DNF. this was NOT for me I skimmed a lot of it, but unfortunately I still remember the parts I read. the reason jo hates will is stupid which makes their rs lackluster to read about. jo’s victim complex is irritating especially when she encounters adults who dont like her books like why are u crying over the fact that grown adults dont actively enjoy reading your CHILDREN’S book??? I just couldnt feel for her at all. as for will I know nothing about him other than the fact that he’s a author who’s also a hearthrob ???? like what???

The third book in the series, and I really had trouble getting into this one. I love the setting of the Keys, since I lived there for a couple years. I read the first two books and they were okay, but this one will be my last read in the series. I love Meg Cabot's adult books, Heather Mills for life!

This was such a fun fast paced book. So lovely to go back to Little Bridge Island and meet some new characters with a welcoming old familiar setting. Jo Wright has writers block. And it is the worst type of writers block. One given to her by fellow writer Will when he publicly ridiculed junior children's authors. When Jo is asked to present at a literary conference on Little Bridge Island her first goal is to make sure that Will is not also going to be in attendance. Upon arriving to the island not only does she find out that Will will be attending the conference, but that he is also one of the main donors who is helping put on the conference. As the perfect storm of coincidences occurs Jo is placed in super close contact to Will. Will they be able to ever make amends? Is there anything that Will can do or say to change Jo's opinion of him?

Overall this book was decent. I liked that main characters, but Will seemed very muted. And I know it is stated multiple times that he has problems finding words when they are not written, but he just kept being cut off. Readers looking for a light romance story with a couple of laughs thrown in will like this book. Perfect if you don't want something to plot intense.

Meg is my girl. Basing this around feuding authors at a small-town book festival made it so much fun! I enjoyed the group scenes so much. I just wish it was longer. I want more of the love story. Meg's writing style has had a hold on me for 20 years, and I'll continue to read and recommend her books. She's the best at what she does.

I don’t know about you but I love “grown up” Meg Cabot books!! The characters are so relatable and the stories are like something out of real life. I LOVED her author characters in this book and the community they had formed among themselves, and the island people as well! The end was a little predicable but in the BEST way possible! And now I’m off to read the rest of the Little Bridge Island books!!

No Words was a pleasant surprise, full of laughs and endearing characters. While this is third in a series, it could most definitely be read as a stand alone novel.

In this story, we meet Jo & Will, two authors who don’t exactly see eye to eye. They run into each other at Little Bridge Island’s first annual book festival, a weekend full of book panels with authors, dinners, a boat trip, and more. As the two work to overcome a blunder from Novel Con two years prior, they realize there’s more to the other than they realized.

I loved the setting of Little Bridge Island. Cabot did a great job bringing the location to life. I could picture everything beautifully in my mind as I read it.

Jo & Will’s characters both show a lot of growth throughout the story, which I appreciated. I would say their story line will resonate well with younger audiences. Jo reminds me so much of a former student of mine who loved cats obsessively. The cat puns in here were purr-fectly executed. 😹

My only qualm with the book was that it seemed like too short of a time frame for all of these events to happen (48 hours). It was hard to believe the characters could grow & develop so much is such a short period of time. Overall, though, I was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked this book (especially the quips about essential oils 🤣).

Thanks to Wm. Morrow and NetGalley for providing a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

There haven't been many Meg Cabot books that I haven't enjoyed (OK, maybe her foray into vampire romantic fiction wasn't my fave). You know what you're in for, you know it'll be fun, and you know it won't be that deep. And that's OK. This is the third in the Little Bridge series; I read the one before this one. The first one didn't work for me. This one is somewhere in between the two in terms of quality/readability.

Jo is a children's author who has a nemesis in the person of Will, who writes tragic adult romantic fiction where the male lead always dies at the end and is a successful zillionaire. Will, for reasons that are never really fully explained, trashes Jo's work at a major book convention during an interview with a large media company, and thus starts the hatred. When Jo is invited to attend the first-ever Little Bridge Book Con in Key West, the fact that Will lives very nearby (on his own island just off Little Bridge, natch) makes her pause, but the huge stipend and the fact that her agent ensures that Will definitely won't be there calms her nerves. BUT OF COURSE Will is there, and not only that, he's on the board of the Convention committee and very involved with every aspect of what's going on.

