Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for the arc!

I was really excited for this based on the cute cover and premise, and it was what I expected in ease of reading. Unfortunately, I had trouble connecting with Anna and Lloyd, and I couldn't stick with it. I think this would be a great YA read, but it just wasn't for me.

Thank you so much NetGalley & Random House Children’s publishing for this arc of Love & Lattes.

Unfortunately, this was not the book for me and I’m deeply sad about it. It started out really cute with a lot of banter and quite cheeky, but then turned out to just kind of frustrate me. The main characters were just a bit irritating and I felt like if I continued on, I just wouldn’t have a great reading experience.

That being said, the author has a great writing style, way of telling a story and providing detail. It just wasn’t the right setting/theme for me.

Rating : 3/5

Beth Reekles' Love & Lattes delivers a charming blend of romance and workplace drama. Following Annalise Sherwood, a driven intern who kisses a mystery guy the night before starting her prestigious summer internship, the story quickly unfolds with a delightful twist. The kiss turns out to be with Lloyd, the CEO’s son, adding an unexpected layer of tension to Anna's professional and personal life.

Reekles' writing shines in its portrayal of Anna’s ambition and her initial friction with Lloyd. The narrative explores their dynamic with a mix of humor and tension, as their interactions evolve from antagonistic to unexpectedly intimate. The slow-burning romance and character development are engaging, and the setting of the internship provides a fresh backdrop for the story.

While the premise might feel familiar, Reekles infuses it with enough wit and warmth to keep readers invested. The chemistry between Anna and Lloyd builds gradually, offering a satisfying journey from conflict to connection.

Overall, Love & Lattes is a lighthearted and enjoyable read that combines romance with workplace drama, perfect for fans of contemporary romance.

📖📖 Book Review 📖📖 I am way past my club days (unless it’s a club soda) but I am never too old for accidentally, unknowingly kissing your new boss’s son in a hazy night out before the first night of an internship trope! The real kicker for Anna? She bared all of her secrets to this stranger who turned out to be her boss…whoops! Beth Reekles captures that magical excitement of a new chapter with the rest of your life ahead of you in a really special way that will resonate with young adults and feel nostalgic for the old folks like me. I still have a copy of my first rom com that was my comfort read for years…and you can tell by its worn out pages and Love & Lattes gave me all the same vibes!

Review is on Goodreads and will be on instagram closer to publication date and on Amazon when published!

Fun romance about two kids who have a great enemies-to-lovers vibe going as soon as they discover who they actually are.

I read The Kissing Booth when I was in high school and was so excited to see Beth Reekles come up on NetGalley. Love and Lattes was adorable. Perfect read for YA.

I do enjoy a cute work romance, but this didn't do it for me. I did like Lloyd and Anna's first interaction together, but after that, the book just kind of annoyed me. Anna drove me nuts to be honest. Her constant flip flopping really ruined it for me. I also wish both Anna and Lloyd's background stories with their families was a bit flushed out more. I also didn't think the whole email draft fiasco added anything to the story. Good concept but not the greatest execution in my opinion.

⁀➷ what i enjoyed:
from that first night you could feel chemistry and tension between anna and lloyd. these feelings progressed even more when they met again in the office. i definitely enjoyed watching their interactions and late night conversations; how they subconsciously tried to be in the same place and how hard they both were working.

⁀➷ what i didn’t enjoy:
the book has so many turns to it. i definitely wasn’t expecting to learn so much about both characters. they have difficult pasts and similar challenges which i thought was helpful to them (to understand each other). but… after learning that lloyd was ceo’s son, anna became more careful and weird. why? firstly, i do understand her and her decisions. she mentioned that having relationship with lloyd would make others thing
about her wrongly; that she’s here just because of sleeping with him. secondly, she couldn’t decide what to do with him and her feelings. she would show affection, and then abruptly changing into a different person. it does look very confusing from lloyd’s perspective.

but lloyd also has annoying behavior. he knew!! he knew that anna wasn’t in contact with her mom, so it’s easy to understand that, probably, she has no idea where and who is her mom. but he also made such a scene from that moment.

Love & Lattes is a delightful read that blends romance, rivalry, and unexpected connections. Annalise Sherwood is determined to excel in her prestigious internship, but a chance encounter with a charming stranger leads to an unforgettable kiss—only for her to later discover that the mystery man is Lloyd, the CEO’s son. Their initial clashes are filled with tension and humor, but as they spend more time together, Annalise starts to see a different side of Lloyd. This book skillfully explores how first impressions can be deceiving and how relationships can evolve in the most surprising ways. With engaging characters and witty dialogue, it’s a fun and heartwarming story about discovering love where you least expect it. I can absolutely see my patrons at the library loving this book just as much as I did!

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin for a digital review copy of this book.

This is the story of an over-achieving girl who freaks out after unknowingly kissing the son of the CEO at her summer internship the night before the prestigious job starts. Anna has always been socially awkward and unsure how to read people and situations. She managed to get an amazing internship, though she lied about her age to get it. The night before she starts, she meets Lloyd, a cute guy who she is actually comfortable with. They part, never expecting to see each other again (yeah, sure). When she sees him the next morning, he pretends he is meeting her for the first time and she takes it the wrong way. Actually, everything about him rubs her the wrong way until they start working together more and realize just how much they have in common.

Some think of this as a work-place romance story. I consider it more of a coming of age story for both characters that happens to take place in an office. Both are not yet adults, both are dealing with how they view themselves as well as how they are viewed by others. Lloyd might appear to be the golden boy, but his own father brushes him off on a regular basis. Anna lives in the shadow of a mother who left her, choosing work over family. There is also the jealous co-worker who doesn't do the work but wants all of the attention. Being the exact opposite of Anna of course means that she figures into Anna's story, forcing her to grow up and own up to her feelings.

