Love Lettering starts off very technical with lettering terms. Which if you are familiar with them it will be a fun aspect, BUT if fonts are not your thing, it will probably drag the reading flow down. I personally loved it and thought it was very creative. I enjoyed the main & supporting characters and how they developed through the book. The romance is a slow burn, but I think it lends to the plot. I was intrigued by how the characters processed the world in different ways, but came together to decode it with a game. The female friendships and how they support and uplift each other was a great addition. Modern. Fresh. Creative. Thoughtful. Funny.  - the best way I can describe this book! If you haven't tried a rom-com, this would be a great one to add to your pile. And if you are a fan of rom-com, you won't want to put it down!

An absolutely fabulous read. Like a warm drink of hot chocolate, so cozy.

These two characters, they way they meet again, the reason they, meet again, how the learn each other ! I loved alll of it. Kate always writes characters with such feeling and depth and this one was so swoony and had me on an emotional roller coaster. ESPECIALLY AT ABOUT 82% IN whew...when things went all sorts of OMG!

Reid wow this guy I kind of adored him and his swoonsh (read the book that'll make sense lol) A complex sort of guy, just like our heroine Meg. When i tell you i was so enthralled by Meg's lettering talent, how thoroughly it was presented as part of her character. Makes me wish I had some fancy lettering talent because reading about her planner treatments and lettering was so interesting and simply kept me enthralled that I didn't want to stop reading but ya know sleep is needed at times lol

Meg and Reid are so different but fit just perfectly I think?

so there's the relationship with Meg and Reid, that's budding, then there's the one between Meg and her friend Sibby that's all sorts of shakey but I enjoyed how that was navigated. How it reminded me that friendships need work too. That it isn't always rosie. That bit about Meg needing to learn how to fight (not physically) was so real and true. The growth!

Also, boy does Reid know how to write a grovelly letter and he had some grovelling to do because wow did i not see that black moment coming!

This book was fascinating, and beautifully written.

My few quibbles would be this:

1. I wish we had Reid's POV but considering how shit hit the fan I figured that was why we had just Meg's POV, so we would be surprised by certain turn of events, just as she was. Seeing him through Meg's eyes was great but being in her head was such a fun ride I really wanted in his too, but alas it was not to be!

2. This is set in New york city however I felt like it was just presented as super white???. I'm not even sure a single secondary character that was mentioned wasn't white. Except maybe Shuhei, Meg's friend's partner??? But that assumption is all based on his name cuz no one's race was ever really mentioned.

Overall I did enjoy this book alot!

Initially it took me a bit to get into this one as the descriptions of Meg's job were a bit technical, but as the story went on it all started to make more sense and I could not put it down. This was a really sweet and heartwarming romance with some pretty intimate and well written love scenes. Overall, I really enjoyed it. Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington Books for the ARC.

This is seriously my new favorite book of the year (just in time for the year to be over)! Hits all the right notes for me romance-wise with the sweetest characters and such a great premise. I was invested in Meg and Reid's relationship from the start, but also in Meg's business and personal growth. She's one of the most compelling and relatable protagonists I've read in a long time. The theme of lettering threaded throughout was so unique and lent itself to excellent metaphors/imagery without ever feeling cheesy or overdone. I can't say enough good things about this book - I loved it and can't wait to get copies for all the readers in my life. Thank you to the publisher for the advanced copy!

Meg Mackworth is known as the "Planner of Park Slope", and is famous in New York City for her custom-lettered planners and wedding invitations. Only at times she has a habit of hiding hidden messages within the designs that she creates when she strongly senses something. Enter Reid Sutherland- the former groom-to-be of a couple she did a custom wedding program for. When Reid shows up one day a year later to confront her about the hidden message he found within the wedding program that never got put to use due to the couple's split, Meg ends up enlisting him to help her find the inspiration she needs for her latest designs, as she has hit a creative wall. Reid accepts, and together, they create games as they travel the various parts of NYC to look at the lettering on the signs and buildings around them, slowly getting to know each other better as time goes on, and eventually falling in love. But Meg sees signs telling her that as perfect as things seem with Reid, they falling in love with him may be a bad thing for her.

There has been a lot of hype around "Love Lettering", so I was pretty excited to be granted early access to read it. While a slow-moving story, it was sweet, with awkward Reid, and Meg, who has come from a difficult family upbringing to NYC to live with her best friend who lately seems to be more roommate then friend.

