forward to this cute office romance and it didn’t disappoint. With a splash of grumpy x sunshine and a little forbidden romance it was right up my street. I loved the inclusion of current popular films and singers. Anna’s character was realistic and relatable, something that is often missing. Her progression throughout was heartwarming.

I just really wish this book would’ve included more of the relationship between Anna and Lloyd! I felt majority of the content was Anna working which became repetitive.

Not for me! Not a bad book by any means, but I'm very particular when it comes to romance book and this was not a good fit!

„He tastes like summer. Like first love and reckless abandon and secrets beneath a starless sky.“

Sincerely Yours, Anna Sherwood is a sweet and heartwarming YA romance book that I couldn't put it down.

Anna and Lloyd - two people who couldn't be more different. Not believing in love vs. believing in love at first sight. Wearing your heart on your sleeve vs. never talking about your feelings at all.

We follow Annalise Sherwood spending the summer in London, having done everything she can to get a place on the prestigious internship - always following the motto Work Hard, Play Later. But when she finds herself in a club with fellow interns one night before the internship begins, the motto seems briefly forgotten when Anna meets a stranger giving her the best kiss of her life. But it's clear this is one time only, and the two will never hear from each other again. But what happens when life throws everything overboard, when the mysterious boy is the boss' son and Anna's plans are thrown into turmoil. Will she cross the line and listen to her heart?

I really enjoyed the authentic portrayal of the stage of life between university and working life. It was easy for me to relate to Anna's feelings of trying to find her place in the world and new friends, constantly feeling pressured to create the best future possible while working your ass off. It was painful to see how caught up she was at her job, haunted by her past with her mother and completely neglecting her own feelings.

Lloyd, on the other hand, was also caught up in his family problems, driven by his father's wishes, he also needs to find himself and his place in the world. Therefore, it was nice to see how two young people support each other on this path. You could feel the spark of them from the beginning, which intensified with every accidental meeting at work. The forbidden aspect made the whole thing a bit more exciting, too.

Unfortunately, the thing I didn't enjoy as much & kept me from a 5-star rating was the constant and repetitive talk about work. At some point, it was a little too much, coupled with the back & forth of Anna's decisions. I'm also a fan of dual POV, so I think I would have liked it even better if I had gotten Lloyd's side of the story as well.

I couldn’t put it down, it devoured me as much as I devoured it. As someone who has just recently graduated university it hit right at home that the main character is in uni, and going through all those important life decisions that I have had to go through. I loved the romance at work aspect, and how it wasn’t straightforward and easy. I wish the “drama” between Anna and Tasha could’ve been a bit more, it was solved way too quickly after it began in my opinion. But as a total I recommend this book, and will definitely be reading more of Reekles’ books in the future!

Beth Reekles has written a very polished story that follows the trials and tribulations of being 18, 19 and having that first taste of the adult world. Reekles skilfully articulates the worries and anxieties of starting an internship in the corporate world and as a reader who has experienced the stress of starting an internship in a big company or having to find work experience, I can relate to the way that Annalise feels and thinks. The novel started with an interesting, albeit predictable, premise where two strangers connect and kiss and then both discover they work in the same company. The way that Annalise is angry at Lloyd for pretending they didn't know each other was unfair, his reasons were completely valid and was doing her favour. So she could show how good she was at the job and her skills, instead of her hard work and success being attached to Lloyd. This was a sticking point when reading as tension and conflict was made out of nothing.

The writing style is very polished and concise, I did find that there was too much 'work chat' of what Annalise's day-to-day tasks were and this became repetitive and irrelevant to the wider story. This made the pace a little off. The romance between Lloyd and Annalise was patchy. I didn't feel that they were a good fit and Annalise became annoying at always taking out her frustrations or inadequacies on Lloyd. On the other side of this, Lloyd was always the one trying to help and being pushed back and I don't think he should have returned back to the relationship as quickly as he should. Due to the first person narrative, the reader is presented with a one sided view and it would have been nice to see Lloyd's side of the story to have a deeper connection to his character. I also felt that their romance was too polished and too structured to be believable at points.

The novel's villain, Tasha. is one that the reader is hinted at as too smug or too calculating, but this is only from Annalise's perspective. I think having her fellow interns discuss this character throughout the narrative would have been beneficial to creating a deeper understanding of their motives and personality. Also, if Annalise and Tasha had worked together at points during the internship instead of being on separate teams the reader could understand their dynamics and see how Tasha tries to undermine Annalise in a competitive way. Otherwise Tasha's motives are vague and told to the reader rather than shown.

Overall, this is well-written and structured novel that artfully explores the anxieties and messy start to the working world that graduates and students can experience. I would have liked a deeper exploration on the other interns to create a bigger picture of their friendships and a better cohesion of all the various pieces of conflict like Tasha, Annalise's mother and her romance with Lloyd.