Reviews tagging Chronic illness

Book Lovers, by Emily Henry

8 reviews

nehanaomi's review against another edition

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

5.0

i knew it would end like that and i loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual content

mallory10100's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

WOW i loved this book so much! a perfect mix of beach read and people we meet on vacation, while still completely original. if you love classic hallmark stories you’d love this one! i loved that Charlie was an editor as i will be a newspaper editor starting in september :) also LOVE that one of the main characters is named Libby as that’s my dog’s name 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Cursing, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Murder, and Vomit

10/10 emily henry you never miss

erynlasbelin's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Medical content

Minor: Chronic illness, Car accident, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

jessica_pond's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Chronic illness and Panic attacks/disorders

oflifeandstuff's review against another edition

funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent and Medical content

Minor: Vomit

cozyreadsandcoffee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ

It is not just a romance, but it also explores the bond of sisterhood, family, balance of work/home life, and understanding the importance of following your passions. 

The romance is also super cute between Nora and Charlie! Nora allowing herself to explore romance while understanding her role as big sister felt super relatable. Emily Henry's writing with sparkling dialogue, complex characters felt so real. 

read if you enjoy books, exploring family dynamics, and cute romances that are just a little more than a hallmark movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Mental illness, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Cursing, Medical content, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

sunsetcity's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

decklededgess's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

trigger warning: death of parent, grief, depression, cardiac issues, sexual content, alcohol

This boooooook dude. Emily Henry continues to knock every book out of the park and this one is unequivocally my favourite book I've read by her. It beautifully balances the line between romance and literary fiction. The book takes common romance tropes and reassigns them to unexpected players within the story which made this a really unconventional style of romantic story. 

I also loved how meta the book became when Charlie and Nora talked about editing a really good book. Both of their emotional reactions to the book mirrored my reaction to Book Lovers so closely and made me feel like I was bonding with the both of them over a common story.

Such an exceptional piece of work. STUNNING.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual content