This book was such a cute and fun read! I loved the publishing world aspect to it and I loved reading about the romance. Definitely read this book!

This is a charming romantic comedy set in the book publishing world in Nashville, Tennessee. Enjoyed the chapter that described some librarians attending a book conference and going a little crazy trying to snag all the ARCs and book swag. I’ve definitely been there, done that! The author kept me guessing about the mystery book editor until the end of the book. Thank you to #NetGalley for this ARC to read and review.

the ultimate rom com and i had so much fun! and it centered around book! my jam if i must be honest. the romance was so cute and the characters were adorable together. recommend

Very predictable and cliche story with a few cute moments. The thing that bothered me the most is that this book proves that romance writers have absolutely no idea what literary fiction is and do no justice to writing about it.

I really enjoyed this book. I liked how there was a book nook aka the arc room hidden. I think that's everyone's dream these days if you love to read. Savannah leaves her book in the arc room and comes back to there being notes in the margins. Her company isn't for any spice. This is a book romance literally. It was a easy read. Kept my attention. I have definitely recommended this book to people. #meetmeinthemargins # netgallery

This was a very predictable, slow burn story. While there wasn’t an air of mystery to the mystery editor, the story was cute nonetheless. I liked the idea of having a hidden room to retreat to, even if this wasn’t an accurate depiction of a publishing house.

Tinha tudo para ser um livro que eu iria adorar, afinal, um livro sobre livros - li recebido de eARC do Netgalley. . Por isso, fui na curiosidade ler a obra, achando que seria o meu tipo.
De fato, a história tem certo bom humor, mas a protagonista, e depois o interesse romântico, não me prenderam, o que fez com que a leitura fosse mais arrastada, infelizmente.
Não tenho grandes problemas com coisas previsíveis e clichês, mas a forma como foram contadas na narrativa, não me fizeram ficar empolgada - como geralmente acontece.
Outra coisa que me incomodou durante a leitura, foi a descrição e associação relativas a corpos e suas formas, com um certo idealismo bem prejudicial.
Esse tipo de coisa, fez não gostar tanto da narrativa (o estilo de escrita da autora não foi pra mim também), e houve certa expectativa da minha parte; e sabemos que expectativas prejudicam a experiência de leitura.
Em suma, foi uma leitura mediana, só não acho que foi pra mim. Li resenhas boas a respeito e acredito muito que toda experiência de leitura é pessoal - o que eu não curti tanto, talvez seja exatamente a leitura que precise naquele momento.

Very cute take on a "forbidden" mystery romance. As a librarian, I love reading books that have references to publishing or author's writing.

Definitely worth a read!

What a fun book! The characters were great, as was the story. It is an easy fast read, and a feel good book.
Thank you to netgalley, the publisher and mostly the author for the chance to read this great advanced copy.

A very sweet closed door romance set in the publishing world. I love books that talk about books! There were funny books, and awkward moments. A fun read!

Savannah is an editor and wannabe romance author. The problem is her publishing house hates commercial fiction, so she writes in a secret hideaway she’s found at work. This hideaway is great until someone else finds it, reads her work, and leaves notes in the margins. The notes are helpful though, and she and her mystery editor also start having short conversations on the pages. But will she ever meet this mystery editor and will he be as great as the real life guy she’s also falling for? This novel was predictable but fun. The trope of unknown identity a la You’ve Got Mail, for film buffs, or Bennett’s Alex Approximately for YA lovers, is a great one, and the execution is good here. The main romance plot line is also good. The qualms with book lie in the family drama. Savannah’s sister is absolutely insufferable, and the sister’s whole plot line was extremely cringey. Also, on a much smaller note, another issue with this book is librarians being made into caricatures who exist only for free copies of books; it’s unrealistic and a little insulting. Ultimately though, this was a quick, clean,

Meet Me in the Margins follows the story of Savannah as she works to finish preparing her first romance novel to submit to a well know editor. Along the way she gets some helpful critiques from a fellow coworker/ mysterious editor. One of my favorite things about this book is the back and forth banter between Savannah and her mysterious editor turned love interest that takes place in the margins of her manuscript ( hence the title!). I also enjoyed seeing the relationship between Savannah and her sister play out throughout the novel. Melissa Ferguson does a great job making me laugh with her writing, and I love that she keeps the romance fun and flirty but clean. The only thing that would have been great to see in the book would have been Will's point of view. I ended up loving this book so much that I ordered a physical copy as soon as I read an e-ARC from NetGalley!

