Love Lettering

Love Lettering starts off very technical with lettering terms. Which if you are familiar with them it will be a fun aspect, BUT if fonts are not your thing, it will probably drag the reading flow down. I personally loved it and thought it was very creative. I enjoyed the main & supporting characters and how they developed through the book. The romance is a slow burn, but I think it lends to the plot. I was intrigued by how the characters processed the world in different ways, but came together to decode it with a game. The female friendships and how they support and uplift each other was a great addition. Modern. Fresh. Creative. Thoughtful. Funny.  - the best way I can describe this book! If you haven't tried a rom-com, this would be a great one to add to your pile. And if you are a fan of rom-com, you won't want to put it down!

I think I'm suffering a slight book hangover after loving [b:Xeni 53133786 Xeni (Loose Ends #2) Rebekah Weatherspoon https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570276619l/53133786.SX50_SY75.jpg 73607459] as much as I did, because this was just a little bit of a letdown - I still enjoyed it, but the pacing was somewhat off for me, with the slowish burn of the romance and then everything happening with Reid's job and the scandal in the last 50 or so pages. I loved Meg and her journey as a character from being somewhat passive and avoiding conflict to learning how to fight in a productive way. Since this is entirely from Meg's POV (and first-person), so Reid is a little less developed as a character for me, though that late reveal does clarify things a little. The writing was overall excellent, and I also loved how much attention was paid to Meg's friendships and the relationships between the female characters as well (actually, now that I think about it, Reid is really the only significant male character, which is not a complaint). This book (combined with [a:Ruby Lang 13495728 Ruby Lang https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1493417079p2/13495728.jpg]'s Uptown trilogy) really made me want to visit New York again. Maybe someday that'll be possible.Edited to add that I really appreciated that Meg had cramps in this book - I know romance novels are fantasy but that little note of realism was well-done and uncommon. More of it please!(2020 summer romance bingo: dad jokes. Would work for set on island or ice cream as well)

I love this book. But it's a quiet, contemplative kind of love because the book itself is largely quiet and contemplative. Despite it's misleading title and marketing this is not a romance, I mean there is a bit of romance, but it is largely chick-lit. In that, it was centred around a woman's journey of self-discovery. My favourite relationship in this book was not Reid and Meg's but rather, Meg and Sibby's. I loved the portrayal of a female relationship which is initially breaking apart, but in the end, gets reshaped into something healthier and better. I loved that despite Sibby's less than positive feelings, she was not demonised by the story's narrative. I loved all the other strong female relationships in this book. I loved Lark, I loved Lachelle and I loved Cecilia. Perhaps the only person I didn't have a fount of love for was Reid. I liked him, he was a perfectly serviceable love interest but he was not one of the stars of this book. I loved the lettering, I loved Reid's letters to Meg. Considering the number of times I have repeated the word love in this review, it is a bit of understatement to say that this has been one of my favourite reads of the year.

As a self-proclaimed font addict, I know A LOT about fonts and lettering, but even for me the beginning was a little difficult to follow and get into, but I persisted and was rewarded in the end. The romance is a slow burn, but it stuck with me. Our female protagonist is (all kinds of ways) in her head and I could really relate to her insecurity and loneliness. This warm, but seemingly aloof stranger walks into her shop and she finds herself drawn to him. I totally caught the feels with this one. Here it is, a month after I finished this book and I'm still thinking about it. I borrowed the copy from Kindle Unlimited and checked out the audio from Libby, but I really want to own copies for keeps, because I know I'll want to read Love Lettering over and over again.