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A review by loveclairee
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
3.75
“I know,” he says. “I can read you like a book.” -Charlie
I finally gave in and read this book in the last month of 2022. I keep seeing this on and on Tiktok being recommended by a LOT of people. I gave it a lower rating compared to other BookTok books because I expected a lot more due to the hype it was given. Glad to say that I was able to relate with Nora as we have some common problems and traits. If I were to be asked to read this book again in the future, I will gladly do so and I will also recommend this to my friends.
Here are some lines that stood out for me:
That's the thing that makes working on a book exciting: seeing its raw potential, knowing what it's trying to become. -Nora
He made the world open up around me, like there were colors I'd never seen, new levels of happiness i couldn't have imagined. -Nora
It feels like there's poison inside of me. No matter how hard I run, I can't burn through it. For once, I wish I could cry, but I can't. -Nora
"You need someone who appreciates you. I mean, you obviously don't need anyone, period, but you deserve someone who understands how special you are." -Libby
You can't control the passage of time, but you can soften its blow to your face. -Nora's Mom
That's why I put my career first. Not because I have no life, but because I cant bear to let the one Mom wanted for us slip away. [...] because I want to carve out a piece of the city and it's magic, just for us. But carving turns you into a knife. Cold, hard, sharp, at least on the outside. -Nora
"You're in books. Of course you don't have a life. None of us do. There's always something too good to read." -Charlie
"[...] You're not the kind of woman who only works hard when it feels good, or only shows you when it's convenient. [...]" -Charlie
“My point is, being that ‘magic free spirit’ you think is this mythical perfect woman? It comes with its own problems. Just because not everyone gets you doesn’t mean you’re wrong. You’re someone people can count on. Really count on. And that doesn’t make you cold or boring. It makes you the most . . .” -Charlie
"Love is not enough to change the details of a person's life, or—or their need. It doesn't make everything fall into place. [...]" -Nora
Because nothing—not the beautiful and not the terrible—lasts. -Nora
“Love isn’t enough to change the details of a person’s life, or—or their needs. It doesn’t make everything fall into place. -Nora
“I doubt I will ever like anyone else in the world as much as I like you.” -Charlie
Maybe it’s possible to belong in a hundred different ways to a hundred different people and places. -Nora
Maybe love shouldn’t be built on a foundation of compromises, but maybe it can’t exist without them either. Not the kind that forces two people into shapes they don’t fit in, but the kind that loosens their grips, always leaves room to grow. -Nora
No matter where we go, our love will stretch out to hold us, and that makes me feel like . . . like everything will be okay. -Nora