And then the children's librarian of Little Bridge Public Library (who we met in the previous book) is hugely pregnant and goes into labor, leaving Will to (OF COURSE) have to step in and participate even MORE in the convention panels etc. Basically, Jo and Will are thrown together at every opportunity (why the agent said he wouldn't be there is never fully addressed), he wants to apologize for his previous bad behavior, and of course he's really hot, so she ends up frenching him, but then retreats right back to negging herself and thinking he's still her nemesis. The reasons for him trashing her work to a reporter are also never fully addressed.

Add to this the book's description: "But when she arrives on Little Bridge, Jo is in for a shock: Will is not only at the book festival, but seems genuinely sorry for his past actions—and more than willing not only to make amends but prove to Jo that he’s a changed man.
Things seem to be looking up—until disaster strikes, causing Jo to wonder: Do any of us ever really know anyone? "

This ... doesn't happen. There is no disaster. There's a thing where one of the other authors misbehaves and a ruckus is caused, but no one is harmed or dies. Will remains staunchly A-OK throughout.

This book is perfectly enjoyable if no critical thinking is applied. I love Cabot's books but this series has been a little disappointing. Does the hero always have to be rich and unbearably handsome? This is not the norm for Cabot's books, where the hero is attractive but quirky, accessible. Like a *real person*. I enjoy the LB setting, but the lack of actual reality is getting tough. What I have always loved about Cabot's books is that they feel real. She includes nuances that ring true and are clever and funny. This book doesn't have those, and it also has a lot of annoying "purr-fect" touches because Jo's children's series is about a teenage talking cat. It's not just not clever, it's irksome. Jo reads like an adult who runs her life as if she herself is a teenager, reactive to people in her life and conducting herself like she is a child. Do better, Meg Cabot!

I was hoping this series would strike a similar vibe/chord as Meg Cabot's The Boy, Queen of Babble, or Heather Wells series. But I've now read 2 of the 3, and they just fall a little bit short for me. The girls have sad lives, and the guys... meh. And the overall character development is lacking. But, is it still a cotton candy, fluffy read that I got through in pretty much one sitting? Yes, yes it was. So give it 3.25 stars.

This book is a continuation of the Little Bridge Island series. The characters and situations are fun, as well as the small town location. Even though I read the previous books, I found myself having a hard time getting hooked into this book for some reason.

I think this is my favorite of the Little Bridge Island series so far. Jo Wright, a bestselling children's author, is invited to speak at the first annual Little Bridge Island literary festival. She's offered a 10k stipend to attend, speak, and do some book signings, which is money she needs because she's a year behind on her next contracted book, #27 in the Kitty Katz, Kitten Sitter series. On a side note, I was very taken with everything that was included related to Kitty Katz an I would love for Meg Cabot to actually write that series - I, a grown adult, would absolutely read it. Everything seems fine until Jo gets to the festival and finds that her nemesis, novelist Will Price, is there too. He owns a home near Little Bridge Island but she was assured he wouldn't be at the festival. But not only is he there, he's one of the organizers. They've met before, at NovelCon, where Jo thought they connected, but soon after he badmouthed her in a New York Times interview, which set her on a path to writer's block and put him on her enemies list. She's shocked when he apologizes almost right away, and she begins to feel the same sparks of attraction she felt before. I really liked their dynamic, and most of the other quirky author types that Jo knows from the literary festival circuit, but it was Kitty Katz that I loved the most. Content warning for sexual harassment.

If you are a fan of other Meg Cabot works, then do not miss this one!

No Words is so much fun. It is such a quick read, and I stayed up late every night to read it and finish as soon as I could. The main characters and fun and mysterious, the cast of characters are engaging and each need their own book, and the ending was perfect.

Do not sleep on this one!

Meg Cabot is a very stable author for me. I always love her books, no matter what genre they are a part of. She writes well-developed characters with fun and interesting plots. I am always entertained by her stories and I don't have to overanalyze or overthink anything I am reading. That being said, this book was no exception. It was a fun, relaxing romance that easily entertained me while I worked through it! I do recommend it whether you have read others in this series or are reading this as a stand-alone. Great job!

When I was younger, I remember getting so excited to see Meg Cabot on the shelves, so I felt like should try her new book.

This book wasn’t bad, despite my rating. I just felt like I needed to be a little younger to properly enjoy this. I liked that the enemies-to-lovers trope wasn’t abusive in the beginning, as it often is. I also liked that the main character, Jo, had a solid group of friends/colleagues around her for the entirety of the book, and the little snubs at the patriarchy that the women would say occasionally.

Will was sweet throughout the whole book (which makes the enemies-to-lovers trope one sided, as it often is).

But I almost feel as if the characters weren’t developed enough, together and apart - I don’t really have a sense of Will, and only somewhat of Jo. Once they were properly together, I would’ve loved to see the relationship properly develop, but it seemed a little rushed at the end. The epilogue was also a bit vague - if Jo and Will are in separate places (but it’s never discussed), how does that work between the two of them?

Basically, I wanted the last third to be longer and have been fleshed out more, particularly because the beginning was still slow.

But this would’ve been a fun beach read, and I’m glad I read it.

I received this ARC via Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

Meg Cabot books tend to be very hit or miss with me - No Words definitely was a hit! I really liked Jo right from the beginning and had so much fun with the other characters. I have attended a few book conventions and found it really interesting to get a picture of the behind-the-scenes moments between the authors in attendance. I have always felt that women in these types of novels are not really given permission to be angry and yell at the man who has hurt them in some way. It was such a relief to see Jo not only be allowed to be mad at Will but to also be supported by her friends and not make her fell petty or that she should just put it all behind her. My one disappointment with that part of the story was that I didn't really feel that Will explained why he said what he said. He apologizes and gives a weak explanation, but that explanation didn't really explain why he would have attacked Jo's writing like that. As with most Meg Cabot novels there are a lot of funny moments and amusing supporting characters. I highly recommend this one to all the book lovers out there!

No Words is the third book in a series based in Little Bridge Island. Where as the first two could have been read separately, I think this one is better after reading the second, because of recurring characters that pop up and discussion of events in the second novel. It falls in the same category as the two prior ‐‐‐a cute and fun rom com with villains to lovers trope. It doesn't get too deep and it's a great mindless book to escape from reality.

I enjoyed how this book was based on authors invited to a book festival, how they discuss a book by the protagonist's arch nemesis provided in their swag bag, and the reader gets snippets of his book throughout. The book sounded really intriguing and made me wish it was real so I could read it too!

I was a tad annoyed by the protagonist when she said corny things, like "Kittens!" or "Whiskers" as terms for exclamation. I get she writes children's book with a cat as the main character, but she seemed a bit too childish for me and I found it distracting. Other than that, I thought the book was a cute, quick read!

***Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me an advanced copy of this book!

No Words is a cute slow burn enemies-to-lovers story, featuring authors at a book festival on Little Bridge Island in the Florida Keys. While it was entertaining, it was a fluffy beach read. I at times found the main character - Jo Wright - immature and a bit annoying. She was often using cat-inspired phrases from her own children's books (why?).

The story also builds up untoward behavior by another author but the resolution of the issue was unsatisfying. I was left wondering exactly what he did or didn't do and how bad of a person he was.

Overall, a sweet, quick read with an interesting premise.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a free eARC of No Words in exchange for an honest review!

Jo is the bestselling author of the Kitty Katz middle grade boom series and Will is the best selling adult fiction author. Will spoke poorly about Jo and her books to a reporter. The two have kept apart except they are both together on Little Bridge for a Book festival. Can Jo forgive Will? this book was a delight to read. I love the concept of Kitty Katz- it was funny! The story was simple but with some great twists. I wasn’t a huge fan of the excerpts or Will Prices book within the pages.

No Words by Meg Cabot is a fun rom-com. The characters are unique and enjoyable, providing more insight into authors.

Thank you so much netgalley and the publisher for providing an arc!

I just devoured this book. It’s written so well.
I really like the worldbuilding, and how the author can create a world that has the capability of making us vicariously live through it. I feel like the introduction was a bit too slow-paced for me. The characters are fairly interesting.
Henceforth, it was quite a good read.

As a blogger I have been to several book festivals, so I was very interested in reading this book hoping to get insight into a festival from the authors perspective. I think I did get a little of the authors view of a festival, but there were so many antics going on, it didn't feel real to me.

I was disappointed that the main character was portrayed as childish. Her love interest went from enemies to romance - it was a slow moving one - which I really like.

Although this was the third book in the series ( my first ) it stood alone just fine. I did not feel I was missing any information from pervious books.