Book Review: Dear Sofia by Danielle Keil

youngcreativepress

12 months ago

Synopsis:

Dear Sofia is the 5th book in the Love Notes series of standalone contemporary romances by Danielle Keil.

Everyone at Ryder High knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first of the month.

Sofia Castillo didn’t get that. But she did get a giant ice cream sandwich delivered to her house with her envelope.

Things take a turn when her family goes on vacation the day after her envelope arrives. It throws a wrench in her secret admirer’s plan, and he has to change tactics and deliver clues via text instead.

Sofia knows it’s someone close to her, but who? Texts come at all times—even when she’s in the same place as her admirer. Without too many specific clues, Sofia decides to just enjoy the ride and the conversation.

Will Sofia be able to coax some clues out of her admirer?

Or will he reveal himself when things take a sudden turn?

Review:

Dear Sofia has been one of my favourite instalments of this series so far. I loved the summer setting and family dynamic. Plus there were so many of the characters from the previous books, it’s great to see what they’re up to.

Sofia has to be the most likeable of all the girls so far. She’s popular and a cheerleader but she’s nice to everyone. I love how she started out pretty naive, with thinking she loved her cousin’s friend, but I’m so glad she matured and realised he never actually cared about her. You never actually root for them anyway as there’s no way he could be the secret admirer.

Again, it’s very obvious from the beginning who the secret admirer is and it made me so happy. I won’t spoil too much but it’s someone that’s been in every instalment so far and it’s nice for them to finally have their own moment.

At first I was a little sad that we never got to know what the original plan for the clues was, but just simply having Sofia and her secret admirer text was great. They were really sweet and actually having them interact made the relationship feel more believable. It felt like the situation was balanced rather than letting the boy lead.

I will always recommend these books if you’re looking for something short, sweet and mood lifting.