3⭐️

ARC Review

Thanks to Netgalley and Juliana Smith for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Luke and Layla have been working in a publishing house for several years now, from the first day they developed a wonderful friendship, which grew into a mutual love that they have to hide from each other. When they have to go on a business trip to Ocean City, their relationship begins to change. Their relationship is reaching a new level, they are ready to take risks to be together.

I love books with a similar plot so much, when the main characters have long been in love with each other, but are afraid to tell, because they don’t want to spoil the friendship. Each of their small steps was so sensual and tender. But sometimes I wish the main characters were more determined. Their love relationship fell apart so slowly that it was sometimes boring. Someone constantly interfered with them, distracted them. I loved Luke and Layla's friendship from the very beginning, and watching it slowly evolve into something more was so sweet.

Merged review:

3⭐️

ARC Review

Thanks to Netgalley and Juliana Smith for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Luke and Layla have been working in a publishing house for several years now, from the first day they developed a wonderful friendship, which grew into a mutual love that they have to hide from each other. When they have to go on a business trip to Ocean City, their relationship begins to change. Their relationship is reaching a new level, they are ready to take risks to be together.

I love books with a similar plot so much, when the main characters have long been in love with each other, but are afraid to tell, because they don’t want to spoil the friendship. Each of their small steps was so sensual and tender. But sometimes I wish the main characters were more determined. Their love relationship fell apart so slowly that it was sometimes boring. Someone constantly interfered with them, distracted them. I loved Luke and Layla's friendship from the very beginning, and watching it slowly evolve into something more was so sweet.

Adorable!!
I absolute loved this light and fluffy rom com! Per My Last Email is full of Jim and Pam (the Office) vibes, swoon worthy romance, hilarious shenanigans and lovable characters. Super fun & quick read! I cannot wait to see if we get additional books in this series!

Thank you to NetGalley and Juliana Smith for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

Merged review:

Adorable!!
I absolute loved this light and fluffy rom com! Per My Last Email is full of Jim and Pam (the Office) vibes, swoon worthy romance, hilarious shenanigans and lovable characters. Super fun & quick read! I cannot wait to see if we get additional books in this series!

Thank you to NetGalley and Juliana Smith for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

When I started reading this, I must admit that I found myself wondering if I'd picked the wrong book. I'd read a previous book by this author and enjoyed it, and had seen this one mentioned by several others who tend to read clean romances, so I was excited to read it. Fairly early on there was a joke about making a 'trip to no pants land' that took me by surprise and had me wondering if this was in fact a closed-door romance after all. There was also a fair amount of language as well-- it's still probably not what most people would consider a ton and it was nothing too major (no f-words, no using God's name in vain, etc), but it was certainly more than I'm personally used to seeing in the types of books I prefer to read. Thankfully, it WAS closed-door, and a few slightly inappropriate jokes aside, it was actually fairly tame in the romance department... though perhaps not one for the most conservative of readers.

This was a sweet workplace, friends-to-lovers romance. Layla and Luke were super sweet together, and even when they were painstakingly oblivious, I enjoyed their characters very much. They were kind of nerds--- and I mean that in the best way possible. I am NOT a Star Wars fan, but I'm married to one/the mother of one... and I'm slightly ashamed to acknowledge how many references I understood throughout this story. Those who ARE fans will likely appreciate that all that much more. The end felt perhaps a bit more rushed than I would have liked, but overall I thought it was an enjoyable story.

**I received a complimentary copy for consideration. All thoughts are my own.

Merged review:

When I started reading this, I must admit that I found myself wondering if I'd picked the wrong book. I'd read a previous book by this author and enjoyed it, and had seen this one mentioned by several others who tend to read clean romances, so I was excited to read it. Fairly early on there was a joke about making a 'trip to no pants land' that took me by surprise and had me wondering if this was in fact a closed-door romance after all. There was also a fair amount of language as well-- it's still probably not what most people would consider a ton and it was nothing too major (no f-words, no using God's name in vain, etc), but it was certainly more than I'm personally used to seeing in the types of books I prefer to read. Thankfully, it WAS closed-door, and a few slightly inappropriate jokes aside, it was actually fairly tame in the romance department... though perhaps not one for the most conservative of readers.

This was a sweet workplace, friends-to-lovers romance. Layla and Luke were super sweet together, and even when they were painstakingly oblivious, I enjoyed their characters very much. They were kind of nerds--- and I mean that in the best way possible. I am NOT a Star Wars fan, but I'm married to one/the mother of one... and I'm slightly ashamed to acknowledge how many references I understood throughout this story. Those who ARE fans will likely appreciate that all that much more. The end felt perhaps a bit more rushed than I would have liked, but overall I thought it was an enjoyable story.

**I received a complimentary copy for consideration. All thoughts are my own.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4!

Per My Last Email follows Luke and Layla, coworkers and best friends who are attracted to each other but are both scared to do anything about it. Luke decides to use a work trip to Ocean City to try to move their relationship forward. This is a closed door, (very) slow burn, friends to lovers story.

This book was cute! Not my favorite ever, but the characters were fun, and we got some entertaining side characters as well (looking at you, Nathan). I actually really enjoyed the slow burn of this story! Sometimes I find myself getting impatient with super slow burn stories, but that was not the case for this one! I thought the pacing of the relationship worked, even if it took awhile to see them together. I also loved the dual POV. It’s always nice to hear both sides of the story.

I did find Layla to be a little manic pixie dream girl-ish, especially from Luke’s POV. I also thought the tie-in with the title could have been better. It had the potential to be a really funny part of the story, but it was really only mentioned in the book in passing and not actually used as part of the story.

Overall, I thought the book was a fun, easy read, and I will more than likely read the other books in the series!