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Book Lovers by Emily Henry

9 reviews

lifeasmrssmith's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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_minucelli's review against another edition

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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? No

4.25

The book is really wholesome. I love how Emily Henry took the tropes and flipped around in a most caring way. In a way that you feel she cares about the story and the characters. I love the pacing and if we had to do a chemistry test, these characters would most definitely pass with honors.

All the trope-fit-characters have a life and a purpose, so they don’t feel tropie, instead they feel real. They could be real people, and that's a beautiful thing when you're reading a contemporary romance. I love how you can tell who is texting based on the way they write, I love that they have a voice of their own. I love how the romance wasn't insta-love, but it wasn't exactly slow burn either. They build that up with a lot of tension between them. The smut scenes? Well done! None of the nonsense of "his sausage" you know? Just a little bit of awkward conversation that even Nora knew didn't make any sense.

I love how Emily Henry took a (literal) list of tropes and dismembered piece by piece and put it together in a slightly different way, not too far from the trope, not too close that we get bored.

And I can't even start to talk about the sisters' relationship. I'm a sucker for that, and it was so beautiful to watch (actually read) they get back together the way they deserve. Their relationship with their mom was so real, every relationship here felt real, actually.

It's 4+ stars. And I think the only reason it's not 5, it's because I'm not into romance that much.

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nialiversuch's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

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ohsoonhee's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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bessadams's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

3.5

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sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

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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

4.0

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brittanyweigandt's review

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emotional funny lighthearted

4.75

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kaitisbooknook's review

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emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Nora, a literary agent from NYC nicknamed “The Shark” by her peers, finds herself in small-town Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for a month because her younger sister Libby (the one person she never says no to) has insisted they need a vacation. Libby has concocted a checklist for them to complete while in town, heavily inspired by small town romantic comedies. However, the checklist is in danger of being thrown off by none other than Charlie Lastra, a professional rival of Nora’s from the city who also happens to be in the very same small town at the same time.

Book Lovers is a love letter to romantic comedies, specifically You’ve Got Mail from the queen of the rom com herself, Nora Ephron. Emily Henry writes all of the most beloved rom com tropes in a self-aware, almost meta way that is incredibly fresh and charming , giving the reader everything you crave from the genre while also having a light-hearted laugh about it.

What sets Henry apart from other writers is that aside from the romance itself, both the protagonist and love interest have rich inner and outer lives. Nora is career-focused, an involved aunt, a loving sister trying to figure out how to be an older sister to another adult, and is also deeply grieving the loss of her mother and well as a past relationship. Charlie is also dealing with scars from a past partner, caring for a sick parent, trauma from being bullied as a child, and a career that is currently up in the air. Rather than being a blank slate for the protagonist to place her feelings into, he is just as developed and vital to the plot as she is.

If you are a fan of Henry’s previous work or of rom coms from the ‘90s and early 2000’s, this is the perfect summer read. Prepare to feel all the feelings from absolutely giddy joy to running to grab a box of tissues.

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emily_a_ditsch's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

5.0

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