Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

450 reviews

lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny medium-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

4.25

Reread in 2024. A wonderful book with all the wit and banter you can expect from an Emily Henry book! 

Nora and Charlie were so great and I loved the bookish plot and small town setting. The excerpts of Frigid (the book within the book) were a nice touch and offered an interesting angle to Nora’s character growth.

I laughed out loud many times but especially at the prologue. It really nailed those big city/ small town romance books. 

I also loved the family centeredness of the book (though I’ll admit Libby got on my nerves a bit, likely because we were seeing her only through Nora’s eyes, painting the picture of the quintessential little sister) 

Book Lovers is in my top three Emily Henry books so far and I highly recommend it 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

missmarshey's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

4.75

I absolutely loved this book. I couldn’t put it down. I do have one niggle however, the blurb says Nora and Charlie are ‘work nemesis’. I would have to disagree, they had met each other once and came across badly to each other, then didn’t see each other again until the main part of the story… hardly a backstory/reason to be called each others nemesis. If I hadn’t read the blurb I would have said they weren’t particularly fond of each other. But the story itself was fantastic.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

gracefulraven's review against another edition

Go to review page

  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

readbycarina's review

Go to review page

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

beetsbydwight's review

Go to review page

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

3.75


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

angievansprang's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really enjoyed Beach Read, so I was expecting to like this one too especially because I love books about books. This fell really flat for me. I found a lot of the dialogue and physical intimacy in the main relationship to be super cringey and lack depth. There is surprisingly little plot and the ending didn’t do it for me. This had potential, but unfortunately it will not become my new Emily Henry favorite. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

belle13's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

5.0

❤️MCs work in book publishing 
❤️Small Town 
❤️Slow Burn 
❤️Sisterhood 
❤️Emotional and Heartfelt 
❤️Funny Banter 

Amount of spice:🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️

I don’t actually have the words to explain how much I loved this book - all I will say is that if I wasn’t laughing I was absolutely sobbing. I related to Nora in a way that I’ve never related to any other fictional character ever. Our stories aligned in so many ways it was almost creepy. 

This was my first Emily Henry book and I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to pick up one of hers but I know I won’t be stopping any time soon. 

I would recommend it if you love a heartfelt story about sisterhood, finding yourself and falling in love along the way.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

flamesocks's review against another edition

Go to review page

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


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

elislittlelibrary's review against another edition

Go to review page

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!

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

kashrae99's review

Go to review page

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


Expand filter menu Content Warnings