This was a fantastic, heartwarming book. I love how the mother/daughter relationship develops through dual narratives, alternating between the past and present. Reading this at the beginning of spring was fitting as Eloise says “”Hold on, the daffodils are coming.” This book has everything: scavenger hunts, bookstore, adventure, love, bookstagram, and London sights. Eloise and Valentina were lovely MC. The relationship between Eloise and Frank made me sad and angry but made me root for Eloise.

This book was lovely. It was at times heartbreaking, but ultimately hopeful. I loved how enchanting and magical it was. Such a beautiful romance that got me in all my feels!

I loved this star-crossed lovers book, even though not listed that way, how it seemed to me.
Eloise grew up in the low-class area of London and it seems all of a sudden she was noticed by a richer upper-class guy. After she goes to a club with him she wants to get some air and meets the man of her dreams. They spent the rest of the evening chatting and enjoying each other's company. But it seems things just don't work out. So she ends up moving to America, California with her new husband. But all is not the golden dream he promised. I won't ruin more of the story but it is a wonderful read. Please don't miss it.
I loved this book so glad I was able to get a copy from NetGalley. This did not affect my review it is a wonderful book.

I could have easily given this book a 5-star rating, but before I tell you what missed that one star, here is why this book is worth picking up.

📚Valentina was a thirty something librarian from Seattle who going through an ugly divorce and was now traveling to London to attend to her mother’s properties that she left her when she passed. That opening airplane scene at the start sucked me up right away. I can’t help to wonder what was waiting for Val when she landed. She has not seen Eloise-her mom, nor heard from her since she was twelve. All she have of her mom were the painful aftermaths of longing after she abandoned her. But, did she really abandon Val?

📚Val was a librarian and also a bookstagrammer. A main character who is a reader?? Relatable much? Most definitely! Eloise left her with one of the prominent fixture of a building on Primrose Hill.It has two flats on top of a— get this, a BOOKSTORE! In a blink of an eye, she is now a librarian bookstagrammer turned into a book seller! A book sanctuary of her own. How fin and exciting!

📚The characters-specially Millie and Liza. They were packaged perfectly as the best ever friends any girl could have. Oh, and Percy, a cat that loves in a bookstore is always perfect and magical in every sense.

📚The plot of With Love From London was driven by the most unique scavenger hunt that Eloise left for Valentina. The clues can only be found in between the line, the pages and even the characters of the books they once read together and love all the same. The progress was a slow burn. but, I am a sucker for emotional adventure and that scavenger hunt was too heartwarming for any bookworm to pass.

📚So why 4-stars? I just felt that the story was rushed towards the end. The characters were wrapped up and accounted for in a manner of giving them finality in their respective roles. I could have use more of the sweet reunions because they feel good. The romance of this book was clean yet very sincere and earnest and deeply felt. Sarah Jio said in the beginning that she was handing her baby to us for care. I say, the beauty and gentleness of this book is more than enough for any reader to truly adore and love and care for this baby. I like it very much and highly recommend it.

Special thank you to Netgalley for the e-ARC in exchange of my honest review.

With Love from London had all the feels. Just finished it and i am emotionally crying. Set in the past is Eloise in London where she meets Frank. Present time is Valentina who is Eloise's daughter. with Frank. Eloise and Frank marry and move to California where Eloise was never happy. She was lonely and missed London. Frank was distant and gone most of the time. After many years they had Valentina and Eloise knew what is was to love someone unconditionally. Frank decides that Eloise needs to go to London to visit so he sends her off. While in London Frank files for a divorce and gets full custody of Valentina. This is a story of a mother and daughter that missed each other and Valentina was unsure why her mother left and never kept in contact. From beginning to end I was hooked.

A beautifully written story following dual timelines. Val in present day recently got word her estranged mother has left her a flat and bookstore in London in her will. Val travels to London and spends her time discovering a life she wishes she had known … a life with her mother. The story takes the reader through a heartbreaking story of loss and complex family dynamics, ultimately ending in healing and acceptance.

Sincere thanks to NetGalley and Ballantine publishers for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book combined two of my favorite things: books and London. While I often struggle with dual timelines, Sarah Jio's writing is expert and made everything so easy to follow. Such a beautiful ode to mother-daughter relationships!

This was a well written story about family, relationships, community, and secrets. I found the cast of characters engaging and liked the fact that the plot involved a bookshop.
Many thanks to Random House Publishing and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

What a book! It’s definitely one of my top reads this year!! I absolutely loved the relationships in this: with themselves, each other, friends and love interests. There really is a little bit of everything, and it’s told so beautifully. This made me feel all the feels- I cannot recommend this book enough ♥️

This takes place in a bookstore with all the quirky characters you would think. I really thought it was a sweet story. Sarah Jio is an author that writes hearfelt, feel-good stories. This did not disappoint.

