I absolutely adored this book!!! What a relief to read about a relationship that grows and seems authentic!!! There were so many clever and laugh out loud moments. So. So. Good! Emily Henry is fast becoming one of my most favorite authors and Book Lovers does NOT disappoint! Five enthusiast stars!!!

Thanks NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoy reading Emily Henry romance novels - you can always expect interesting characters who experience a great romantic and life journey. I did find Nora's sister insufferable, and I would NEVER let my sister cut and color my hair unless she was a qualified stylist LOL. Also, 3 weeks away from your kids and travelling while past the first trimester felt a little unbelievable to me. Other than those small critiques, a solid romance. Thanks for the opportunity to read ahead of pub date!

I’m so lucky I got to read this book early through the magic of NetGalleys. This is my favorite from Emily Henry so far.

A swoony mouth-watering kind of romance.

As someone who enjoyed Beach Read and didn't like much People We Meet On Vacation, I absolutely adored Book Lovers.

It's like is written especially for book lovers and hopeless romantics. This book was such a delicious treat, incredibly charming and so witty.

One summer. Two rivals. A plot they didn't see coming.

What. An. Experience.
In a small town setting full of warm summery vibes, and characters that love to bicker and discuss books while trying their best to not fall for each other. What a delight it was to follow their angsty, heartwarming and at moment super funny journey.

Definitely my favorite book by this author so far!

And I cannot stress this more, this is the right book you need on your spring and summer TBR. Fall in love with love.




Thank you @prhinternational for the #gifted ARC.

Have a great day babes! 💕

As librarians, The Book Lovers has all the elements that we love. Books, book discussion, and the connection we feel when we connect with a good book. This book is wonderful and a fast read, not to mention really funny. Nora is like a mother to her sister, Libby, because she always taking care of her since their mother as passed. But, this time around, Libby has to take care of Nora without her realizing what Libby is doing. To do this, Libby suggest that the go on vacation to North Carolina as a sisters’ trip. In North Carolina, they meet a broody book editor, Charlie, and Nora is not a big fan. Being stuck in the same town, Nora and Charlie keep running into each other, which builds into romantic feelings for these two book lovers.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing the ARC.

It's been decided. I am an Emily Henry fangirl for life. Beach Read is one of my all time favorite books. People We Meet gave me one of the best friends to lovers stories I've ever read. Book Lovers was high on my reading list the second I knew it was being published.

This book broke me down and remade me in so many perfect ways.

From the relationship between Nora and her sister Libby. From the immediate sparks that fly between Nora and Charlie. From the subversion of tropes that Henry uses to craft a story not just about finding yourself, but the strength of the relationship you can have with your siblings even when everything goes awry, and finally, the relationship you can have with your potential partner when everything just aligns.

I loved that this story focused more about Nora's relationship with Libby than it with her relationship with Charlie. I loved that it focused more on herself than it did with Charlie. But I also loved the bits with Charlie - their banter was top notch and, to borrow a quote from another Henry book, he is just so perfectly her favorite person. It's easy to see why Nora fell in love with him. I fell in love with him a bit at the end.

This book is probably going to be on my Top 5 reads this year, if not the top read. Another stunning novel by Henry and definitely not one to be missed.

Emily Henry is popular for a reason. This is a great follow up to People We Meet on Vacation and Beach Read. I

These was a very sweet, nuanced book about family and loss and the bond of sisters. Oh yeah, and a love story. A lovely, supportive, honest sort-of-enemies-to-friends love story. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I took some issue with the secrets the sisters kept from each other, setting up the dramatic arc that of course is necessary for a book but in real life, just talk to each other! I was frustrated by Libby on more than one occasion. However, I thought both Nina and Charlie were exceptionally likeable, resilient, and caring. Being a book about book editing I do have to point out some major editing issues. There were a few times when the book jumped so startlingly it seemed like a whole section or pages were edited out and they forgot to close the gap. It was confusing and really brought me out of the story. I hope this gets fixed before publication.

Book Lovers is a story about an editor and a literary agent who both love books and their careers and New York City. Charlie is a broody, moody book lover and Nora is a broody, moody book lover who also loves her spunky, perky sister - more than anything. So when Nora's sister suggests they take a girls vacation for three weeks to a small town featured in Nora's latest hit novel she helped create, Nora can't say no. Upon arrive, Nora is presented with a list of items to check off during their stay. Everything from ride a horse to date a local is on there and Nora knows to make her sister happy she has to check each of these items off the list. Then she bumps into moody, drab Charlie and everything she always knew about herself and the small town and her career gets turned sideways.

This is a wonderful book about enemies to lovers; it's the kind of slow burn that leaves a boulder in your chest, heavy with wanting more, waiting for more! The build up throughout the entire novel is absolutely gut wrenching in the absolute best way. It's the same feeling you get waiting for Christmas morning to happen, or your birthday! You absolutely cannot wait until the end of the book --in a great way! This book had me laughing out loud the entire time, hooting and hollering, flailing about, and crying! I love the bond and relationship between Nora and her sister, the passionate burn between Nora and Charlie, and the twists and turns toward the end of the book. A marvelously written novel.

I am not much of a rom/com lover but I really enjoyed Emily Henry’s first two books. I will say this is probably my least favorite of the three, but it’s still rounded up to 4 stars.
The cons: there are MANY similarities between this and Beach Read. Two people working in the same field, vacationing in a town where one has family connections with a bookstore. There were lots and lots of tropes here! It took a LOOOOONG time for the romance to really happen, with some weird interruptions that I didn’t felt added much to the story, and then as soon as it did, things started to fall apart. It felt a little unrealistic with the timing.
But for the redeeming factors: I loved the relationship between Nora and her sister Libby. They were so sweet and real. And the ending of the book was **perfect**. Predictable but not TOO predictable. It actually made me teary eyed.

Is Emily Henry capable of writing a bad book? I don't think so. Beach Read was amazing. People We Meet on Vacation was classic friends to lovers perfection. Book Lovers?! Well, you didn't think it could get better than those two but it did. The wonderful thing about her romances is the depth in them. They are not simple romances, they offer astute observations of human nature and all the messy emotions that come with it. She's a master at storytelling, for sure. An auto-buy author for me!

This was such a cute and fun read. I absolutely loved the relationship between the two sisters, how wonderful it was to see them reconnect and rekindle their sisterhood. The love interest was...interesting, though I enjoyed the way Charlie and Nora got together, I did not understand how they could meet, then nothing happens for 2 years, and then they see each other and sparks fly. It was my only issue, everything else more than made up for it. I enjoyed the side characters and was almost convinced I need a small town vacation or an activity list.

I loved this so much. This may be the best book she has written. It had the everything i love in a rom com but also had so much heart and soul to it. I loved all the characters.. I also loved how she was able write a happy ending that was right for these characters and not the typical cheese of the working girl giving up something to have a happy ending. So excited to reread this when its released.

Off the top I want to say- tall girl representation! The protagonist Nora is 5’11”, a point discussed several times throughout the novel. This is a rare and very welcome thing in the romance genre.

Nora is a New York-bred literary agent whose nickname in the publishing industry is “the shark.” Since losing her mother as a young adult, her life has been about her career and her younger sister, Libby. Nora has a detached approach to dating and repeatedly finds herself being dumped for the small-town-girl-with-a-heart-of-gold type.

Charlie is a famously grumpy and talented (also handsome and nice smelling) book editor, who at the beginning of Book Lovers soundly rejects the latest novel from one of Nora’s favorite clients.

Two years later, Libby convinces Nora to shake things up and take a sisters trip to the tiny town of Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. Married-with-kids Libby wants to live a rom-com fantasy vicariously through Nora and puts together a trope checklist for their trip (date a lumberjack, save a local business, etc). Nora reluctantly agrees, only because she wants to reconnect with an increasingly distant Libby.

Almost as soon as Nora and Libby get to Sunshine Falls, Nora runs into Charlie for the first time since their disastrous first meeting. Still looking and smelling good, still grumpy. Sparks start flying as Nora and Charlie can’t seem to stay apart and each quickly learn there is more to the other than they thought. Meanwhile Nora is trying to diagnose and repair her relationship with her sister, meeting Sunshine Falls’ colorful locals, and wondering how to fit in in a small town (or if she even wants to).

My favorite thing about reading Emily Henry is her mastery at showing, not telling, us who her characters are through their actions and crackling dialogue. In Book Lovers she has outdone herself when it comes to banter. Whether it is riotously funny, smolderingly sexy, or completely heart-wrenching, the dialogue is authentic and warm, and Nora, Charlie, and the supporting cast are all wonderfully believable and complex.

Book Lovers is a hilarious, smart, steamy romance made even richer with explorations of grief, family, society’s expectations of women, and what it means to belong (or not). Plus, there’s some making out at the local library. I love, love, loved this book.

I just finished reading the book, and am blown away by how engaging it is. Incredibly witty banter, wonderful storyline that moves a very solid pace, and characters that are lovable, honest, and believable. This will be one of the most popular books in 2022. So glad that I had the chance to read it before it hit the shelves.

Thanks to Berkely for allowing me to read the ARC.

Emily Henry's Book Lovers is a fun romantic comedy that, in the end, relies too much on self-awareness and metaliterary jokes, with the result that in places, the dialogue and narrative become flabby.

Was this story perfect? No. But it’s pretty dang close! The chemistry between the main characters was wonderful. The relationship between Nora and Libby was heartwarming.

I absolutely loved this romantic story. Both the male and female leads are realistic with character flaws and insecurities. The romance is not a love at first sight scenario as is often the case in romance novels, but is love that develops as they work together and grow closer. The relationship between Nora and Charlie feels true and the feelings they share are relatable. I admire Emily Henry's ability to write so clearly about the characters' inner struggles and how they manifest in their behaviors and speech. The dialogue in this book is witty and realistic, fits their personalities and is fun to read. I found the development of the romance and other plot points to be well executed. This was a fun and romantic story, but much better than the average fluffy romance. I would highly recommend it to any romance lovers!
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Omg this book. I absolutely loved it. The characters were so relatable and you can really for them and their back stories. I enjoyed the comedy that came along with making fun of traditional romance tropes. Henry makes you want to cheer for and support the characters while also understanding why they make the decisions they do. This was not a traditional romance book at all. It was so much better. It was real. If you haven't placed Book Lovers on your TBR list yet, I suggest you do so before the May release date! Henry truly outdid herself with this one!

Thank you Berkley Publishing for providing an eARC of this book.

TW: discussion of parental death

I absolutely fell in love with this book. The connection Nora and Libby have really made an impact on me. Out of every book I have read from Emily Henry, this one is by far the best. I love the direction she went with this book and I loved how she ended her story. Nora’s character overall was well written and her story line was amazing.