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beckys_books's review against another edition
4.0
Nora’s sure she’s never meant to be the main character in her own life. She’s the woman men date before they meet the loves of their lives, in quaint romantic little towns, somewhere Nora, who is a city girl at heart, would never fit in. When her sister begs her to take some time off work and visit Sunshine Falls, the small town one of Nora’s authors set her last book in, the last thing she expects is to run into Charlie, an editor who didn’t make the best first impression on her, but no matter where she goes in the town she can’t seem to escape him. Nora’s not sure of anything, her feelings for Charlie, or the weird way her sister has been behaving, but she knows one thing. It’s way past time she become the main character in her own story, and she will do whatever it takes to get her happy ending.
A romance book about two people in publishing falling in the tropiest of love… you can be absolutely sure that I adored this book, and one big reason for that was the characters. Nora is the Ice Queen, the workaholic, the person who never has time for a social life. At least that’s what people assume, but deep down Nora is just afraid, afraid of giving too much of herself up, afraid of having her heart broken again, afraid of loosing those closest to her. She goes on one hell of an emotional journey throughout this book and, as much as I loved the romance arc ( and boy did I love it), I also loved how the author allowed Nora to have a personality and story line separate to that. She is someone dealing with immense trauma that has never had the chance to really talk it out, or express how she feels and I LOVED seeing how her relationship with Charlie, their similarities, meant that she could finally open up to someone about how she felt.
As well as a fab MC, Book Lovers has a standout cast of side characters, my favourites being Libby, Nora’s little sister, and Charlie the love interest. Libby and Nora’s relationship was hilarious, heartwarming, but also incredibly emotional. Filled with resentment neither were really aware of, and a lot of un-dealt with trauma from their childhood. Seeing their relationship change throughout the story was special, and I loved that the author allowed this to develop alongside the romance, without the romance completely taking over. Charlie was another special character, and not only because he wasn’t just the ‘love interest’ he had issues of his own that Henry allowed to take up space in the story, and used to show the similarities between himself and Nora, how their pasts could help them be together in the present. They are both incredibly family oriented, both willing to give up the things they love for their families, and I loved seeing them being able to put themselves first for once in their lives,
The romance was spicy in all the best ways, filled with tension and completely trope filled, but with Henry making this about publishing professionals it added a kind of humorous edge to the story. Nora openly talks about tropes throughout the story, how they relate to her and her romantic life and I had to giggle at some of her thoughts. But as well as being tension filled, it was also an incredibly emotional read, something I wasn’t quite expecting going in but it added a depth to the story, and as much as I enjoyed the carefree and fun parts of the romance, I also enjoyed seeing the characters get to open up to each other, share their insecurities and the parts about themselves they don’t like, seeing them come to realise that those are the parts that make them special, worthy.
If I had one issue with this book it would be the pacing, it was long for a romance, which is fine because, like I said, we got the extra character development as well as the chance to focus on things other than the romance. But I did feel there were parts that dragged on a little too much, and some parts that were overly repetitive. As a whole tough, I adored this book. Book Lovers is the perfect book for… well, Book Lovers. It’s fun, flirty, steamy but also manages to pack an emotional punch and I will definitely be checking out Henry’s other works.
A romance book about two people in publishing falling in the tropiest of love… you can be absolutely sure that I adored this book, and one big reason for that was the characters. Nora is the Ice Queen, the workaholic, the person who never has time for a social life. At least that’s what people assume, but deep down Nora is just afraid, afraid of giving too much of herself up, afraid of having her heart broken again, afraid of loosing those closest to her. She goes on one hell of an emotional journey throughout this book and, as much as I loved the romance arc ( and boy did I love it), I also loved how the author allowed Nora to have a personality and story line separate to that. She is someone dealing with immense trauma that has never had the chance to really talk it out, or express how she feels and I LOVED seeing how her relationship with Charlie, their similarities, meant that she could finally open up to someone about how she felt.