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I almost made it to the end of this one. I did not like this book for many reasons but the main reason being the protagonist. I could not understand how in the world she could still be friends, let alone live with her sister and be friends with her ex. Just no. She is such a smart woman yet so insecure and indecisive. I thought I might like this book because I was an English major and there is a lot of word play but for this type of contemporary romance, it just doesn't work. I don't like the weak female lead. The storyline was also so predictable from way too early on. This book was just not for me and one of my favorite genres is contemporary romance.

They compared this to You've Got Mail and they were right. It had me hooked from the beginning. As someone who is picky about romance novels, this one was enjoyable from start to finish.

Thanks to #netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Synposis: Savannah Cade's dreams are coming true. The Claire Donovan, editor-in-chief of the most successful romance imprint in the country, has requested to see the manuscript Savannah's been secretly writing while working as an editor herself—except at her publishing house, the philosophy is only highbrow works are worth printing and commercial fiction, particularly romance, should be reserved for the lowest level of Dante's inferno. But when Savannah drops her manuscript during a staff meeting and nearly exposes herself to the whole company—including William Pennington, new publisher and son of the romance-despising CEO herself—she races to hide her manuscript in the secret turret room of the old Victorian office.

When she returns, she's dismayed to discover that someone has not only been in her hidden nook but has written notes in the margins—quite critical ones. But when Claire's own reaction turns out to be nearly identical to the scribbled remarks, and worse, Claire announces that Savannah has six weeks to resubmit before she retires, Savannah finds herself forced to seek the help of the shadowy editor after all.

As their notes back and forth start to fill up the pages, however, Savannah finds him not just becoming pivotal to her work but her life. There's no doubt about it. She's falling for her mystery editor. If she only knew who he was.

I loved this book, such a captivating and delightful read. A secret blossoming romance, surrounded by books I was here for every page of this story. I loved the main character
Savannah, struggling with her full time job, deadlines and the breakup with her long time boyfriend who is now engaged to her sister.
I was very invested in Savannahs's secret editor and his belief in the book she was writing. He would leave her notes in her manuscript..helping her as she wrote it, a feelgood delightful read. #meetmeinthemargins #melissaferguson#netgalley#thestorygraph#litsy#tea_sipping#bookworm #bookqueen #boookstagram #chicklit#amazonaustralia

It's hard to dislike a book about books and bookish people! This was a fun one. This was an adorable, quick read that I'd recommend to any book nerd.

Thank you to Thomas Nelson Fiction and Netgalley for sending me a copy of this book! All opinions are my own!

I devoured this book essentially in one sitting, and I have no regrets! It was so cute and engaging, and each part of the story felt like it was needed and perfectly paced. I loved the sort of behind-the-scenes of the publishing world and the other side to being a book lover. It makes for such a unique story of book nerds falling in love, and I adored discovering that!

I really loved the romance because it was so authentic. I hate when characters don't get to know each other before falling in love, but this really took the getting to know each other to a whole knew level. It was so refreshing to get to know someone without their appearance being the first part of attraction. I loved the way this book took that and ran with it in a way that I feel like so many book lovers can relate to.

I also really liked the way that Savannah is so relatable. She's just an average working woman trying to make it in a world that isn't really set up for her. She's just trying to be exceptional in a world that doesn't really want her to. But she learns to see her own exceptionalism and learns to love herself just how she is.

If you're a romcom lover, this is a must read!

This was a good romance! It was your typical book-loving romance that seems to be very popular at the moment. It wasn't my favourite romance by any means, but it was still a good, easy read. This was a solid 3 stars and I would definitely still recommend it to someone who was looking for a book with this premise.

Loved it!

I deeply enjoyed this book. I couldn't stop reading it for a second. This novel is easily my favorite discovery of the year. Warm, witty, and wistful, its two central characters took up residence in my heart and I'll never forget them.

If you are looking for a read to bubble up your heart, I'd say this is a perfect match.

This was a really cute book. It's like the 2 main characters are pen pals and it's so fun to read what about what might happen next. It reminded me a bit of the movie You've Got Mail. Fun read.