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Happily Letter After by Penelope Ward, Vi Keeland
5.0

Happily Letter After is a magical story that completely captivated me from page one. It is so easy to fall in love with these characters and the love story they take you on.

Sadie works for a magazine and in charge of several different articles, one being seasonal column for Dear Santa letters. It is a surprise to her when she had received a Dear Santa letter from a ten and a half year old in the middle of the summer. From that very first letter from Birdie you’ll be falling in love with that sweet little girl right along with Sadie. The connection these two have is instant and this is just from letters. Once Sebastian, Birdie’s father, comes in and the chemistry between him and Sadie is OFF THE CHARTS! Sebastian is a single father, after his wife and Birdie’s mother passed away four years prior.

THE LETTERS! They KILLED ME. Birdie’s requests were hilarious at times and also had me crying at times. The way Sadie helped her was adorable. Birdie stole this story for me. She is so sweet and caring. The love she has for her dad is adorable. She wants her father to be happy and knows that he is doing the best he can to play both parent roles in her life. The connection between Sadie and Sebastian was pretty instant, too, however, they both tried to deny it for as long as possible. Sebastian felt like he was betraying the relationship he had with his wife, even though it’s been 4 years. Sadie knew he wasn’t looking for something serious, so she was hesitant to even start something. BUT eventually they give in and SPARKS FLY!

This story took a turn that I wasn’t expecting, but once it happened, I was loving the idea. It was something different, emotional, beautiful and selfless.

Happily Letter After is MUST READ, one of my TOP READS of 2020 and hands down one of my favorite’s from Vi and Penelope.