Simply spectacular!
Everything I’ve come to expect from a Lauren Layne book and more.
Gracie, our heroine, is incredibly likable. She's smart, strong and sweet.
Sebastian was oh so swoon worthy! Definitely one of my favorite Layne book boyfriends. The writing here was tight, sharp and fun.
They were awesome together. I loved their verbal sparring and chemistry, seriously, so entertaining!
The supporting characters in this book were great, I would love Keva and Grady book.
Another well-written and clean-plotted book from Ms. Layne with characters you cannot help but fall in love with and root for.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Gallery Books for sharing this ARC with me in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 Stars Rounded Up

I am an absolute sucker for stories where people communicate online/through letters/texts without quite realizing who they are talking to. When I saw that this involved two people falling in love with one another, twice, I had to request it on Netgalley!

This is a story of Gracie, a woman who has been running her family's champagne shop basically by herself, with little help from her brother or sister (with all of the pressure of keeping it going and few perks). She quit persuing her dream of being an artist to take it over, making the stress that much harder. The only thing that she really gets to do for herself is create alcohol-inspired art to sell in a section of the shop, hoping to turn more of a profit. A joy in her days is also sending messages with the man she met on a dating app, known only as Sir, who is only a friend since he is in a relationship.

Enter Sebastian. Big Box competition looking to buy her family shop out. But she doesn't know that when she meets him on the street... feels a connection... and then meets his gorgeous and friendly girlfriend. It's only later, when he comes into the shop that she realizes who he is.

From then, these two butt heads several times, and the banter is a lot of fun. They have fantastic chemistry and you just want them together. Sebastian keeps popping up places, and into the shop, and Gracie can't help but start to actually like the guy.

I loved them together, as friends, and the "Sir" part was also a delight. The moment that Sebastian realizes what's happening is pretty cute, as are all of his actions from then on. He's definitely not the alpha male type (anyone who has read my reviews knows the Nice Guy is my favorite!), and you seriously can't help but swoon a bit. He gives advice to Gracie about what to do with her feelings for Sir, and then is just really a sweetheart.

This has a very "You've Got Mail" vibe, but I'd say it works well standing on its own.

Wow, I loved this book! I can’t remember the last time I finished a book in a day. You’ve got Mail is a beloved favorite, and I loved this story just as much! The characters are all relatable and likable and the story just moved so quickly!

Absolutely adored this fairy tale-esque story. The only thing that could have made it even better was if the two main characters had more time together after figuring out who they were!

To Sir, with Love is an old fashioned feel good romance that left me with a smile on my face. To be honest, I have felt the need to read a book that was pure fun - and this definitely fit the bill! This book is a modern day retelling of "You've Got Mail", brought to the present via cell phones and dating apps. The main character Gracie runs a niche store in Manhatten caled Bubbles and More. She has given up her own dreams of pursing a career as an artist in order to fulfill her late father's wish to keep his store running. As the story progresses, Gracie realizes that she has fallen in love with 2 unattainable men; Sebastian Andrews who wants to buy up her lease as well as "Sir"- a man she has never met but corresponds with on her dating app. Simply put, this novel is a retelling of a classic story but with a modern twist.

I just finished this book today. If you love You’ve Got Mail or The little Shop Around The Corner then you will love this book..I love that the setting is in New York and one of the main character’s works in a Champagne/wine shop. It made me crave wine while I was reading. The character’s are fun and the story is set in an app where Gracie and Andrew “meet”. The back and forth is fun and playful as they discuss and give each other advice about life. Not knowing Sir is the one behind trying to get Gracie to sell her shop Bubble s.

Cute take on You've Got Mail. It was a little too close to the original story points for me, but still a fun read.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really like this author and I always have a smile at the end of the story. This did not disappoint.

Grace is the business owner of Bubbles and More, a Champagne business that belonged to her late father. She wants to honor his memory by continuing his legacy but wonders if her own dreams were sacrificed in the process. Her life is upended when she discovers a big real estate developer wants to buy out her interest. She is not receptive to the offer and feels that the man, Sebastian, who has executed the offer, is her enemy. An enemy that she finds herself becoming attracted to. She is also attracted to a mystery man who she met on a dating app that promotes conversation first. Grace and the mystery man share their life with one another and real feelings begin to develop. You can probably see how this is going to develop and while predictable this may seem, the author did a great job with developing the characters and supporting characters as you are engaged with the family dynamics with both characters.

I enjoyed this story and it was an easy, breezy read that put a big smile on my face.

This book is just so perfect! I finished it hours ago and I still have a huge smile on my face! I’m just so sad it’s over, I need more!! That’s the only complaint I have with the book. Quite possibly one of my most favorite reads of 2021!!

When the blurb says a book is 𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒗𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 meets 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝑩𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒅, I say YES, PLEASE! I binged Love is Blind last year and You’ve Got Mail is such a cute, classic romcom.

To Sir, With Love is very similar to You’ve Got Mail in terms of it being exchanged electronic communication between two individuals that do not know the identity of the other. Gracie matches with “Sir” through a dating app that strictly is falling in love via written communication and does not contain pictures in the profiles of the users. “Sir” had his profile set up as a joke - but quickly finds solace in his communication with “Lady” aka Gracie.

Their exchanges become a comfort as Gracie battles to keep the luxury champagne shop in NYC that has been in her family for generations a float. It’s never been her dream to operate the shop but being the only one in her family to take the reins after her father dies, it’s her responsibility. Wealthy NYC developer, Sebastian, keeps trying to persuade Gracie to call it quits and terminate her lease in exchange for a nice payout. Gracie despises Sebastian and thinks he’s greedy and cold. Little do they both know that they both are coping through their daily stressors via each other has their respective Sir and Lady.

This was super cute - a really quick read and enjoyable! It was a very well developed plot that had me hooked. I was surprised by the lack of spice in the book - I’ve read some of Lauren’s other work and there’s been a little more R-rated content. This one was definitely PG - with one kiss. It’s been a while since I’ve read a “clean romance” and I really liked it! The tension between Sebastian and Gracie’s in person interactions kept me laughing and fully engaged.

I have read every Lauren Layne book and this one is the absolute best. This novel checks all the boxes for the traditional romantic comedy: lovable characters, sizzling chemistry, witty dialogue, and some sort of roadblock they have to overcome to be together.. Add in family expectations, self growth, and taking chances and you have a great LL book. Fans of every Nora Ephron movie will love this book.

With To Sir, With Love, Lauren Layne has given us a classic enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy. Gracie is the proprietor of a struggling sparkling wine shop, Sebastian owns the building and would like to buy out her lease. As this conflict plays out, Gracie is also carrying on an online relationship with someone from a blind date site with whom she feels a real connection. The story plays out with a stellar cast of supporting characters and lol situations and conversations, Unusually, in this day and age, this well written romance contains no sex. None. And honestly, I didn’t notice or even realize it was missing until the book was done. To Sir, With Love stands on its own with good writing, humor, an enjoyable plot and great characters. Recommendable for all, including readers who want romance without steam or raunch.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a DRC of this title!

To Sir, With Love is best described as an updated, lighter, and fluffier version of classic rom-com You've Got Mail. Gracie lives in Manhattan, running the failing champagne store that she inherited from her parents. She's also a hopeless romantic who is looking for her prince charming. To that end, she turns to a dating app where you connect with potential matches, sight unseen. There, she meets Sir, who is on the app because his friend set up his account and not because he's looking for love (he is, in fact, already dating someone). Gracie and Sir nevertheless strike up a virtual, platonic-but-flirty, relationship. Gracie can't help but feel a deep connection to this man who she doesn't know, and doesn't think she can have. In real life, Sebastian Andrews has entered her world by attempting to buy her store out of the rest of their lease and shut it down so that his family company can develop the building. Gracie and Sebastian, for obvious reasons, do not get along. And for those who have seen the classic rom-com, or are able to read between the lines, that causes some *cough* complications to Gracie's love life as she starts developing feelings for two (?) men.

As I said above, this was a cute, fluffy read. A bit lighter (and less spicy) than other Lauren Layne books that I've read. But I did enjoy it. My only quasi-complaint (and reason I rated 3 stars) was that I finished the book unsettled. It took me a while to figure out what it was about this book that wasn't satisfying for me, and, while I can't say it without posting spoilers I'll say that the dramatics and escapades between our love triangle (?) in the last third of the book were not what I anticipated. Perhaps, once the book is out and I feel better about posting spoilers, I will amend this review and see if others feel similar.

Overall, however, I did enjoy this read and would recommend to anyone who enjoys rom-coms. Lauren Layne is always a trustworthy author when you're looking for a fun romance, and she doesn't disappoint here.

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.

I love this book. It is a great modern update of You've Got Mail. Gracie and Sebastian such well written characters. It is hard to put into words how great this book is. The shout out to Alfred Kralik, made me smile, Shop Around the Corner is a film favorite. I rarely read the notes from an author at the end of the book, I enjoyed the book so much that I read the author's note.

