Dear Henry, Love Edith by Becca Kinzer is such a good story. I loved every minute spent reading this hilarious story. And I want more! I’m super excited to see what Kinzer has in store for us readers with her next book. Kinzer’s writing is excellent, and her comedy is fantastic. I laughed out loud many times and it felt good. I haven’t laughed like that while reading in a long time. I found all of Kinzer’s characters to be well-crafted and endearing. The townsfolk of Westshire, Illinois are an absolute hoot. I love their unique personalities, their great big hearts, and their need to be all up in everyone’s business. I love how they take Edith in almost immediately and give her safe spaces to be uniquely her. I love how they just love. It’s wonderful and I really wish it were real life. Our world needs places like Westshire, Illinois. Edith is a spectacular mess. This woman has no idea what she needs. She thinks she knows, but she has no idea. I like how Kinzer — through Edith’s journey — gets the reader to wrestle with the concept of dreams we have for ourselves versus God’s plans for us. Dreams are really good to have, but they have to line up with God’s plans or in the end they amount to nothing. This is a great reminder, and I enjoyed watching Edith come to this same conclusion. I also really like that she figured out the right moves to make with Henry. Henry is a great hero. I love how playful he is with Edith. He brings out the side of her that can chill out. I also love that he supposedly looks like Paul Newman. Since Paul Newman was, hands down, the most handsome man that ever walked the face of this earth, it was really fun envisioning him as Henry. And it definitely made the swoony parts all the more swoony. As for the chemistry between Henry and Edith, it is spectacular. I love, love, love that everything between them begins with letters and a misunderstanding, but then grows into friendship and then into something really, really special. What a wonderful Rom-Com this book is!

Dear Henry, Love Edith is an excellent read, one I highly recommend. If you love a good Contemporary Rom-Com and have not yet read this one, then you have to grab a copy ASAP. You won’t be disappointed that you did.

I purchased a copy of this novel in eBook form from Amazon.com on January 31, 2023, in order to review. In no way has this influenced my review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.