4 1/2 stars

This was a fun book, a rom-com that will make you smile. The writing is deft, and things move along quickly. It’s definitely easy reading with a happy ever after..

John and Molly, a county sheriff and a children’s librarian, are delightful. He’s a single father of a high school daughter. She loves watching true crime TV shows. She also keeps stumbling across victims of The High School Thief and helping to rescue them. This makes sure that she and John are frequently thrown into each other’s company. Molly is determined. John, well, let’s just say that all law enforcement officers should be as conscientious and caring as Sheriff John.

In addition to John and Molly, the supporting characters are equally delightful. I especially liked Phyllis Robinette, the former head librarian, now retired and volunteering her services. She mentors everyone. It’s been her purpose to guide youngsters onto the right path, including a young John. He’d been on the wrong road, but Phyllis turned him around by finding just the right books for him.

There are no real surprises in this book, but if you enjoy rom-coms, fun characters, and misunderstandings, this might be the right book for you. It’s mostly light and entertaining. A sweet romance with an adult edge.

I received an e-copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley. I thank all involved for their generosity, but it had no effect on this review. All opinions in this review reflect my true and honest reactions to reading this book.

Molly has just started her new job as the librarian at the Little Bridge Public Library when she finds a newborn baby in the restroom. She starts working with the local sheriff and there is an instant attraction between the two of them, but they can’t see eye to eye on anything!

This one isn’t marketed as one, but it gave me total cozy mystery vibes! A little bit of mystery, a little bit of romance, a tropical setting, and a library? What more could a girl want in a book? I enjoyed this installment of the Little Bridge series even more than the first! I especially loved the part about the Snapettes, and John’s relationship with his daughter. This was a sweet story and I can’t wait to see what happens next on Little Bridge Island!

Thanks to Avon Books and NetGalley for the gifted copy!

This is my first Meg Cabot, and I've heard good things. Parts of this were cute, and it was a quick read. Overall, I thought this was just OK. This is not the type of romance that I prefer and I didn't connect with the characters.

Thought I will say it took me about half of the book to warm up to our main character Molly and several of the other characters. I still can't say that I loved her as a character. I'm a mom and I've worked for the government and with law enforcement, so when Molly did and said certain things it really irritated me. It made the book feel poorly researced when it comes to the job of a librarian and the law. Throughout the book our heroine touts her position as a government employee and servant of the people in her role as librarian, but she comes off as very anti-law enforcement and is against following the rules, laws, and due process despite her love of true crime. She's a very conradictory character, and wants to tell everyone how to do their job because she can do it better. I'm not a fan of characters like this. I think she was supposed to come off as quirky, empathetic, and understanding, but she did not come across that way to me. Then we have the Sherriff, who has alot on his plate. He's basically Molly's complete opposite. He's a by the book kind of guy and is gruff and grumpy. I never really felt the chemistry between them. Everytime they get together John (the Sherrif) does or says something Molly thinks is reprehensible because that isn't what she would do. Then they make up and the cycle repeats.

This book felt a bit all over the place like it was trying to be a romantic suspense with the mystery elements of the crimes the sherrif was trying to solve and a rom-com with some of the lighter moments (like the cookie scene and the dancing). Overall, I think alot of people will enjoy this book, it just wasn't for me. If you like light romance without a ton of steam give this a go. There is one steamy scene and it isn't very explicit and there are several kissing scenes. This is pretty tame compared to other romances I've read.


I received a copy of this book via Netgally via the publisher (William Morrowthrough The Book Club Girls Facebook Group Freebie Friday program. This program is no longer in operation. I did end up listenening to the final produciton copy of the audiobook. All opinions expressed are my own.

No Offense is the second book of a series but can be read as a standalone. I have been reading really heavy books lately and needed something light to read and this fit the bill. A romantic comedy its a very light read and I could have finished it in a day but since I am recovering from a surgery I took my time. The characters of Little Bridge Island a Key West Island are really fun to read about. A mystery plot line is added in the story and the altercations the main characters have over this mystery get them closer in a way.
I wouldn't say that this novel is perfect since the professions of the characters are not justified in the way they act. But in the satirical way they act makes this novel a little funny. I read this novel very lightly and hence enjoyed it.

3.25 rating

Meg Cabot was one of my favorite authors while I was in HS. I so look forward to her books. I was very excited to receive an e-galley of No Offense via Book Club Girls. I love a story that involves a library and No Offense had such a cozy vibe to it. They storyline was slightly easy to predict but overall I enjoyed the story and look forward to Meg's next book.

No Offense but Meg Cabot seems to be trying to cram just a little too much into this story. Is it a mystery - yes, kind of. Is it a comedy - well it tries to be. Is it a romance - maybe, the protagonists seem to change their minds every other page for the first three quarters of the book. And as an author known for her Princess Diaries series, this book almost feels like it's written for young adults about grown adults. Molly, the ever optimistic children's librarian, and John, the slightly clueless and slightly grumpy sheriff are thrown together after Molly finds an abandoned child at the library where she works. Naturally their orbits continue to overlap because A) Little Bridge Island is little B) John has decided he likes Molly even though she drives him crazy and C) Molly is addicted to solving mysteries. With a crime spree occurring and colorful (but underdeveloped) characters in abundance it's only a foregone conclusion that the pair will find a way to be together while tidying up the community's problem in the process. This isn't bad, but the characters are too cutesy for me, and there's just too much going on.

