A huge thank you to Penguin Random House International for the free book #partner #sponsored, Berkley and Emily Henry for my ARC in exchange for the honest review.

Libby suggested to take a vacation with her sister Nora so they can both relaxed. Libby taking a day off for being a mother and Nora for moving on, on her break up with Aaron. The sisters are going on a trip at Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. Libby made a lists of what their going to do, it’s like a bucket list. Nora really loves her job, even though other thinks that all she cares about was her job. Yes, she do cares about her job, but she cares about her sister and family too. Nora and Libby’s relationship was so strong. They both care for each other, especially Nora. She almost act like a mom to her sister after their mother died.

Charlie was an editor. Nora and Charlie keeps bumping to each other. It would be a meet cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times. Charlie saw everything what Nora’s doing. He knows everything (in a good way), he saw that she’s doing everything that she can. His always there for her when everything was so hard.

Emily Henry has done it again….This book was SO good. I adored Nora and Charlie!!! Nora is such a strong main character, and I wanted to give her a hug throughout the whole book. The banter between Nora and Charlie was TOP TIER 🔥 I LOVE Emily Henry’s writing style and I’m always captivated immediately when I start her books. I think this will be one of my top favorite reads in 2022. Don’t walk, but run on May 3rd when this releases!!! 💕

So I should have wrote this review weeks ago when I read it pretty much in one sitting, but I struggled with words to figure out how to describe how much I loved Book Lovers!

So I love books about books and this is just a rom-com lovers book! It's a big city villan in a cute small town who makes jokes about her dating life being a romance trope. It's an enemies to lovers slow burn romance with the best banter between a cut throat literary agent and an editor. I just adored this book.

A huge thank you to Berkley for an advanced copy of a book I couldn't wait to read! People You Meet on Vacation was one of my favorites for 2021 and I really liked Beach Read. Book Lovers comes out next Tuesday - May 3rd! If it's not on your radar yet it should be!

I could not put this book down at all! I love the enemies to lovers trope so this book was perfect. This is so far my favorite book from Emily Henry even after reading people we meet on vacation and beach reach. I was so attached to the main character and every emotion she felt towards anyone especially her sister really had me invested. Planning to buy this book as soon as it comes out to annotate it. Charlie was perfection and I love him so much. I had to highlight a lot of what he said because he is so amazing.

DNF at 25%. Didn’t particularly like the characters, could not get into the story, and wasn’t looking forward to picking up the book to read the next chapter.

I did not like this book; I think it was at best clumsily executed and at worst intentionally awful.

** Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. **

Nora Stephens is, in the literary trope universe, the quintessential hard ass New York woman who the male lead always leaves for the quiet, girl-next-door love interest. And for Nora, that's quite alright. She is content in her roles as a literary agent, a big sister, and a beloved aunt. She doesn't need anything more. But when her younger sister decides they need a spur of the moment sister trip to a small mountain town just outside Asheville, North Carolina, Nora realizes that she needs something more in her life.

"Book Lovers" is, hands down, Emily Henry's best yet. This is more than a romance. This is a tribute to sisterhood. A call to arms for self-love and learning to put yourself first. This is...magic.

I found myself laughing and crying equally as I read this book. Henry has crafted such beautiful characters that they felt real. I wanted to hug them and cry with them and give them the world. I wanted to crawl inside the pages and live alongside them.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of BOOK LOVERS by Emily Henry. I got approved to read this book pretty close to the release date, but I knew it would be absolutely no problem to devour an Emily Henry book in a single day, and I was not wrong. I loved BEACH READ and PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION, and Henry did not let me down here. My one complaint would be the whole Nora (the MC) is the evil, workaholic girlfriend in a Hallmark movie thing. While it's a fantastic twist on a trope, she literally got dumped for a small-town girl who knew what really mattered in life four times, and it felt a little on the nose and almost farcical. Thankfully, that was a really small portion of the book and the romance was as fantastic as always. I was hooked on Charlie and Nora and their banter and their blunt real-ness with each other from start to finish, and it was because of their chemistry that I couldn't put the book down. I'd highly recommend it!

Nora considers herself the typical cold woman that men leave during their Hallmark adventures to small towns. She is a badass workaholic literary agent who supports her authors tenfold, and also adores her sister Libby. The sisters have always been close, so when Libby begs Nora to go on a month long trip to small town Sunshine Falls, she can't say no. The sisters write a list of to-dos in the small town that any Hallmark fan will recognize to spend time together before Libby has her new baby. Unfortunately, this relaxing trip throws Nora for a loop when she bumps into attractive and broody publishing rival Charlie Lastra.

