Meet Me in the Margins

Meet Me In the Margins is about Savannah who is an editor at a publishing house that prides itself in its highbrow titles. But Savannah likes to write romances! One day she leaves her manuscript behind a room she thought only she knew about, but comes back to a bunch of notes. She soon comes to rely on those notes to improve her writing.

Steam level: 1/3 (only kissing)

I really enjoyed reading the book, it was a fast and easy read. I thought it was very sweet. I liked the main couple, thought that their romance was cute.

Very much a You've Got Mail style story. It's quite predictable, but I personally don't think that's a bad thing. Similar to the movie, this is a very slow burn, and the focus is more on the book world than the actual romance. The two characters don't interact that much throughout.

A bookish setting definitely helped me enjoy the book even more as a book lover. It was fun to see behind the scenes a bit about what happens at a publishing house. Especially the ARC room! I enjoyed reading Savannah's journey to getting her book published as well as the authors who are signed to their publishing house.

While I wish we found out more about him, I did like the stoic love interest, Will. From the get go he seems fascinated with her. It was fun to see him be interested while Savannah still seemed pretty clueless. I also really liked the designer at her work, and her best friend Layla. She actually seemed like the most interesting character in the book. I loved how proud she was of her work, and how she was always ready to defend it.

I did miss some depth from the book. Nothing major, but if we could have seen more chemistry, or interactions between the two love interests, or if the best friend was more involved in the mystery of who was leaving notes on the manuscript, or even some more information on the love interest. Just something a little bit more.

Also, the depths of Savannah's family's disregard for her emotions and her general wellbeing is astonishing for a family who's supposedly always there for each other, and for Savannah who's always ready to do anything for her family. I just really did not like them at all.

Thank you to Thomas Nelson and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange of my honest opinions.