Thank you to Book Club Girls for the opportunity to read and review this book! After reading an ARC of the first in the series, and meeting Meg Cabot at an event, I was so excited to continue reading this series! These books are great summer reads...they are fun, sweet stories that are so easy to get lost in! I can't wait to read the third one in the next couple weeks!

Meg Cabot is a riot. So funny and lighthearted. Always a great choice when looking for a light read or a pallette Cleanser.

This was a light hearted romance/cozy mystery set in a small sleepy seaside town. Molly, the new librarian in town, and John, the sheriff get to know each other while trying to solve the mystery of who left the baby left in the library. I loved the small town vibe so much in this book that I might try the other books in the series. Overall this book was an easy predicable read.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book. I didn't get it to the top of my TBR list before publication though. This was a light little story about a librarian who finds a baby and then love. Kind of predictable, and didn't really hold my interest, but it was a good story.

Woman finds an abandoned baby, woman meets sheriff, and away we go...
No Offense by Meg Cabot is a fast paced, romance, sort of cozy mystery. Main character librarian Molly is a bit overbearing, and came across as condescending. The town sheriff, John is a bit grumpy and not very likable. The plot mystery did keep me reading even if I didn't care much for the characters and the chemistry between them came across forced. It was a light read and just okay.

Molly Montgomery is a librarian in Little Bridge who unexpectedly discovers an abandoned baby in the library. Sheriff John Hartwell is called in to investigate what happened and try to locate the mother. Over the course of finding the mother, John and Molly strike up a romance.

This is a book that gives you what you’re expecting, and for that I really enjoy it. There’s a comfort that comes from walking into something and knowing the ending from page one. That being said, I do feel like the plot line with the baby was a little heavy for this kind of book. Cabot tried to bring it down a notch, but one side effect of bringing down the intensity is that the plot loses some of its realism as well. I also wasn’t a huge fan of the main character Molly. She came off as someone who thinks she knows more than everyone else, and she seemed to be picking fights with John, sort of like there was no organic conflict so Molly had to cause some.

I definitely enjoyed the first one better, but I am interested in reading the next novel out of Little Bridge.

Molly Montgomery is the children’s librarian at the small Floridian library in Little Bridge. One April morning she finds an abandoned baby in the restroom, the young Sheriff John Hartwell is smitten with her but gets off on the wrong foot over the baby. This was a cute fun romance, with lots of books thrown in. I enjoyed the crime aspect too. It was great for helping with a slump I have been in.

I received this book as an Advanced Reader's Copy (ARC) through NetGalley. I received this copy free in exchange for my honest review.*

Thanks to Net Galley for an advanced copy of this book. The plot involved a children's librarian and the local Sheriff and theft in a small Island town. I found the book a very quick read. I thought the story was well developed but a little too juvenile for me. I think I would have enjoyed it more if the characters were more developed and interesting. The whole story was a little too contrived.

No Offense by Meg Cabot is one of the most entertaining books I have read lately. It is a romance but so much more. Yes, they have problems to overcome, just as in all romances, but this is so much more entertaining. The characters a beyond delightful and both understand they have plenty to learn and so they learn it. I laughed. John is so male: clueless. But, he knows it. He also knows bad advice when he hears it. Molly is over men. She has been burned, and this one, no matter how good looking, is an oaf. Yet, they manage to wend their way through abandoned babies, teenage girls, and boys, a broken hearted young woman who almost died, and a young men, sent to jail, more for being a fool than anything else, although he did commit crimes. A terrific read. Made my day. Couldn't put it down. Way to go, Meg Cabot!

I was invited to read a free e-ARC of No Offense by William Morrow, through Netgalley. #netgalley #nooffense #williammorrow

This light hearted romantic comedy kept me turning pages all night. It is a delightful story about a terrible thing. Somehow Cabot pulls it off and you will absolutely love this fun story about love and libraries. Thank you NetGalley for the early copy of this book!

Not much of a plot or anything to keep my interest. I ended up skimming most of the second hald looking for something to inspire reading it. Perhaps more for a YA light reading.

This book was definitely good but not the best book I’ve ever read! A fun light hearted small town, RomCom read you zip through on a Saturday. The thing I love about MC’s books is her character interaction and development. Who doesn’t love a story that you could see as a real life scenario?! I know I do!’

This was a cute story! The characters were all very nice and it was a perfect beach read - light and fun!

This new series by Meg Cabot, Little Bridge Island, is the the perfect Summer read. This was the second one in the series and the second one I’ve read. A good Summer read should be sweet and silly and romantic but, of course, you need a little conflict or misunderstanding so you can have the big ending with the two main protagonists finally admitting what their true feelings are for each other. Don’t you just love that, well, I do!

This series takes place on a small island just off the coast of Florida not far from The Keys, population around 7,000, where gossip and tourists are plentiful. Little Bridge Island is small enough for everyone to know everyone’s business and for that gossip to travel faster than a speeding bullet. It’s a bit disconcerting for the new children’s librarian to discover that everyone in town knows her business and love life and want to talk to her about it. Even the long time locals come under the gossip umbrella as the local Sheriff, who is raising a teenage daughter after his divorce, discovers when he finally gives them something to gossip about.

Toss in a local mystery involving vandalism, break-ins and an abandoned baby and you have the perfect Summer read.

Thank you to The Book Club Girls, Netgalley, William Morrow Paperbacks, HarperCollins Publishers and especially the author Meg Cabot.