Amazon Best Romance of the Month Top Ten Best Romances of 2019—Entertainment WeeklySheReads’ Most Anticipated Books of 2020 Bustle 17 Best New Books Of December 2019 HelloGiggles 8 Best New Books To Read In December“I can’t wait for the whole world to fall in love with Love Lettering!” —Jasmine GuilloryIn this warm and witty romance from acclaimed author Kate Clayborn, one little word puts a … with Love Lettering!”
—Jasmine Guillory
In this warm and witty romance from acclaimed author Kate Clayborn, one little word puts a woman’s business—and her heart—in jeopardy . . .
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 . . .
Praise for Love Lettering
“Delicious and beautiful and perfect.”
—New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean
“This book will wake you up in the middle of the night aching for these perfectly imperfect characters.”
—Sonali Dev, author of Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors
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Loved this book. Loved it. It is so much more than the cover summary tells you. It’s about a girl who loves letters and a guy who loves numbers, it’s about signs both literal and figurative. If you love hand lettering read this book. If you don’t, read this book. If you love a slow burn, read this book. If you love a story of friendship and how it changes and evolves read this book. If you love how friendship turns into to love, this book has that too. The only downside is I wish it had pictures. This is the first romance in a while that I’ve read that is single person narrative and it was lovely to see Reid thru Meg’s eyes. Hear her insecurities and what she perceived to be his. I never once missed his perspective.
Love Lettering is such a wonderful romance. The characters Meg and Reid were utterly engaging and I rooted for them all along. The conflicts felt genuine and I loved the way the author set things up for the climax. I was literally biting my nails, hoping all would work out in the end. In addition, I appreciate when an author introduces me to a new world, and that is what I got in this novel with the descriptions of Meg’s career and the way she views her surroundings. This is just a delicious read, and should be savoured.
More women’s fiction and less romance with a slow burn, but still an interesting book with likable characters. I really enjoyed the trip around New York looking for signs.
I know nothing about lettering but after reading this book, I want to know more.
I won a copy of this book via a Goodreads giveaway. My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias or favor.
Sourced from a loving home, or not. Prodigy, or not. It doesn’t matter as everyone has baggage carried from the past to impact the present. It took quite a while for the story to evolve and then blow up (not literally). I didn’t mind the journey, but I don’t think the story benefited from all of the build up.
Meg Mackworth is a calligraphy artist who makes high end invitations and other items with her own little twist, each one has a hidden message. After preparing the invitation for an upcoming wedding, a year later the client shows up and wants answers to how she knew the wedding would not work. Reid Sutherland is methodical and as Meg tries to explain it does not go well. However Meg has her own problems with writers block and pulls Reid in to help get her groove back by looking at hand lettered signs all over New York. Reid and Meg begin a friendship that turns into something more with time but their is a secret that Reid has not revealed that could tear them apart.
This was an interesting read. You could easily visualize the descriptions and I would say this is more of a descriptive book then one filled with dialogue. There are also facets of Meg and Reid that are a bit of a mystery at first but you come to understand the dynamics of their other friendships/relationships as the story progresses. Intriguing read, unlike anything I have read before.
Clayborn masterfully wove signs into the fabric of this book. I had as much fun watching the signs as I did taking the journey with Meg and Reid. It did take me a bit to warm up to Meg, but once she figured out how to fight she became a new favorite.
I won an advanced copy of this book, and I honestly would have bought the book if I hadn’t won it because I loved the premise! Two people who love puzzles and codes but approach it from opposite sides of their brains? Totally my cup of tea! Reid is a math genius, and Meg is an up and coming lettering artist. Meg puts a secret code into Reid’s wedding program, and he spots it right before he breaks off his engagement with his ex. The fact that his ex is his boss’s daughter must have made that conversation tense! When he comes in several months later to confront Meg about it, its pretty clear that he has a lot on his plate. The two of them are at a point in their lives when they could both use a friend and a distraction, they start walking through NYC looking for inspiration and reasons to love the city. When their worlds come to a sudden crash, I loved seeing the two of them trying to decide what matters most. So I loved this book! This left brained creative nerd REALLY wants to go home and play with her Micron pens! Happy Reading!
This book had such a fun, original concept! And made me bemoan my own terrible handwriting.
Simply put, this romance is exceptional in every way.
I adored Love Lettering! It’s easily one of my favourite books of 2020. I want more! So good and just what I needed to read right now.
