(2.5 stars rounded up to 3)

This book had a hard time figuring out if it is a YA book or not. The writing screamed YA but the story itself felt older. The characters were a little annoying, and boy was Anna dumb for using her work email for drafting love notes.

Love & Lattes is a fun, lighthearted new adult rom-com. The characters are well developed and the romance is cute. I’m never really a fan of third act conflicts but this was one especially unnecessary (why not remove the emails entirely and just have the mom stuff be the third act conflict??? Anna isn’t stupid enough to use her work email and the random emails every couple chapters served absolutely no purpose). The book also drags a bit in the middle.

If you're looking for a fluffy, feel good romance (which I was), this is for you. If you’re looking for a plot that makes a lot of sense and moves at a fast pace, this is definitely not.

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin for the ARC.

My first Beth Reekles story and I did enjoy her writing style. The book was very cutesy and it was a comforting read. Both Anna and Llyod experience their own inner struggles with identity and hold secrets from not only each other but their friends and family as well. Their relationship was definitely a rollercoaster but Anna's internal thoughts and second guessing herself I think was par with her age and it was fun to see her gain confidence and grow up while working at the internship.

The relationship between Annalise and Lloyd seemed to be well-developed, and the book was enjoyable to read. I thoroughly loved reading a book about a young woman who was undeniably motivated and eager to achieve her goals. You should definitely read this if you enjoy contemporary romance with office gossip and banter.

Thank you NetGalley, Random House Children’s, and Beth Reekles for an eARC copy of ‘Love & Lattes’.

Thank you to Penguin Random House and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

Having loved the Kissing Booth movies (and somehow not realizing they started as books?!?!) when I saw this book I was eager to read.

This was an easy read and felt like a good connection between Annalise and Lloyd. I’m a fan of the will they-won’t they trope, so it worked for me. There was good push and pull and the jabs definitely brought pain and the highs brought joy.

I’m sure many readers will find both to be immature at times, but they resonate well with me and feel spot on as young adults with complicated family backgrounds. Having lived something similar to their relationship, I actually related well to this book. I loved descriptions of Lloyd’s smile and nonverbal signs and the way Anna notices it. I identify strongly with Anna’s need to people please and work hard to the point of hurting yourself. The push and pull of a relationship that fate just seems to want to make happen when intellect says it shouldn’t is *chef’s kiss.*

A few quotes that just felt real to me:

-On people pleasing and overworking:
“This is nothing new, though. I’m used to pushing my limits, tiptoeing just along the edge of being too burnt-out to function.”

“She and I are like ducks: working so hard to look like we’re floating along, and kicking hell for leather under the water where nobody can see how much effort it takes.”

-on love 💜:
“It feels like he already knows the best and worst of me.”

“He’s here, and that’s enough.”

“…against mine, the warm flush of his skin beneath my fingers, the way he makes me feel so suddenly and completely grounded—so wholly myself— feels so much bigger [than any internship].”

“It’s a kiss that’s full of memories, and full of the promise of what’s next.”

Only things I’d say are negative are Lloyd as a name because it just doesn’t seem to fit with the other names for me (like his dad’s name is Topher, brother is Will, and he’s… Lloyd). There are also some overall flow and writing things that bothered me, but those were minor and more nit-picky on my preferences. Overall 4/5.

This book had its enjoyable moments but left me with mixed feelings overall. Anna and Lloyd’s chemistry was palpable from their very first meeting, and watching their connection build through subtle office encounters and late-night conversations was a definite highlight. Their shared struggles and complex pasts added a meaningful layer to their dynamic, creating a foundation for understanding and empathy between them. However, the story’s many twists sometimes felt overwhelming, and the slow-burn romance was both rewarding and frustrating, with moments of progress undone in an instant. Anna’s reaction to discovering Lloyd’s identity as the CEO’s son made her behavior feel inconsistent and confusing, and her constant indecision about their relationship became tiring. Lloyd’s behavior wasn’t perfect either, particularly his dramatic response to Anna’s complicated family situation, which came off as overly harsh. Despite these flaws, there were plenty of moments that kept me invested. Thank you to Penguin Teen Canada for the ARC!

