Love Lettering

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)