5 Fun Things About Love Lettering
1) #bujonerds, rejoice. The protagonist is a professional letterer and journal-maker in Brooklyn, where people pay her to design their planner pages. I love a really good fantasy career.
2) Like every good protagonist, this one needs to have the scales pulled from her eyes so she can see herself clearly—but I’ve not seen this particular problem done like this before, and the way we learn why she is the way she is really works.
3) It’s a rom-com where the woman doesn’t need the man to be successful—but having him around makes her success much happier. I like that.
4) There’s a friendship issue that’s just as important—and just as interesting and in need of solving—as the romance. (and that, my friends, is probably why this is shelved as “fiction” and not “romance”).
5) Twist! I didn’t guess what was up with the hero or what was coming at all—and yet it was believable and perfect. Landing: stuck.
A fun, fresh story with original characters with a big city setting. It’s a charming, romantic comedy that provides a perfect escape right now!
This novel had an unusual and intriguing story line. The main characters were flawed and quirky, and I really enjoyed it.
Love Lettering is a unique, romantic love story. Meg, a freelance hand lettering artist meets Reid, a quant (quantitative analyst) with a brilliant mind for mathematics. They aren’t alike at all, but by MISTAKE they form an unlikely bond. Together they play their own “game”, roaming the streets of Manhattan looking for signs to form letters into meaningful words.
I had a hard time getting into this book, but I stuck with it, and I’m glad I did. The last quarter included an unexpected twist that was dramatic, and finally aroused my curiosity and interest. For this reason I gave it four stars.
Love Lettering was a unique, heartwarming romance with flawed yet likable characters. The story was clever and kept my interest from beginning to end. I highly recommend Love Lettering for fans of contemporary romance.
I didn’t really get the whole lettering thing, but loved the quirky relationship of Meg and Reid. They were two lost souls who had a hard time communicating with each other. One was a math geek and the other a words geek. It took 5 days to finish the story and I am so glad I stuck with it because it was such a great story!
I adored this book! It was both humorous and heart-wrenching with fabulous characters. A wonderful opposites-attract book.
The bustling city of New York is the backdrop for a love story written in fancy type in Kate Clayborn’s novel “Love Lettering”.
An young women talented in typography has her eye on making a name for herself but doesn’t see when love walks in the door. Can she look up a take notice or miss it? Will ambitious artistic dreams blind her to a possible romance?
Clayborn writes a truly captivating modern romance with surprises at many turns. Her descriptive style brings a refreshing look at how love, hope and how to trust through adversity is dealt with in today’s world.
My heart was all in for the heroine of this tale. I felt her ups and downs as if they were my own. It was easy to identify with what the main character was dealing with, touching my on own sensibilities!
You’ll enjoy this heartwarming romp through the big city. Whether your a die hard fan of romance or if this would be your first romantic tale, a good read awaits you!
It’s a romance that blossoms in New York City, and instead of being predictable or corny the unusual premise made it very readable: Meg is a lettering artist who sometimes hides words in her work (planners, journals, wedding invitations). Her best friend and roommate is suddenly distant; she reconnects with a guy who recently broke off with his fiance; and she is asked to compete for a huge new project. I was engaged from the start and enjoyed the theme of games, codes, signs and symbols.
Thanks to Book Club Cookbook’s Galley Match program and publisher Kensington Books for a copy of this book. My thoughts and opinions are my own.
I have loved good penmanship all my life and when I visited a lettering exhibition at the Getty Museum, I was captivated. Lettering in manuscripts done by monks spoke to me. The uniformity of the lines should have been boring, but I saw so much beauty in the exactness and colors. The care of each stroke was so precise. I admire people who have the gift. So, when I read the blurb of this story, I knew I had to pick it up.
I dabble in lettering and am familiar with the various strokes and fonts, but what is truly extraordinary about this story is how the story mirrors the rhythm of the strokes. There are wide, sweeping moments and short, hard stops. There are apexes and drops. The flow of the story reminds me of all the elements of a hand-lettered sentence.
The narrative is clearly a love letter to New York City seen through the lens of the city’s fonts and signs. It is easy to imagine the historical context of the billboards, painted signs, signs in front of stores. It makes me want to visit NYC and do my own exploration.
How one can embed hand-lettering into a beautiful love story is a miracle to me. Kate Clayborn does it with such ease. The writing is almost lyrical and the relationship is unveiled at an appreciative pace. This book will clearly be a reread for me.