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To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne
5.0
To Sir, With Love is the story of champagne shop owner Gracie and Sebastian, the owner of the property on which her shop stands.
Synopsis:
Gracie Cooper runs her father’s champagne shop in Manhattan, which is being threatened by Sebastian Andrews, the person who owns the space. What follows is a loop-de-loop of their personal and professional lives, which takes a very interesting “You’ve Got Mail” turn in the end!
Review:
The story kicks off with a sorbet vs. ice cream banter between a certain lady and a sir, giving us a glimpse of what will follow in the story.
This is my first read by [a:Lauren Layne|6969772|Lauren Layne|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] and my, my, ain’t it hilarious. From calling pigeons to sky rats to the drunk dials.
Narrated in the first person from Gracie’s point of view, To Sir, With Love starts with thirty-three-year-old Gracie who’s in love with a man she’s never met (and who’s taken). And then she happens to fall in love at first sight, but that guy is also already taken. Huh, what a bummer.
Not at all, sir! Because our sunshine middle-child Gracie won’t allow it to be, since now starts the journey of this cute pair who are so adorable behind the scenes but all fire (nope, not the passionate kind, rather the exchanging funny barbs and sarcasm kind) when they confront each other.
The story progresses in such a perfect way and when it nears the end, you know how it will end but still want to savour every moment of it! And of course, there is always the laugh-out-loud hilarity of Layne’s writing.
It has a sweet one year after epilogue as well, true to the character of the story. This timeless tale will never get old, and as the author says, it is a story of hope, and also of love and longing and all things sweet in this world.
P.S. What a beautiful coincidence! The author mentions her “earliest Stiletto days” in the Author’s Note at the end of the book. And recently, I got the opportunity to judge three romances in the Contemporary Short category for Stiletto (I just hope that we are talking about the same Stiletto here!).
Music:
It Had To Be You by Frank Sinatra
Wait for it (Broadway’s Hamilton)
Summer Wind by Frank Sinatra
I’m A Fool To Want You by Frank Sinatra
Call Me Irresponsible (the entire album) by Michael Bublé
That’s Life by Frank Sinatra
I’ve Got the World On A String by Frank Sinatra
Thank you to Valentine PR for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings
Synopsis:
Gracie Cooper runs her father’s champagne shop in Manhattan, which is being threatened by Sebastian Andrews, the person who owns the space. What follows is a loop-de-loop of their personal and professional lives, which takes a very interesting “You’ve Got Mail” turn in the end!
Review:
The story kicks off with a sorbet vs. ice cream banter between a certain lady and a sir, giving us a glimpse of what will follow in the story.
This is my first read by [a:Lauren Layne|6969772|Lauren Layne|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] and my, my, ain’t it hilarious. From calling pigeons to sky rats to the drunk dials.
Narrated in the first person from Gracie’s point of view, To Sir, With Love starts with thirty-three-year-old Gracie who’s in love with a man she’s never met (and who’s taken). And then she happens to fall in love at first sight, but that guy is also already taken. Huh, what a bummer.
Not at all, sir! Because our sunshine middle-child Gracie won’t allow it to be, since now starts the journey of this cute pair who are so adorable behind the scenes but all fire (nope, not the passionate kind, rather the exchanging funny barbs and sarcasm kind) when they confront each other.
The story progresses in such a perfect way and when it nears the end, you know how it will end but still want to savour every moment of it! And of course, there is always the laugh-out-loud hilarity of Layne’s writing.
It has a sweet one year after epilogue as well, true to the character of the story. This timeless tale will never get old, and as the author says, it is a story of hope, and also of love and longing and all things sweet in this world.
P.S. What a beautiful coincidence! The author mentions her “earliest Stiletto days” in the Author’s Note at the end of the book. And recently, I got the opportunity to judge three romances in the Contemporary Short category for Stiletto (I just hope that we are talking about the same Stiletto here!).
Music:
It Had To Be You by Frank Sinatra
Wait for it (Broadway’s Hamilton)
Summer Wind by Frank Sinatra
I’m A Fool To Want You by Frank Sinatra
Call Me Irresponsible (the entire album) by Michael Bublé
That’s Life by Frank Sinatra
I’ve Got the World On A String by Frank Sinatra
Thank you to Valentine PR for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings