Love Lettering

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.