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A review by treadsbooks
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
5.0
Final Rating: 5/5⭐️
This story follows Nora, a workaholic literary agent, and her sister Libby, a bubbly soon-to-be mother of three, through a month-long trip to Sunshine Falls, NC where they intend to experience all of the tropes of a typical small-town romance. While there, Nora runs into Charlie, a brooding editor from her agency back in New York, who ends up working with her on an important project.
What can I even say?? This book was SO good. The pace, the love story that develops between Charlie and Nora, the relationship between Nora and Libby, the humor, the plot twists, the FEELING - ugh everything was just *chefs kiss* perfection. There is nothing I didn’t absolutely love about this book. The storyline interconnects in the best ways, showing that however lost you may feel in your feelings, you are not alone - there is always someone who will be willing to understand and support you. I was pleasantly surprised by how much depth the characters had and the exploration of their own internal struggles. The story pushes and pulls our MC's apart in surprising ways, but the tension between them is palpable; not to mention, the witty banter is TOP TIER. I found myself actually laughing out loud at so many points during this book.The level of irony that comes from reading a book about two people who work in the publishing industry reading and editing a book while analyzing micro tropes had me smirking constantly.
Now, I wouldn’t necessarily assign the enemies-to-lovers trope to Book Lovers as some other reviewers have, as the conflict between Charlie and Nora is only truly evident in the prologue, and even then, their hatred for one another isn’t convincing. However, this is not a critique at all. I don’t think the story line/pace would have made much sense if the ‘enemies’ part was more involved. But don't go into this book expecting enemies-to-lovers, because you WILL be disappointed.
All in all, this book intricately weaves family dynamics, the priority of self, the importance of honesty, grief, and of course romance into a wonderful story that I will 100% be reading again. So far my favorite Emily Henry read!
And can I just say - I experienced the FULL range of emotions in the last 50 pages. I had (unwillingly) accepted how it was going to end and was (somewhat) okay with it, then everything that you hoped would happen HAPPENS and it just fills you with overwhelming happiness. I am not usually a fan of 3rd act conflicts, but this was by far my favorite way I have ever seen it executed- with genuine honesty instead of miscommunications and misunderstandings. Emily Henry truly did these characters justice and I would not have accepted it any other way. 11/10 will always recommend. Immediately going onto my list of all-time favorites.
This story follows Nora, a workaholic literary agent, and her sister Libby, a bubbly soon-to-be mother of three, through a month-long trip to Sunshine Falls, NC where they intend to experience all of the tropes of a typical small-town romance. While there, Nora runs into Charlie, a brooding editor from her agency back in New York, who ends up working with her on an important project.
What can I even say?? This book was SO good. The pace, the love story that develops between Charlie and Nora, the relationship between Nora and Libby, the humor, the plot twists, the FEELING - ugh everything was just *chefs kiss* perfection. There is nothing I didn’t absolutely love about this book. The storyline interconnects in the best ways, showing that however lost you may feel in your feelings, you are not alone - there is always someone who will be willing to understand and support you. I was pleasantly surprised by how much depth the characters had and the exploration of their own internal struggles. The story pushes and pulls our MC's apart in surprising ways, but the tension between them is palpable; not to mention, the witty banter is TOP TIER. I found myself actually laughing out loud at so many points during this book.The level of irony that comes from reading a book about two people who work in the publishing industry reading and editing a book while analyzing micro tropes had me smirking constantly.
Now, I wouldn’t necessarily assign the enemies-to-lovers trope to Book Lovers as some other reviewers have, as the conflict between Charlie and Nora is only truly evident in the prologue, and even then, their hatred for one another isn’t convincing. However, this is not a critique at all. I don’t think the story line/pace would have made much sense if the ‘enemies’ part was more involved. But don't go into this book expecting enemies-to-lovers, because you WILL be disappointed.
All in all, this book intricately weaves family dynamics, the priority of self, the importance of honesty, grief, and of course romance into a wonderful story that I will 100% be reading again. So far my favorite Emily Henry read!
And can I just say - I experienced the FULL range of emotions in the last 50 pages. I had (unwillingly) accepted how it was going to end and was (somewhat) okay with it, then everything that you hoped would happen HAPPENS and it just fills you with overwhelming happiness. I am not usually a fan of 3rd act conflicts, but this was by far my favorite way I have ever seen it executed- with genuine honesty instead of miscommunications and misunderstandings. Emily Henry truly did these characters justice and I would not have accepted it any other way. 11/10 will always recommend. Immediately going onto my list of all-time favorites.