Meg Cabot is known for her fun romance novels, and this one is no exception! "No Words" is based on the rivalry between children's author Jo Wright and romance novelist Will Price. When the two meet up at a literary festival on a small island in Florida, sparks fly. Will and Jo go head to head only to realize that there is a budding attraction between them and their feud was based on trivialities.

This book was really fun to read, and I also (as an avid cat fan) really enjoyed all the cat references! My only quibble with the book is that the ending was a bit rushed and felt unfinished. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from Meg Cabot. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

This was a fun, entertaining story - the perfect "beach read". It leans more chick-lit than romance in my opinion, which isn't a bad thing, just worth noting if you're a die-hard romance reader. The romance that's there is a sweet enemies to lovers story, and the rest of the book is a light, enjoyable read.

This was the 3rd book in a series, but I have not read the previous 2 and did not feel like I was missing pieces of the story, so it can absolutely be read as a standalone.

Meg Cabot is the OG Queen of all things rom com, and I’m loving that she’s come back to adult rom coms with the Little Bridge series. As an author, I wondered if the plot here was going to hit a little too close to home. On the contrary, it felt full of extra hilarious Easter eggs that kept me turning pages. I could read about romantic author shenanigans in several more books, please!

First of all, I will read every book Meg Cabot ever writes! This book has a small island vibes that I just adore! Then make Cabinet threw in sexy banter, witty and quirky characters and she just made my day! I gave this book 5 stars because I deserves no less. The romance between the two main characters is hot and spot on and then you throw in the fact that there is a writing festival and I could not get enough!

Thanks so much for the ARC!

I have been a fan of Meg Cabot for many many years. I’ve read and enjoyed all of the Little Bridge Island books as well.
It’s a charming series that takes place on an island in the Florida Keyes, what setting would be better than that for a summer read?!
I liked the idea of No Words, and thought the story was cute.
It lacked something for me though.
I think the childish words that were used relating to the Kitty series really put me off.
I did like the over all book though, and hope there is another book in the series!

“Don’t you ever say things that you don’t mean? Or wished that you’d said, but couldn’t find the right words – or any words at all?”

When children’s author Jo Wright receives a generous offer to speak at a book festival in the Florida Keys (all-expenses-paid), she accepts because she desperately needs the money and she is assured that Will Price, her nemesis and the bestselling author who badmouthed her work, will not be in attendance. But as soon as she arrives in Little Bridge Island, everywhere she turns Jo runs right into Will, who turns out to be the main benefactor of the event. Spending time with Will turns out to be not so bad; in fact, the handsome Will Price seems genuinely sorry for his past actions and is providing ample inspiration for the next instalment of Jo’s book series, which is past its deadline. Just as things are starting to look up for Jo, one of the authors at the convention stirs up drama.

No Words is the third book in Meg Cabot’s Little Bridge Island series, but you do not need to read the other books in the series before you read No Words. This book is a slowburn enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy with some dramatic elements. It’s ideally suited to lovers of the contemporary romance and women’s fiction genres, and if you enjoyed Beach Read by Emily Henry, The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren, Shipped by Angie Hockman, or How Sweet It Is by Dylan Newton, then No Words would be a perfect read for you! It deals with themes such as appearance versus reality, love and family, escapism, communication (or lack there of), harassment, and vulnerability. The main takeaways for me were that words can be powerful, first impressions aren’t always correct, and everyone deserves a second chance.

Since Jo’s children’s book series is about a talking cat (Kitty Katz), there are lots of hilarious cat puns throughout No Words. The tropical destination of Little Bridge Island in the Florida Keys was a huge plus for me; it was especially cool to read about the dolphin sighting that took place during an author event on Will’s catamaran! I also loved how the plot was centred around the book festival and all the main characters were authors and book nerds; all the bookish dialogue was very interesting and relatable.

Some cons were that this book was slow to start and it ended a bit abruptly. It would have been great if there were less lead-up to the book festival at the beginning and more chapters at the end of the book depicting what happened with Jo and Will post book festival. Without giving too much away, at the beginning of the festival, Jo learns that a fellow author was rumoured to be acting inappropriately at a past convention; I found this part to be quite sketchy and I disliked how it took focus away from the budding romance between Jo and Will. Furthermore, it is important to note that No Words includes some depictions of characters’ past and present traumas (including harassment, missing persons, death of a family member, depression, etc.) that may be triggering for some readers.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and think that it would make a perfect beach read!

What a fun read! Highly entertaining. I usually don’t like romances, but this one kept me reading and enjoying until the very end. Very sweet!

I am never ever dissatisfied with Meg Cabot’s work!! I was thrilled to have been approved for this. She wrote a wonderful slow-burn type romance. It was light and funny. She never disappoints

The third in the Little Bridge Island series from well known author Meg Cabot continues the series well, with sly inclusion of past characters with updates on their romances, but introducing a new couple as their love-hate relationship blossoms over the course of a weekend book festival. Best selling childrens author, Jo Wright, was thoroughly put off and told off by Will Price, also a famous author with novels of love and loss, many of which had become Top Ten Films. But each of them has explanations to make about the only festival they ever attend before, after which Will's flippant comment to a reporter cut Jo to the quick. A very quick read for Cabot's fans and readers of Rom Com and the series.

Cute premise, but uneven execution. Authors at a book festival + enemy to lovers has so much potential, but it had some of the same issues that I've noticed in other adult Meg Cabot novels... mainly, that qualities that I can forgive in teenage protagonists become irritating in a 30-something heroine. (I know that Jo Wright has written over twenty Kitty Katz middle grade novels, but did she have to constantly quote them??)

