Author: Kate Clayborn
Kindle Unlimited
I am having such a hard time explaining this book that I am adding the blurb here:
Meg Mackworth’s hand-lettering skill has made her famous as the Planner of Park Slope, designing beautiful custom journals for New York City’s elite. She has another skill too: reading signs that other people miss. Like the time she sat across from Reid Sutherland and his gorgeous fiancée, and knew their upcoming marriage was doomed to fail. Weaving a secret word into their wedding program was a little unprofessional, but she was sure no one else would spot it. She hadn’t counted on sharp-eyed, pattern-obsessed Reid . . .
A year later, Reid has tracked Meg down to find out—before he leaves New York for good—how she knew that his meticulously planned future was about to implode. But with a looming deadline, a fractured friendship, 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 about their lives, work, and regrets, both try to ignore the fact that their unlikely connection is growing deeper. But the signs are there—irresistible, indisputable, urging Meg to heed the messages Reid is sending her, before it’s too late . . .
This is a very unique book. I confess that I (who have a lot of trouble visualizing when reading) was fascinated by how Meg’s mind works. If you saw the critically acclaimed show The Queen’s Gambit, Meg’s mind works like that: she sees words in her mind, and she sees them in special fonts. Reid, such a left-brain character, sees numbers and patterns. They are polar opposites in a way and also complementary. Their trips all over NYC, specially Manhattan and Brooklyn, are almost whimsical, giving you an Amelie Poulain vibe.
I admit that this book may not be for everyone. It’s almost women’s fiction, but the romance is so sweet and swoony… *sighs*
It’s a slow burn with the reader, you fall in love quietly and slowly with the words, but it’s worth it!
