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amberinpieces's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, and Racism
foreverinastory's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to MTMC tours and Netgalley for an ALC in exchange for an honest review and promotion. All opinions are my own.
Must Love Books follows Nora Hughes. She's working for Parsons publishing and while she enjoyed her job when she started, her latest pay cut has made her expenses unaffordable. Nora begins to moonlight with a rival publishing house in order to make ends meet and steals some Parsons authors along the way. But when best selling author Andrew Santos is thrown in the mix, Nora doesn't know what's right anymore or what she wants to do.
I definitely enjoyed this one; however, I really wish I had known how much this would deal with depression and suicidal ideation, because from the cover and marketing I've seen I definitely thought it was just a cutesy romcom. I really enjoyed this adult contemporary fiction! I really loved seeing Nora navigate publishing, romance and figuring out her next steps. This had some similar vibes to Honey Girl where Grace was struggling with burnout and the unknown of life after grad school.
I'd love to see more books about publishing and working in the publishing industry come out. I find it all really fascinating, but I don't want to actually work in publishing. I loved seeing Nora and Andrew grow closer. I really liked these two together and seeing them become closer. Nora's struggle with what to do was so well crafted. I felt for her, trying to juggle both her loyalties and what was and what wasn't crossing her own personal line. It's so hard in a situation like hers when your home and more is on the line.
I loved the ending. It felt right for this book. Nora hasn't figured everything out, but she's picked a direction to start in. Can't wait to see what's next for this author!
Rep: Biracial Black cishet female MC with depression, biracial Filipino cishet male side character, cast is made up of mainly white straight characters, Black female side character briefly mentioned, queer side character mentioned.
CWs: Mental illness (depression), suicidal thoughts. Moderate: sexism, misogyny, racism, classism, Minor: closed door sexual content.
Must Love Books follows Nora Hughes. She's working for Parsons publishing and while she enjoyed her job when she started, her latest pay cut has made her expenses unaffordable. Nora begins to moonlight with a rival publishing house in order to make ends meet and steals some Parsons authors along the way. But when best selling author Andrew Santos is thrown in the mix, Nora doesn't know what's right anymore or what she wants to do.
I definitely enjoyed this one; however, I really wish I had known how much this would deal with depression and suicidal ideation, because from the cover and marketing I've seen I definitely thought it was just a cutesy romcom. I really enjoyed this adult contemporary fiction! I really loved seeing Nora navigate publishing, romance and figuring out her next steps. This had some similar vibes to Honey Girl where Grace was struggling with burnout and the unknown of life after grad school.
I'd love to see more books about publishing and working in the publishing industry come out. I find it all really fascinating, but I don't want to actually work in publishing. I loved seeing Nora and Andrew grow closer. I really liked these two together and seeing them become closer. Nora's struggle with what to do was so well crafted. I felt for her, trying to juggle both her loyalties and what was and what wasn't crossing her own personal line. It's so hard in a situation like hers when your home and more is on the line.
I loved the ending. It felt right for this book. Nora hasn't figured everything out, but she's picked a direction to start in. Can't wait to see what's next for this author!
Rep: Biracial Black cishet female MC with depression, biracial Filipino cishet male side character, cast is made up of mainly white straight characters, Black female side character briefly mentioned, queer side character mentioned.
CWs: Mental illness (depression), suicidal thoughts. Moderate: sexism, misogyny, racism, classism, Minor: closed door sexual content.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Classism, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual content
peachani's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexual content
gracieleigh18's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content
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