As a Nashvillian, I really enjoyed the overall plot of this story. Savannah, works for a small publishing house in Nashville. She has been through a rough patch, but now things are starting to turn around. The story provided fun visits to places I see every day, which made it personal to me.

Even, with these sentimental aspects the beginning of the book seemed to lag in the begging. After, I read about a third of the book it started to pick up. The dynamics improved and the characters started gaining more depth.

All in all, it was a cute read with main character who is relatable to readers.

I Received a reader's advance review copy of #MeetMeintheMargins from Net Galley. All views are my own.

Meet Me In the Margins by Melissa Ferguson is fun to read. From the opening embarrassing encounter between Savanna and William to the closing scene, it is hard to stop turning pages. The insider’s view of unsolicited fiction manuscripts and the interactions between editors and authors was enlightening to see unfolding.This is an entertaining story.

What an endearing love story. It was just the palate cleanser I needed. The story is lovely and relatable on many levels.

First and foremost, I loved Savannah, honestly I did. I love a woman in a strong business role. And I loved the idea of this book, it reminded me of the movie where they communicate by writing letters to each other and leaving it in the mailbox. But I expected it to develop more, I thought the romance aspect would be a little more than it was. I feel it fell flat on that, and it didn’t leave much mystery. You have to be kind of dumb to not know who the secret editor is. I just wish the author focused more on the developing relationship.

This sounded really cute. The title is adorable, the concept is fun, and who doesn't love a book set in the publishing industry? I just wish I had liked Meet Me in the Margins as much as I hoped.

Savannah's first person narration jumped and rambled around a lot to the point I sometimes got confused. It was obvious who her mystery editor was. Since there is no suspense I wish this could have been a dual POV as I think it would have helped liven it up. Savannah's sister was just over-the-top horrible, her former boyfriend was a tool, and her family sounded pretty bad too. The fact that Savannah didn't even acknowledge this and thought it was a good idea to live with the evil sister made me question her judgement and her ability to stand up for herself. Also, I was missing chemistry between Savvy and the love interest.

Sad that I didn't like this more.

A perfectly adorable, sweet office love story between Savannah, an aspiring romance writer and the mystery man who is helping edit her manuscript in secret. I really enjoyed this book set in a small Nashville publishing house. The secondary cast of characters are really strong, there's humor and heart and you can't help cheering for these characters to finally figure things out! Recommended for fans of Sarah Adams, Kerry Winfrey and Sarah Hogle. My only critique was that the story was light on steam (kissing only) and only told from Savannah's perspective. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance review copy. This is a must-read for bookish romance lovers!

It took me a minute to get into the cadence of this utterly charming story, and once I did, I thoroughly enjoyed Meet Me in the Margins, the latest engaging, page-turning romantic comedy by author Melissa Ferguson. I love how Savannah Cade works as an editor for a prestigious publishing company, yet is secretly writing her own romance novel. She hides her novel in secret room at work, only to find an anonymous editor is giving her tips in the margins. This sweet story has a number of possible editors, and I loved how it kept me guessing until the very end. I could not put this story down, I totally enjoyed the unique storyline, I read it in one day, and completely loved how it all wrapped up.

I highly recommend Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson for lovers of books and romantic comedies. Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley for allowing me to read an early copy. All opinions are my own.

Meet Me in the Margins is a delightful rom-com by Melissa Ferguson. If you are looking for steam, this book isn't for you, as it is on par with a Hallmark movie. But the story is sweet and I found myself cheering for and empathizing with the main character, Savannah. She works at a publishing company housed in a Victorian mansion, complete with a secret room. I would love to have a hideaway like that! The scene on Valentine's Day had me laughing out loud and my favorite banter was the reference to Phantom of the Opera. I read this one in a day and it was a great pick-me-up and stress reliever. I received a complimentary copy of this book and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for this opportunity. Meet Me in the Margins is out on February 15th!

