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elislittlelibrary's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
3.0
*short english review below*
Das erste deutsche Buch, was ich dieses Jahr gelesen habe. Ich muss zugeben, dass ich die meisten Bücher auf Englisch lese, das liegt aber eher daran, dass ich versuche, Bücher wenn möglich in ihrer Originalsprache zu lesen. Auch von Emily Henry habe ich bereits ein Buch auf Englisch gelesen. Umso gespannter war ich, nun eine Übersetzung lesen zu können. Erst einmal aber zur Geschichte selbst - insgesamt ist es durchaus eine Klischee-lastige Geschichte, die aber einfach und schnell zu lesen war. Besonders gefallen hat mir der Einblick in die Welt der Bücherverlage. Während der Großteil der Geschichte in einem Dorf stattfindet, wohnen beide Hauptfiguren eigentlich in der Großstadt. Ich hatte zwischendurch Angst, dass das Buch in eine gewisse Richtung abgleitet: Sie verliebt sich und zieht dann wegen ihm aufs Land und verändert sich (weg von der "Karrierefrau"). Das ist nicht passiert und dafür bin ich dankbar. Sie fühlt sich weiterhin klar in der Stadt wohl und bleibt den Wünschen, die sie für ihr Leben und ihre Karriere hat treu. Die beiden wachsen miteinander, ohne sich füreinander verstellen zu müssen. Wie bei Emily Henry typisch, kommt es noch zu einem Konflikt. Dieser war recht vorhersehbar, als zwischen 60% und 75% alles schon gut war und das Buch hätte enden können. Meiner Meinung nach war dieser letzte Konflikt nicht absolut nicht notwendig (und die Lösung dieses Konfliktes sehr, sehr vorhersehbar).
Da es sich um eine Übersetzung handelt, möchte ich noch auf diese eingehen. Der Humor und der gewisse Schreibstil, der Emily Henry ausmacht, wurden sehr gut auch in die deutsche Version übertragen, ich fand die Übersetzung wirklich gelungen! Einzig die romantischen Szenen fand ich ein wenig "unangenehm" zu lesen, das ist aber vermutlich Gewöhnungssache und kein Problem der Übersetzung.
Insgesamt ein Buch, welches den Klischees (zumindest den meisten) entspricht und nichts besonderes ist. Jedoch ist es schnell und gut zu lesen und auch die Übersetzung ist gut gelungen. Die teils ernsteren Gespräche und Themen waren gut eingebettet, einzig die "Trennung" war nicht notwendig und hat meinen Eindruck vom Buch leider gedrückt. Dennoch kann ich es für diejenigen empfehlen, die nach leichter, lustiger Lektüre suchen, die sich dennoch teils mit ernsteren Themen beschäftigt.
Vielen Dank an NetGalley und den Verlag, die mir dieses Buch im Gegenzug für eine ehrliche Rezension kostenlos zur Verfügung stellten.
*short english review*
I really liked the look into the publishing world that this book had! Other than that, it was fun and quick to read, but there were a lot of clichés that were met. The typical third-act breakup was obvious but entirely unnecessary and the resolution to that conflict was very obvious from the get-go. What I did appreciate was that this wasn't a "woman leaves her career and the city live she loved to move to a small town for her love interest". She still loves her career and the city and it really felt like the characters were making each other better and were there for one another instead of changing for the other person.
Thank you to NetGalley and the (German) publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Das erste deutsche Buch, was ich dieses Jahr gelesen habe. Ich muss zugeben, dass ich die meisten Bücher auf Englisch lese, das liegt aber eher daran, dass ich versuche, Bücher wenn möglich in ihrer Originalsprache zu lesen. Auch von Emily Henry habe ich bereits ein Buch auf Englisch gelesen. Umso gespannter war ich, nun eine Übersetzung lesen zu können. Erst einmal aber zur Geschichte selbst - insgesamt ist es durchaus eine Klischee-lastige Geschichte, die aber einfach und schnell zu lesen war. Besonders gefallen hat mir der Einblick in die Welt der Bücherverlage. Während der Großteil der Geschichte in einem Dorf stattfindet, wohnen beide Hauptfiguren eigentlich in der Großstadt. Ich hatte zwischendurch Angst, dass das Buch in eine gewisse Richtung abgleitet: Sie verliebt sich und zieht dann wegen ihm aufs Land und verändert sich (weg von der "Karrierefrau"). Das ist nicht passiert und dafür bin ich dankbar. Sie fühlt sich weiterhin klar in der Stadt wohl und bleibt den Wünschen, die sie für ihr Leben und ihre Karriere hat treu. Die beiden wachsen miteinander, ohne sich füreinander verstellen zu müssen. Wie bei Emily Henry typisch, kommt es noch zu einem Konflikt. Dieser war recht vorhersehbar, als zwischen 60% und 75% alles schon gut war und das Buch hätte enden können. Meiner Meinung nach war dieser letzte Konflikt nicht absolut nicht notwendig (und die Lösung dieses Konfliktes sehr, sehr vorhersehbar).
Da es sich um eine Übersetzung handelt, möchte ich noch auf diese eingehen. Der Humor und der gewisse Schreibstil, der Emily Henry ausmacht, wurden sehr gut auch in die deutsche Version übertragen, ich fand die Übersetzung wirklich gelungen! Einzig die romantischen Szenen fand ich ein wenig "unangenehm" zu lesen, das ist aber vermutlich Gewöhnungssache und kein Problem der Übersetzung.
Insgesamt ein Buch, welches den Klischees (zumindest den meisten) entspricht und nichts besonderes ist. Jedoch ist es schnell und gut zu lesen und auch die Übersetzung ist gut gelungen. Die teils ernsteren Gespräche und Themen waren gut eingebettet, einzig die "Trennung" war nicht notwendig und hat meinen Eindruck vom Buch leider gedrückt. Dennoch kann ich es für diejenigen empfehlen, die nach leichter, lustiger Lektüre suchen, die sich dennoch teils mit ernsteren Themen beschäftigt.
Vielen Dank an NetGalley und den Verlag, die mir dieses Buch im Gegenzug für eine ehrliche Rezension kostenlos zur Verfügung stellten.
*short english review*
I really liked the look into the publishing world that this book had! Other than that, it was fun and quick to read, but there were a lot of clichés that were met. The typical third-act breakup was obvious but entirely unnecessary and the resolution to that conflict was very obvious from the get-go. What I did appreciate was that this wasn't a "woman leaves her career and the city live she loved to move to a small town for her love interest". She still loves her career and the city and it really felt like the characters were making each other better and were there for one another instead of changing for the other person.
Thank you to NetGalley and the (German) publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Pregnancy
mmadill227's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
kashrae99's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Sexual content and Medical content
Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Alcohol
graceev's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death of parent
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Medical content
bailatkins's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
this book was pretty good. it was not anything groundbreaking, and i didnt find i connected much with any of the characters but i enjoyed the banter and the sisters’ relationship. i found that the talk about tropes and other book characteristics a bit too meta and it felt a little forced/cringy at times.
while i didnt love this book in general, i did lovethe way that the conversation about their childhood was written. i thought it was very realistic that nora would have a much more romanticized view of their childhood and i really liked that libby told her that she didnt need to take care of her anymore and that their mom wasnt perfect. it explained a lot about nora and it was written quite well.
while i didnt love this book in general, i did love
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
gabiboyle's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Vomit and Abandonment
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
Rating: 5/5 stars
Nora is the antithesis of a conventional romance heroine—she’s a shark of a literary agent who can’t imagine anything worse than living in a small town. But when her sister Libby convinces her to spend a month in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, she comes face to face with brooding book editor Charlie Lastra, and they realize they may just be romance heroes after all.
I loved this book for so many reasons but Charlie Lastra is the top of that list. He’s the perfect book boyfriend, and just about every word out of his mouth made me laugh or tear up or swoon. His wholehearted acceptance of Nora and all her quirks and flaws and tendencies???? Men written by women are always better and men written by Emily Henry may be best of all.
Besides Charlie, though, I also thought this book was hilarious, and brilliant, and joyous, and fun. The inversion of traditional small town romance tropes was inspired, Nora was a fantastic heroine whether she knows it or not, and the full-throated love letter to books and stories at the core of this book had my heart from the first sentence. You probably don’t need *another* person telling you to hurry up and read this one if you haven’t yet…but I’m going to say it anyway.
CW: Death of parent/grief
Nora is the antithesis of a conventional romance heroine—she’s a shark of a literary agent who can’t imagine anything worse than living in a small town. But when her sister Libby convinces her to spend a month in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, she comes face to face with brooding book editor Charlie Lastra, and they realize they may just be romance heroes after all.
I loved this book for so many reasons but Charlie Lastra is the top of that list. He’s the perfect book boyfriend, and just about every word out of his mouth made me laugh or tear up or swoon. His wholehearted acceptance of Nora and all her quirks and flaws and tendencies???? Men written by women are always better and men written by Emily Henry may be best of all.
Besides Charlie, though, I also thought this book was hilarious, and brilliant, and joyous, and fun. The inversion of traditional small town romance tropes was inspired, Nora was a fantastic heroine whether she knows it or not, and the full-throated love letter to books and stories at the core of this book had my heart from the first sentence. You probably don’t need *another* person telling you to hurry up and read this one if you haven’t yet…but I’m going to say it anyway.
CW: Death of parent/grief
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
spellbindingtomes's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
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
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵.
I'm officially in my EmHen era! I loved the premise and the twist on a well loved trope. This is a book that knows it's a small town romance and decides to bring two city lovers to it.
Nora was such an interesting character. She's someone who appears to have a cold hearted, ruthless exterior. She's the "foil to the local sweetheart", who always puts her career first above all, so much so that she earned herself the nickname, "the Shark". But in actuality Nora cares a lot. She's a perfectionist that works hard in order to help her sister. She keeps checklists and sticks to them. If there's a problem, she will stop at nothing to find a solution. As Emily writes, she's The Devil Wears Prada's Miranda Priestly and The Parent Trap's Meredith Blake if they had their own love stories.
𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴, 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦'𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐'𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭.
And Count von Lastra aka Charlie Lastra? I loved him! He and Nora are so similar. They both are city people and love their careers. Charlie and Nora's banter was one of the funniest I've ever read. I laughed out loud so many times. And when they're not bantering, they're having mature, meaningful conversations. They communicate with each other honestly and respectfully.
This was my first Emily Henry book and it definitely did not disappoint!
Read if you love:
📑small town romance (with a twist)
📘enemies to lovers
📑hilarious banter
📙grumpy x grumpy
📑literary agent x book editor
📗sisterly love
I'm officially in my EmHen era! I loved the premise and the twist on a well loved trope. This is a book that knows it's a small town romance and decides to bring two city lovers to it.
Nora was such an interesting character. She's someone who appears to have a cold hearted, ruthless exterior. She's the "foil to the local sweetheart", who always puts her career first above all, so much so that she earned herself the nickname, "the Shark". But in actuality Nora cares a lot. She's a perfectionist that works hard in order to help her sister. She keeps checklists and sticks to them. If there's a problem, she will stop at nothing to find a solution. As Emily writes, she's The Devil Wears Prada's Miranda Priestly and The Parent Trap's Meredith Blake if they had their own love stories.
𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴, 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦'𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐'𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭.
And Count von Lastra aka Charlie Lastra? I loved him! He and Nora are so similar. They both are city people and love their careers. Charlie and Nora's banter was one of the funniest I've ever read. I laughed out loud so many times. And when they're not bantering, they're having mature, meaningful conversations. They communicate with each other honestly and respectfully.
This was my first Emily Henry book and it definitely did not disappoint!
Read if you love:
📑small town romance (with a twist)
📘enemies to lovers
📑hilarious banter
📙grumpy x grumpy
📑literary agent x book editor
📗sisterly love
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
pantslint's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Emily Henry has an incredible ability to pull me out of the WORST reading slumps. I thoroughly enjoyed how the story is told through the lens of a frame narrative. It's so meta. This book was just fun to read.
While Nora spends the book making fun of romance tropes, she lives through her own giggly, feet-kicking bits of romance clichés. The story that she spends editing casts some heavy foreshadowing and makes the story so easily predictable, but the most exciting bit of the journey is to see how Nora and Charlie fall for each other.
While Nora spends the book making fun of romance tropes, she lives through her own giggly, feet-kicking bits of romance clichés. The story that she spends editing casts some heavy foreshadowing and makes the story so easily predictable, but the most exciting bit of the journey is to see how Nora and Charlie fall for each other.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent