It was so wonderful to revisit the world of Emmy Lake and Woman's Friend. I think I enjoyed this one even more than Dear Mrs Bird. A wonderful cast of characters all dealing with life on the Home Front and a country at war. It is filled with humour and tinges of sadness but left me feeling very uplifted by the end. I feel see to actually finish reading.

Book 1...Mrs Byrd was sat on my shelf for ages. Actually, since the time it was published and I only got to read it last year and flipping loved it. When I heard this was being followed up with a book 2 I was so anticipating it.

I leapt on it when I saw the audio version as I’d listened to book 1 that way too so I was so happy when I saw the narrators name. She’s so good.

This book is such a lovely tale of very strong women in the war times. I know my mother when she was alive told me what she did in the war and other women. Women supporting the war efforts, farming, driving, delivering, health care etc was just a tip of the iceberg to working in factories making parachutes and other war items.

But what about those women who had to become the breadwinners while their husbands were away?
And what if they had to not only provide for themselves, children and their mothers?

Who is there to look after the children whilst they work.

A fabulous account of history within this fictional writing with an updated role from Emmeline now that the formidable woman from the previous book is now gone. We see more strength of character from Emmeline and when you have other women, strong women and support from other avenues it’s clear what can be achieved with the help of Yours Cheerfully in the forefront.

Romance thrown in with a war wedding planned, set your mind back to that era and read this beautiful heartwarming uplifting read around tragedy of life around you.

Books set during World War Two are some of my favourite to read, as I really love the sense of camaraderie and spirit that runs through them. And you definitely get that in this book. It had such a unique spin on the genre too, as there are a lot of world war historical reads out there and this one wrote from a different angle which was refreshing to read.

I loved that this book was set from the main standpoint of journalism throughout World War Two, not only focusing on the lives of the characters and following Emmy as the main character, but also the magazines efforts to boost moral and use their influences to help win the war and help the ladies involved in war work and doing their bit for their country.

Women’s Friend magazine was at the centre of this story, recruited by the ministry of information (along with several other women’s based newspapers) to increase women’s signs up for war work. It was really interesting to read it from this perspective. I really enjoyed it!

It’s a book to immerse yourself in and take yourself through the story and plot with ease. The characters are are so likeable, with plenty within the story to keep you entertained and listening on. The audiobook was great, made for very easy listening and was greatly and effortless narrated too - I was amazed at the narrators vast expanse of voices she gave to all the characters! everything you want in an audiobook!

Overall, I really loved this book and thought it was great!

I cannot tell you how excited I was when I found out that #DearMrsBird by #AJPearce had a sequel and Emmy was back alongside Bunty. While Dear Mrs Bird had a slight frivolity to it, #YoursCheerfully is much more focussed and determined on the plight of female war workers.
Like Dear Mrs Bird the plot plods along, but is thoroughly enjoyable and the slower pace allows the reader to savour each moment. The visual imagery AJ Pearce creates is sublime.
If you enjoyed the first book, you will most likely enjoy following the characters on their journey set in London, 1941.
I had my favourite reading combo #ebook and #audiobook for complete immersion!
Thanks to the publisher and #Netgalley for gifting me a review copies of #YoursCheerfully in exchange for an honest review.

**listened to audiobook and read along with kindle copy**

I loved the first book in this series - it was just so cosy and comforting. So I was super excited that there was going to be a second book in the series. This book is just as cosy - but steers away from the idea of the 'agony aunt', and takes a more political and hard hitting view of the war. I say hard hitting, but it still feels very warm - think that is down to AJ Pearce's easygoing writing style.

I loved how the other book was referenced, but if you hadn't previously read the first book in the series there is nothing in this second book that would hinder your reading experience.

The narrator of the audio book is brilliant, and brought to life all of the characters. It also enhanced the tone of Pearce's writing style.

I really enjoyed this book, and do not feel i can say whether or not i enjoyed this more or less than the first book in the series as they are both such individual books.
This book is the perfect read for a hot sunny day - it transports you back in time to the war, yet still feels incredibly warm and comforting - not many war books can do that.
Really enjoyed it!

A real feel good World War II book. It’s really nice to read a book about the strong female roles during the war. The battle was not just to win the war, but for more rights for women. It’s so refreshing to hear from this point of few. The basic plot it developed well using loveable strong characters.