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Book Lovers by Emily Henry

53 reviews

widgetknits's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, and Pregnancy

abi2xoxo's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring 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

This book is wonderful. Last week I read another Emily Henry book and this is only my second. It is amazing. The characters are so easy to fall for and I honestly was rooting for them. 
It was self-aware about how love stories end but I honestly expected it to throw them out the window until the last chapter! Why was I surprised?
Henry is a great author! can't wait to read more of her books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Bullying

gingerbiscuit's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.75

Slow start, beautiful ending, perfect title. 

It was a bit predictable and chapters felt a bit repetitive at times, especially if you're the type of reader that can easily foreshadow what happens next. But it was well written, all characters were lovable and I especially enjoyed Nora staying true to her self the whole time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Mental illness, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

horizonous's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy, Bullying, Vomit, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, and Misogyny

◦ Chronic illness: Stroke

allonsyahhlee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Minor: Grief, Medical content, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Body shaming

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

My favorite of Henry’s books so far. I loved the witty banter between Charlie and Nora. I saw myself and my sister in Nora and Libby’s relationship. The plot is a predictable Hallmark romance but it’s so sweet it doesn’t even matter. I found myself laughing out loud and by the end, crying my eyes out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Grief

trayslays'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

I appreciate so many things about Book Lovers. The hilarious banter, the dry sarcasm that's just my kind of humor, the many references to literature and popular romance tropes, the small town setting with a multitude of lovable characters and quirky establishments, including a local bookstore in dire need of TLC. 

But above all, I love that Emily Henry gave us a strong, independent heroine who knows what she wants and what works for her and never loses sight of that, as well as a love interest who sees and adores her for who she is and never once tries to change her. 

And finally we got a couple who isn't interested in having kids and confidently chooses the lifestyle that works best for them (and not a word of pushback from family members either)!! Incredibly refreshing to see this in a romance novel. We need to normalize this a lot more, in books and in real life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Bullying and Suicidal thoughts

katrinarose's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Pregnancy

Minor: Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying

kpoe's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Bullying