A review by samahcanread__
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
funny
medium-paced
2.75
oh, boy, where do i start? the book had a lot of potential. I've seen many romcoms with somewhat similar plot lines, like the Proposal starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. But many things gave me the icks. The fact the book was self-conscious about the tropes taking over romance books was used not to call out the over saturated tropes being dumped on books, but to do fall under the same over-saturated field of tropes, which made Nora judgmental. She hated being put into a box and fitting into a stereotype, which to be honest I don't think she hated that much. Still, she was categorizing people in her head and judging their way of life based on stereotypes she is trying to abolish.
I felt no connection to the characters, mainly because of the way the flashbacks were written into the story. Flashbacks are a way to give characters more dimensions, but instead, they were used either to give us a break from the dialogue, or explain why Nora was feeling a certain way after an interaction with someone. I don't need a flashback to come after an interaction to sympathize or feel for Nora. But when it comes to Charlie, his flashbacks and backstories are used during weird moments, most of the time when they are about to boink. Like, can men only be in touch with their feelings when they are horny?
I really wanted to like this book, to prove everyone online that despite being a cold hearted person who is rarely called a romantic, I can enjoy a fluffy romance book now and then.
I felt no connection to the characters, mainly because of the way the flashbacks were written into the story. Flashbacks are a way to give characters more dimensions, but instead, they were used either to give us a break from the dialogue, or explain why Nora was feeling a certain way after an interaction with someone. I don't need a flashback to come after an interaction to sympathize or feel for Nora. But when it comes to Charlie, his flashbacks and backstories are used during weird moments, most of the time when they are about to boink. Like, can men only be in touch with their feelings when they are horny?
I really wanted to like this book, to prove everyone online that despite being a cold hearted person who is rarely called a romantic, I can enjoy a fluffy romance book now and then.