Welcome to Litsy!

This was another #auldlangspine2024 from @BennettBookworm and was a lovely gentle read. I really liked how our main protagonist Meg had a full life outside of the love interest - rich yet complex female friendships and a hard earned creative career. As someone bit obsessed with signs and fonts I loved the game Meg and Reid played wandering the city looking for interesting and lost typeface it was like a private world in the city

#loveletters #feelinthelove @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I‘M IN LOVE!!! Wow. This is a love letter to NYC and to the written word - and as a huge fan of both of those, I am so obsessed. Clayborn is a poet; she describes the art of calligraphy in such a cool, visual way. The narrative was fun and unique and inspiring, tackling really important issues like maintaining adult friendships while also delivering a sexy romance. Here for it!!

#loveletter #luckyinlove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

The description of these characters is so cute - would love to see someone's interpretation of these

#letters #maymontage @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I quite enjoyed this romantic romp through NYC. Reid took a while to really like, but the build-up was good. I don‘t plan to hunt out Clayborn‘s backlist, but I would read her again if the book was right. #52Books23 #scriptfontonthespine #BlameitonLitsy

Now I can catch up on Agnes, who‘s been giving me the side-eye. Hey, I‘ve been sick and not able to read as much as I‘d like, and Agnes takes some willpower! #PemberLittens

I got hit with a nasty cold late yesterday. While I wallow in misery and enjoy the hot toddy hubby just made me I‘m starting this #blameitonLitsy pick. I think it‘s a good sign that Guillory, whose work I enjoy and just recently finished, is the cover blurb.

It was finally pool opening day yesterday! And while there is tons of work to be done around the yard, after the work day today, I‘d rather sit here reading to the sound of the birds having their dinner. Thanks @squirrelbrain for the rec, I am really enjoying this one! 💙

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 📝

I have participated in LetterMo 💌 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 🎉 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 — in a way that almost made me uncomfortable at first. It‘s important to write sex like that — 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 🥰📚

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!!

#BookReport
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 ✌🏼❤️📚

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... 💝💘💖

Up next!

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 😂

#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 💕
#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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