Meet Me in the Margins

Title: Meet Me in the Margins

Author: Melissa Ferguson

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Fiction,

Source: Net Galley

My review:

I have read several books by Melissa Ferguson. My favorite book of hers is The Dating Charade. Meet Me in the Margins would be a close second.

I loved the originality of the story line for Meet Me in the Margins. I enjoyed the secret room, the way Savannah accidentally left her book behind, and the story that emerges from it.

Meet Me in the Margins had a bit of a slow start, but enough was going on to keep me engaged and wanting more. I appreciated the humor and witty banter. I enjoyed getting to know the characters. I emphasized with Savannah about her family expectations and feeling like she was never enough. I really enjoyed the blunt banter between Savannah and Will. One of my favorite parts is when Will takes up for Savannah in regards to some family stuff. When I finished the story my thought was, "what a sweet story." It left me with a feel-good feeling.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

★★★★/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads): 

Savannah Cade is a low-level editor at Pennington Publishing, a prestigious publisher producing only the highest of highbrow titles. And while editing the latest edition of The Anthology of Medieval Didactic Poetry may be her day job, she has two secrets she’s hiding.

One: She’s writing a romance novel.

Two: She’s discovered the Book Nook—a secret room in the publishing house where she finds inspiration for her “lowbrow” hobby.

After leaving her manuscript behind one afternoon, she returns to the nook only to discover someone has written notes in the margins. Savannah’s first response to the criticism is defensive, but events transpire that force her to admit that she needs the help of this shadowy editor after all. As the notes take a turn for the romantic, and as Savannah’s madcap life gets more complicated than ever, she uses the process of elimination to identify her mysterious editor—only to discover that what she truly wants and what she should want just might not be the same. Melissa Ferguson’s latest—a love letter to books, readers, and romance—will leave fans laughing out loud and swooning in the same breath.