This was ridiculously charming, one of those stories that I really enjoyed reading. Teddy is left to find herself after realizing post breakup that she's been letting herself be defined by her relationship, and out of the blue sends an email to the host of a children's show she's been finding comfort in. Everett, the host, is a workaholic, focusing on his puppets and his dreams for the show, but finds Teddy's emails to be a bright spot. When their worlds converge it's such fun, and their connection is so sweet and wonderful. Great side characters round this out.

A fun HEA read that will put a smile on your face.

This book gives me all the Mr. Rogers/ Blue's Clue feels for Everett, and his sister Gretel makes the story. I already want her to have her own story (just when she is a grown up), she brings the sass. How his story flows throughout the book, slowly adding in his back story and how it has effected him.

Teddy is a fun heroine who needs to work through her childhood situations, again her backstory is done really well throughout the story also. I loved the dual POV in the book, those are make or break it for me. They either hit the mark or don't and this one does.

A great summer vacation, beach read that will leave you with a smile.

3.5 stars

This didn't work for me as much as the author's two previous books. (I five starred Not Like the Movies.) I adored Everett St. James. I only liked Teddy, but I didn't really like them together. I obviously liked her with Everett much more than Richard. (Rick the Dick LOL)

Teddy, approaching thirty years old, thinks she is going to get engaged to Richard, but ends up getting dumped. She realizes that she has had no goals of her own and has basically lived to please others (AKA Richard). She emails Everett, who is the host of a local children's show, asking for advice. Thus begins the back and forth of emailing between the two. (which also didn't work for me. If it's too wordy of a message, I tend to skip over. To me, it didn't add much to the storyline.)

My main problem with the book is Teddy. I'm glad she realizes she can't live her life for others, but there isn't much growth for her beyond that. (whereas Everett has always known what he wanted to do with his life.) I enjoyed the secondary characters a lot, though. Teddy's two best friends, Kirsten and Eleanor, were great. Gretel, Everett's twelve year old sister was cute, too. It was cool that Chloe and Nick (from Not Like the Movies) made a small cameo.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing, NetGalley and Berittalksbooks for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book was a sweet, quick, fun read. It was very much in the style of ‘You’ve Got Mail’. There were also some absolutely laugh out loud funny one-liners in this book.

The characters of Teddy and Everett were funny and had instant online chemistry. I kept picturing Everett as the Blues Clues guy and couldn’t get that picture out of my head! I especially liked Everett’s little sister and family who provided some comic relief.

I would recommend this book to romantic comedy fans that are looking for a light, funny read. Also anyone who loves romcom movies.

This book is pure sweetness + wholesome fun! Theodora- know to everyone as Teddy- is trying to find herself after a break-up with her long term boyfriend. Working at a vintage toy shop and living with her two best friends, she decides to challenge herself to something new + unexpected daily. One of those challenges is emailing Everett St. James, a children’s television host, that Teddy has a major crush on. Giving off major hot Mr. Rogers vibes, Everett cares deeply about creating quality educational content for kids of all ages….and quickly falls head over heels for the quirky woman who makes me laugh over email. The two exchange messages and fall in love but will their real life romance match their online expectations? A cute and fun rom com with a unique setting, sassy side characters and endearing, vulnerable protagonists- this one left me with a smile on my face. A little predictable at times but definitely worth it for an uplifting + cozy read.

Thank you to @berkleypub + @netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks #NetGalley @BerkleyPub #BerkelyWritesStrongWomen #BerkleyBuddyReads for a complimentary eARC of #VerySincerelyYours upon my request. All opinions are my own.

You’ve Got Mail meets irresistible Mr. Rogers…

A new release from the author of Waiting For Tom Hanks, Kerry Winfrey. Thirty-something Teddy Phillips works at a vintage toy store. She has just been unexpectedly dumped by her boyfriend and her guilty pleasures are Taco Bell takeout, Bath and Body Works pumpkin pecan waffle scented candles, couch pillows, and watching a children’s (muppet) TV show hosted by Everett St. James, a hot and irresistible Mr. Rogers. Everett often reads letters from children who write to him with questions, so one day Teddy decides to email Everett with her own questions. Everett is charmed by her emails and Teddy appreciates his sensible and wise advice. They develop a lovely online friendship, and Everett suggests they meet. Before they can arrange it, their worlds accidentally collide (meet-cute gone wrong). Of course only one of them knows the truth. As this story is inspired by You’ve Got Mail, we can predict that their identities will be fully revealed and then they will need to navigate a new IRL relationship.

Of course, Very Sincerely Yours is extremely predictable because it’s inspired by a well-known trope and in the romance genre. However, it’s also charming, light, easy reading with quirky characters, witty banter, closed-door romance, and minimal profanity. Perfect chick-lit for a reader looking for these elements. I loved the inclusion of the actual email correspondence and, for me, the epistolary format enhances the reading experience.

In this gentle story, there are thoughtful themes including finding your voice, finding and pursuing your passion or calling, supportive friendships, letting go of a toxic relationship, taking a chance, and taking a risk to do something scary every day, I love that Teddy and Everett have one significant difference: Teddy has yet to find her calling or passion while Everett has known he wanted to create puppets and help children through his stories since he was four years old.

Very Sincerely Yours is ideal for fans of light romcom, and for those who prefer closed-door romance and limited profanity. A solid and enjoyable beach, vacation, or weekend read. For me, it was more enjoyable than Waiting For Tom Hanks.

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion.

Okay, so I absolutely loved this story.

The story focuses on Teddy, an almost 30 year old without an identity outside of what others expect of her, and how she navigates life when she is faced with the daunting task of trying to figure what she wants to be. Her boyfriend, who she devoted herself to, unceremoniously dumps her, and she finds herself at a crossroads. She can either continue to let someone else make the decisions in her life for her, or she try new things to find her passion and do one thing that scares her every day.

I love Teddy's personality, especially as she starts coming into her own. At first, she's timid and scared, but by the end of the book, she's fully capable of seeing where things are wrong, enforcing boundaries, and standing up for herself. And while the leading male, Everett, is along for the ride and their relationship is very much a part of her journey, her transformation from doormat to queen is all her own.

And speaking of Everett, I loved him. He was funny, charismatic, and so open and caring. He never once made Teddy feel like her emotions were invalid or stupid, that she shouldn't try something, even if she might fail at it. She saw her as magic and allowed Teddy to feel treasured.

This book was great and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

Very Sincerely Yours is a sweet and heartwarming rom-com from the author of Waiting for Tom Hanks, Kerry Winfrey. I enjoyed this book a lot, and I really like the epistolary aspect of the story. Theodor and Everett start their relationship via e-mails and fall for each other even before they have a chance to meet. Theodora has an advantage over Everett because she knows him as a very cute presenter and a puppeteer on a popular children's show, while Everett doesn't know who Theodora is. I liked their sweet romance, even though I usually prefer spicier love stories. This book has a lot of great secondary characters, with Gretel, Everett's baby sister, being my favorite. If you like sweet rom-coms with TV and pop-culture references, I would highly recommend Very Sincerely Yours.

Teddy i trying to figure out her purpose in life. She watches her favorite children's show and decides to email Everett who gives good advice to children. They start a flirting email conversation before actually meeting.. The real life meeting is not the meet-cute that Teddy who have liked. As the both are looking toward their futures will they have a happy ending together?

Theodore "Teddy" Phillips is excited. She knows that her boyfriend is about to propose. but... he doesn't. In fact, he asks her to move out. Immediately. She moves in with two of her friends who she seems to have dumped in favor of said boyfriend. Now her only joy in life is watching Everett St. James and his puppet show. Yes, it's meant for children but it's uplifting. And he's hot.
Everett is at a crossroads. His show is about to take off but he's feeling like his life might be missing something. A letter from a not-so young audience member changes his life. And when he sees her singing karaoke one night, he is smitten (even not knowing who she is.)
I wish we had seen some more growth from Teddy who is a doormat. I also wish the chapters had been longer as the very short chapters sometimes made for choppy reading. And the last bump in their road is gotten over too quickly. However, this is a charming read with unexpected characters.

Three and a half stars
This book comes out June 15th, 2021
ARC kindly provided by Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley
Opinions are my own

Very Sincerely Yours is an adorable book. Unfortunately, I don't have that much more to say about it. It follows romance novel conventions, including the third act break-up, has one of my favorite tropes (hidden identity), and is very sweet. This is obviously not a negative - sometimes this is what you're looking for in a book! But not a ton happens in Very Sincerely Yours, and despite the aforementioned third act breakup, Very Sincerely Yours doesn't have a ton of conflict.

This is essentially a book about a younger, sexier Mr. Rogers (cardigan and all). His conflict is that he's a workaholic, and Teddy's is that she isn't quite sure of what she wants to do with her life. I appreciate Teddy's growth - she certainly grows more than Everett over the course of the book, but it's still a slow creep of assessing life priorities, and nothing earth-shattering. There's also a quirky cast of side characters that pop in and out to give life advice and offer some humor. Easily my favorite parts of the book were the emails between Teddy and Everett, and I could have read tons more of those.

Overall, Very Sincerely Yours is a lovely, low-stakes, low-angst romance. Definitely recommend if you're looking for something to breeze through on the beach.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing for my advance copy of Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey.

I absolutely loved this book! It was like a warm hug. It has an adorable premise that came to life beautifully for me. Teddy is dumped by her longtime boyfriend and is suddenly homeless and distraught. But her two best friends come to her rescue; they take her in and help her create a plan to help her find her own happiness again. She begins her goal of doing one thing that scares her each day, by emailing Everett St.James, a hot Mr.Rogers kind of a man that is the star of his own children's program.

I really liked the way that Kerry Winfey built the foundation of the relationship (and my anticipation!) with the email correspondence. The emails were flirty, fun, and honest all at the same time. And those sign offs were sooo cute! The one-sidedness of Teddy knowing who Everett was, but not the other way around was a fun part to the story, The almost meets were just as good as an actual meet cute!

I think that I just liked all the interesting aspects of the book, that all together made up something unique and special for me as a reader. There were so many insightful touches and bits of wisdom that were meant for kids but also applied to adults. I appreciated the underlying theme of that it's never too late to find your passion... and I also equally appreciated the little zingers of humor (especially one Taco Bell joke that had me laughing so hard!).

This truly is such a lovely mashup of 'You've Got Mail' and the Mr. Rogers show. The answers Everett gives to the emails his little viewers send will warm your heart. And the emails that Everett and Teddy send to each other will make you laugh and cry. The book is filled to the brim with quirky and lovable supporting characters (with the exception of Rick the D---). My favorite has to be Everett's precocious little sister Gretel. She is a hoot! If you loved 'Waiting for Tom Hanks', then get ready for this new Kerry Winfrey title -- release date is less than a week away on the 15th.

Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for a DRC in exchange for an honest review.

I previously read both of Kerry Winfrey’s novels back to back and I just loved them both so much. I was beyond excited when Berkley approved my @netgalley request for her newest book, Very Sincerely Yours.

The book follows Teddy, a woman who thinks she’s about to get engaged only to have her boyfriend, Richard dump her and then kick her out of their apartment. She moves in with her two friends Kristen and Eleanor in the meantime. Teddy has always been sort of lost and looks for others for guidance. She decides to write to a host of a local children’s show because she finds his show comforting since he always has answers. The host of the show is Everett St James and he happens to be very handsome and very passionate about puppetry.

They begin friendship through their emails. Teddy’s roommates encourage her to try one thing new that scares her each day and Everett helps her with ideas. They happen to run into each other while Teddy was at work at the 80s/90s toy store she works and they decide to try dating in real life.

I enjoyed this book, but I was so frustrated with Teddy. She has no ambition and needs people to tell her what to do with her life. But then she gets mad and wants to make her own decisions. She also has a ton of baggage from her long term relationship and she is not over Richard when she starts talking to Everett. Everett on the other hand, has always know what he wants to do and knows exactly how to go after it. He’s on the cusp of the biggest moment of his career when Teddy pulls him back down. I loved Everett and admired his goals and dreams.

I loved the use of the emails and once again, like all of Kerry’s books, I loved the side characters. The roommates, Teddy’s colleagues at the toy store, and especially Gretel, Everett’s kid sister really made this book for me. I also loved Chloe and Nick’s quick cameo from Not Like the Movies!

3.5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (rounded up)

Thank you to @berkleypub and @netgalley for my advanced reader copy of the book. Very Sincerely Yours is on sale on June 15. Please check out the author’s first two novels as they are absolutely incredible.

Kerry Winfrey brings the nostalgia of epistolary storytelling to the modern era in this romantic comedy. Readers walk with Teddy Phillips as she is dumped by her not awesome boyfriend and reconnects with old friends who encourage her to explore her own identity, dreams, and desires. Add in a romantic interest who has a dash of Mr. Rogers kindness with a heavy helping of tall dark and handsome, and a relationship blooms while Teddy comes into her own.

Awwww, such a sweet book! I absolutely loved Teddy and Everett!! Their connection was fantastic and all the side characters really rounded out a great story! I am not exactly sure what this trope is, but so loved it!

Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey is a cute and sweet rom-com.

Teddy has just been dumped by her long term boyfriend and is floundering. She doesn't really know that she wants to do and realized she spent too much time making sure every need of her ex was taken care of. Luckily her two friends are helping her find out about herself. She decides to write an email to Everett who hosts a local children's show Everett's Place and they spark a friendship through their emails. What will happen when they both need to figure out more about their future and knowing what they want in life?

This has a little bit of a Mr. Rodger's meets You've Got Mail vibe and Everett is the sweetest. I loved Teddy's friends! My favorite part of the book were the emails and the funny jokes in them! While this was cute, it wasn't as amazing as either of Winfrey's other two books.

3.5 ⭐️

Having been consumed by her toxic relationship with ex-boyfriend Rick the Dick, and after being dumped, Teddy’s friends convince her to take some Teddy Time to focus on herself. Working in a vintage toy store, having no life direction, no thing to speak of, no passion, she consults a children’s daytime puppet show host Everett St. James... and he answers her e-mail? Intrigued, yet scared, Teddy confesses her secrets, opens up to this guy with a reputation for being great with kids. Until he wants to meet her. Absolutely terrified of repeating history, could Teddy be capable of being true to herself?

I am a fan of Kerry Winfrey’s Waiting for Tom Hanks and Not Like the Movies, and while her writing had switched to 3rd POV in this one, I still liked the narration. The premise, the character personalities were wonderful, and the friendships were fantastic. However, I thought the worry execution might’ve fallen short a bit. I felt it was longer than it needed to be, and the first half was rather slow-moving. The e-mail exchanges were fun though! They had to be my favorite part of the book.

All stars go to Everett. He was sweet and adorable and makes up for my lack of interest in Teddy.

I know characters need some kind of growth to give a story interest, but Teddy doesn't really achieve it even by the end of the story.  Theadora "Teddy" Phillips used to be a daredevil kid but a trauma in her childhood left her letting everyone make her decisions for her. When she went off to college, she was rudderless until she meets her boyfriend and decides to "major in Richard." Ugh!  That was sad enough but as you can imagine, he eventually decides he wants something more  interesting and asks her to leave.   Like right now as he is eating the dinner she just made him.   And...she does.  She leaves the house that night, bringing nothing with her and having nowhere to go. Teddy goes to crash with friends but she even goes running back when Richard calls her saying he misses her (read: he's hungry and he misses her having food ready for him when he gets home). Teddy does realize her mistake and she is ashamed of herself. Thankfully, she has some good friends until she gets her life together and help her to do things that are out of Teddy's comfort zone so she can figure out what she wants to do with her life.

One of Teddy's little secrets is her love of a local kid's show, Everett's Place. Everett is so sweet and he is always so positive with the children who write to him with their questions or problems. He also tries to bolster their self confidence. Since Teddy is severely lacking in self-confidence, she writes an email to Everett telling him how much she enjoys his show and telling him a bit about her life. Everett's producer intended to delete that email, not forward it on, but since she did, Everett writes back to Teddy which begins their cute email romance.

Like I mentioned, Teddy was a bit too sad sack for me and while she is no longer a doormat by the end of the story, she still didn't know what she wanted.   

What kept me interested is Everett and the sweet way he was with the kids.   Opposite to Teddy, Everett has always know he wanted to do something like the show he works on now which is kind of inspired by Mr. Rogers. His plan from childhood was to attend a certain college in Connecticut where he could master in puppetry.   It is Everett's friends who try to convince him that he needs a life outside of Everett's Place and his puppets.  I was also intrigued by his kid sister who was about 18 years younger than he was but who acted more like a mini adult. In fact, Everett and his entire family were the most interesting part of this story even though it was mostly told from Teddy's POV.

The story had good moments but they were mostly focused on Everett.

A charming story as much about finding yourself as finding love. Mr. Rogers, but for adults.

Teddy Phillips has just kind of coasted through life, focusing on helping her boyfriend be a doctor. Then she inadvertently helps him dump her. Now she’s not sure what do with her life, other than continue to work in the vintage toy store. She finds comfort in watching Everett’s Place, a local children’s show hosted by Everett St. James, a man with a soothing voice and endless advice for children. He also happens to be pretty attractive. In a quest to start figuring out her life, Teddy gets the courage to write an email to Everett, much like children do, asking for advice. Everett is instantly attracted to the woman in the email, so he ends up writing back. As they get to know one another via email, their lives end up intertwined in the real world too. Can they both figure out what they want and how to get it?

Kerry Winfrey has a feel-good writing style that instantly makes you feel like you’re reading a quirky fairytale story, while still somehow being completely relatable. That being said, for the first part of the book, I really didn’t like Teddy or Everett. They were both completely self-centered, but in different ways. Everett put 100% of himself into his show and Teddy put 100% of herself into taking care of everyone else. As the story progressed, though, I appreciated the frank and open conversations they each had with the important people in their lives. Everett and Teddy both have really strong support systems (even if it sometimes seems like they aren’t actually that good at providing the same support in return) and having them really open up about their feelings was amazing. Also, Gretel may be the absolutely best character of all; I wish we could know her more.

As much as the romance between Teddy and Everett is adorable and great to see flourishing, that’s not actually what this book is really about. If you’re most interested in seeing two characters get to know each other and fall in love, then you might be disappointed. However, if you’re interested in seeing how two characters can find themselves and figure out how love fits into their lives, then this is a really good book! I definitely recommend Very Sincerely Yours for anyone wanting that heartwarming story about finding your life’s passion (or maybe just your current passion) and building relationships along the way.