This was an enjoyable story that I could see being great for older YA readers and adults alike.

‘Love & Lattes’ by Beth Reekles was a quick simple office romance read. I would categorize this story as a young adult read. The story follows Anna who is a 19 year old who just finished her first year of collage and earned herself a spot in an internship program. Lloyd is also a young college student working at his father’s company, Arrowmile. These two meet one night at a bar and then realize they will be working together for the summer. Can they navigate through this tension that keeps pulling them together?

I think Beth did a wonderful job describing the setting and character traits. I could really visualize being there.

For being a YA read, I gave it a 5 star as it was an easy and fun storyline to follow. If I compared Love & Lattes with other adult romance books… well I can’t because it wouldn’t be fair as they are not in the same category. Reading the other reviews, if you are looking for an adult romance, look elsewhere. If you don’t mind reading young characters and being a YA romance please proceed forward and enjoy.

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

Cute “I accidentally fell for the boss’ son before my summer internship” story from author of Netflix book to screen “The Kissing Booth” #bethreekles.

Sweet and relatively wholesome college kids trying to live up in their parents’ expectations while finding love at work. Reads almost like a high school summer romance, but college-age protagonists. Supporting cast was actually more entertaining to me and I wanted MORE lattes in my opinion. But, this could lend itself to other stories in the universe and sequels so not too deterred. If you’re looking for something cute and sweet though, this book is worth a go. The book is rated 14 and up so considered a YA, but can read as Adult as well.

Thanks to #randomhousechildrensbook and #netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Being abroad, MC Anna is struggling with some minor imposter syndrome as she's trying to prove her worth in an internship that she technically shouldn't have even qualified for. It's refreshing to see her struggles to perform, her inability to say no to tasks, the extra hours she has to put in to "keep up" and the sacrifices she makes (socially and personally) to prove herself. That said, I did miss getting to know the supporting cast a bit more. Luckily, being removed from her peers heightened Anna's connection to Lloyd and made her feelings for him/struggle with those feelings more believable.

For the pacing, I felt like the story was too long. It was a lot of trudging through daily updates to get to the inevitable ending. Additionally, I felt like the title wasn't as tied into the plotline as I expected.

Overall: 3 stars (I liked it)

**Thank you to NetGalley & Random House Children's | Delacorte Romance for the free ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.**

Fantastic author! Great pacing and great development for the characters. I was heavily invested in the plot and descriptive settings.

Thank you NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.
Love & Lattes was the quick cute summer read that I needed.
I love everything about this book- the dynamics with the MC's friends, family and co-workers. I love the character development throughout the book- the author does such a fantastic job of really making you care about not only the MC but also the side characters. I saw so much of myself in the main character. This would be such a great book for high school kids to read so they can get a glimpse of college and internships and work life even though this is clearly a fictional work. I also highly recommend this book to anyone who is a "people pleaser" or a "workaholic". The thing that really makes this book stand out is the epilogue which catches the reader up on what the characters are up to several years after the main story ended and ties everything up in a neat little package with a bow. All that to say, this is a great book and definitely worth the read.
(Side note: my only complaint is that I would say the title and cover art doesn't really match the vibe and content of the book. I would've gone with something more to do with office/work/internship and cake with plates of multiple types of cakes on the cover.)

After enjoying Beach Cute, I'm surprised at how hard I had to slog to finish this book. It was amateurish, repetitive, and far too long. It was off from the get go.

The book opens with a kick-off party at a bar for the new college interns at a top tier firm. Anna ends up meeting a guy, sharing a kiss, and then realizing on Monday morning he is the son of the CEO. In her mind he ignores her and the book becomes 400 pages of Katy Perry's song "Hot and Cold." It's scene after scene of getting together, then calling it off, getting together, then calling it off. Ad nauseum. No part of it was enjoyable for me.

From the get-go the plot is all wrong. Anna, a self-proclaimed social outcast, befriends Lloyd, shares far too many personal details, and ends up kissing him. The story climaxes in chapter 2. And the end of chapter 3 can be seen a mile away. Everything is exactly what you expect to happen, and yet is not what realistically WOULD happen, which makes the whole thing doubly disappointing. Anna is beyond annoying as a character. She blames Lloyd for kissing her as if she had no part in it. She sulks when he doesn't fawn over her, but just as quickly pushes him away when he does. Who wants to be friends with someone like that, let alone date her? Lloyd is just as bad and it's not even his fault. It's the author's fault. He's not consistent. His personality is all over the place. He shows up everywhere like a stalker and yet he's often described as ecocentric. Sometimes he's a nice guy, sometimes and angry guy, sometimes a sarcastic guy. He just doesn't square.

As for the "hot and cold" aspect, that's because there's always an incongruence. Anna likes Loyd, then doesn't. She thinks he should be doting, then she doesn't. And don't get me started on the runaround that involves her mother. All trite and banal.

I need a real break after this book.

I started reading Love & Lattes, it wasn't what I thought it would be. The book was just okay for me.

Beth Reekles is absolutely one of my favorite authors! I find her books to be so relatable and entertaining. I cannot wait to share my full review for Love & Lattes ….I love a good office/intern book and this is the perfect choice for a light summer read that is relatable, fun, and romantic.

Annalise got a summer internship and absolutely does not have time for a relationship or romance. However the night before she starts her internship she goes out with the other interns and meets a guy, whom she kisses! She thought that was the end of that until the guy works at Arrowmile, the company where her internship is! What will happen next? Ready this book to find out if an office romance is in Anna’s future or if she can resist temptation!!!

Highly recommend!!

This book was an outstanding romance read! The characters were so cute, I was thoroughly captivated by this story. A must-read for anyone who loves romance!