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foxmulders's review

emotional funny 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

"i want to carve out a piece of the city and its magic, just for us. but carving turns you into a knife. cold, hard, sharp, at least on the outside. inside, my chest feels bruised, tender." (ch 20)

"because this wanting, it feels good, like a bruise you need to press on, as a reminder that there are things in life so valuable that you must risk the pain of losing them for the joy of briefly having them." (ch 34)

genuinely the first time a cishet romance has made me full-body sob. endearing and funny and romantic and sweet and charming. felt like falling into the comfort of a movie like when harry met sally, but more bookish. enjoyable the whole way through.

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literallysam's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted 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

3.0

I've seen this one alot on bookstagram and was so excited to read it but it turned out to be just an average cliche love story. Even though the title “Book Lovers" suggests that it's romance, Nora and Charlie's sparking romance is not the main plot of the book... honestly all I wanted was a nice brewing love story between two people who are enemies-turned-lovers, but it is mostly about two sisters who have major daddy issues. Wait lemme explain-

The prologue was just so soo good but then after that everything got so boring. After reading the prologue I thought that this book was going to be different from those cliche countryside romance ones but it was exactly that- Nora & her sissy Libby decide to go on a one-month trip to this small village. There Nora runs into Charle, and it turns out that he's from that small town and his mum runs the local bookstore (yes, another cliche). Though Nora & Charlie haven't gotten along, they're working together on a new manuscript and spend a lot of time in close proximity where the sexual tension builds. Things heat up quickly, but then it's interrupted and this "will they do it or not" energy persists and that's an aspect of the novel that seemed a bit of a stretch. Given how in sync & smart they both are, I had a hard time believing they couldn't figure out a way to be together while still supporting their family.

Now let's talk about the main plot.🤡
Nora's concern lies far more with Libby, who seems to be keeping a secret from her and Nora is hurt that Libby won't talk to her and determinedly tries to get Libby to open up. And even I was waiting for her to open up because I hated this super cringe character of her's and just wanted a little more depth. She's a grown ass adult and still acts like a fkn baby. She has like two breakdowns in the story and yet her character was never fleshed out to be even a little bit intresting. She's Nora's sister- that's all I could gather about her.

I loved Nora. She is stony, bitchy and rigid just like me; soulmates? The only character development I saw was Nora's. Charlie on the other hand was a nice guy but honestly I didn't really find him interesting after the prologue. All the sexual tension just fizzled out after that.

So overall, I don't recommend it.🙂

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horizonous's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

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

Apart from some small little nitpicky things I had a really good time with this 😊

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amre23's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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rory1387's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

2.0

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katrinarose's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

I loved this, it was so much better than Beach Read for me, I’m glad I gave it a chance after that underwhelming experience. The characters were unlikeable at first but the character development is excellent and by the end I loved them. I also liked that the romance didn’t have any unnecessary dramatic miscommunication or fallout that didn’t make sense for their characters. Also, they had lives and values outside of the relationship that they didn’t compromise for. Such a well done romance, and I loved the familial relationship development that was done too, and not just second to the romance.

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