Reviews

Love, Anonymous by Keighley Bradford

kbradfordbooks's review

funny lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

serlinarose's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Not gonna start giving any spoilers since that's not what I do as I review books. However, It was a touching love story. A story, some if not most of us can relate to at one point in life, if we ever had that male best friend that just clicked. The story was lovely. All in all its a great read and I felt that the slow build from the start to end was worth it. There was lots of miscommunication or lack of it in a huge way, relateable heartbreak, romance, and some spicy scene to leave you wanting more. Take a chance on it and read for yourself.

This was received as an ARC & this is my honest perspective. 

inked_orca's review

3.0

Sammy wrote a love letter one day when she was drunk and the next day the page became the place where everyone wrote their own love letters. Love, Anonoymas became famous overnight, making everyone wonder about the person behind it.

Sammy had cut her childhood best friend and ran away. After ghosting him for almost a year, he suddenly showed up. Byron is now determined to learn why she suddenly cut him off and if it was his fault. When they make a deal to explore their attraction their feelings start to resurface. Will he figure out what drove Sammy away?



A romantic story about two childhood best friends who began to have feelings for each other but were not sure if their feelings were reciprocated. There is miscommunication, a second chance, and friends-to-lovers. The book is the first in the series. It ends with a HEA.



From the first 10% of the book, I disliked Byron. But then his story started to unfold, and he wasn’t so annoying after all. Sammy made it sound like something major happened that got her to cut him off like that, but in truth, it wasn’t. They both need to take their own advice about honesty because neither of them is with the other.



The book shows just how much the idea of losing someone makes you try to keep them in your life. But Sammy did the opposite and ran away. That's what I didn't understand. She wanted love but was scared to try fighting for it. While Byron was ready to do it all. As the wise Keanu Reeves once said: "If you’re a lover you’ve gotta be a fighter. Because if you don’t fight for your love, what kind of love do you have?”

I’m not sure about this book. It felt as if the author was trying so hard to make you understand sex positivity. And Byron’s confessions were all sexual. I didn’t find anything romantic about it. There are typos, but I received an ARC, so hopefully, they won't appear in the final edition.



Even though I gave this one three stars, there were moments when I felt like this book would be someone's favourite. It's just the miscommunication in it wasn't my thing and I hate that both Byron and Sammy weren't completely honest with each other. If you were planning to run anyway, why not just tell him how you feel? She didn't even give him the chance to break her heart and she's saying that he did. You didn't even give him your heart for him to break it!

josmely_'s review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0