Savannah works for a publishing house that publishes serious work, and would probably get fired if anyone knew she was secretly writing a romance novel and shopping it to another house... but she accidentally drops her WiP during a staff meeting, then hides it away in a secret annex (doesn't your office have a cozy secret annex?) and someone offers feedback instead of turning her in... meanwhile, she is recruiting authors, dealing with asshole clients, trying to retain her job as others are let go, and not getting along so well with the owner's newly in charge son.

Part Cyrano, part the Bookshop Around the Corner, I normally dislike hate to love and secret admirer type romances, but the writing about writing is always a strong hook. The mystery of the mystery editor is not so surprising, but that's dramatic irony for you. Overall this is a clever book.

I received a reader's advance review copy of #MeetMeInTheMargins from #NetGalley.

This was a delightful novel. I liked that the heroine was someone who wasn’t very confident in her abilities and her appeal. The other characters were a bit too cartoonish. The sister was too tightly wrapped up in her own interests and didn’t even feel badly that the heroine’s long-time boyfriend had dumped her and picked up with the sister. The others in the publishing house were caricatures that might appear on a TV sitcom, but not real life. But the relationship between Savannah and William both in their notes to each other and in their conversations in real life. I wanted to spend more time with them. That’s a sign of a good book.

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.

A solid middle of the road romance. I was not blown away by any means but I was entertained the whole way. I liked the publishing industry setting and the characters have good chemistry. The exchange of notes reminded me a bit of *The Flatshare* and I wish we could have seen even more of it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

Yes, I LOVED it!

Anything to do with books is always going to be on my love it list. So the premise was bound to tug on my heart. I also loved the characters. Savannah is down-to-earth and working hard. Her sister is driven, and her parents are incomprehensible to me. Will is uptight, driven, and we're not sure how happy he is with being back in Tennessee. But if you get him out of the office, you see a whole different side to him. There's Savannah's friend who is quirky, Sam who is quiet—almost a seeming non-entity, authors with personality disorders, librarians willing to use force at conventions for merch, and even more! I laughed and smiled during this one.

This is one of those books that seemed to end a little too quickly for me (I know, I know—leave them wanting more instead of dreading the last few pages). I'm not saying it was a bad ending, just that I wanted to keep living in this little book world.

The second I read the description I knew I needed to read this!


Though it did take me a moment to get into the story, once I was into I has such a blast following Savannah her job and secret romance novel writing. The concept is so cute and easy to love, I do however wish that a bit more detail for Will had been added, his character fell a little flat for me.

This book left me craving more penpal esque banter and flirting.


Thank you so much to Netgalley and the Publisher for granting me an E-Arc in exchange for my honest review.

2.5 STARS - I love books set within the publishing industry, so when I read that this book centred around a nonfiction book editor who has secret aspirations of becoming a romance writer and the plot included a secret room and romance, my interest was piqued!

The concept of Savannah and her mysterious editor was cute, but the story unfortunately fell flat in its execution. There's a lack of energy to the story and I soon became frustrated with the cliched characters, predictable plot and the twist that was obvious very early on. I didn't like being stuck in Savannah's head as she rambles on about her lack of love life, family, horrible boss etc. and I wanted more explanation about Sav's rather unique family situation. There are misunderstandings, an overly pushy sister, and a cringy future brother-in-law which make for an interesting read, but the romance was much too tame.

I had such high hopes for a fun, light romance set in the world of publishing. I liked certain aspects (hidden room, publishing world, burgeoning romance between the main character and a mystery person), but it didn't go far enough with its characters and plot, leaving me with an underwhelming read that didn't have enough romance.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This is the first book I've read by Melissa Ferguson and I really enjoyed it. The cover and title drew me in. An editor at a small, but formal publishing house accidentally drops her own personal manuscript during a meeting and after frantically gathering it up needs a place to stash it. She has discovered a secret room in the attic behind where all the advance reader copies are stored and stashes it there, only to come back and discover that it has been marked up by someone else. As the story progresses, she relies more and more on her mystery editor for help with her manuscript. The question is, who is her mystery editor? As Savannah begins to get closer to her mystery editor, she also begins to have feeling for someone else. While I had my suspicions about who the mystery editor was, the book left me guessing along with Savannah until the very end. A sweet book that I highly recommend for lovers of romance.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Thanks to Netgalley, Thomas Nelson - FICTION and the author for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I hear the phrase 'laugh out loud romantic comedy' all the time and it has always baffled me. The most I am usually able to muster up is a chuckle. Movies make me guffaw, but books don't usually make me forget myself and my surroundings that much. Well, this book did. I chuckled, I guffawed, I talked to the pages. This was a very fun read.

