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A Brooklyn artist meets a Wall St. #s guy. Meg & Reid‘s relationship wasn‘t convincing at first, but it grew on me. I love that Meg runs her own business & doesn‘t drop everything for a new romance. It was about Meg learning to trust her own voice. The plot could have skipped the hidden messages thing. I did love the friendships in the book. They were realistic, showing that fights happen & you chose to work through them, even when that‘s tough.

This was a charming love story between two delightfully unique and quirky characters, one of whom's life is all about numbers, and one who's is about letters. Eventually, they both realize they're speaking the same language. 3.5⭐️

I didn't love it anywhere near as much as Georgie, but it was a sweet way to pass the time nonetheless πŸ“

I have participated in LetterMo πŸ’Œ from the beginning; any else in LitsyLand? The idea is to write/send a piece of correspondence every day the post runs. AND, you must reply to every letter received during the month.

Wanting to find a book to post this image, I found the selected and it looks fun. I discovered that I already have it on my tbr at gr πŸŽ‰ So, you could say, I rediscovered this book and am now checking my library. 🀩

I hate when I forget to review a book right away! I prefer it to be fresh in my mind. Here goes: while Reid is less of a goof than my ideal leading man, I loved this romance. The design aspect, the NY setting, the food. It was not just sexy but intimate & direct β€” in a way that almost made me uncomfortable at first. It‘s important to write sex like that β€” especially for women readers who‘ve been socialized to act differently, in life & in sex.

I enjoyed the audio more so than the print. Such a cute story! Light and fun! But real.

Started this audiobook yesterday. I‘ve been trying to read it on the kindle, but I couldn‘t get into it. The audio seems better so far.

A few weeks ago I participated in an auction to raise $$ for Fair Fight Action to advance voting rights and my goodies arrived today! Kate Clayborn, one of my favorite authors, graciously signed copies of all of her books and I couldn‘t be happier to add them to my bookshelf πŸ₯°πŸ“š

I avoid confrontation at all costs, so I get Meg‘s trepidation about fighting.

I also realize that this avoidance and confrontation is probably a big reason why the number of people who stay in my life is quite small. Quite a bit of food for thought this early on a Wednesday morning...

I thought this would have felt more magical with the description but I was bored quite a bit. Another free space for #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

I was so excited to read this book, but it wasn't what I expected. This was definitely cute and romantic though! #romance

Awesome walk and coffee with my dear friend @peaknit plus a good library #bookhaul

😐😐 okay, so I realize I‘m in the minority here, but I did not enjoy this book. It was so confusing and boring to me. The entire first half of the book felt more like a handwriting/font course.. zero romance or plot. Then there was a tiny bit of romance and just switched to a very strange mystery. It‘s probably on me, I just didn‘t understand or relate to the story at all. Such a disappointment because I was so excited to read it!

Loved Reid and was honestly surprised to find out what his reservations were for!!

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I wasn't paying attention when I made my April goals list so all the books on it seem to be chunksters. It was a little disheartening not being able to finish in one week so I threw in a romcom to keep my spirits up.

#WeeklyForecast
Goal this week is to finish Island in the Sea of Time and start Seveneves. I have a bit more than 400 pages to read if I want to hit that goal.

Early in my undergrad I thought I wanted to be a graphic designer so all the lettering and sign chasing in this was super relatable. I liked Meg and felt like she could be a version of me in another life. The romance was cute and kind of nerdy and I enjoyed this so much I read it in one sitting. This was the first I've read by Clayborn but I liked this enough to look up her other stuff.
#BuriedAliveChallenge

I thoroughly enjoyed this. I very much relate to Meg's inclination to avoid conflict so I was impressed by her journey. I loved Reid all along but especially once we learned exactly why he was so stressed and reserved. I loved that this is also about Meg's friendships and business and that she learned to take more control of every aspect of her life. There are a few things I could nitpick but I guess I'm not in a nitpicky mood.

This was recommended by my library as a virtual book club option, but I found it to be too predictable as a romance for any healthy conversation. The first 120 pages or so felt forced and were slow to read, but then it did get cute as the book progressed.

#loveletters #loveprevails @Eggs

A fun read. Being a self employed artist myself i can relate to a lot of this. Seeing letters, as art is a wonderful concept. The budding love story, the issue with friends, it was easy to enjoy.

I got it because it was the Together We Read book on Overdrive and I‘m glad I did.
A year ago, Meg hand-lettered the invitations for a wedding she knew would fail, even adding a tiny clue in the invites. When Reid, the ex-groom, walks into the shop where she works looking for answers, she struggles to find them.
Meg, struggling personally, turns to Reid to help her out of her artistic slump, leading them to connect in ways neither expected.

