4.5 ⭐️’s

Tirzah, Sophia, and Polly are truly the sweetest best friends I’ve read about in a while. They truly care for each other and you can feel the love through these letters. It felt so much like a sisterhood.

The writing was actually perfect, having this book written purely in letters was something I did not think could be done so well. Clearly, I was mistaken. The narrators for this audiobook did amazing in portraying a range of characters and emotions. Chapter 49 might have been my favorite chapter in the whole book. At first I thought the repetitive nature would get old, but I found myself laughing at one point but then feeling sad because I really felt Tirzah’s anger and sadness through the narrator!

This book reminds me a lot of Little Women of it were written through letters between the girls. Polly and Mr. Thomas remind me of Natalie and The Prime Minister from Love, Actually, and Tirzah reminds me of Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables.

I had a really fun time listening to this audiobook! It was fun, it made me giggle, it made me sad, but I loved it! I’m usually not into historical romance but this was just so sweet and perfect.

Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for providing me with an early release audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Rating - 3.5 stars rounded off to 4

A perfect filler until the next Bridgerton series releases!

Thanks RB Media & Netgalley for the ALC. I loved the multi cast narration & their voices were perfect for all the characters.

Synopsis -

It's 1896 - Tirza, Polly & Sophia are best friends and have just left boarding school, going to their separate lives. While Tirza has to live with her grumpy grandmother, Sophia is hunting for a wealthy husband in the London marriage mart & Polly works as an orphanage teacher. Will these three young women find what they truly want from their lives?

Review -

Told entirely in the form of letters, this epistolary was really enjoyable & sweet. I loved how we get to know each of the girls' personalities, deepest desires , ambitions & struggles through their letters to each other. The author has done a great job of exploring the friendship dynamics, despite each of the girls leading totally different lives in different parts of the country. The evocation of the sense of time & place is excellent - we get the regency feel of the early Edwardian England, the mindsets of people & the usual paths that teenage girls were expected to tread on.

Each of the girls are witty, funny & bring out their unique perspectives just through their words, sharing the little details & performing their share of shenanigans - all while they try their best to maintain a long distance friendship. The ending comes together nicely & the final conclusion was really heartwarming & uplifting.

Kudos to the author for all her research. It is clearly evident in her writing.

You will enjoy this if you are a fan of regency era novels, YA or even epistolaries.

This is a good book! The story was good and beautiful! I liked the characters too. The narrator was good too. I hope to read more by this author soon.

This one reminds me of Bridgerton just a smidge with the letters and the English setting. It was a slow story that took a bit to get into.

Yours From the Tower is a short regency-era novel told in epistolatory form as letters between 3 friends from school, guiding and rescuing one another from overprotective families as navigating their challenges in life. I like that a different narrator was used for each girl, making it easy to differentiate whose letter was being read. There were also letters from their brothers, mothers, or anyone else whose perspective completed the picture. I loved it!

Three best friends share their stories through a series of playful, honest, drama-filled, girly, and fun correspondence. Tirzah, Sophia, and Polly are best friends from boarding school. They've ended up in very different places in their lives and in reality. Sit back and enjoy their weaving tales of love, purpose, and sisterhood at the dawn of the Edwardian Era.

This is fun, easy-listening, and lighthearted. A play on a fairytale that somehow also feels very modern. Enjoy!

While I enjoyed the interesting storytelling method, I do not think Epistolary works well in audiobook form. It was really hard at first to really get to learn who anyone was.

I really enjoyed the format of this story told through letters written back and forth by these characters. It made for a really cozy read and it was interesting to me that the story was able to maintain a quick pace while being told this way. It was fun that there was a cast of narration in the audiobook, but I think I wish I had read a physical copy instead since it is a story so focused on the written words. I loved the friendship of these characters and how they maintain contact while having such different lives. I really enjoyed how each of the three friends had their own full story told within this book. If you love multi-POV stories and historical fiction, I would definitely recommend checking this one out.

Thank you Netgalley for providing a digital ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley, RB Media, Recorded Books, Walker Books US, Sally Nicholls, Anna Burnett (audio narrator), Julia Cranney (audio narrator), Olivia Dowd (audio narrator), and Alex Wingfield (audio narrator) for the opportunity to read and listen to the audiobook of Yours from the Tower in exchange for an honest review.
This novel is told only as letters and sprinkled news articles. There are three main women with an occasional alternative character writing them back.

England, 1896. Three girls, Tirzah, Sophia, and Polly, leave boarding school to live very different lives. Being best friends, they want nothing more than to stay in touch and know the goings-on of each other's after-school lives. To maintain contact, they send letters to each other. They are written to both other girls, though of course will be sent and read at separate points in time. The trio cannot bear to feel like any one of them might be excluded from each other.

Tirzah is kind of stuck doing whatever her granmother asks of her. She wants nothing more than to escape, but her options are limited. Even if she did find a viable husband, her grandmother would likely never approve, let alone release the free labors she recieves from her granddaughter. Sophia is back in London seeking a husband during the social season; it may be her last chance, though the man she finds isn't quite what she expected. Polly teaches at an orphanage, where she grows close to the children. Her access to student files might make for an interesting twist.

In a culmination of dramatic letters expressed through flavorful audio narrators, this novel is perfect for fans of Bridgerton and turn-of-the-century Egnlish romance.

A delightful story of strong female friendship told through letters. Poppy, Tirzah, and Sophia are all living very different lives post school but they turn to each other time and again as they face the struggles of growing up and finding themselves in late 19th century Britain. Narrators are wonderful and the audiobook brings the characters to life!