Favourite romance of 2022 so far! Emily Henry has written the perfect characters, pining, and banter that hits on every single page. I had a gigantic smile throughout my read and the ending is absolutely fabulous! As someone who can only handle one or two Hallmark movies a year, I love how the tropes were turned into something fresh and entertaining. Nora and Libby's sister relationship is well developed and simply enhances the story without overtaking the romance. I could feel the chemistry between Nora and Charlie, and I was just internally scream-swooning the entire book. This insanely satisfying read has emotion, depth, snark and spice. Highly highly recommend you put this on your TBR right now if its not already. Go go go!

Read if you like:
- small town romance
- books
- rivals to lovers
- undeniable chemistry
- brooding MMC
- open door spice
- Hallmark tropes (but make them better)

This is for romantics, big sisters and the book lovers.

Everything about this literally screams trope inside a trope and I loved every second of it. Nora was THE big sister and seeing their journeys, together and individual, was something else and I could not have asked for more. I loved the small town of Sunshine Falls and I’m even interested in reading Frigid.

Emily Henry is probably my favourite romance author- this book solidified that.

two sexy book industry city-people workaholics fall in love in a small town. i get the emily henry hype. a+ banter

Emily Henry has a way of creating very nuanced and complex issues for her characters, and I appreciate that. This novel was interesting because the typical romance beats were more present for the story of Nora and her sister rather than Nora and her love interest. That was an interesting twist on the usual structure, as was the idea of giving the story to the character a Hallmark movie usually villainizes. Emily Henry also has a bit of a predilection for poop/fart jokes I'm never going to enjoy! Despite that, I rank this one a bit below Beach Read and above People We Meet on Vacation.

This is the ultimate book of romance tropes, and I absolutely adored it! I'm a huge fan of this author and enjoyed each and every one of their books. I was so excited to see they were coming out with a new book.
Our main character Nora (my late nana"s name) was extremely goal oriented and full of control issues. Then we have Charlie who was quite the same, match made in heaven maybe? Next comes Nora's sister Libby who Nora basically treats as her child, even though Libby is married with children of her own.
I really enjoyed that this book not only was full of miscommunication and romance, but had wonderful family relationships, that were not always so wonderful. This was by far my favorite by this author, maybe because of all the book references maybe just because the story was unputdownable. Thos author will always by an acrobat for me!

Thank you to Berkley Publishing for my #gifted copy to read and review.

I had been anxiously awaiting getting my hands on this book for SO many months and let me tell you, it did not disappoint!
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Author Emily Henry has a way of creating such likable and relatable characters- ones you quickly must find out more about. 💜⁣
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I really loved this small town romance as well as the focus on sisterhood, becoming our true selves, and a peek into the lives of book editors and agents.
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I’m sure the author drew these parts of the stories based on her own experiences and it was really entertaining to read about that side of the books we all love and enjoy. ✍️⁣⁣

Emily Henry has officially become a must read author for me and I can’t wait to see what she writes next! Book Lovers publishes on May 3rd and I highly recommend adding it to your spring reading list!

Emily Henry has done it again, she has written a story that went straight to my heart! Nora is trying to take care of everyone that she loves and neglecting what she wants in life. She's a fixer and a list maker and believes that there is a solution for every problem, until she is thrown a curveball in the surly, but attractive Charlie. Things in Nora's life begin to change and she struggles to make this change fit into her pursuit to make sure her loved ones have everything they want, but, what happens when she finds something she wants? I adored Nora and Charlie and the real life problems they must work through. An excellent story of learning to let go of the past, letting go of people, and embracing the future. Thank you NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this beauty. #booklovers #emilyhenry

How good is Book Lovers? So good I wanted to go back and reread it as soon as I was done.

Nora Stephens is a stereotypical Hallmark movie antagonist. She’s a big city career girl who needs order. Her last four boyfriends visited small towns, and fell in love with a small town carefree girl whose family business was in trouble. Her pregnant sister gets her to take a month's vacation to a small town to see if she can have her own Hallmark movie romance. While there, she finds a notorious editor, Charlie, who she had a rude meeting with back in New York, is working remotely there. If Nora is a female Hallmark antagonist, Charlie is a male counterpart by being safe and predictable.

Nora and Charlie are a top-tier couple. Their chemistry is hot, their banter is witty, and their communication skills are Godly. While I was reading, I couldn’t believe how healthy they were and kept waiting for stupidity to sneak in. Instead, I got open communication. Maybe there should be more books about the antagonists of rom-coms. Some antagonists make the most sense.

Usually, when a character loves New York City, I take away a star because I’m tired of New York City. However, even though Nora and Charlie love New York, instead of portraying as though New York is the only city in the world, it is represented as though the place was Nora and Charlie’s preference. It was other people’s preference to live in a small town called Sunshine Falls. There’s nothing wrong with either one of them as a place to live.

When I was editing this review, I wanted to reread this book.

This review is based on an advanced reader copy provided through Netgalley for an honest review.

Another perfect Emily Henry book! As a fellow oldest sibling, I really identified with Nora, and I loved her relationship with Libby (even though I found Libby to be frustrating at times!). No one writes sparkling dialogue and witty banter like Emily Henry, and I loved every conversation between Nora and Charlie. I would read anything by Emily Henry.

Emily Henry is The Queen of witty banter! Not only that, she makes me feel things that not many other authors can make me feel. A rollercoaster of emotions. I found this book sexy and hilarious but it also made me cry. I was already cracking up in the prologue so I knew I was in for a treat. Two sisters with an incredible bond who have been through so much together, made huge sacrifices, and would do anything for each other. A sexy romance where the sexual tension is beyond hot and the connection is magnetic and undeniable. A great choice to add to your summer reading list!

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for this DRC.

Another five-star romance from Emily Henry! "Beach Read" fans will find a lot to love in this story: similar to Henry's first adult romance, "Book Lovers" focuses on a pair of enemies-to-lovers who work in the publishing industry, engage in fast-paced, witty banter, and have sizzling chemistry. With Charlie Lastra, the author created a literary dreamboat every bit as appealing as Augustus Everett—no easy feat.

As is typical with this author, there's a lot to love here beyond the romance. "Book Lovers" is also a celebration of family (especially sisters), of living in a big city (specifically New York City), of pursuing your dreams (but responsibly and not in a corny way). The book grapples with the fact that growing older is often a bummer, but all that grappling is softened by a cast of lovable characters and truly funny jokes. And yes, the epilogue made me cry.

2.5 rounded up to 3 stars.


I'm not even a little sorry for this review or rating. I am not one who will rate a book purely on the author or Bookstagram's LOVE of said author.

Lets start here:
1. I've read all of Emily Henry's books and while I've enjoyed them, I don't find them profound or epic or UHMAYZING the say most folks do on Booksta. They're great summer reads - fun stories, but nothing incredibly written or amazing.
2. When I got this ARC I seriously felt like I won the booksta lottery. Thank you Berkley for the arc...seriously forever grateful!
3. This book was not great. There. Its out there. I didn't enjoy it.

Now...details on the why of this review:
1. The prologue was amazing. It was snappy. Quick. Sassy. The writing style felt so very different than Henry's other books - it didn't feel overly wordy or descriptive and clipped right along.
2. Then we got to the fictional smalltown and things came to a grinding, screeching halt. We went back to super-wordy-ville and overly descriptive town and I got bored. So very bored.
3. Libby was so charming and cute and fun, until about 60% of the way through the book and it felt a bit forced?
4. The romance. Never once did I feel the chemistry, which is odd because this is what I think Henry does really well.
5. Henry leaned into this book being about tropes and talking about tropes and filling the pages with tropes. It felt meta and cute and unique at first and by the end I was done. Got it. We had a Hallmark small town with a Hallmark hottie, enemies to lovers, small town/big city, savior sister complex tropes and all we did was talk about them.

I'm just so bummed. Nothing happened. We talked about the tropes over and over and sat at the bookstore and drank coffee and I just kept waiting for something to happen.

Mark my words...this will be the next darling of BOTM and everyone will rave and it'll get 5 star reviews galore. I'm gonna keep it real and say...this fell flat. Hard.

4.5/ 5 stars


I absolutely adored People We Meet On Vacation. So I was so excited to read Book Lovers. It was definitely one of my most anticipated reads of 2022. And it did not disappoint. I absolutely loved it!

This book is a romantic comedy. It has fun banter! It will make you feel! And there is an amazing sister relationship. Plus the heroine is a literary agent! I adore reading about the publishing industry!

The narrator is 32 year old Nora (1st person POV). Her sister Libby invites her on an adventure (which includes trying to complete a fun list). Libby desperately wants Nora to get a life and not work so hard.

I absolutely adored the relationship between Nora and Libby! This was such a big focus of the story. I also really liked Charlie, the main male character. I loved the relationship between Nora and Charlie. It was so much fun!

Book Lovers made me feel a lot (which I look for in my top reads). There were some great reveals and the last chapters were really powerful. This is definitely a must read!