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A review by jasquid
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
3.5
It was a really fun and easy read. Super enjoyable and funny, Henry is always great at breathing life into her characters', their dialogue and their dynamics. Personally, I thought the way that Nora and Charlie got together was too smooth, too easy, or else that the conflicts they had were relatively easy to solve.
I became a Henry fan after reading People We Meet on Vacation which had fantastic drawn out angst and turmoil. I found the conversations more meaningful, but no less funny. Book Lovers was a great book and super enjoyable to read and digestible. Most of my friends preferred Book Lovers because the pacing and structure of the story makes more sense compared to PWMoV. I agree, but overall I still prefer PWMoV. (Also this is a teeny tiny complaint but the book feels like it was marketed as a summer book, and the story took place in August but all of Sunshine Falls gave me such fall energy)
I did enjoy Book Lovers very much, though! I read it in one afternoon. Charlie and Nora's dynamic was so fun and delicious. But other parts of meaningful dialogue I found a biiittt repetitive and too blatant in how 'emotional' they were meant to be. So I had a lot of fun reading this book, but I would have appreciated more subtlety or nuance in its flavour.
I became a Henry fan after reading People We Meet on Vacation which had fantastic drawn out angst and turmoil. I found the conversations more meaningful, but no less funny. Book Lovers was a great book and super enjoyable to read and digestible. Most of my friends preferred Book Lovers because the pacing and structure of the story makes more sense compared to PWMoV. I agree, but overall I still prefer PWMoV. (Also this is a teeny tiny complaint but the book feels like it was marketed as a summer book, and the story took place in August but all of Sunshine Falls gave me such fall energy)
I did enjoy Book Lovers very much, though! I read it in one afternoon. Charlie and Nora's dynamic was so fun and delicious. But other parts of meaningful dialogue I found a biiittt repetitive and too blatant in how 'emotional' they were meant to be. So I had a lot of fun reading this book, but I would have appreciated more subtlety or nuance in its flavour.
Content Warnings
Minor: Abandonment and Death of parent