Book Lovers

This book was fantastic. It's a classic enemies-to-lovers story, but it's crafted beautifully. Nora is initially positioned as the "city girlfriend" that gets repeatedly dumped by the protagonists of other stories. However, she is relatable, well written, and her relationship with Charlie feels natural and honest.

They don't do the tired plot point of not being open with each and then getting upset over a misunderstanding. Both characters live their lives in a straightforward and direct manner, and communicate to each other in a similarly honest way. This made their struggles feel less selfish, and more collaborative.

I was real worried about how Henry was going to end the story (I even had my stationary at the ready to write a strongly-worded letter), but she stuck the landing. I will be reading more of her work.

more chick-lit the romance, and I was expacting romance.

Kanskje den beste av Emily Henry eg har lest? Ho skriv ganske like bøkar, men på ein god måte. Eg veit kva eg får, og det er noko eg har lust på.

Denne boka gjer den vanlege historia noko annleis (sjå for deg at i eit kryss med to vegar til høgre, ein fram, og to til venstre. Emily tek normalt vegen lengst til høgre, mens no tok ho den rett på sida av)

I was in a slump.

You know how sometimes you eat something bland and you're like ugh, that wasn't great and then a bit later after it happens again, you suspect you have COVID and just can't taste anything?

Anyone? Just me?

Anyways, that's how my reading was going. I felt absolutely nothing for books I thought I was going to love, and I was starting to think the problem was me.

That all changed with Book Lovers. this is a proper book! Great characters, amazing dialog, genuinely witty and thoughtful. 5 stars.

This book is delightful. It references all the Hallmark Christmas Movie tropes, and deliciously subverted them.