To Sir, with Love
Ratings19
Average rating3.7
This was a really cute spin on You've Got Mail. I wish there had been a bit more build up between Gracie and Sebastian in real life but overall, this was a quick and fun read.
To Sir, with Love is a modern take on “You've Got Mail” the movie. Gracie is living her late father's dream and running the family business of a champagne shop. She has a very clear picture of the man of her dreams. Could the “Sir” she's been messaging on a dating app be him? Sebastian, a very real man, on the other hand, is trying to take her father's dream away. But she can't deny the immediate attraction she feels towards him. Will she fall in love in with the same men twice over?
Even knowing exactly how this book would go, I still enjoyed it so very much! Could it possibly have been better to not know that this was modeled after You've Got Mail (as some other reviewers mentioned) so you wouldn't know Seb and Sir were the same person? I'm actually not sure. I think knowing it helps with setting the right expectations. You know what you'll be getting when starting the book. But the journey is still incredibly sweet.
The best way to describe this book is: incredibly cute and quite funny. I highlighted so many parts for making me laugh out loud. And was grinning at the cuteness while reading.
I loved how the messages with Sir were interleaved with the chapters. This gave us a good look into their repartee, and at times Sebastian's thoughts as well.
If I had to nitpick, I'd say that I loved Sebbie & Gracie so much, I wish we got more of them together. I would totally be okay with a book that's longer if it meant we'd see more of their adventures.
This short and sweet version stays pretty true to the movie in terms of the flow of plot, while keeping it different enough to make it unique.
In terms of steam the book stays at a 1 out of 3.
To Sir, with Love was a joy to read from beginning to end, I read it in one sitting and it kept me until 4am until I finished it.