Obviously, this is an amazing book. Emily Henry is a masterful storyteller and I've loved everything she's written. Her characters are real and gritty and your heart may be torn out while reading but she always puts it back together. I loved it and this is definitely going on my reread list.

Nora is a book agent and the stereotypical cold career woman. Her relationships always seem to fail because her partners leave her for a small town woman. She's not entirely happy but she's comfortable and that's exactly fine for her. Her sister begs her to take a month off during the slow season to reconnect and take a break. They make a list of things to do like date a local and save a local business.

While in town, she runs into a work colleague that she's never jived with. Charlie is an amazing book editor with no bedside manner and lives in this small town. He's there for family obligations and starts working on a project with Nora. The close proximity builds the tension beautifully so that when it breaks it's such a relief.

Through all of this self discovery and reconnecting, Nora and her sister must face a hard truth. It's time for them to move in their own direction and my heart hurt for them. This is a lovely book with the perfect mix of humor, angst, love, and self discovery. I can't wait to read more from this author.

Emily Henry has flipped the small town romance on it’s head and instead of focusing on the corporate big city career dude falling for a midwestern Christmas tree farmer or whatever, this story is about the corporate big city career woman who always gets LEFT by that Hallmark career guy for the basket weaver or baker or Mrs. Claus, etc etc etc. And y’all it’s 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 ⁣
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It has absolutely everything: a fabulous workplace romance, publishing, small town vibes in Western NC (if you love Schitt’s Creek and/or Gilmore Girls, get pumped!), a great sister relationship as the crux of the story, hilariously named small businesses, a BOOKSTORE - it’s just perfect. I loved it. I never wanted it to end.

This isn't so much a Romance book as it is a book about love. Sure, there's the tried-and-true Emily Henry banter, flirting, and steamy scenes, but more importantly, this was a story about sisterhood, about finding belonging, and about learning how to choose yourself in life's chaos. This checked all the boxes for me and just solidified that I'm an Emily Henry stan through and through.

This is the anti-Hallmark of love stories and I thought it was great! I loved the intelligence and the wit of the main characters. Witty, romantic, and sweet without being sappy.

This utterly enjoyable contemporary romance hit ALL the right sweet spots and then some. Turning common tropes on its head? Check. Realistic characters with character development? Check. I started this book and then just... never stopped until I finished.

Will anyone read this book and NOT be in love with Charlie?!

It's a little slow burn-y, but not completely. The ending left me wanting more but was also completely satisfying - if that even makes sense!

I love love LOVED this fun read. Highly recommend. Ultimate book lover escapism.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and all thoughts are my own.

Another gem from Emily Henry! I love the twist on the small town love story - it doesn't play out how you think it will. Every character, from Nora's sister to the people in the town, were so engaging and you cared about them all. Perfect beach read to recommend to everyone!

I was hooked on "Book Lovers" from the very first chapter. Nora's self-identification as the 'ice queen' ex-girlfriend from every romance movie/book and her disinterest in changing that perception was a refreshing change from many romance protagonists, and I loved that there was equal focus on both her relationship with Charlie (the grumpy, cold editor from work) and Libby (her sister who is keeping secrets). Enemies to lovers, when done this way (i.e. there is a reasonable misinterpretation of motive and/or behaviour, and both parties are actually wonderful when you get to know them), is one of my favourite tropes, and the steam was well-written and made sense for the characters. This book lives up to the hype!

Emily Henry has done it again!

Book Lovers is everything I didn’t know I needed and yet so much more too. I immediately loved Nora, she’s just the kind of person who steals your heart right away. Charlie, you just can’t help but fall in love with him too. And then what these two have together is just magic and beautiful, ahhh it was just so delightful and had me screaming!

I also loved seeing the sister relationship between Nora and her sister, it made me emotional and was one of my favorite things in the book! It was just really heartwarming to see in the way that Nora cared deeply for her sister, I don’t have a sister but I do have an older brother and the sibling bond was just very relatable.

I could spend forever telling people why they need to read this book and I honestly will, this book is never leaving my heart so I’ll be screaming about it until the end of time.

I will personally read anything and everything that Emily Henry writes!

As a lover of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation, I had huge expectations for Book Lovers by Emily Henry. I'm pleased to say that this book was just as, if not better than her first two novels. The characterization was stellar. Henry manages to bring so much depth to the book while also provoking moments of humor and romance.

I loved this book so much. Nora Stephens is a cutthroat literary agent in New York who is the hallmark movie girlfriend who the hero leaves to be with the small town girl he meets and falls in love with. This has happened at least 4 times to Nora and when her sister Libby asks her to go on a girls trip to the small town of Sunshine falls, North Carolina where she will have a list for Nora to accomplish with everything you need to have a hallmark movie transformation. But when they get there instead of meet cutes, Nora ends up running into Charlie Lastra a book editor from back in the city and when every meeting is the opposite of meet cute. As they are thrown together more and more they start to realize that they like each other and maybe they can have a happily ever after of course with some conflict along the way. Just so funny and I love the banter between Charlie and Nora. Nora has been taking care of her sister Libby since their mom died when Libby was 16 and she doesn’t how not to solve her problems for her which have stopped Nora from going for her dream job since she feels responsible for her sister even though she is married with 2 kids and 1 on the way. I just really loved this book and I can’t wait to read her next book.

Thanks Berkley and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book in e-book form. All opinions in this review are my own.

Truly a book for the book lovers out there. I am obsessed with Emily Henry and this might just be my favorite rom com she's written so far. I loved that she poked fun at the common romance tropes and that this book had more characters/relationships central to the plot than in her previous two. Highly recommend for a light summer read.

Emily Henry’s books have been a hit or miss for me. I didn’t connect at all with Beach Read or its characters and I thought it did not embrace all its rom-com potential. On the other hand, I loved People We Meet On Vacation. It was cute, fun and the perfect beach read. As you can imagine I was anxious to see where Book Lovers would fall (with that title I was praying for a hit) and I’m glad to say that it did!

Nora Stephen is not a sweetheart heroine. In fact, she’s the total opposite! The ambitious, hard working, career driven woman that never gets her happy ending. When her sister Libby asks her to go with her for a month to the small town of Sunshine Falls, to follow the steps of those heroines she has read so many times about, she’s not expecting to meet there an old rival, Charlie Lastra, a book editor from back in the city that is more nemesis than hero.

I loved, loved, loved the beginning of this book. Just in the first few pages I laughed out loud several times as Nora takes us through all this book tropes. She immediately comes as a likeable and relatable character. The thing I liked the most about her was how, under that hard exterior that made everyone think she was self focused on herself and her career, she was actually doing it all for her family, putting other people’s needs ahead of hers.

Her wit and banter with Charlie was so much fun! I know they were supposed to be enemies but I never really got that vibe. The small town setting and all the book talk were another great element in the story.

The reason this was not a 5 ⭐️ for me was the exact same one PWMOV was not. I thought the last part dragged a little bit. If you both like each other why keep putting stones in your way? Kiss already and be happy, damn it!!

I also loved how at the end Nora’s not punished for her ambition career wise. Why can’t she have it all? She can and she should!

Nice and sweet story that tries to subvert all those romance tropes, touching as well on other topics as sisterly love, grief and personal growth.

Emily Henry is a romance sensation for a reason! This was the perfect book to read while I was on vacation in Florida. It was romantic, steamy, and I loved that the main characters were both authors so they could connect with one another on so many levels.

This was my first read from Emily Henry. After hearing so many others rave about her work, I decided it was about time I should check it out myself. I did feel that it would be hard to reach that high bar that was set by others, but I wasn’t disappointed. I loved that the story had many different layers, while still holding space to develop the characters in depth. I felt like I was right there with them in the bookstore and was listening in on their conversations and plans. Well done!

Emily Henry is the new queen of the romantic comedy and I fell in love with Book Lovers. Such sharp and hilarious dialogue, tender family moments, small town charm, and oh so much book love. The perfect summer read!

Let me first tell you how scared I was when, a chapter into this, I wasn't feeling both the main character and the supposed-to-be love interest. Inside I was screaming, "No, this is an Emily Henry romance. It'll work." AND IT DID.

Nora Stephens is an ambitious, city-loving literary agent who's been left by multiple boyfriends in the past for wholesome country women. She thinks happy endings exist, they're just not for her. When her sister Libby invites her for a getaway to the country, Nora takes it as an opportunity for the two of them to catch up on years of feeling like they've outgrown each other. She has no clue that Libby intends for her to go explore the place and finally find her one true love. But how can she, when she keeps bumping into the sarcastic and brooding book editor from back in the city, with whom she shared the most awkward and frustrating meeting cute?

Charlie Lastra is the perfect rival/company to Nora's control freak/career-driven side. It was almost like a grumpy × grumpy trope with lots of swoon and straightforward but heartfelt honesty. I love that Nora and Charlie are both unapologetically workaholic and that they make sense together. It definitely isn't the type of story where you expect the characters to simply abandon the things they used to want so much, just to say they've reached the end.

Book Lovers isn't just for us book-obsessed individuals, but also a story we dedicate to our siblings, family, lost chances, meaningful relationships, and found selves.

This was absolutely everything I love in a romance. This follows a romance between two people who are very similar and I love that. I related so much to our main character and so many lines resonated with me.

This was not only a delightful romance to read, but a wonderful exploration of a character. I loved Nora working, Nora interacting with her sister, Nora living her kick-ass agent life. Of all of Emily Henry's characters, she's the one that I would love to read more and more and more about. Five stars, will read hundreds and hundreds of times again.

Nora Stephens takes care of her sister, Libby, and makes sure she has everything she’s ever needed since their mom died several years ago. But at what cost… to Nora and to her relationship with her sister? Libby plans a big trip for them to Sunshine Falls, the location of one of the books Nora is the agent for. The trip is complete with a cute cottage, checklist of fun things to do, and quality time together. While there, Nora runs into her nemesis, Charlie Lastra. He has been rude to her on more than one occasion, and they are less than excited to run into each other. Throughout her visit, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie. And then they start working on a new book together with Nora as the agent, and Charlie as the editor. As in a typical romcom, their relationship moves from there with a few twists and turns. Meanwhile, Nora is afraid she’s losing her sister, and that she’s keeping secrets from Nora.

I really liked Nora, Libby, Charlie, and the other cast of characters are very likable and relatable. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

Small town love stories are the best and no one can tell me otherwise!

Book Lovers revolves around main character, Nora, a literary agent who has no time or interest in love. To get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, Nora and her sister, Libby, visit Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. At first, the small town seems anything but charming... until Nora runs into her enemy, Charlie, and everything Nora thought she knew about life is turned upside down.

I really enjoyed the banter between Charlie and Nora and the relationship between Nora and her sister. At first, Nora wasn't super likable to me, but as we got to know more of her backstory, I really enjoyed her as a character. I also enjoyed reading about Charlie, too!

Of course, I don't want to give too much away, but if you liked Emily Henry's previous books and/or are a Hallmark movie fan, you'll want to pick this up ASAP!