Book Review: No Words by Meg Cabot
No Words by Meg Cabot
Publisher: William Morrow
Publication Date: October 12, 2021
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Publisher’s Description:
Jo Wright always swore she’d never step foot on Little Bridge Island—not as long as her nemesis, bestselling author Will Price, is living there.
Then Jo’s given an offer she can’t refuse: an all-expense paid trip to speak and sign at the island’s first ever book festival.
Even though arrogant Will is the last person Jo wants to see, she could really use the festival’s more-than-generous speaking fee. She’s suffering from a crippling case of writer’s block on the next installment of her bestselling children’s series, and her father needs financial help as well.
Then Jo hears that Will is off-island on the set of the film of his next book. Hallelujah!
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?
No Words is the third book in the Little Bridge Island series but it’s fine to read as a stand-alone. The series has recurring characters but not a continuing storyline.
Jo Wright is the author of the popular Kitty Katz children’s books. When she’s invited to the first Little Bridge Island book festival, she hesitates to accept because best-selling author Will Price lives on the island and she does not like him one bit. Her agent assures her that he won’t be there so Jo decides to go. Guess who’s there when she gets there? That’s right – Will! He wants to make things right with Jo, if she’ll let him.
No Words was a fun, quick read. Meg Cabot is on the board of the Key West Literary Seminar so not only has she attended book festivals as an author, she’s been involved in organizing them as well. I feel like No Words gave me a little inside scoop about the literary world, which I loved.
Will writes Nicholas Sparks-type books (although Meg has said that he’s not based on a real author) and there are excerpts from Will’s book, The Moment because Jo is reading it. Those were filled with really funny, over-the-top melodrama. I loved how she satirized that type of book.
I felt like the chemistry between Will and Jo was a bit forced but overall, I enjoyed No Words. Meg Cabot is comfort reading for me. Her books give me a warm, fuzzy feeling when I’m reading them and No Words was no exception.
Other Megan Cabot books I’ve reviewed:
The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries #1)
All-American Girl (American Girl #1)
Ready or Not (American Girl #2)
The Boy Next Door (Boy #1)
Airhead (Airhead Trilogy)
Being Nikki (Airhead Trilogy)
Runaway (Airhead Trilogy)
Size 12 is Not Fat (Heather Wells #1)
Size 14 is Not Fat Either (Heather Wells #2)
Big Boned (Heather Wells #3)
Queen of Babble (Queen of Babble #1)
Queen of Babble in the Big City (Queen of Babble #2)
The Queen of Babble Gets Hitched (Queen of Babble #3)
Abandon (Abandon Triology)
(I received a complimentary copy of No Words for review.)
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