I would read absolutely anything Emily Henry writes and I’m sure it would break me and be a new favorite ♥️.

I cannot wait for everyone to enjoy Nora, Libby, Charlie, and more. This book was sad, and hilarious, and sexy, and sweet.

Book Lovers is out today (May 3rd) and you should run to get yourself a copy.

A must read for any book lover!
Henry is a wordsmith. She just creates fantastic characters and her writing is flawless.
I loved the grumpy x grumpy trope and the individual journeys the characters went through. The banter was top notch too; definitely highlighted a ton!
If you’re a book lover, you can’t go wrong with Emily Henry.

Rating 5/5
Plot 5/5
Spice 3/5
Character Development 5/5

[I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book]

“Book Lovers” by Emily Henry tells the story of Nora Stephens and Charlie Lastra. Nora lives in New York and loves reading. She has lived her life in books, however, she claims that she isn’t like the heroine that one sees in novels. If anything, Nora is the heroine for her clients as she is a literary agent and she is the heroine for her little sister, Libby, who she has taken care of since they were young. Nora is a workaholic and Libby persuades Nora to join her on a trip to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. In this small town, Nora continuously bumps into Charlie, an editor who is also from New York. Nora and Charlie are thrown together in a series of coincidences that lead to a love story between a literary agent and editor (I can’t get over the book within a book writing).

Emily Henry writing a book about a book is my favourite universe. The banter between Nora and Charlie is AMAZING and I love the plot so so so much! I appreciate the balance between sweet, spicy, and serious moments!

The world is a happier place today because Book Lovers by Emily Henry is now available! If you loved People We Meet on Vacation or Beach Read, I feel that confident that you will love Book Lovers as well.

This book features everything that I love about Emily Henry's writing. Witty banter, great characters, engaging plot, unputdownable. This one adds in a small town setting, which is really becoming one of my favorite book settings, and a lovely sister relationship. And books! So many book references! The two main characters work in publishing, and I thought it was interesting to get a behind the scenes look at that world. Plus it's always fun to catch references to other books while reading, and there are many to catch in this one.

This story is about Nora, a hard-working literary agent whose life in the city revolves completely around her job. She agrees to a getaway with her sister Libby, who is going through some struggles of her own. Their getaway takes them to the small town of Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, a small, quiet town that seems like it will be a great escape from Nora's city life. Until she runs into Charlie, the cocky, unpleasant editor from her publishing company.

And then we all know how the story will end from here, as its a fairly typical enemies to lovers trope. But it's so much fun to read how the story gets there. And there is some depth and emotion added to this story with the relationship between Nora and Libby. Watching their relationship grow with each other was just as interesting as watching the romantic relationship blossom between Nora and Charlie. Add in the quirky, little small town setting and then all the book references, and there is just so much to love about this book!

I have now given five star ratings to the last three books that Emily Henry has written. There are not many other authors out there that have delivered books I consistently love as much as Henry. Obviously, I can't wait to read what she writes next!

I felt apprehensive about reading Book Lovers after not loving Beach Read by Emily Henry. But I kept seeing her books everywhere and so I decided to give her another try, more to appease my FOMO than anything else. I am glad I gave her another shot!

Book Lovers is about literary agent Nora taking a month-long vacation with her sister to a small town, where her professional nemesis just happens to live. Enemies to lovers has got to be the most classic romance trope of all time, but I guess it’s because it never really gets old, does it?

When I first started this book, I have to admit that I was not loving it. It felt too cheesy, cliché, and had way too many uses of the endearment “Sissy” by a grown adult. I was enjoying the romance but the plot just didn’t make any sense - a pregnant mom of two taking a month-long vacation? I thought this was a rom-com, not fantasy!

But as it went on and more details about the plot unfolded I liked where it was heading, and I definitely liked the romance. I surprised myself by how much I ended up enjoying this after the rocky start. I still am not a fan of the sister dynamic but I did really like the rest of the story and definitely finished happily entertained and swooned. I would definitely give Henry another shot when I’m ready for my next rom-com.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for an ARC of this book.

This book is a joy! Full of witty banter, smart-sharply drawn characters, grief, loss, mental health, living up to expectations and so much more.

