Title: Love Lettering

Author: Kate Clayborn

Publisher: Kensington Books 2019

Genre: Romance

Pages: 322

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Modern Mrs. Darcy

Meg Mackworth’s hand-lettering skill has made her famous as the Planner of Park Slope, designing custom journals for her New York City clientele. She has another skill too: reading signs that other people miss. Knowing the upcoming marriage of Reid Sutherland and his polished fiancée was doomed to fail is one thing, but weaving a secret word of warning into their wedding program is another. Meg may have thought no one would spot it, but she hadn’t counted on sharp-eyed, pattern-obsessed Reid.

A year later, Reid has tracked Meg down to find out how she knew that his meticulously planned future was about to implode. But with a looming deadline and a bad case of creative block, Meg doesn’t have time for Reid’s questions—unless he can help her find her missing inspiration. As they gradually open up to each other, both try to ignore a deepening connection between them. But the signs are there—irresistible, indisputable, urging Meg to heed the messages Reid is sending her, before it’s too late . . .

Overall I did really enjoy this lighter romantic comedy. We get the silly meet-cute, lots of complications, and a happily ever after. In between, I grew to like Meg and Reid. Or really, I grew to like Meg a lot. Reid stayed too much of an enigma for me. I wanted to see him come out of the shell more and learn more about his likes and desires. His character didn’t go quite deep enough for me. The romance is very slow burn, but that’s okay. I sometimes like a slow burn. Once we get to something, the something happens very fast. I would have liked to spend a bit more time with them as a couple before the big reveal happens. From there, I disliked how fast the pace moved and how quickly things wrapped up in a neat bow. The book is very light-hearted and fun at most points in the story. I stayed engaged with the story and flew through the pages.

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