I definitely agree lettering emotes feeling, and enjoyed that aspect of this story. The idea of fighting fair, and bothering to fight at all, was a theme I appreciated. It is an important part of life. I much prefer closed door romance, and thought this narrative took a wrong turn a couple times with those scenes. I believe the same character development could have happened with those moments done less explicitly. #TogetherWeRead

#togetherweread

One word: annoyed

2 stars on GR and an #unpopularopinion as this book is getting a lot of positive attention. Full review in my GR if you care to know why this book annoyed me: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3843123638

Book 3 for #FabulousFebruary

Love Lettering is the #TogetherWeRead title currently on Libby! No waitlist βœŒπŸΌβ€οΈπŸ“š

Cold (14 degrees) but still read outside with the help of a friend for #fabulousFebruary.

Only 20% in but really enjoying this so far. The art of calligraphy is interesting and integral to the story. Don't you love it when a book takes you to a place you recognize? Haven't been to NYC in 5 years but loved being familiar with Meg's walk from Court Street Station to the Promenade. A couple of pix on the Promenade heading toward Brooklyn Bridge. #LovePrevails #BrokenHeart @Eggs

Since it‘s Valentine‘s Day and all... πŸ’πŸ’˜πŸ’–

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Such a quick, fun read! A warm, charming romance perfect for Valentines weekend. The audiobook narrator #NIcolZanzarella is delightful too. Give it a try! #TogetherWeRead

I've got a bunch of other books that I should be finishing but I just could not put this one down! It was so cute 😊 I loved the calligraphy aspect - how fonts described something about a character or a moment.
The story was unique and there was a twist near the end that I genuinely didn't see coming, which is rare in romance novels. Also the characters were super relatable. I felt Meg's insecurities and aversion to conflict on a personal level πŸ˜‚

#TogetherWeRead

When I went on to Overdrive today this popped up on the home page, Together We Read. This title is available without waitlists or holds. It‘s an online US book club which connects readers.

February 10-24, 2021

Just found this at my library and decided to try the audiobook. Looks fun! #TogetherWeRead

Saw this on Libby this morning. Looks like a cute romance, perfect leading up to Valentine's Day πŸ’•
#TogetherWeRead

You guys, I am *loving* this book. Enough that I risked the claws by infiltrating Amelia‘s cat bed with it for a picture 😹 #catsoflitsy

I thoroughly enjoyed Love Lettering - I think mainly because I have a thing for craftsperson competence porn. An enjoyable contemporary romance. And that completes my first tetrad of #fourfoursin21 yay! #readingchallenge

Down on the south coast for a family funeral, and reading Love Lettering on our tiny patio. We were already out of the Perth/Peel/SW region when news of the snap lockdown hit.

Next up! And this should do for the #calligraphy prompt of #fourfoursin21. #romantsy

#fourfoursin21 - calligraphy @Lauredhel

I don't have much brain right now for writing a review, but this was a very enjoyable #romantsy. The lettering elements were fun.

This was fun. I read the entire thing in about a day. It's a somewhat different approach to a romance novel. A rom com really. It would make a really cute movie, actually.

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@TheAromaofBooks

Sooo good. Sweet. Modern. Delightful.

I was slow to get into the story.. picked up brilliantly in the middle and I was u able to stop reading until it was finished!

Oh, I so want to go back to NYC again soon! The best thing about this book was it‘s setting in and around some of our favourite parts of Brooklyn, and the fact that the MC takes pictures of signage, which my hubby also does!

And the rest of it was great too - a clever concept, the story of a friendship as well as a relationship and a twist that I didn‘t see coming.

Thanks so much for sending me this @TrishB - it was a perfect distraction! 😘

The characters are awesome β€” really relatable, heartwarming & with great chemistry. GREAT writing! Really embodied the narrator & sparkled with warmth & lots of wit, & a unique plot. Honestly, overall I loved this story. But...this book is all about exploring & getting to know the real vibes of NYC, & yet we are introduced to ONE queer POC character for like, barely a minute at 88%. Really? That‘s gonna make me side-eye your MC a bit, tbh. β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I‘ve never related to a MC more than I did with Meg.The romance is sweet&I loved the chemistry created between the 2,but the real star for both MCs was their character development.There was one section right in the middle of the book where it was something I could have heard in a therapy session.It‘s rare for me to connect to a character,so it was moving for me. There was humor&more relationally than just the romance-overall great book.

I didn‘t want to read this book. Iwon in a giveaway, and felt compelled. I am not into romance. That being said, the story got better as it went along. Although I gave it a 3 rating, I‘d say it‘s actually almost a 4. To me, one of the biggest downfalls of this book was it‘s many referrals to printing and lettering. I know way more about that occupation than I need to know now. All in all, this was a quick read that was not at all terrible.

#LitsyLoveFallSwap Day! Thank you to @BookNAround for being my first swap buddy! I got to start this on my #UKvacay!

Catching up my Modern Mrs Darcy β€œscorecard”. I‘m going to keep working on this even when summer ends. This is a really great selection of books so far. 14 books read (but I had already read a few of these before the list came out. #MMDSummerReading #ModernMrsDarcy