As well as a fab MC, Book Lovers has a standout cast of side characters, my favourites being Libby, Nora’s little sister, and Charlie the love interest. Libby and Nora’s relationship was hilarious, heartwarming, but also incredibly emotional. Filled with resentment neither were really aware of, and a lot of un-dealt with trauma from their childhood. Seeing their relationship change throughout the story was special, and I loved that the author allowed this to develop alongside the romance, without the romance completely taking over. Charlie was another special character, and not only because he wasn’t just the ‘love interest’ he had issues of his own that Henry allowed to take up space in the story, and used to show the similarities between himself and Nora, how their pasts could help them be together in the present. They are both incredibly family oriented, both willing to give up the things they love for their families, and I loved seeing them being able to put themselves first for once in their lives,
The romance was spicy in all the best ways, filled with tension and completely trope filled, but with Henry making this about publishing professionals it added a kind of humorous edge to the story. Nora openly talks about tropes throughout the story, how they relate to her and her romantic life and I had to giggle at some of her thoughts. But as well as being tension filled, it was also an incredibly emotional read, something I wasn’t quite expecting going in but it added a depth to the story, and as much as I enjoyed the carefree and fun parts of the romance, I also enjoyed seeing the characters get to open up to each other, share their insecurities and the parts about themselves they don’t like, seeing them come to realise that those are the parts that make them special, worthy.
If I had one issue with this book it would be the pacing, it was long for a romance, which is fine because, like I said, we got the extra character development as well as the chance to focus on things other than the romance. But I did feel there were parts that dragged on a little too much, and some parts that were overly repetitive. As a whole tough, I adored this book. Book Lovers is the perfect book for… well, Book Lovers. It’s fun, flirty, steamy but also manages to pack an emotional punch and I will definitely be checking out Henry’s other works.
jcurl's review against another edition
5.0
Just wow! Perfect warm and comforting book. So funny, but also so touching and really gets you thinking.
xxflowerbabyreads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
3.75
luzcox's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
3.75
I loved it! Very wholesome, Emily Henry always creates me the need to travel to her cute towns.
ahhana2010's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.75
alicejamieson97's review against another edition
4.0
Loved the different relationships covered in this book. Emily Henry is fantastic
sylvcaplath's review against another edition
5.0
♾️/5
started with cackling my ass off to producing the most earth shattering sobs because I came undone after finishing this. As an oldest daughter with a younger sister, this hit and it hit HARD. Being the third parent (in nora's case, the second) , putting others first, bottling up your emotions, been there done that. I have never seen a book portray being an older child so accurately. The surprise that came crashing down when I just saw me as ink on paper?? Insane. And the way Emily henry dealt with issues without making out anyone to be the villain was so admirable because I'm pretty sure libby would've been made a villain if it was any other book, but instead they're all just humans. And nora and charlie's relationship is also so well written. One example is the fact that when he proposes the position of an editor to nora because he knows how badly she wanted it but had to put it aside because she needed to be the bigger person and another one is when they're in the hospital and it goes "I'm not leaving you alone" — "I can handle it” — " I know. I want to be here" It's so so personal to me because he just cares. He doesn't say she's weak or vulnerable. He wants her to know he cares and that's what's the most important thing. For someone to care. She has spent her whole life caring, giving, providing. It was about time someone did it for her. She deserves it. Also really appreciate how she handled libby and nora's bond. It's a very delicate thing and she did it so well. Emily henry is the Taylor Swift of literary universe and I will always stand by that.
started with cackling my ass off to producing the most earth shattering sobs because I came undone after finishing this. As an oldest daughter with a younger sister, this hit and it hit HARD. Being the third parent (in nora's case, the second) , putting others first, bottling up your emotions, been there done that. I have never seen a book portray being an older child so accurately. The surprise that came crashing down when I just saw me as ink on paper?? Insane. And the way Emily henry dealt with issues without making out anyone to be the villain was so admirable because I'm pretty sure libby would've been made a villain if it was any other book, but instead they're all just humans. And nora and charlie's relationship is also so well written. One example is the fact that when he proposes the position of an editor to nora because he knows how badly she wanted it but had to put it aside because she needed to be the bigger person and another one is when they're in the hospital and it goes "I'm not leaving you alone" — "I can handle it” — " I know. I want to be here" It's so so personal to me because he just cares. He doesn't say she's weak or vulnerable. He wants her to know he cares and that's what's the most important thing. For someone to care. She has spent her whole life caring, giving, providing. It was about time someone did it for her. She deserves it. Also really appreciate how she handled libby and nora's bond. It's a very delicate thing and she did it so well. Emily henry is the Taylor Swift of literary universe and I will always stand by that.
avamenoni's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.5