Review: Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Published: December 2019

Meg has just been named, The Planner of New York City, for her custom planners. She writes out the lives and plans of the rich and famous in lettering and colors that are perfect for them. She also does this in their homes and stationary. But she has decided that she is done with weddings ever since the last one where she hid a message in the program. No one would have noticed the message, except for her. Except, someone did notice, the groom and now he's back in the store to confront her about it.

I read this as part of #TogetherWeRead

At first, I wasn't sure if I was going to like the book. I wasn't sure where the story was going to go. There was a part at the end that had a twist that I really didn't see coming. I was really drawn to the character of Reid (the groom that found the hidden message in the program) because he was very quirky and for a while, I thought he may have Autism. He was very invested in his job that dealt with numbers. Numbers were his thing while letters were Megs. I liked the way their relationship develops and the twists and turns that came about to see if they were going to actually end up together.

Overall, I enjoyed the book and I will read others by this author.

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Book to Movie Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Published: July 2018
 

Juliet Ashton has just published her first book in 1946 and her publisher is eager for her to start on the next one. Her book was a great relief during war time. But she's having trouble coming up with a subject that is interesting to her and will keep her readers entertained. When she receives a letter from a man name Dawsey who found her in a book he had by Charles Lamb, they begin a correspondence. When Dawsey tells her about his book club, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Juliet is intrigued and wants to learn more about the group. Each member writes her a letter to explain how they became a part of the group. Juliet is so enthralled by their stories, she feels she has to go to Guernsey so she can write a book about this group. Told through a series of letters, telegrams, and packages we learn about Juliet's journey from London to Guernsey.

I listened to this book on audio and when it first started, I wasn't sure if I was going to like it. I'm not a big fan of historical fiction, especially books having to deal with wars. But this one was really good and it stuck with me. I could feel a connection to Juliet and her wanting to know more about these amazing people on the island of Guernsey.

Netflix now has this out as a movie, and I'm on my way to go and watch it now. I can't wait to put faces to the names I kept hearing. It's interesting how they can put a movie together with letters and telegrams.

If you haven't read this book, I suggest that you pick up a copy right away. This is an intriguing story with characters you will fall in love with.

Now on to the movie.  The movie was enjoyable, but there were things missing that I wish I could have seen more of in the movie.  Without giving away spoilers, I would say the top thing was the way she met the American, I can't think of his name right now and I wish we would have seen more of the letter writing between the Literary Society and Ms. Ashton.  In the movie, when she shows up on Guernsey, it's more of a shock to the people instead of something they were looking for.

You can find the movie on Netflix.  Let me know if your thoughts on both the book and the movie. 

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