I adored Nora and Charlie the two main characters. Instead of a grumpy/sunshine its more like a grumpy/grumpy. this book is rife for a Hallmark movie, and Nora even jokes about how all her exes find true love when they travel to a small town and find their mate, just like a Hallmark movie.

I loved how she used the usual romance tropes but changed them all up just a tiny bit to make something fresh.

What I didn't enjoy as much is the level of angst was through the roof towards the end and the tease of a love triangle, but the rest of this worked really well.

There is spice but its very low key. Nothing graphic, very mild descriptions.

Overall, I absolutely recommend this book!

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Thank you @netgalley and @berkley for gifting me this E-ARC for an unbiased review. HAPPY PUB DAY to 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 & @emilyhenrybooks

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𝚁𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝙾𝚗: TODAY May 3rd 2022
@𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚜 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚎: 4.54
𝙼𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚎: 📖📖📖📖📖 / 5 Books

“I wasn’t aware you had a checklist,” I say.
“Of course, I have a checklist.” His eyes glint in the dark. “What am I, an animal?”

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Emily Henry once again delivers a superior novel. She is clearly talented and one of my favorite rom-com authors. Her writing is clever, witty, and heartfelt, with extremely loveable and relatable characters. While there are some serious themes and topics, the story remains lighthearted and fun.

Nora is a literary agent and very aware that in her romantic life, she would be considered the 'villain'. She's the driven, cold-hearted, evil girlfriend. She feels like her dating life is a trope. So, what does Nora's sister do? Plans a trip for them to visit a small town and live out the fantasy of a small-town romance novel. Where Nora runs into Charlie. A man she regrets meeting two years ago at a disastrous lunch meeting.

I love this man! He starts off seemingly standoffish and arrogant, but you soon realize he's been judged and misunderstood by many, including Nora. And once she gets to know him, she discovers a witty, loyal, kind, supportive, loving man who loves checklists just as much as she does. I also adore that Charlie can read Nora like a book. In Charlie's eyes, Nora is perfect, and all he wants is for her to see what he sees. On a personal level, this really melts my heart because I struggle with self-doubt and my husband is just as relentlessly supportive as Charlie. Everyone needs someone like that in their lives.

If you are a fan of rom-com's and romance you need to pick this book up TODAY! It has everything you want. You laugh, you cry, it's brilliant! Fantastic job once again to Emily Henry!

Release Day Review 🍃

📖 Q: what’s been one of your fave reads of the year so far? This is one of mine! 👆🏻

(Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.)

I feel like I’m still unpacking some of the things I was explicitly & implicitly taught about how young girls & women should act & books like Emily Henry’s Book Lovers, where the heroine, Nora, is often referred to as a shark, freaking delight me.

She loves high heels, she is a devotee of her phone, contracts, & NYC, she is shamelessly devoted to pros & cons lists, & the hero, Charlie Lastra (*swoon*) tells her YOU DON’T NEED TO CHANGE (that might be an exact quote from the book FYI), you are a terrifying force of nature & I worship the ground you conquer.

Book Lovers is a dream book to me, one that I’ll be thinking about for a long time. It’s dislike to love and fish out of water with two uptight, big city leads who move temporarily to a small town, & it’s peppered with references to Jane Austen, the Dewey Decimal system, & Rebekah Weatherspoon. I wanted two Epilogues.

It’s also about the relationship between sisters & how that can be affected by feelings of responsibility & protectiveness—how hard it can be to throw those things off & chase something for yourself.

This book had me smiling & thinking how funny it was, it had me swooning for both leads, it had my heart twisting…it’s sooo good!!

5 ⭐️. Out today!

CW: previous death of mother & trauma related to that death. Feelings of loneliness.


[ID: a white woman wearing a green sweater, jeans, & rainbow sandals holds an ebook in a meadow with yellow flowers. On the second image the same woman sits in the field with a toddler at her side.]

I received a copy of this book for review from NetGalley. Any book with the title, "Book Lovers", is going to snag my attention, and this definitely lived up to the hype of the title This book is a love letter to books and reading, their many glorious tropes, and the way we can lose ourselves in them. The banter is snarky and clever, the characters have more layers than an ogre, and the plot twists made me gasp. While I haven't read the author's other books yet, this makes me really want to do so, and I can't wait to see if they are this good too. I loved this, and stayed way too late because I couldn't put it down.

