Book Lovers by Emily Henry is a fun summer read that all book lovers will enjoy! Nora and Charlie both work in the cutthroat world of book publishing. They've had a few encounters with each other and those didn't go well. However, they both find themselves summering in a small town in North Carolina. They begin to get to know one another and reevaluate the directions their lives are headed in. Read and enjoy!

This was so sweet. It’s emotional, lovely, fun, and sad all wrapped up in one lovely story. Nora and Charlie are both such well written but flawed characters. They have their strengths but also show their vulnerabilities. Their love is passionate and fun. Opening up to each other and showing their secrets was shown in such a great way. I loved this emotional and sweet romance,

Absolutely admit to being an Emily Henry fangirl so already had high expectations but Book Lovers went above and beyond. The prologue alone had me convinced this was going to become one of my favorite books of all time - Henry's humorous, honest voice shines through the complex relationships of Nora, her sister Libby, and the enemies -to-lovers trope with Charlie. I adored these characters, was easily sucked into the twists and turns that befall them in Sunshine Falls & my only complaint is that the book ended!!!

Usually I save quotes till the end, but I have to start with this one because it was my whole mood reading this book:
“Maybe that’s why people take trips, for that feeling of your real life liquefying around you, like nothing you do will tug on any other strand of your carefully built world. It’s a feeling not unlike reading a really good book: all consuming, worry-obliterating.”

What was the first clue I would adore this book?

It was written by the goddess herself, Emily Henry.

What was the second clue?
The title is LITERALLY BOOK LOVERS…I mean…COME ON!

But really guys, I probably won’t say anything others haven’t, but this book? I read it in one sitting.

It was ALL THE THINGS and had everything I needed.

Swoon-worthy

Amazing dialogue/bantering

Enemies to lovers

Sister bond for the ages

Hallmark vibes while also poking fun at hallmark vibes

Quotes that you will be in love with forever

A story I’m so sad is over and that I might actually have to reread and I never reread.

If you live books that just make your heart and soul happy while sobbing from sweetness at the same time? This is it

💕Favorite Quotes💕

“[…] and good books would make her happy(universal truth).”

“There’s just tall women, and then men too insecure to date them.”

“Maybe love shouldn’t be built in a foundation of compromises, but maybe it can’t exist without them either. Not the king that forces 2 people into shapes they don’t fit in? But the kind that loosens their grips, always leaves room to grow. Compromises that say, there will be a you-shaped space in my heart, and if your shape changes, I will adapt. No matter where we go, our love will stretch out to hold us, and that makes me feel like…like everything will be okay.”

I loved this book! It subverts the common troupes in romcoms and makes us love characters who are not often given the spotlight in romance books! Emily Henry is an expert of writing couples that you can't help but root for. Everyone that works at my indie bookstore loves and it and recommends it to customers!

A charming romantic comedy about family, work, love, choices and of course books.

Hard working literary agent Nora has looked after her younger sister Libby ever since their single mom passed away. Now expecting her third child, Libby decides she and Nora need a vacation and a list of things they need to try. Asheville, North Carolina is a small town with not much going on but a whole lot of interesting people. At the local bookstore, Nora runs into Charlie, an editor she has met before. Sparks fly when they find they need to work together to edit a novel for one of Nora's authors. The banter between Nora and Charlie is inspired.

This is a laugh out loud, cry out loud, make you smile book. It reminds us of what is important in life, to take chances , to love and to believe that you can write your own story one page at a time.

I was so excited to get this from NetGalley! This story was so cute, I loved every minute of it. Another excellent book by Emily Henry.

This is definitely going to be one of my favourite books of the year! I loved everything about it, especially the banter between Nora and Charlie.

Anyone surprised that I finished this one in like 48 hours and am giving it a rave 5 star review? No? Ok cool. 📚🌟 THIS BOOOOOOK! I just feel like Emily Henry writes the absolute best characters and I find her romance especially to be quite realistic. I love that when I read her books, I feel like I’m meeting REAL people as opposed to another romcom cliche. She writes the way people would talk and communicates in just the most personal way, and I cannot appreciate her style enough ❤️ basically, go get this book. The end, that’s the review.

What can I say about Emily Henry books that the world does not already know? That they're perfect, amazing? That they literally take your breath away with every single page? That she has mastered the art of romance novels? I wouldn't go so far to say this is a rom-com, I would just say it's a romance that's pretty funny. Becaue the rapport that CHarlie and Nora had had me LAUGHING. I'm not even joking, this was some elite banter. And I didn't really know how much I loved grumpy grumpy until I read this, because were either of them really grumpy? And God, the way they were just destined to be together. Thinking about on it now gives me a heartache! There are just so many wonderful aspects to this novel. I loved the remiscing on New York and the way you could easily fall in love with New York just be reading this. This is the type of book a fourteen year old reads and decides to move to New York. I know this would've only solidified my decision and it affirms it now. And the sibling relationship! How refreshing is it to read about siblings who actually like each other? All in all, I adore this book. I wish I could read it again for the first time and then for a million more times. I think Emily Henry has proved, she can't write a bad book, even if she tried.

