A review by emmysforeverbooked
Book Lovers by Emily Henry

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

I cannot explain how much I loved this book. I saw so much of myself in Nora and Libby reminded me of my own sister so it really just kind of hit close to home. I think both Nora and Libby were very well written. I think Charlie was just such a beautiful love interest. The only reason I haven't rated this 5 stars was because of the slight love triangle element to it. I wasn't a fan of Charlie's cousin at all and that part of the story just kind of annoyed me lol. But other than that, I just absolutely adored this book.

EDIT: I just finished this for a second time and these are my thoughts this time lol

This is my second time finishing this book and it wrecked me this time more than it did the first time 😭🤚🏻

If you want a grumpy x grumpy, city folks in a small town romance, please read this book. Emily Henry's writing style is so mwah and even if you don't like the main characters (couldn't be me tho) the side characters are genuinely the light of my life.

Please read this book, you will thank me later 🫶🏻💙🧡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Chronic illness and Medical content

I wasn't quite sure if I should put "Chronic Illness" or not, but this warning is in regards to Charlie's father who I believe had a stroke (it's been a little bit since I read this lol) and was wheelchair bound.

Something else I will mention is that there is mild to moderate estranged parent mentions. It is mentioned that Nora and Libby weren't old enough to remember their father by the time he left. It's also mentioned that Charlie's father in the book is actually not his bio dad. Just a couple things to keep in mind if estranged parent mentions are triggering for you!