Ok… I don’t even know where to begin. The fact that I was gifted this by Berkeley just floors me and I’m so thankful and so ready to share my honest review.

This was amazing! I haven’t cried for a book since Bright Side in January. This book was EVERYTHING!! Nora and Libby’s relationship… I’m gonna start crying again. Okay… their relationship was amazing. It’s what you hope sisterhood can be. You don’t always get along, one person is alway putting the other first, but the love, SO MUCH LOVE.

And then there is swoony Charlie. I’m so sorry, but Emily Henry is freaking brilliant. To keep giving nods to the unrealistic romances out there and giving us this, with HIM, just stop it. It was amazing. Nora and Charlie have the classic enemies to lovers trope, but it is so much more! It’s hard to speak on it without spoilers, but seriously, pick up this book!

This was such an honor to get this ARC and be a part of the book tour! I have read all of Henry’s book and where Beach Read is still up there, Book Lovers may have become my favorite for so many reason! If you’ve read it, please let me know so we can talk about it!

<i> Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing for the eARC in exchange of my honest review</i>

Do you find that you tend to connect more to fictional characters than people in real life? Do you find yourself visiting your favorite local indie bookshop whenever you have a particularly hard day? Did you relate to Luisa's song from Encanto a little too much? Then Book Lovers by Emily Henry might be the book for you.

This was definitely one of my most anticipated reads of 2022 and it did not disappoint. It gives:
- Small town romance vibes
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Big sister energy
- Book industry jokes
- Bigfoot erotica
- Incredible banter

Book Lovers follows Nora Stephens, literary agent and big sister who often times served as the caretaker of the family. After the extreme success of a client Nora agrees to go on a sisters trip to the small town of Sunshine Falls. The last person she expects to keep running into is Charlie Lastrata, a book editor from the city who is known for holding nothing back, no matter who it might hurt.

I am absolutely obsessed with Nora and Charlie's relationship. While in the beginning they clearly dislike each other there is such chemistry and also mutual respect for the other. I think their draw to each other is the perfect example of insta lust with a slow burn romance which is my favorite kind of vibe.

It is cheesy at times and definitely self aware and basically the definition of meta, however, I found that all of the book references were made in such earnest, nothing felt forced or out of place and I would be lying if I didn't say I teared up at least a couple times. In its simplest form, it is a book for book lovers, by a book lover, about book lovers and I loved every moment of it.

Emily Henry has easily become one of my favorite authors. This is my third read by her and I absolutely loved it. Nora and Charlie were such charming characters in a very unique and different way. The romance hit off every element of a good book, the chemistry felt so real that I could almost somehow feel it. Book Lovers turned out to be one of my favorites of this year and I highly recommend it!

This book just gives me all the feels, it's heartwarming and witty, and pokes fun at everything bookish - editors, agents, authors, tropes.. It starts with Nora, a literary agent who loves her job and NYC, in fact she's a bit of a shark. Her sister Libby convinces her to visit a small town for a month to unwind. Not just any small town, but the one that her biggest client's bestseller is set in, and she comes up with a checklist of vacation activities which seems to be inspired by Hallmark movies. All the characters in this story are completely lovable and have great character development, even the antagonists are complex. All the stars for this masterpiece, It's the perfect book to start the summer with!

I LOVED Beach Read and really enjoyed People We Meet on Vacation. For this one, I definitely liked more than PWMOV. This romance book, to me, didn’t fall into exactly one trope which made it stand out! Really loved the focus on not only a romantic relationship but also a sister relationship. It changed it up for me which I thoroughly enjoyed. A little slow in the middle but the ending is *chef’s kiss*.

Emily Henry has given us her newest masterpiece and I loved every page! As a book lover (pun intended), it was so fascinating to read about characters who are in the publishing industry and self aware of the tropes they’re participating in. This has been one of my favorite reads of 2022, I truly wish I could forget it all just so I can read it again. The characters, storyline, romance are all *chefs kiss* and I couldn’t get enough. This should be added to the top of your TBR!

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the eARC.

Literary agent Nora and editor Charlie cross paths unexpectedly in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina—the very setting of a book that Nora pitched and Charlie passed on months before. Getting to know Charlie in a different light actually sheds a new light for Nora, and rethinking her life choices then comes to light. With her sister Libby by her side, this bucket list full of items to get Nora to relax, meet someone, fall in love like they do in small town romance books… will she achieve her happily ever after?

