Rounded down from around 4.5 stars ⭐️

Yours, Cheerfully returns to the lives of best friends Emmy and Bunty. Emmy’s magazine is asked to aid with the ministry’s push to get more women workers. But as she plunges head first into her assignment she realises her new war worker friends are facing difficulties at work.

This is another charming and moving novel by AJ Pearce. I absolutely loved returning to the old characters and old places, it felt like going home. But I also loved meeting the new characters (Ruby being a personal favourite of mine). Pearce’s writing transports you to a different time, I really felt like I was living alongside Emmy and Bunty.

This book felt slightly more light-hearted than Dear Mrs Bird. But it still left me moved, with tears in my eyes. I found myself crying with both pride and happiness during big life events for the characters. I also learnt so much about women workers during WWII that I did not know before.

I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone that loves light-hearted historical fiction or anyone who enjoyed Dear Mrs Bird. I want to thank Tandem Collective, Picador Books and AJ Pearce for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts.