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A review by caffeinatedchatters
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
5.0
This is book I love dearly!
I picked it up after a lot of back and forth because I didn't enjoy the last Emily Henry book I read as much. But Book Lovers now has me in love with Emily Henry.
Nora is a literary agent and Charlie's an editor and they are (supposedly) rivals.
Nora is a workaholic 20 something and in order to bridge the gap that has began to sprout between her and her sister, she agrees to a month long vacation to a small town (featured in a book they both love) with her sister in order to rekindle and solidify their bond.
Nora as a character was my absolute favorite. She had depth, she had trauma, she had her motivations and dreams. You get to see her struggle with grief and the pain she feels because of the distance that has crept in between her and her sister. You see her dreams and what motivates her to be a workaholic. You see her fear and the terror inside her.
Charlie as a secondary character and love interest was also very fleshed out and human. You don't just see him as a love interest but also get to see the person he truly is inside. Although the book is completely from Nora's POV, Emily Henry does a great job to help us see Charlie as a real person and not just the hot, brooding love interest. You get Charlie's history and his dreams and his feeling right on the page.
I know this book is marketed as enemies to lovers but I don't think this is accurate. The enemies aspect is very quickly resolved and attraction starts quite early in the story. Moreover the romance feels like a secondary plot with the main focus being on Nora and her sister Libby's relationship and her overcoming her grief and trauma.
But don't let that stop you from reading the book. This is more of a pro, tbh! The deeper themes made me love the book so very much more and I think it adds a level of depth that isn't common in typical rom-coms. The banter between Nora and Charlie is so so good that I kept smiling and giggling and there are such wholesome and heartwarming moments in this book that it also made me shed a tear or two! The depiction of Nora's grief was so real for me it gave me chills a few times.
If I had to pick one thing I didnt like it would be the epilog. The third person omniscient pov wasn't my favorite and it felt a bit jarring to suddenly switch from Nora's POV to an omniscient POV.
All in all this was a great book and definitely a new favorite of mine! I wanna re-read it already!
I picked it up after a lot of back and forth because I didn't enjoy the last Emily Henry book I read as much. But Book Lovers now has me in love with Emily Henry.
Nora is a literary agent and Charlie's an editor and they are (supposedly) rivals.
Nora is a workaholic 20 something and in order to bridge the gap that has began to sprout between her and her sister, she agrees to a month long vacation to a small town (featured in a book they both love) with her sister in order to rekindle and solidify their bond.
Nora as a character was my absolute favorite. She had depth, she had trauma, she had her motivations and dreams. You get to see her struggle with grief and the pain she feels because of the distance that has crept in between her and her sister. You see her dreams and what motivates her to be a workaholic. You see her fear and the terror inside her.
Charlie as a secondary character and love interest was also very fleshed out and human. You don't just see him as a love interest but also get to see the person he truly is inside. Although the book is completely from Nora's POV, Emily Henry does a great job to help us see Charlie as a real person and not just the hot, brooding love interest. You get Charlie's history and his dreams and his feeling right on the page.
I know this book is marketed as enemies to lovers but I don't think this is accurate. The enemies aspect is very quickly resolved and attraction starts quite early in the story. Moreover the romance feels like a secondary plot with the main focus being on Nora and her sister Libby's relationship and her overcoming her grief and trauma.
But don't let that stop you from reading the book. This is more of a pro, tbh! The deeper themes made me love the book so very much more and I think it adds a level of depth that isn't common in typical rom-coms. The banter between Nora and Charlie is so so good that I kept smiling and giggling and there are such wholesome and heartwarming moments in this book that it also made me shed a tear or two! The depiction of Nora's grief was so real for me it gave me chills a few times.
If I had to pick one thing I didnt like it would be the epilog. The third person omniscient pov wasn't my favorite and it felt a bit jarring to suddenly switch from Nora's POV to an omniscient POV.
All in all this was a great book and definitely a new favorite of mine! I wanna re-read it already!
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief, Death of parent, and Mental illness