Book Lovers

by Emily Henry

Hardcover, 384 pages

Published May 3, 2022 by Berkley.

ISBN:: 978-0-593-44087-2

(17 reviews)

Nora Stephens’ life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.

Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times …

If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.

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Bryan Redeagle reviewed Book Lovers by Emily Henry

A wonderful book about romance tropes.

5 stars

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.

Atalante reviewed Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Book Lovers

2 stars

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

Markus 🌱 reviewed Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Fin og intim

No rating

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)

laprunminta reviewed Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Review of 'Book Lovers' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

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.