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.

I was excited about this one but it was not what I thought it was. The Setting was fun, Characters were good. But it was not an epistolary book. There are very few emails or notes in this book. Still a cute story.

A fun, lighthearted romance. As others have said, Mr. Rogers meets You’ve Got Mail. Emails fly back and forth between the handsome, empathetic Everett, who is the creator of a popular kids tv show, and Teddy, a heartbroken young woman trying to find new path forward in life. Engaging friends as support characters. Thanks to author, publisher, and NetGalley for a preview copy.

What an adorable little read!! I remember reading Waiting for Tom Hanks and thinking it was just so heartwarming, so I was so excited to get this ARC. Winfrey makes her books about relationship over physical, and she makes her characters so loveable you can't help cheering for them. Teddy and Everett's emails totally cracked me up, and Teddy's best friends had me laughing out loud constantly. I could see this being a super cute film. Great read!

Very Sincerely Yours was a very cute and cheesy rom-com read. I fell in love with the cute cover and the potential for this book. However, the characters were just really odd to me, and felt like the romance aspect just didn’t make sense at all.

It was still a cute quick read, and if you love friends to lovers and an adorable closed-door romance then this one is for you. The friends and family aspect was very cute and I loved those storylines.

Right off, I want to say that this story was absolutely adorable! The character development was done so well and I loved the dual point of views.

Teddy spoke to me with her indecisiveness. She doesn’t know what she wants to do with her life after being recently dumped by her boyfriend whom she molded her life around serving. I completely understood how she wasn’t sure what her passion was and with the help of her best friends, she takes on doing one scary thing a day. I loved that indecisiveness wasn’t wrapped up in a bow and solidified.

Everett was just the cutest! Picture a super sexy and hotter Mr. Rogers and that is Everett. He was such a teddy bear and sweet and honest from the beginning. I loved that he wasn’t this complicated character with one flaw of being too engrossed into his work.

A lighthearted and sweet story, Winfrey proves once again why she is an auto-buy author for romance fans.

4.5 stars, rounded up.

The upcoming rom-com from Kerry Winfrey, Very Sincerely Yours, was just absolutely adorable.

When Teddy’s boyfriend ends their five-year relationship and asks her to move out of their home, it completely throws her for a loop. Sure, she’s spent most of her time doing whatever he wanted and trying to please him, but that’s what people in a relationship do, right?

She quickly finds out no one liked her controlling ex-boyfriend, but now she’s at a dead end of sorts. She enjoys her job working in a vintage toy store, but is that a real career? What does she actually want from life? What is her “thing”?

One thing she does enjoy is watching episodes of a local children’s television show, more because she finds the host, Everett, to be handsome and he seems to have all the answers. (She’s not the only adult female enamored of Everett—there are message boards of suburban moms talking lustfully about him.)

She decides to write Everett and ask for advice. It’s rare that he receives a letter from an adult that isn’t sexual in nature, so he’s excited. The two begin corresponding and it becomes a highlight for both of them, so they decide to take the next step and meet.

As Teddy searches for purpose, Everett is at a crossroads with his career and life, too. He's always known what he wanted to do, and he has an opportunity to expand the show. But has he sacrificed everything else in his life for the sake of his career?

Can two people unsure of what they want from life and their futures find a secure footing for happiness?

I really loved this. I’m a huge fan of Kerry Winfrey’s—she creates such unique characters who could be annoying in other people’s hands, but she makes their quirks endearing. Teddy and Everett's relationship and the story follows the path you might expect, but their flaws make everything a little more interesting.

b>Very Sincerely Yours was the perfect book to put a smile on my face and a tear (or two) in my eye!

NetGalley and Berkley provided me with a complimentary advance copy of the book in exchange for an unbiased review. Thanks for making it available!!

The book releases 6/15.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

CW: toxic relationship, gaslighting, family tensions

I would recommend if you're looking for (SPOILERS)

-m/f epistolary romance
-friends to lovers
-sexy cardigans
-amazing supportive friends
-a genius of a little sister

The setting in this story was so fun, a toy story worker and the host of a children's puppet show. The secondary characters were fun and quirky. My favorite was Everett's little sister. This book shows the interesting and unknown ways your life can intersect with someone else.

I enjoyed Teddy's story of getting out of a toxic relationship and her growth. Finding herself, her journey, how to not to lose herself in a relationship. To me, this story was her journey of figuring her life out. A family who didn't see her, a boyfriend who took over her life. Her progress wasn't perfect, it was a journey and I truly enjoyed it

The romance was very light in this one and at times the pacing was a bit off. Everett and Teddy were both cute separately I just never felt the chemistry between them.

Rating: 3
Steam: 1

Just THE MOST delightful book I've read in a while. Teddy Phillips has a crush on the local children's show host, but she never thought that a twist of fate would bring them together. It starts with one late night email, and progresses into a full-fledged virtual pen pal situation. Teddy is in the process of figuring out exactly what she wants out of her own life, after suffering through a harsh breakup and realizing that she very rarely makes her own decisions. Is Everett what she wants, or will things grow sour between them?

Full of snappy, laugh out loud dialogue, and lovable characters that you will wish were real, I highly recommend this to anyone who loves romance, comedies, or both.

What’s your favorite rom-com film?
You’ve Got Mail is at the top of the list for me, and this book gave me all of those same vibes.
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Teddy’s a toy store employee who thought her boyfriend was going to propose, instead he ended their relationship. Everett hosts a children’s television show that is kind of a cross between The Muppets and Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.
One day when Teddy is watching Everett’s show and listening to him give advice to a child’s letter, she decides to write him one of her own.
This book is darling. I adored both of these characters, their jobs, their friends, and their emails back and forth. It was the perfect friends to lovers trope. I know so many of you who are going to love this book. I haven’t read Waiting for Tom Hanks, but now I need to change that.

Hurray! A five star read in romance again. I used to think that I didn’t like the genre, but I think I was just reading the wrong authors!
Teddy is a people pleaser and has wrapped her identity in her relationship and when he breaks up with her, she loses all her sense of self and self worth. Thankfully, she has amazing friends that remind her how great she is and how she deserves so much better than he ever was. One day as Teddy is watching her comfort show, she decides to send an email to the star and that starts a whole new chapter of her life.
This is charming, sweet without being cheesy or sappy and funny and I adore Teddy and Everett. And even their friends are awesome! I found myself trying to slow down reading so it wouldn’t be over yet. I can’t wait for a sequel (which is hopefully coming 🤞🏼🤞🏼)
Thanks to Berkley Publishers and Netgalley for this Arc in exchange for my review.

Such a cute wholesome rom-com. Characters Teddy and Everett are super likeable that you just cheer when they get together. I did get vibes of Tom hanks big movie and you’ve got mail mixed with Mr Rogers. Life in this book is so simple and pleasant made me a bit envious to be honest.

This book was so incredibly sweet & cozy. I really really enjoyed it.

It took me a little to warm up to Teddy because she was just so consumed by her ex and had such low self-esteem. But as she really grew into her own and pushed herself to try new things I felt more and more connected.

I loved her friendship with Kristen and Eleanor. I loved how they supported her and encouraged her to do things that scared her.

I of course really enjoyed the relationship between Teddy and Everett. I loved how it started with emails and grew. I also love how their relationship made each other grow and realize things about themselves

The last person to talk about is Gretel. I really enjoyed the scenes with her. And I am a little sad she wasn’t included in the final third of the story.

Long story short, this is a sweet story about working to find your passion and your person.

[cw - toxic relationship]

This was truly a lovely read, as cozy as the sweaters Everette wears! The banter was just as fun and engrossing as Kerry's other books, and I loved the unique plot! Who would have thought reading a book about a sexy children's television show host would be a blast?

A few of the things that made this story so wonderful:
- Themes of self-worth
- Learning to live outside of work, even when you adore what you do! (This point really hit home for me.)
- Investing time in your friendships!
- I also really loved that this couple communicated so well! Never did I feel like there was drama for the sake of drama.

I would definitely call this a happy book! It's low angst, low drama, and heavy on the heart and feels! If you are a fan of Sophie Kinsella and stories that are driven by a character's journey to self-discovery, I highly recommend this book! Both hero and heroine are so easy to love!!

Content: Chaste kisses, some language, adult conversations

Kerry Winfrey made me fall in love with her work in her previous books and therefore I was eager to read Very Sincerely Yours. Teddy and Everett didn't seem fully fleshed out and the tone of the book was just perky. I am sure readers will love this, but for me my expectations might have just been too high.

I really wanted to love this book, having enjoyed Winfrey's previous two books and adoring the premise of this one, but unfortunately Very Sincerely Yours just didn't work for me. A lot of it has to do with the tone of the book; it just felt a little too perky and simplistic for me (almost like an initial draft versus a polished finished book), and I couldn't connect with it.


And as much as I really wanted to love Teddy and Everett, they felt more like caricatures than fully realized characters. There was just something about both of them (and their friends, and the overall tone of the book) that felt a little too glossy and false. I couldn't buy into their lives or their stories. I know this is fiction, but I want to buy into the story and the characters, and I never could with this book.


Things that stood out in particular was Teddy's wonderful friends, whom she admits to having neglected for almost the entirety of their friendship. How could they possibly be so close if she ditched them for a terrible boyfriend almost as soon as they'd met? Plus, so much of the book focuses on Teddy's need and desire to find her own passions in life -- and she comes so close, but ultimately this part of the story is left totally open and unresolved. I don't need every aspect of a book to be tied up neatly at the end, but as this was such a major part of the book, I expected a little more at the end.


I know plenty of readers will enjoy Very Sincerely Yours. It's a sweet premise; the execution just fell short for me.

This is more “Hallmark Romance” than “Falling-out-of-my-chair Steamy Romance” — overall a cute story, but I found it hard to like either of the lead characters. Both are extremely damaged and could have benefited from a lot of therapy. While Teddy’s uncertainty about her future, her dreams and her life are 100% relatable, her insecurity and lack of self esteem was too frustrating at times, and her decision making and actions were also super flawed at times. The epilogue and predictable engagement also didn’t satisfy me as much as I thought it would. But, I think if you don’t take it too seriously or think about it too much, the book is a lighthearted and easy read. And it did make me want to eat pints of Jenis ice cream. Overall 3.5 ⭐️

Teddy has spent her adult life making sure her boyfriend, Richard, is healthy and happy. So when he asks her to move out, she has no idea of what to do. Her best friends take her in and convince her to do one thing every day that scares her. Her first move? Email the attractive host of the local children's show Everett's Place for advice. This is such a fun read- Teddy begins as a pushover who searches for her own voice and passion. Plus, who knew I'd love a book that features a hot Mr. Rogers type? With lots of fun pop culture references and a romance that begins through email (which reminded me in the best way of You've Got Mail), this is a great book for a summer read!

Thank you to Net Galley and Berkley for an eARC of this in exchange for an honest review!

Very Sincerely Yours follows Teddy, who's just broken up with Rick the Dick, trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life, and Everett St. James, the host of a children's puppetry TV show trying to make it big.

These are two very different characters to write a romance for, so I wasn't totally sure about how this would translate, but overall I enjoyed it. There were times when I really struggled because Teddy is kind of a boring character. A lot of this book is her figuring out what she wants to do with the rest of her life, which is great, but her coming out of her shell is getting over her fear of bikes, and taking a sewing class.

I enjoyed it over all, but between the lack of oomphf for me as well as the severe lack of diversity, it was just okay for me. I'd probably rate it 3.5, rounding up to a 4.