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Book Lovers by Emily Henry

10 reviews

tsodeur's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

“That's life. You're always making decisions, taking paths that lead you away from the rest before you can see where they end. Maybe That's why we as a species love stories so much. All those chances for do-overs, opportunities to live the lives we'll never have. “

Another lovely escapist novel by Emily Henry. I’ll never not read her stories. The laughs, the tears, the witty and flirty banter between characters. It is everything I want and need from novels.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Grief

justovereherereading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A cute read! I wanted to love it more than I did but I think that’s more me than the book!! 😆
If you’re looking for a quick fun romance story, you can’t get better than this…Hallmark movie in book form! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming

wilybooklover's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

2.5

The romance trope and archetype references were really cute, and I loved the romance between Nora and Charlie. I loved how Charlie accepted Nora exactly as she is without trying to change her (unlike her sister) and how similar they were to each other. Sadly the romance was more of a subplot and I hated everything else in the book. 

I couldn’t stand Libby. Like, I cannot even accurately convey the depths of my rage whenever she was on-page; she was AWFUL. I hated the plot surrounding her sisterly relationship with Nora and that was the central plot — publishers, authors, PLEASE stop marketing books as romances when the main plot IS NOT THE ROMANCE!! It didn’t even feel like 50/50 women’s fiction/romance; it felt like a book about grief and familial relationships wrapped up in superficial romance packaging. Even when Nora is WITH Charlie on page she is mostly thinking or talking about her sister. I thought romcoms (which, again, this is marketed as!) were supposed to be fun and lighthearted yet this was so heavy, especially from the 50% mark which had a weird tonal shift into angsting about parental trauma. That’s not to say you can’t cover heavy topics in a romcom, but when all I’m thinking about as I’m reading is how much your characters desperately need therapy, the tone is all wrong for the genre. When I pick up a romcom I want something light and fluffy and most of all focused on the romance. I felt like I barely even got to know Charlie! 

Also rivals WHERE? They’re working together, not in competition with each other?? They're not even enemies. And the heroine is not the ice queen she was promised to be; she’s actually quite warm and caring. You can tell me she’s a coldhearted bitch and that everyone refers to her as a shark all you want, but you also have to show me that for me to believe it. I feel like nothing about how this book was marketed (AKA my expectations) is related to what was between the pages. I did love Emily Henry’s writing, as usual but also as usual it feels as though the book was trying to be deeper and more different than it really was. And honestly, I'm just baffled at the choice to make such a big deal over Dusty writing a character based on Nora to then never address it or confront her over it in the book. What was the point of its inclusion?

If this had been a bit lighter and there had been more focus on the romance or maybe dual POV with more of Charlie’s life for balance (and a lot less of the sister) I think I would have really liked this but as it is... meh. This is my favourite of her three ‘romances’ but that really isn’t saying much. I just don’t think Emily Henry works for me, although I’ve said this before and every time I get lured in by the hype. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, and Miscarriage

const_elle_ations's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming and Death of parent

sharebear431's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pregnancy, Body shaming, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

allonsyahhlee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Minor: Grief, Medical content, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Body shaming

amberinpieces's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Mental illness and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, Grief, Body shaming, and Death of parent

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

 I loved this book I laughed, I cried, it was sweet if a bit predictable, I loved the characters, and I through enjoyed how it turned some tropes on their heads! I would love for Shepard to have his own book!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Death

Moderate: Medical content

tiredtori's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

soniajoy98's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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

5.0

this book had a mhairi macfarlane and jackson browne reference so my life is complete

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit