Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Book Lovers, by Emily Henry

95 reviews

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

michmoo'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? Yes

4.0

I had a wonderful time reading this book! I was a little worried after reading People We Meet on Vacation and seeing the reviews that people preferred it's predecessor, but I found myself enjoying this one more. While both are good, I think that I had a better time watching the relationship unfold within this novel - perhaps because the miscommunication and conflict trope that is ever present in romance stories felt far less drawn out to me due to the timeline. 

I adored the relationship and chemistry between the leads, particularly the banter that followed as a result. Moreover, I simply liked both the FL and ML, and was rooting for both of them outside of the main relationship.

Spoiler

When reading, I did have a small seed of doubt that the book would end with her moving to a small town which I was desperately hoping wouldn't be the case. Luckily, my concerns were put to rest! You can take the girl out of the city but you can't take the city out of the girl! Good for her!

Overall, I recommend to any and all romance enthusiasts.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Medical content, and Pregnancy

macykey's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.75

There are not enough words to describe how much I loved this book! Charlie Lastra is the best of the Emily Henry love interests so far and the way that he loves Nora fully and wholeheartedly just takes my breath away. I also loved the progression of their relationship and how there wasn’t any inserted overly dramatic conflict. There was conflict, but it wasn’t something that didn’t seem like it was only added in for dramatic effect. And I believe Nora’s one of the first female protagonists that I’ve read and right off the bat been like ‘She’s way more than she seems’. There wasn’t a point in this book that her motivations didn’t make sense to me, where her actions were overly dramatic or unnecessary. And her character growth? Chef’s kiss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Pregnancy

Moderate: Medical content and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment

augustmaybereads's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Abandonment and Vomit

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

ejanephillips'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? No

5.0

This is my favorite book I’ve read in ages. The writing sparks. The characters are so vivid. I love it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Medical content, and Alcohol

piperclover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

I finally gave in and it really is good. The banter is absolutely fantastic and hysterically funny. I have never seen such great banter in a book. That carried everything for me. I really though the ending would be different for all the book talked about realistic endings and balancing joy with disappointment and that coupled with how I never felt the characters very closely is why its not higher stars. I was hoping the ending wouldn't be the same as every other romance book, different but good, but it ending exactly as you expect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Emotional abuse

emmysforeverbooked's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I cannot explain how much I loved this book. I saw so much of myself in Nora and Libby reminded me of my own sister so it really just kind of hit close to home. I think both Nora and Libby were very well written. I think Charlie was just such a beautiful love interest. The only reason I haven't rated this 5 stars was because of the slight love triangle element to it. I wasn't a fan of Charlie's cousin at all and that part of the story just kind of annoyed me lol. But other than that, I just absolutely adored this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Minor: Medical content and Chronic illness

Spoiler

I wasn't quite sure if I should put "Chronic Illness" or not, but this warning is in regards to Charlie's father who I believe had a stroke (it's been a little bit since I read this lol) and was wheelchair bound.

Spoiler

Something else I will mention is that there is mild to moderate estranged parent mentions. It is mentioned that Nora and Libby weren't old enough to remember their father by the time he left. It's also mentioned that Charlie's father in the book is actually not his bio dad. Just a couple things to keep in mind if estranged parent mentions are triggering for you!