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Book Lovers, by Emily Henry

29 reviews

kdailyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Medical content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, and Abandonment

plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review

emotional funny lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

This story is not worl changing, but it really got to me.
I feel like it is less a romance book than a book about change and love(not only the romantic kind). And I loved watching the MC grow and develop and honestly her(with her also being a kind of character not that often found in novels) and the approach of deeper topics and there still being some banter between the MC and her love interest, who I also liked and I really appreciated the focus of the book being on the life of the MC.

For those who are interested in that part of the story...spice 1/5...no fade to black but also just 1+ scene as it is not central to the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

nialiversuch's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit

esophagus18's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

not only does this book portray a beautiful romance, it also expertly portrays the nuisances and love of the relationship between sisters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

thedambookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

kefredriksen's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Abandonment, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Cursing, and Alcohol

amre23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical trauma, Cursing, Mental illness, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Misogyny, and Cancer

caroline2007's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

I appreciate so many things about Book Lovers. The hilarious banter, the dry sarcasm that's just my kind of humor, the many references to literature and popular romance tropes, the small town setting with a multitude of lovable characters and quirky establishments, including a local bookstore in dire need of TLC. 

But above all, I love that Emily Henry gave us a strong, independent heroine who knows what she wants and what works for her and never loses sight of that, as well as a love interest who sees and adores her for who she is and never once tries to change her. 

Spoiler

And finally we got a couple who isn't interested in having kids and confidently chooses the lifestyle that works best for them (and not a word of pushback from family members either)!! Incredibly refreshing to see this in a romance novel. We need to normalize this a lot more, in books and in real life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Bullying and Suicidal thoughts

katrinarose's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

I loved this, it was so much better than Beach Read for me, I’m glad I gave it a chance after that underwhelming experience. The characters were unlikeable at first but the character development is excellent and by the end I loved them. I also liked that the romance didn’t have any unnecessary dramatic miscommunication or fallout that didn’t make sense for their characters. Also, they had lives and values outside of the relationship that they didn’t compromise for. Such a well done romance, and I loved the familial relationship development that was done too, and not just second to the romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Pregnancy

Minor: Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying