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Book Lovers by Emily Henry

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thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It comes as a shock to absolutely not me that the contemporary romcom GOAT aka Emily Henry has done it again, folks. She’s written another 5-star novel nothing short of excellent.

With each of her last three books, she makes the romantic tropes of “coincidence” fresh and fun. I would say so especially in this one, as it touches on nearly every cliche or archetype, but in a way that feels like it’s never been done before. Idk if that makes sense but she does, so just trust me.

Nora (loved the Ephron reference here!), our very accomplished MC with a heart for others above her own. I really related to her sense of needing control and feeling lonely, but also her increased longing for fulfilling daydreams and giving in to love.

And of course, our leading man Charlie Lastra, ladies and gentleman, is everything. The thoughtful sweetness hidden behind the intimidating, often-pouty exterior.

Their quick fire, intelligent banter kept me laughing the entire story through. The carefully crafted flirtatious insults. All of the tropes, but somehow still the exact right amount of trope, the precise dash of small town magic. This book is SMART, okay.

Nora and Charlie are the type of enemies-to-lovers you don’t find yourself rolling your eyes over, like not even once—they are remarkably real, sweet and sour. They’re not so over the top in their hatred that it definitely feels like the trope is the single reason for the continuation of the story. In this book, the trope more serves as a cheeky reminder that white hot tension and true fate are excellent anecdotes to Two Adults Who Are Meticulously Stubborn and Deliciously Compatible. The story is about the characters and their interactions, not just moving from point A to the inevitable point B. Sure, that does happen, but it’s not what you focus on the entire time. You’re drawn to all of the many points between. There is such a natural softening of the bristly edges, a gradual turn from enemies into lovers; it doesn’t feel rushed or forced at all, which I find happens in a lot of novels of the genre. The pacing for this one is just right.

In simpler terms, I loved this book. To Emily Henry, I say: I love your brain.

ALSOOOOO the January Andrews (from Beach Read) shout-out!!!! Little Easter eggs like that make me so, so happy.

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

As someone who is an older sister by 5 years, I related so much to Nora. To putting your entire life on hold and putting everyone above yourself, because you think their happiness will bring you happiness. To not realizing when all of a sudden your little sister is all grown up and she doesn’t need you anymore.

I loved this book, it was so realistic. In the ways it tackles Nora and Charlie’s budding romance (SWOON), Nora’s relationship with her younger sister, Libby, how Emily Henry brings up past trauma Nora has had to endure after the death of her mother.

I related to this book so much, saw so much of myself in Nora and why she was making the decisions she was making. Charlie was a dream, my fave Emily Henry love interest for sure. Him and Nora both just felt so relatable, so real and raw. And they were honest with each other, they communicated which I really appreciated. Relationships and communicating is hard sometimes, it’s messy and Henry does a great job of showcasing that in this book. Their courtship isn’t swoon-y, it felt very natural. And I loved every moment of it, every bit of banter and angst. Loved this book so much, definitely my favorite Emily Henry book to date for sure!

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Taylor swift songs: “Labyrinth”, “antihero”, “dancing with our hands tied”, “delicate”, “king of my heart” (basically all of reputation album)

(4.75⭐️) by far my favorite Emily Henry Book. Screaming, crying, throwing up. I did not think I would like this book as much as I did but danggggg. It deserves the hype. I quite literally could not put this book down. The banter is unmatched, and the tension and love gives me so many warm fuzzy feelings. This was not only SO ROMANTIC and so funny, but it also had a lot of depth and exploration and personal emotional of Nora’s character and her being stereotyped as a cold person when that’s not who she wants to be. As well as dealing with the residual trauma and grief of her mother’s passing. I loved seeing Nora’s and Charlie’s character arcs throughout the story. It was all around so well done. I loved the concept of what happens to the high powered career oriented women or men in romance novels who are left by the main character when they visit a small town and fall in love. I thought it was such a good juxtaposition to traditional romcoms. And the intertwining the book themed and the author’s (Dusty) book within was so good, and had me screaming crying and throwing up. Charlie and Nora will make you smile and blush like crazy. Coming from someone who doesn’t like romcoms very much as many are boring and one dimensional/predictable, this book is the exact opposite of that, it’s so good.

Age rating: 15+ (a few brief spicy scenes 1/5🌶️)

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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lazybooklover's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I adored this book! It was emotional, funny, steamy, and heartwarming. I loved the main characters, and I'm sad that it's over. This is my favorite Emily Henry book so far! It's definitely on my re-read list!!

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Title: Book Lovers

Author: Emily Henry

Genre: Romance

Setting: New York, NY & Sunshine Falls, North Carolina USA

Month Read: May 2022

Book Type: Hardcover

Publication: 2022

Publisher: Berkley

Pages: 384

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Sexual Content / Pregnancy / Language

"Is there anything better than iced coffee and a bookstore on a sunny day? I mean, aside from hot coffee and a bookstore on a rainy day."

No Spoiler Summary (from Goodreads):

One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming....

Nora Stephens' life is books - she’s read them all - and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.

Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away - with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.

If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again - in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow - what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.

Review:

I'm going to go out and say this right at the top: this book is Emily Henry's best book. I didn't think I could love anyone or anything as much as Poppy and Alex in PWMoV, but here we are with Nora and Charlie. Also, can Emily PLEASE just make books based on every Nora Ephron movie ever? Because she nails it. It's perfect. I was engrossed. I wanted to ignore my child to keep reading. It was that good.

Enemies to lovers is my kryptonite and Emily also does this so well. It's believable, and it seems so... honest? I loved that her female character in this was sort of the Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada archetype. It just felt so good. Everything about this book, and the obvious tropes (that the characters ACKNOWLEDGE) was just incredible to me.

If you love romance, or want to dip your toes in- this is the book for you. It's loosely based off of When Harry Met Sally- so it's great if you're a fan of that, too.

"That’s life. You’re always making decisions, taking paths that lead you away from the rest before you can see where they end. Maybe that’s why we as a species love stories so much. All those chances for do-overs, opportunities to live the lives we’ll never have."

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I truly thought that Emily Henry had reached her capacity with People We Meet on Vacation. But this was even better, somehow. Literally such a perfect read.

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