To Sir, with Love will be another Lauren Layne hit. It’s full of witty dialogue, engaging characters, and a charming story. Gracie has been managing her late father’s champagne shop since his death, putting aside her dreams of becoming an artist.

Sebastian has been heading his family’s company in which they buy out property rights from flailing businesses. He meets Gracie after she repeatedly refuses to respond to letters from his companies lawyers about buying out the lease on the wine shop. Gracie and Sebastian actually run into one another before formally meeting and sparks fly!

Unfortunately, things don’t go as well when Sebastian appears, unannounced, and the champagne shop to talk with Gracie. Sparks continue to fly, just in the wrong direction!

In the meatiness, Gracie and Sebastian “meet” accidentally and anonymously on a dating site. Despite the fact that Sebastian is dating someone else, he and Gracie continue to correspond. They both become confused as they develop feelings for one another anonymously online and also as their in-person relationship begins to grow. Will these two resolve their differences and figure out that their online paramour is the same person they have developed feelings for in real life?

Gracie Cooper takes overs her family business Bubbles, a champagne shop, after the death of her father. She puts aside her dreams of becoming an artist to run the struggling business. Then comes in handsome Sebastian Andrews who wants to buyout her lease and Gracie is not happy about this new situation. Gracie has developed a relationship on a blind dating app with someone she hasn't met called "Sir" and who she turns to for advice. Gracie finds herself having feels for both Sebastian and "Sir" . Will Gracie find her fairy-tale ending? Will she be able to keep the family business?

This rom-com was so cute and fun to read! It was funny and it was a feel good story. The characters were likable and you got to get to know them. If you like rom-coms do yourself a favor and pick this one up. A great book to add to your summer read pile by the pool and a glass of champagne to make you feel like you are there.

To Sir With Love featured the story of a woman, Gracie, who is struggling to maintain her deceased father’s dream shop open and the man, Sebastian, who is insisting on buying out the rental contract and as a result shut that same business down. As she struggles to maintain the shop open she butts heads with him time after time as he makes repeated appearances to the shop and various events she hosts in an effort to keep the dying shop afloat. At the same time as she is butting heads with Sebastian in person, she has maintained a very friendly conversation with a man she refers to as Sir – she is “Lady” – that she met using a type of blind date app called MysteryMate that matches individuals and they chat via text, without exchanging photos. We are shown these exchanges in brief letters. Now, from the very beginning one of my main issues with the whole Sir story line was the fact that from early on Sir reveals that he currently has a girlfriend, so I was still left wondering why he was even on the app in the first place, and that was never really cleared up. Gracie maintains that he wasn’t on there to cheat or seek an online affair, but there’s no good explanation about why he made the account or why he was even matching with women on there. He matched with Gracie, and explained to her almost immediately that he had a girlfriend and evidently they just kept chatting and the conversation kept flowing. Since she knew he had a girlfriend, they maintained a conversation as friends only. Soon Gracie begins to believe she’s falling in love with Sir, but at the same time her interactions with Sebastian in person have begun to leave her with him constantly on her mind. The two started as enemies due to the nature of their conflicting interests, but they reach a tentative friendship as Gracie comes to terms with the reality of her dire situation at the shop.

I enjoyed Sebastian and Gracie’s interactions and honestly, could’ve done without the whole Sir story line. I understand that the entire premise was that they got along so well online but constantly butted heads in person, without either one really knowing they already knew each other, but it felt like it went on for too long. Although I knew what was coming, I would’ve preferred that the book description not reveal from the get-go that Sir and Sebastian were one and the same. It took quite a long time for either one to realize it, and it felt kind of dragged out since we already know from the very first page. The Sir story line kind of fizzled out for me once Sebastian and Gracie really started interacting in person, I kept waiting for one or the other to realize the truth sooner, but that didn't really happen. Overall though, I enjoyed the story. Gracie was an artist with a “Cinderella” fairy tale idealistisic mentality and Sebastian was very much no-nonsense and they worked well together. Gracie’s interactions with her family and seeing her embrace her true dreams was nice. I will say, I usually prefer more steam in the novels I read, and this one had practically none, but it kept my interest and the main and side characters were fun and relatable.

This was adorable! I also really want to watch You’ve got mail now.. but anyways, these characters were so memorable. I loved everything from the storyline to the characters and how well it was written. I flew through the pages and didn’t want to put it down. I’d definitely recommend.

Lauren Layne is an auto-buy author for me. To Sir, With Love is another home run, and I think I will be rereading this one again. Sebastian and Gracie are delightful, and the "love each other online, hate each other IRL" trope is a always a winner.