No Words features a very one-sided enemy to lovers romance: Jo has very good reasons to be angry with Will Price, but she's also obviously, noticeably obsessed with him. They don't speak until a third of the way through the story, Will delivers less of an apology and more of an excuse, and then we just hurtle towards a vaguely concluded conclusion.

(I don't need a lengthy epilogue letting us know how everyone is doing afterwards, but we don't get much to go off here. Jo's Dad now lives on Little Bridge Island, as does Will, but she's still in New York? I needed a little more resolution because this isn't even a Happily For Now!)

The other authors aren't fleshed out in any great detail, and Garrett as the requisite jerk/villain is dealt with a little too abruptly for my liking. I also have to question how the possible romantic link between a middle grade author and some Nicholas Sparks expy could end up trending on Twitter--maybe on BookTok, but the whole of Twitter??

In Short: a fun beach read, but too rushed on the romance and plot front

2.5 stars. This was my least favorite book of the Little Bridge Island series. I found Jo to be juvenile and annoying, especially with all of the cat puns. The part with the pirate magician was just strange. Not a terrible book, but not that good either. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love a book about books/writing. And this was a really good one.

So sweet and fun! Meg Cabot never disappoints. I couldn't wait to return to Little Bridge Island and see what these enemies to lovers, Jo and Will, got into! A light and soothing beach read. Highly recommend and give 5 enthusiastic stars!

Jo is a middle grade/teen writer with a super popular book series. She is struggling to write the next installment, while also dealing with the financial strain of trying to help her dad retire and move. When she gets offered a ridiculous conference appearance fee for a tiny book festival, she doesn’t really have the option of saying no. The only problem is the festival is being held on Little Bridge Island, a place she has been determined to never visit since her arch nemesis lives there. Will is a bestselling lit fic writer who made some pretty crappy comments about Jo in the New York Times and is also mostly a smug bastard. But Jo’s agent assures her Will won’t be in attendance for the festival, and also entices her further with the promise that being in the fresh island air will help her with her writer’s block. So Jo agrees to go, and of course, it turns out Will is not only in attendance, he is one of the hosts of the festival. Jo comes for him with guns blazing, but the more the two interact, the more she learns how wrong she might have been about Will in the first place. The two end up falling for each other, and of course, living happily ever after.

Not going to lie, a huge part of the appeal of this book for me is the fact that it’s about writers. I love reading books about writers (do other professions also experience this?) and that’s what drew me to this book. I could tell from the opening pages that this was going to be a fun, quick, lighthearted read, and it was. There’s humor and good banter and a stunning location, and of course, the writing and the voice was perfection. I liked this one so much, I went out and bought the other books in the series because even without the sexy times, this one was such a good read.

Ever since Meg Cabot has begun writing her adorable and fun romances set in the Florida Keys, I have a new book to look forward to each beach season.

This newest book (you do not need to read any of the others, the connection is the setting), is my favorite. It involves children's author Jo who has writers' block and looks forward to a fat paycheck for a symposium in the Keys. Unfortunately, her nemesis Will is not only also appearing, but may have invited Jo.

The book is adorable with some fun side characters and some inside information from the life of a writer.

In the latest installment of Meg Cabot's Little Bridge Island series, we are thrown into the middle of the first island book festival with new visitors and residents alike, The story is told from the POV of best-selling children's author, Jo Wright. Jo is looking forward to a weekend in paradise and a generous stipend. She is quickly distressed when she finds out her nemesis Will Price will also be attending the festival; their first meeting since Will bad-mouthed her to the press. These are not spoilers, readers are told as much in the first pages and on the back cover of the book. What the readers uncover on the island as they get deeper is a world of humor, mirth, and missed opportunities. Readers of the series will delight in cameos and appearances of past main characters, but the previous installments are not required. Jo and Will's antics, as well as the supporting cast of festival attendees and island residents, are more than enough to delight fans of Cabot, romance, and comedy.

This is an entertaining romantic comedy with a lot of humor, skillfully written and with delightful characters. The story takes us into the world of writers, literary agents, publishers, and book expos and skewers it with sharp yet gentle wit. I think overall the setting tends to stand out the most. It makes me want to visit!

Oof. This book just did not do it for me. The cat puns were cringy. The protagonist was so rude in the beginning. The love interest didn’t even say a word to her until over 30% in.

I’m so bummed because I loved the first two! But this one didn’t click with me.

But I absolutely love Meg Cabot and will always read her stuff.

No Words by Meg Cabot is the story about two authors, a public humiliation, a book festival, and forgiveness. It was such fun to read another book set on Little Bridge Island in the Florida Keys within the realm of the public professional lives of authors! The pacing of the novel was perfect and it made for a book that I read over the course of a few hours. I was most impressed how the characters came to life immediately, and there are some repeat characters from the series! I didn't fully buy into their chemistry of the main characters for most of the book, as the story was only told from Jo's (the female character's) point of view and became repetitive, but I was rooting for them the whole time!
3.5 stars, rounded up

Thank you for the gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a story about authors going to a book conference. Jo is a children’s author whose books are about teenage cats. Her enemy Will is an author who publicly ridiculed her books. Quite a bit of Jo’s inner thoughts are written in the voice of her main characters, cats. For me this was annoying and somewhat ridiculous. There were quite a few annoying characters in the book. On the whole I was disappointed in the book, not what I expected, maybe next time. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.