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Book Lovers by Emily Henry

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elislittlelibrary'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

3.0

*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!

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kashrae99's review against another edition

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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

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graceev's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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samlyn90's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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siennamw's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Rating: 5/5 stars

Nora is the antithesis of a conventional romance heroine—she’s a shark of a literary agent who can’t imagine anything worse than living in a small town. But when her sister Libby convinces her to spend a month in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, she comes face to face with brooding book editor Charlie Lastra, and they realize they may just be romance heroes after all.

I loved this book for so many reasons but Charlie Lastra is the top of that list. He’s the perfect book boyfriend, and just about every word out of his mouth made me laugh or tear up or swoon. His wholehearted acceptance of Nora and all her quirks and flaws and tendencies???? Men written by women are always better and men written by Emily Henry may be best of all.

Besides Charlie, though, I also thought this book was hilarious, and brilliant, and joyous, and fun. The inversion of traditional small town romance tropes was inspired, Nora was a fantastic heroine whether she knows it or not, and the full-throated love letter to books and stories at the core of this book had my heart from the first sentence. You probably don’t need *another* person telling you to hurry up and read this one if you haven’t yet…but I’m going to say it anyway.

CW: Death of parent/grief

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nineinchnails's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

i feel like this one missed that je ne sais quois from the last 2 emily henry books but i think the fact i've been reading a bunch of depressing books back to back may be responsible for that. i don't know if it's just placebo effect but i felt like the characters weren't quite as well developed as her previous mcs. i kept laughing out loud and blinking back tears (as expected) so i know i'm sure i'll love this even more on a reread! the 'beach read' easter eggs were so cute and i loved all the characters (again, as expected) even more than i was prepared for.

the pacing was really good here - i wasn't bored for even a second and ended up reading this is in one 4 hour sitting. it was pretty meta, which i'm not usually a fan of in romance since it ends up coming off juvenile, but it worked for this. the only gripes i have is it feeling a little corny at times (i did just finish 'young mungo' though) and the characters not seeming as fleshed out as her other mcs.

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