Book Lovers
by Emily Henry
Pub Date: May 3, 2022
Berkely
Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this ARC.
* Romance * contemporary
An insightful, delightful new novel from the number-one New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation. One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming....

Nora Stephens' life is books - she’s read them all - and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.
I loved this book! A book about book lovers, read by book lovers and shared by book lovers.
4 stars

I loved this book! The Hallmarkesq meets NYC charm. I loved seeing a MC who did not want children. I loved the bond between the sisters.

Do I really need to start saying the same thing once again? Emily Henry did it again!
I truly enjoyed Beach read, People we meet on vacation and now Book lovers.
They're that kind of read that you pick up when you need to just zone out and enjoy a good book.
I haven't been reading much these days because life got in the way but I DEVOURED this one so I totally recommend it.
Once again we get to explore the book world in a different perspective: with Nora and Charlie's eyes.
Nora is a sharp literary agent and I really did see a lot of myself in her. She's really work focused, she love helping author's, she's very good at what she does and for this everyone believes she doesn't have a heart but in reality she has a kind heart and only needs someone who truly understands her.
Charlie is the one and the have a super good chemistry.
Overall the book goes very quickly and I totally recommend it to people who wants a romance that focuses around book nerds.
I'm super bad at writing romance reviews but I hope this helped you out!!

I finished Book Lovers sitting on the beach this morning with tears streaming down my face. Emily Henry has gifted us all with another romantic treasure. I think I love Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation as much as Book Lovers but this one is especially wonderful for people of love reading and tropes all things bookish. I’m so glad I brought this one with me on this trip and I now have an unbearable wait for whatever she writes next.

I took this picture poolside yesterday during a particularly funny scene between Nora and her sister Libby. Their relationship and the way the early loss of their mother shaped their lives was one of my favorite aspects of the story. The best part, hands down, is the banter between Charlie and Nora. It’s just fantastic. I cried a lot and laughed even more. 10/10 recommend. All the stars.

Such a cute and swoony read. Love the banter between the characters and I just think Henry’s writing is lovely. I really enjoyed this book!

I loved this book. The banter was TOP NOTCH. I loved the dynamic between Nora and Charlie. It had some humor thrown in, and a great story. It couldn’t have gone any other way. These two are definitely soulmates. I swear, each book Emily Henry writes just gets better and better. Especially in the enemies-to-lovers trope. Can’t wait for her next one.

I honestly have no words that can adequately describe how much I loved this. The self-acceptance, healing, sisterhood, and romance were all beautifully explored. I love Nora so much. The romance was both sexy and tender. The banter between the two was amazing but Nora has planted herself in my bookish heart as one of my favorite contemporary romance heroines. She is the shining star of the story.

One of my favorite aspects of the book was how this was a book not only about book lovers falling in love but also a book written for book lovers. Henry took advantage of the fact that Nora is a book nerd to fill the book was beautiful literary metaphors and similes. That Wuthering Heights reference made me literally gasp.

I love the way she described Nora’s emotions by comparing it to a reading experience. Reading is such a solitary experience but reading this book made me see bookworms share an understanding when it comes to stories. We all feel similar emotions when we read a line in a book that strikes a chord in our heart, when our adrenaline spikes at the climax of the story, or when we feel that deep sad-happy emotion after reading a life-changing book. It made me so ridiculously happy to see those little references.

This is my favorite book by Emily Henry and I’m fairly confident is saying she has become my favorite contemporary romance author!

Another 5 star book from Emily Henry! I loved this book just as much as People We Meet On Vacation and Beach Read!! I loved the characters and the strong sister bond between Nora and Libby. The banter between Nora and Charlie was hilarious and I was laughing out loud when she yelled "LION!" in his face (iykyk). I'm also a big fan of enemies to lovers so this trope is right up my alley. I also enjoyed the references to romance tropes and all things books too! I was so happy with how everything ended for both Nora and Libby. I highly recommend this one! It's so fun and heartwarming and at times deep but still lighthearted, and so so good!

Man, I really wanted to love this book. I have to be honest, I haven't really loved any Emily Henry book I have read so far, but in this review, I am definitely in the minority. Book Lovers is for on-for book lovers. It tells the love story of Nora and Charlie, both in the publishing industry. First acquainted at a business lunch in NYC, they have a chance meeting while simultaneously vacationing in a rural town in North Carolina.
I can willingly suspend my disbelief in almost always, but there were too many unbelievable occurrences in Book Lovers. From the unbelievably long vacation granted by Nora's company, (although, a workaholic, she did work remotely) to the prolonged absence her pregnant sister took from her own husband and kids while she and Nora were on vacation, to a couple of minor plot twists that ended up just being too convenient for me. It seems that most readers have absolutely loved this book, but I found myself drifting off several times, unable to care or focus on the story. That said, I still am not giving up on Emily Henry. Thank you NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for this advanced copy which is available now!

Emily Henry has yet to disappoint me with her spicy romcoms! Each has pulled me in, and kept me enthralled the entire way, Book Lovers was no exception. I will be recommending it and purchasing a copy for my personal library!