Let me start this review with: I LOVE CHARLIE! Everything about the man was swoony, charming, smart, and gah, the banter between him and Nora was full of wit. So darn good. I also liked how there was a layer to Libby’s and Nora’s relationship—their past, their loss, and how to move forward in life as sisters. Most of all, the small town charm, the tropes analysis and predictions, applying bookish theories into real life added another layer of depth to the story. Easily one of top reads this year, and totally recommend to the fans of BEACH READ.

Vacation romances aren't usually my go-to but they just might be after this one. As with the other Emily Henry books I loved, Book Lovers has the funniest, sweetest, and most relatable characters, and the romance throughout the book had me blushing like crazy ;) Thank you so much to NetGalley and Emily Henry's team for this humor and compassion filled ARC. I'll definitely be re-reading this at least 3 more times.

Well, she’s done it again folks. I know I’m not alone when I say that it feels like she wrote this book *especially* for me. I really don’t know how she does it. I laughed (a lot), I cried (a little), and on more than one occasion I just wanted to crawl into the pages and live in them. This is an enemies to lovers rom-com, yes, but the romance isn’t at the center of the story. It’s got so much heart. If you’re a sister, a book lover, a daughter, a dreamer, you will love this one. Thank you Emily Henry for giving us another masterpiece. And thank you Berkley and NetGalley for the ARC!

I was pretty nervous to read this because it was getting consistently rave reviews and I was afraid it wouldn't live up to the hype, but it turns out that I had nothing to worry about. I honestly thought that this was pretty close to perfect, a funny rom com that still has a lot of substance, with a great enemies to lovers plotline and a main character I found really compelling. Nora is a literary agent in New York, very devoted to her work and with not much of a personal life (a common romance trope), who gets roped into a vacation in a small town near Asheville, NC, by her younger sister. The town, Sunshine Falls, was the setting of one of Nora's author's most popular novels, and she agrees to go with her sister Libby because Libby is pregnant and has been acting distant. Libby is the most important person in Nora's life, and has been since their mother died when they were both teenagers, and that really defines their relationship and has had a massive impact on Nora's life path. Nora gets early pages from a draft of a book from one of her authors (the same one who write the book set in Sunshine Falls) while she's on this vacation, and she realizes that the cold, driven, hard-as-nails shark of a main character is based on her, which makes her want to change some things while she's on this vacation. She comes across professional enemy Charlie, who happens to be from Sunshine Falls, and they end up collaborating to edit the new book. I usually love books set in the publishing world, but this was even better than usual because it's also like a book set within a book in the publishing world? I'm not doing it justice, but I just loved every minute of reading this. n

This is my first Emily Henry read. I went into the book not knowing exactly what to expect except that her last few books had been highly read, loved, and touted by readers and #BookTok. I had high expectations for Book Lovers being in the book industry myself and all the hype around this book in particular. And, while it did keep me engaged and reading, I didn’t end up loving Book Lovers.

What I did enjoy:

-That the book was as much about past trauma and how it affects relationships – familial and romantic.
-That it focused on Nora’s relationship with her sister as much as the romance and that they worked through their issues.
- That Nora is a high-powered literary agent who loves her work, and the book doesn’t condemn her for loving her work and wanting to center her life around her career.
-The way in which Book Lovers examined in a meta way book tropes and turned some of them on their heads.

What I did not enjoy:

-Like a couple others have commented on NetGalley, I had the feeling of déjà vu in a couple scenes like Emily Henry had lifted characters and plots from other media. I KNOW there were a couple of things that happened in Book Lovers that were lifted wholesale from Gilmore Girls (the hospital scene in particular with Luke…I mean Charlie).
-How very slow burn the romance was. This is being sold as an enemies-to-lovers romance. But it is much more people who were both grumpy the first time they met and then later when they were less grumpy found out they’re basically the same person.
-The slow burn was too slow, and the spice was almost nonexistent. It was a little dull.
-Libby the sister calling Nora “sissy” and also just generally throwing fits like the child she doesn’t want to be treated like the whole book.

Overall, I suspect that if you've enjoyed Emily Henry before, that you'll enjoy this book. It was a good read, but not a home run for me. My thanks to NetGalley for access to the eARC in exchange for an honest review.