I loved the Kissing Booth in Nexflix so I really wanted to read this book.
The romance side of the story was a slow burn - think multiple seasons on Netflix- taking place over a summer internship. Our heroine, Anna, was easy to love but I wanted too punt her love interest right off the pitch until the last few chapters. All said, I did enjoy the book.

A new spin on a classic trope, working girl meets boss's son and an enemies-to-lovers relationship begins. I'm a sucker for this kind of story and was not disappointed!

This is the first book I have read by Beth Reekles, and I will have to go back and read others. I truly enjoyed this book. Annalise is doing everything in her power not to be like her mom. Workaholic who left, and did not have time for her family. When given the opportunity for an internship, Annalise takes the chance. She is going to make something of this summer internship. While out celebrating the night before, she meets a guy that she ends up kissing, and they seem to really hit it off. It is quite the surprise when she sees him at the company where she is interning. This sets off a bunch of flags, and makes it tough, because she really likes this guy. They have a few coffees, but Annalise is running hot and cold. When the dam bursts, who is going to go into a dive. Quite the surprise at the end.

This was a fun read and I didn’t want it to end.
The night before Anna becomes an intern at a big company she meets a cute intriguing young man that she quickly realizes she has great chemistry with. While they end the night not exchanging numbers the next day at her internship she meets him. Of course he’s one of the owner’s sons. She wanted this internship in hopes of securing a job when she gets out of college. As the story goes on there’s lots of chemistry, heart protecting, sweet moments and crossed signals. It’s a cute rom-com book that will sweep you up into it, at least It did for me!
I've never read a Beth Reekles book, but I look forward to checking them out.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

For me this was a super cute read, that I found super easy to read. This book contains many tropes but the main ones that I noticed in this book were Opposites Attract, Grumpy x sunshine and Workplace romance.

I love reading a workplace romance so this was a very pleasant and enjoyable read that once I really got into the story it was really hard to stop reading. I did find this book slow during some parts though.

I didn't particularly enjoy this book, lemme try to explain why 🥲

The secondary characters offered almost nothing to the story, although they were constantly there. There was a very random secondary character who became the villain for no reason at all? The third act conflict was very stereotypically girl against girl, with absolutely no reason supporting it and it felt very meh

The main romance started off okay, but it became very listless after a point.. there was too much lack of communication, with the MC going from idolizing the guy to hating him extremely to idolizing him again - and it was written in a way that made the MC think that she was the irrational one, it wasn't fun to read

Overall, I just felt like the book was very meh, and I didn't really enjoy reading it

-- got an advanced copy from Netgalley

Annalise is starting a hard-earned, prestigious internship in London the summer before her senior year of college, and meets a boy at a bar who ends up truly seeing her with their "tell me one true thing" deep conversation, easy banter, and a kiss that is earth shattering. But not wanting to disrupt her summer of focus, she decides to not ask for Lloyd's number and leave it as a cosmic one night of epic-ness. So her shock is palpable when he turns up at her internship and is the son of the boss! Not wanting to be seen as someone who is using Lloyd to get to the top (and coupled with him ignoring her the first week), Annalise keeps her distance, digs in to her work, but soon finds her late nights almost always end with him and sparks fly!

While I did find Annalise's deep focus at times annoying (you're in college, live a little!), I think her development over the course of the story, particularly her relationship with her absent mom, helped turn the tide on my opinion of her. The email plot, while somewhat necessary at the end in terms of exposing Annalise and Lloyd's relationship to the other interns and office folk (and giving karma to her office nemesis), seemed disruptive before that--like why she felt the need to write these emails to him on her work email and not send them just didn't vibe with her Type A personality?? I also have no clue why this book has been re-named Love and Lattes for the American release, as lattes did not feature much in the story and it just seemed off to me. I kept wondering where all the lattes were or if there was something I was missing...

Anyway, I ended up liking it despite the slow burn and the lack of connection to the title vibes. It will be one a lot of my YA romance readers will enjoy, and I'm glad I already pre-ordered it for the library. Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin for the e-ARC.

I struggled with this book. I had such high hopes for this one since I loved The Kissing Booth. However, the office romance wasn’t really there. Most of the story was focused on Anna's internship and what she was doing at work. Also, it was hard to believe that the main characters were falling for each other. Their chemistry wasn’t really there and Anna was hot or cold going back and forth throughout the story.
I was hoping for more of a cute office romance vibe with flirty characters/ enemies to lovers kinda trope. Overall, I was not a fan of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children’s for an advanced reader’s copy . This is my honest and voluntary opinion.

Such a cute read, nothing like a little corporate romance to start your week off great! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publishers and the author Beth Reekles for letting me read & review this advanced copy. This was the second novel I have read by this author. The first novel being her best selling young adult book series The Kissing Booth, in addition to watching the Netflix movie of it. When I saw the Beth Reekles had a new YA romance novel coming out I knew I had to read it. Love & Lattes is a three star amazing romance that takes place during the summer season.

This book fell flat for me, and I almost did not finish it. I was expecting a cute, office romance, but instead was left wondering where the actual romance was. A lot more attention was given to Anna's internship and what she was doing at work. Throughout the book, it was honestly hard to believe that the main characters were falling for each other. At one point, Anna liked Lloyd, and then she didn't, and then she did. It was a lot of back and forth. In addition, I found both characters to be unlikeable at the end of the book. Overall, I was not a fan of this book and would hesitate to recommend it to others because there are so many other good YA romances out there.

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Children's, and Delacorte Romance for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

I enjoyed reading Love & Lattes by Beth Reekles. You will fall in love with all the characters. I received an ARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely. Happy Reading!

First of all, thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children for this arc.

Unfortunately, I was not a huge fan of this book. The description/synopsis, the cover, the title, everything on the surface of the book captured my attention, but the story itself did not.

I couldn’t stand Annalise, who unfortunately is the fmc. I hardly felt any romance or chemistry between her and Lloyd. It seemed to focus a lot on her internship and inner struggles.

I wasn’t a fan of the writing, it seems fast-paced, but also very juvenile. I tried to get into this book, but it just wasn’t capturing my attention - unfortunately DNF’d it.

I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ARC provided by Penguin Teen, and Random House Children's.

One summer internship. Two complete opposites. And a connection neither expected.

Annalise Sherwood has worked herself to the bone to get a place on a prestigious internship program and nothing is going to stop her now. Work hard, play later, that is her motto. She figures one night letting her guard down would not hurt, though - especially when it ends with the best kiss of her life.

But to Anna's horror, she discovers that the mystery guy she kissed that night is none other than Lloyd, the company CEO's son. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he is everyone's favorite guy and a total charmer, swanning around like he owns the place. And from the moment they meet again, he rubs Anna up the wrong way.

As the summer and the internship wane on, Lloyd seems to be finding any excuse to annoy Anna, and she is not afraid to give it right back to him. But when a lot of late night working brings them unexpectedly closer, she begins to wonder if there is more to him than she originally thought.

This book was very well written. And Reekles did such a great job of writing about the worries and anxieties of starting an internship in the corporate world and finding work. It was just so relatable. But I did find that there was too much work chaat of what Anna's day-to-day tasks were and this became repetitive and irrelevant. Anna and Lloyd had such great chemistry in the book and I really liked how their feelings progressed when they met at the office. I did however, find annoying that Anna will just take out her frustrations on Lloyd. I also wanted to get to know more about the supporting characters as well but we got nothing. This book was still overall a very cute book. It was a decent young adult coming-of-age book and if you like a romance with no spice that is still really cute, I would recommend this one.