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I wanted to read this book because I’ve heard so many good things about this book and I’ve been on a mission this year to discover new authors. This book was super cute.

This book is based on Nora Stephens, who is a cut-throat literary agent and her whole life is around books. Nora has been through enough break-ups to know she’s the woman men date before they find their happy-ever-after. That’s why Nora sister has persuaded her to swap her desk in the city for a month’s holiday in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. It’s a small town straight out of a romance novel, but instead of meeting sexy lumberjacks or cute bartenders, she keeps bumping into Charlie. Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers and he is Nora’s work nemesis after a lunch meeting went wrong between the two of them. What is he doing in North Carolina? Will Nora be able to get through this holiday without any issues?

Considering this is the first book of Emily Henry’s I’ve read, she has set the bar high. This storyline was super cute and pulled at the heart strings. I loved that you learned why Charlie and Nora sort of became each other work nemesis but I wouldn’t really say it was enemies-to-lovers because you learn why they behave the way they’ve behave later in the book. I love Nora I think she is kickass and has made so many sacrifices that when she was thriving and happy, you would be rooting for her. I would have loved to see more of her nieces and the bond between them especially when she is depicted as a cold woman expect to her nieces. I love Charlie as well and he sort of warms your heart and realized your standard for men should be higher than the ground. I would have loved to see some chapters with his POV – I think that would have really elevated it.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and will look into reading more from Emily Henry. I enjoyed her writing style and the pace was easy and the storyline wasn’t too complicated.

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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 story and these characters stabbed me repeatedly in my type-A, big-sister heart until I was nothing but a sobbing puddle on the floor.

I loved this. I loved the banter and push-and-pull between the romantic leads. I loved the bond between the sisters. I loved the subversion of tropes. I loved the lack of a contrived Act IV miscommunication that you knew would blow over anyway. I loved how real and raw and genuinely funny this was beginning to end. The story is woven so gently at first that I didn't realize my heart was being cut out until it was too late and by then I wanted to embrace it all: the vulnerability, the understanding, the amount of emotional work I had poured in just to have it handed right back, how it feels to have a character who feels like me be seen.

I signed up for a rom-com, but got a therapy session wrapped up in pretty gingham bow (probably like a wreath on the door of Goode Books, if we're being honest). I'm not sure how I'll recover, but I also know that the way out is through.

Idk how I'm going to get over this one. A+++ for sure.

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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emotional funny hopeful 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

3.5

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alina5556's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.25

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-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

3.0

I wish I liked this more than I did. I thought both Nora and Charlie were just ok. I wasn’t particularly fond of Libby, so her being Nora’s motivation fell flat for me. A lot of the plot just felt like filler. I was really hoping to like this more than People We Meet on Vacation, which I didn’t enjoy remotely as much as Beach Read, but none of the characters stuck out to me the way Poppy did. I found the ending to be unfortunately predictable.

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bookworm247's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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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

4.0

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