Savannah Cade would describe herself as a middling human - especially since the family she comes from are all over-achievers. She has feelings of inadequacy exacerbated by a boyfriend-soon-to-be-brother-in-law situation. Yep, her younger, more successful sister is marrying her ex-boyfriend of 8 years. Awks.

In the midst of budget cuts in the small publishing house where Savannah works as a junior editor, William Pennington, the boss's son sweeps as the new VP and wants to turn the company around. To Savannah's surprise he seems to want her to be part of the change - even though she doubts her own value. He seems to like her work and seems to like her, even though he may think she is a tiny bit ridiculous.

She's also pursuing a dream to become a romance author but she's desperately in need of a good editor (that's not herself obviously). Hmmm - where would she find one? In the secret attic room of her publishing house of course!

I love the chemistry between William and Savannah - it's subtle but still electric. And this author can certainly turn a phrase. The other characters are superbly drawn, especially Lyla who is a lovely, sardonic treat.

This book is very well-written and I think it's going to be one of the most popular romantic comedies of the year.

The writing was witty and fun, I really enjoyed this book.
This is a romance and I was invested in the characters and their relationship. It gave me 90's hallmark movies vibes and I loved it.
a great contemporary book and a must read for romance lovers.

This is a very sweet book - that is definitely in the romance genre - but falls more to the side of Women's Fiction for me. .Savannah is an editor with a very small, very traditional publishing house - she has also been writing a romance novel in her spare time for a long time. She's pitched it to an editor - and on the verge of her writing dreams coming true -until that very editor wants her to do a major rewrite before she retires for a shot at getting the book published. At the same time, Savannah's day job is changing. The publishing house is in financial trouble - and the owner's son is there to take over and make a lot of changes. Savannah begins working on her book in a hidden room in the publishing house - and starts finding editorial notes in the margins. What offends her deeply at first - becomes a special relationship with her mystery editor - and has her falling in love with a person she's never met.

I have a great love of epistolary romance - and I had thought this book would be more like that - but it wasn't. It is a version of that - but we hear more about the notes than read them for ourselves. We also don't get a lot of time between Savannah and Will. The time we do get is quality - but it leaves so many questions hanging.

I liked a lot about this book - but some things weren't the greatest for me. It is very much a slow burn (Which is fine) - but I am not even sure we even get a kiss between the characters let alone anything more. IT also felt too slow for me at times. I would have liked more of Will and Savannah talking - or even more of Savannah and her mystery editor (Rather than just being told about it happening). I think that is where the connection was missing for me.

Overall this book had some great characters and the relationship between Savannah and her sister was particularly well done.

I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, but these opinions are all my own.

I received a copy of this title in return for a fair review.

Savannah finally might get her book published! There are just a couple of problems: She only has a little over a month to completely rewrite it and she still has to do her day job at the floundering publishing company she works for. There is hope though, as she discovers a mystery editor who has promised to help her.

Sparks soon fly, but she finds herself torn between her growing feelings for her new boss and the budding relationship with her mysterious editor. Who will she decide is her perfect match? And will she make her deadline and have her book chosen for publication?

This is a super-cute quick read with fun characters and witty dialogue. Highly recommended for fans of a bookish romance.

I love books set in the book world, so I was particularly excited to read Meet Me in the Margins. I thought it was a cute (although not always) realistic story. I found it to be a quick read!