Love this so much! I loved the bookstore background and the love for books the main character had. This book made me feel and that is just the kind of book I love.

I really enjoy this cute story. The plot kept me interested and I will definitely recommend to my friends!

Valentina has been dealt two blows in her life. She is getting divorced from her husband and her mother, who she has not seen or heard from in years, has died. She flies to London to close out the life of a woman she hardly knows.

When she arrives she instantly finds a life that she thinks will make her happy. A bookstore left to her by her mother, new friends and maybe even a romance.

While she is there, She finds her mom left a scavenger hunt for her to complete to get to know her and the city she loves. Alternately there is a second mystery, when she finds a copy of her favorite book annotated, she goes on a search to find that person who did the annotation.

There is also a parallel story of Val’s mother Eloise, and the story of what lead to the separation of one true love Valentina that is perfectly weaved in.

This is a beautiful story of forgiveness, love lost and found, and mourning the life we could have had. The storytelling is lovely and Sarah Jio weaves a tremendous mother/daughter story.

Thank you NetGalley and Ballentine Books for an Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I gotta say I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It was a little far-fetched but I set aside my skepticism and let myself get carried away to this quaint little community that absolutely could not be real. I just enjoyed the fantasy of a sweet little bookshop in a charming little village really exists and that the people who live there all have collectively worked together with the protagonist’s dead mother to help her heal from the heartbreak of not knowing her while she was alive. It was a classic Hallmark movie plot. I thought it was lovely.

This quick read was full of romance and whimsy! I enjoyed reading about the journey of the title character.

This book was so lovely yet heartbreaking at times. I don’t know if it’s just me but I can’t help but feel emotional while reading about an imperfect mother-daughter relationship. It’s so easy to empathise with both of them, especially when you understand Eloise’s reasons for abandoning her daughter.

The two timelines made the story feel so realistic and had me gripped from the very beginning. And though I did enjoy most of the book, the ending wasn’t what I was expecting and I’m still not sure how I feel about it. Maybe a bit disappointed? Overall this was so well written and I really felt for the characters.

This book, at its core, is a love story between mother and daughter. It made my heart hurt and I would definitely put a trigger warning for anyone who has lost a parent. It brings up a lot of emotions but it also sends a beautiful message to cherish every moment with your loved ones.

I don't have a bad word to say about this book and think I would've been more invested from the beginning if I wasn't in a bit of a reading slump. If you love books, deep thinking with a bit of fun and romance, you will really enjoy "With Love, From London".

I love Sarah Jio and her writing. Her books usually follow two different timelines, and this one was no exception. One timeline followed Eloise and the other followed Valentina, Eloise's daughter. Valentina is made aware of her mother's death and heads to London to deal with her estate.

Her estate consists of a bookstore that needs funding and two apartments above it. Valentina meets Liza, who lives above the bookstore and Millie, Eloise's best friend. She is coming off a divorce and this is a great fresh start. However, she is still holding resentment for her mother, who left when she was 12 never to be heard from again.

Obviously there are two sides to each story and Eloise's is more complicated than Val knows. The story weaves through both timelines seamlessly and both characters are well-developed. I loved Liza and Millie and wanted more from them!

There was a lot to love about With Love from London. My husband and I visited Primrose Hill a few years ago, and the book was so evocative of the beautiful setting. I found the story to be very well-plotted, and in theory, the premise sounded really good. Also, the bookstore itself was magical. What a dream! Valentina's storyline with the store was the most compelling to me, and I also found the scavenger hunt to be really fun. In general, I much preferred Val's POV and the relationships formed in her timeline. That being said, this book fell a little flat for me, and I couldn't get into Louise's perspective. I found the dialogue stilted, and I wish the characters and relationships had been more developed, particularly the love/pain of Louise and Valentina's relationship. There was a lot of telling, and not enough showing. Also, as a mom, I didn't buy that Louise just left her daughter in the states, even with how manipulative Frank was. And I wanted to root for her and Richard, but I didn't feel like the emotional depth that she talked about in their relationship was ever really realized on the page, especially after they had only met three times before she left for the states. I did, though, really enjoy how Richard and Valentina connected.

I can see why people love Sarah Jio, and I was certainly entertained enough to finish this book in a couple of days, but it doesn't stand out as a favorite. Thank you so much to Netgalley and Ballantine for the free copy in exchange for an honest review, though!

This was a very cute, heartwarming read! I loved the fact that it went back and forth between two time periods so that you could see how a mother’s life intersected with her daughter’s.