"Yours From the Tower" by Sally Nichols invites readers into the lives of three best friends, Tirzah, Sophia, and Polly, as they navigate the challenges and aspirations of 1896. The novel unfolds through a series of letters, each brimming with atmosphere, drama, and the distinct voices of the characters.

I rated this book 3 stars as Nichols skillfully captures the essence of the Edwardian era, weaving together the dreams, frustrations, and romances of the trio. The letters provide an intimate look into the lives of the industrious Polly, the artful Sophia, and Tirzah, in exile. While the novel offers a playful and feel-good exploration of friendship and aspiration reminiscent of Jane Austen's works, the pacing at times feels uneven. Overall, "Yours From the Tower" offers a charming glimpse into the lives of these young women on the cusp of a new era.

This is going to be added to the list of favorites. Such a cute story! If you're looking for the best of "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and your favorite historical romance this is it. A fun, lighthearted read for all ages.

Yours From the Tower
By: Sally Nicholls

Genre:
Young Adult Fiction, Middle Grade Fiction, Epistolary

Summary:
Trizah, Polly, and Sarah are eighteen-year-old friends who meet while in boarding school, and continue their friendship through letters. Trizah feels trapped in her world living with her Grandma and not being allowed to enjoy her life. Polly is working as a teacher in the local orphanage and living among her rich aunt, Sarah is courting eligible men hoping to marry herself into wealth.

Review:
This young adult novel was a cozy, light-hearted read filled with the challenges of friendships, girl drama, and situational circumstances of the time period. Many are saying this read was similar to a young adult Bridgerton, personally, I really felt it was closer to “Little Women”. I did struggle with the flow and transitions of the audio version of the novel. Sometimes it was difficult to follow the characters, as well as the author throwing in a few extra people who wrote letters. Originally, this threw me for a loop and I hate to pay close attention to who the letter was going to and where the letter ended. I do not believe this would be an issue in print. For that reason, I am rounding the review up to four stars.

Review:
Thank you to Sally Nicholls, Anderson Press, RB Media, and Netgalley for the Advanced Readers Copy for free. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an audio ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
This was a such a sweet and quick read. I would describe this as a true YA even though the girls in the book are focused and concerned with finding suitable husbands and getting married. The author did such a great job of fleshing out all three of the unique stories. It would have been really easy for there to be one that is clearly weaker but that didn't happen. It did take a little while for me to get into the story, but once I did, I was invested. The characters and relationships are really well fleshed out and developed.
One of the things I really like about this book is that even while being optimistic, this book is very rooted and grounded in reality- even the "happily ever afters" have a clear sense of realism. By the end of the book the characters are still acknowledging the challenges they will continue to have to face, including those related to making their relationships work.
I wholeheartedly recommend the audiobook for this book- there is a full cast which really suits the format (this book is told entirely though letters and telegrams) and they do a fantastic job of inhabiting the different characters' personalities and voices.

I don’t think I’ve ever read (or listened) to a book written as a series of letters before, but I must say that I really enjoyed it.
It felt really well written, giving you just the right amount of information and back story at just the right time so as not to confuse or overwhelm you while also being able to become attached to the characters.
I also really enjoyed the narrator’s, the voices and accents for each character was just distinct enough that I didn’t have too much trouble distinguishing who was “writing”

Thank you to NetGalley and RB Media for the audiobook copy!

Yours From the Tower is a story told in letters between three best friends. I enjoyed listening to this story especially from each girl's POV since they were very distinct. I did wish this book was not told in just letters and had more set up paragraphs. I felt it left some things up for interpretation and made the girls lack a little bit of depth. However, I did find the writing style to be unique and definitely intrigued to read more stories like it. I highly recommend checking this out but especially in audio format since i think the narrator did an excellent job.

This charming and delightful novel is written in the form of letters between three best friends, Polly, Sophia and Tirzah, and it is packed with wit, drama, and gossip. Through these letters, the girls express their aspirations for the future, and I loved their openness, kindness, humor, and support for each other, especially at difficult times in their respective lives.

I also loved the fact that even though it's a sweet and innocent story, it's not too naive. Nicholls used the relationships and circumstances of the ladies to discuss more serious matters as well, such as addiction, class, gender and mental health. Overall a lovely story with a happy ending for each of the girls

This was such a cute read! Very Bridgerton-esque, with lots of fun twists, heartwarming kick your feet moments, and heart wrenching stories to relate to about addiction. You're reading letters between three friends and their mutual peers, seeing their stories through their own eyes. Such a fun, easy read with found family at it's center.

Fantastic audiobook! The narrators done such a great job at bringing this book to life. I felt like I was part of the whole story! I absolutely loved the audio, the story, the characters! 100% recommend!

Calling all Bridgerton fans!
This is a cute epistolary novel between three friends. It's a sweet coming-of-age novel about Tirzah, Sophia, and Polly who are best friends who’ve left boarding school and gone back to very different lives. The year is 1896, and Polly is teaching in an orphanage, Sophia is scouting for a rich husband at the London Season, and Tirzah is stuck acting as an unpaid companion to her grandmother.

I rated this 3 because I think it was a little difficult to follow at points due to listening to this on audio. I would recommend trying it in print! There were times background characters gave their POV and it was hard to keep track! If you do pick up the audio, the narrators are incredible!

Overall a cute fun read! Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an E ARC of this one.