Thanks To NetGalley and Kensington Books for providing me with an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

It took me a few days to decide what I wanted to write in this review. I had mixed feelings about this book but overall I did really enjoy it. Meg is an artist that makes custom journals and starts a friendship with Reid after he confronts her about his failed relationship that he feels she predicted. I liked the slow burn and opposites attract aspect of the book. Reid was so sweet and I love Clayborn's writing. I wished that the book had been from both the characters perspectives, instead of just Meg. In the end, you understand why that wouldn't have worked but I longed to read Reid's thoughts. I also would have liked more story with Sibby. I'm still undecided about the ending, but I really enjoyed it and will recommend it.

I enjoyed this one but will admit that it was a slow starter for me. I felt a bit overwhelmed at first inside Meg’s mind, keeping up, following along. However, that may have been simply because I am not an artist nor into lettering. The story actively started engaging me around 25% in.

Meg is a lettering artist in NY; Reid is a quant (quantitative analyst). They both have their own issues (Meg discovered some painful family secrets; Reid, because of his intelligence and stiff manner, is often misunderstood). I loved how they began their time together (unique games!), the slow build here was wonderful and they truly felt like soulmates. Out 12/31/19

Thanks to #NetGalley and #KensingtonBooks for providing the ARC. The opinions are strictly my own.

I always love when you read a new author for the first time and you really enjoy their work. It’s like meeting a new friend. The book is really cute. I liked that it wasn’t a total fluffy love story, both characters definitely had some faults, but in the end it delivered exactly what I was looking for when I reached for a romance/ chick lit book.

If you have someone in your life who loves Rom Coms this would be a great Christmas gift this season!

4.5 stars rounded to 5

I absolutely adored this story. Loved the dynamic between Meg and Reid, and the conflicts in Megs relationships.

I loved that Meg is a strong female character that is able to be successful with her own business (and even made a comment about having a lawyer look over her contracts). I can tell she isn’t a push-over but we still enjoyed seeing her looking for love and experiencing all those feels.

I wanted to go on the tour of Brooklyn with Meg and Reid to find the signs with them instead I was able to curl up with this book and and enjoy it! Meg is an artist and I appreciated her perspective of noticing and looking for signs! We need more of that in this world!

The themes in this story seems super realistic including the tension with Sibby and Meg at times in the book. The unique fonts and the authors knowledge of the different fonts was a fun addition to the book and added to the romantic feel. I want to see this as a movie!

Overall a great read for anyone or even a bookclub and it is highly recommended to others!

I wasn't sure about this one. Love Lettering? I imagined a novel written entirely in correspondence..."Dear Henry,I miss you so much!...,..."

So it was with some surprise and much delight to read Kate Clayborn's newest romance. Meg is an artist, of letters She designs and creates handmade journals and is building a following in Manhattan and Brooklyn, where she lives with her best friend Sibby. Meg is happy with her new career; but is in the middle of a creative block which might derail her future succes. She used to design wedding invitations, programs and announcements, but gave it up when she realized she could see signs that the marriage of the last couple she worked with was doomed to fail When the groom from that couple walks in a year later and confronts her with their announcement, in which Meg had weaved a warning sign, Meg has to explain herself.

Meg, riddled with guilt, calls Reid and asks him to accompany her around the city as she looks for inspiration to help her get over her creative block. Little by little, they open up to each other. Can Meg and Reid see the signs ?

I loved Love Lettering, plain and simple. It is beautifully written, tender, romantic, creative and fun. It's witty, quirky, sentimental and modern. The characters are fresh and different. There's really not a single aspect of this romance that I didn't like. Bravo, Kate Clayborn.

One of my top reads of 2019! Love Lettering delivers next-level nerdery around planners and lettering with a good dose of romance, supportive lady friendships, and staying true to your art. Kate Clayborn uses everything we think we know about left brain/right brain people, creative v. analytical, to show that opposites don't just attract, they really fit together.

Reid and Meg (Meg especially) are emotionally intelligent, communicative and just good people trying to figure out life. (No one's going to be able to say, you could figure this all out, if you would just talk!). Bonus points for no women being villainized in this book.

Love Lettering is clever, funny, and damn sexy. A 2019 must read for sure..

I feel like all I’ve said lately is “I’m not a rom-com kind of person” but seem to be devouring them all - and Love Lettering was no exception.

Where to start? This book is a breath of fresh air. I loved all the intricate details of writing and Kate’s job. It didn’t really pick up momentum for me until around 25% the way through but I adored it.

I really do think I’m starting to get into this genre and Love Lettering was an easy, light read full of amazing description, likeable characters and a great plot.

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I absolutely loved this book. It’s one of my favorite books that I’ve read this year. It’s original and sensitive, romantic, lyrical, and sensual. I wouldn’t have thought that I’d have been caught up in the story of a woman whose life revolves around letters, but I couldn’t put this down. Meg has built a business designing planners for people with her own whimsical calligraphy and designs. She sees emotions in letters in such an interesting and different way. It reminded me of descriptions of synesthesia when people perceive one sense through another sense. In her case, she experiences emotions through letters.

And then one day a man for whom she’d designed wedding invitations and a wedding program a year earlier comes into the store where she works. He asks her how she knew to put a secret message in the wedding program she’d created. What starts out as a mortifying moment for Meg is the start of a friendship and slowly growing romance between the two of them as they begin to explore New York City looking for interesting signs and letters.

The story develops with some surprising twists, but nothing that is unmotivated by the characters or the plot. And it continued to grab my interest so that I couldn’t stop reading.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

First of all, where can I find a Reid in my life?!

Guys this book had all the feels. Meg is known as the Planner of Park Slope where she creates custom journals for New York’s elite. She also has a way of reading signs that others miss. She creatively weaves a sign in one of her clients, Reid Sutherland and his fiancée Avery’s upcoming wedding program.

A year later, Reid comes to the store where Meg works to figure out how she knew that his marriage was doomed. But when Meg faces a writing block, Reid helps her find her inspiration.

I can’t handle how much I loved this book. I’ll admit, the first few chapters were slow, but once you get in, you won’t be able to put this book down! Five stars!

This is so good that it's kind of absurd -- the premise is a great hook, but the two characters at the book's heart are what really sell it. Kate Clayborn, to me, sets the bar for contemporary romance, and I can't wait to read whatever she writes next.

Love Lettering truly had a little bit of everything for me: A woman running her own business, a friendship in turmoil, a potential romance, a little suspense, and a whole lot of NYC. Thank you to an author for featuring NY's cheap eats and endless walkability!

I don't really think the synopsis does this one justice, so instead I'm just going to note that the main characters were easy to imagine, I enjoyed sinking into this one over a weekend, and I laughed out loud a couple times. I was definitely rooting for Meg throughout, and loved seeing her personal growth. I think Love Lettering's technically a romance, but I loved that her own life wasn't an afterthought - this is the kind of book that makes me think that maybe true partnership is possible.

The little details are what edged this one to 5 stars for me - the psoriasis, the first day of her period, the little jokes. And I applaud Clayborn for showcasing bad behavior, and underlining how that's, hello, bad, and showing how one might navigate it. There's plenty of sunshine and beautiful park walks in this one, but also rainy days and tough situations, and I so appreciate it for both.

Thank you to Kensington Books and NetGalley for a free e-arc of this title for review.

Love Lettering is a beautiful, emotional, and poetic love story. Meg is a hand letterer with a bad habit of hiding messages in her work. Reid is a numbers guy who found a hidden message in his wedding program - a wedding that never happened.

This book is as much a love letter to New York as it is a love story between Meg and Reid. I adored the way Meg's mind works (and we're in Meg's brain the whole time - this is a single POV book, but with good reason), how she sees life in words and letters, how they come alive to her. I sympathize with her reaction to conflict, and appreciate her growth trajectory.

One of the things Kate excels at is building relationships. In this book, there's a lot of relationship development and repair, particularly around female friendship. And it feels so genuine and beautiful.

This is one of my new favorites. I'll be reading it again soon.

I was provided with an ARC by the publisher for review via NetGalley.

I loved, loved, loved this book. My favorite were the characters. But I loved the story and the romance and the tension.

Oh my gosh, I loved this book. It was so well written. It’s warm and funny and emotional. The characters so well developed that I didn’t miss my usual preference for third person with two points of view in my romance reads. The author did such a magnificent job of showing us Reid Sutherland through Meg Mackworth there was little we did not know or weren’t able to correctly infer about him. Meg Mackworth is a gem of a heroine: ambitious, thoughtful, caring, and not without her insecurities. I’m also a huge fan of bullet journaling and art journaling and I all but swooned over a heroine who designs planners, calendars, and such. Clayborn is my new go-to romance author and I can’t wait to read her other books.