Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Book Lovers

This book hits the nail on the head with the title for whom this book is for - Book Lovers. (no major spoilers).

The engaging characters of this book are what helps make it as lovable, entertaining, and endearing as it is. Emily Henry does a great job at developing characters that are real, filled with their own motivations and beliefs that impact their actions. I could not put this book down and finished it in one night. This book is filled with great banter, soul-searching conversations, small-town gossip, big-city ruthlessness, and electric chemistry.

There is someone in this book for anyone to connect with. That could be check-list or bust, detail orientated, big-city-lover, older sibling to the max, Nora. Brute-ish, black-sheep, small-town-escapee, Charlie. Fun-loving, family orientated, whimsical younger sister, Libby. And a slew of small town + big city characters to give you the best of both worlds. I never knew I could love both New York and small-town North Carolina in one book.

The slow-burn enemies, to reluctant co-workers, to maybe lovers, to friends, and finally to lovers between Nora and Charlie makes you love the book, want to throw it across the room, laugh at their banter, cry, and then want more. The fact that there is so much internal and external conflict between these two characters and their own personal motivations is what makes this book feel like something that could happen in real life and not a Hallmark movie. It was refreshing to read a romance novel that made the characters actually stay true to their values and act accordingly, rather than just bend to the plot/romance elements.

The setting of New York to a small town outside of Asheville, NC actually helps move the story and allow the reader to understand the characters on a deeper level. Rather than the small town being used as a plot mover, it actually helps show why Nora and Charlie (and all other side characters) act, feel, and think the way they do. These characters have real trauma, life experiences, and personal goals that you find out by exploring these two settings. There is not one flat character in this book.

I would have loved to have more of Nora and Charlie. I would also love to read more about Charlie, his background, and his point of view. Moreover, a good chunk of the book focuses on the sisterhood between Nora and Libby. However, the sibling love between Nora and Libby will hit home for other readers.

Books Lovers is for those who want a romance book that not only notices and acknowledges literary clichés, but finds a way to reform them into something real - something that will make you question your own goals and relationships.

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.5

I like this book, but that's all. i don't find it loveable at all, just enough with the happy ending. love the plot of the story though, and i kinda wish sunshine falls is real bc it's so hard to imagine the place. heard it'll turn to a show soon or movie. this is a very lighthearted read

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

a very nice read! this book is light and fun, the narrative/writing flows very easily. I lost myself in the story, it was hard to put the book down, I just wanted to kept going to see what was going to happen (even if I was half expecting the ending).
I could connect with the characters, it made me cry and root for them.

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firedew's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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bek_p87's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing slow-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

5.0

I fell in love with Nora and Charlie from the very beginning. This was everything I want from a romance - two people perfect for each other, who are realistic about their lives and their ambitions, and uncompromising when it comes to the big things, with insane chemistry built on similar interests and personalities. I love love loved this.

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4.5

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kell_yeah_reads'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

4.0

this one had me feeling some feels, and cheering on some unlikely heroes.

spice 🌶 - a 3 🌶 spicy

length - just right.

reading speed - read in 3 day
did it make me cry? - yupp.

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