This novel was a dream come true- a sweet and sexy ode to book lovers. Even with the high expectations that come with a new Emily Henry title, I truly adored it. The story line was smart, funny and full of heart. I cried several times- good tears!

Like her other books, her characters are so richly drawn that it’s hard to believe they’re not living, breathing people, but figments of Henry’s very talented mind. There were lots of interesting backstories with Nora and Charlie’s family members. All the characters had full backgrounds and felt very 3 dimensional, and the relationships were a big part of the book as a whole, to the point where the novel almost veered into relationship fiction/women’s fiction territory. That said, the love story between Nora and Charlie was still at the center of this novel.

The secondary plot which revolved around Nora’s relationship with her sister Libby resonated with me strongly. The sister’s relationship and their chafing at their respective roles of big sister and little sister, was well done.

I very much enjoyed the self-referential storyline. As a big fan of Romances, I appreciated how the tropes of the genre were playfully called out and made an integral part of the story. Relatedly, I like how to the main characters were part of the literary worls (editor and literary agent) and I know book lovers will love that too.

This is one of my favorite books of 2022. Whatever emily Henry writes- I will read.

Emily Henry is an excellent author, her writing has a way of drawing you deep into the plot and the characters. I thoroughly enjoyed this book with one minor flaw. For all her excellence in writing and descriptive style, the story was VERY predictable. I made my guess within the first 50 pages and I was really hoping I was wrong… but I was spot on which was a little disappointing. I can always appreciate assuming I know what’s going to happen but then finding out in the end I got some or most of it wrong. Will still be heavily recommending this book.

This is a new author for me but I feel that she is fast becoming a favorite. I loved this book! I feel that this will be a popular summer read. I plan on ordering multiple copies for the library!

Content: Language and sexual situations

I received and ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Major take away: Other people dream that it's the last day of school and they haven't gone to math all year?? I'm 45 and I still have this dream. I thought it was just me.

This is a romance book that is really written as a romance. It's not a smut book written around sex scenes. I loved the characters, all of them. Charlie Lastra is absolutely nothing like the man that I love in real life. And I am nothing like Nora. (Actually, I might be something like Nora but my life is nothing like hers.) Even so, they were both so incredibly relatable. There was a time, at a little over halfway through the book, that I thought it was going to be too long and almost called it quits. It's not too long. The cat needed to stay.

How could I resist a book called Book Lovers? The witty narration and banter in this book made me chuckle and/or giggle. It was fluffy and fun. I was less into it when the characters talked about feelings and some of their difficult backstories, though. Thankfully, that didn't happen too frequently, and I mostly enjoyed this silly book.

She started off doing pretty much fade to black in Beach Read.
People We Meet on Vacation? More spicy, could tell she was more okay with it.
Book Lovers? This is where it’s at. She’s really hitting her stride.

I spread this book out over as many days as I could just because it was so good I didn’t want to be done.

Emily Henry's books always draw me in. I've been on a huge reading dry spell and not much has held my interest. This authors books I have always devoured. The characters are entertaining and well developed. The humor and banter are always fun.

Another Emily Henry novel that does not disappoint! I absolutely tore through this and loved every second of it!

Emily Henry - the queen of summer romance reads, does it again! I loved Book Lovers and cannot wait to recommend this fun and fresh book.

Very sweet book. It wasn't as predictable as other contemporary romances and had very smart humor. This was my favorite of all of Emily Henry's books, so far.

Smart, funny, turns tropes on their heads. This was a perfect quick read: feel-good and low-stakes. Made all the more appealing by lots of discussion of the book industry!

I was thrilled to be able to read an ARC of Book Lovers from NetGalley. I discovered Emily Henry last year and quickly read her previous books. Book Lovers is in the same vein as Beach Read and People We Meet On Vacation--two people who are perfect for each other but have a hard time getting the stars to align so that they can be together. Besides the well-developed, likeable characters that we have come to expect from Henry, this book has some additional loveliness to it. The book lovers of the title are Nora, a literary agent, and Charlie, a book editor, and we the readers, of course. BL is full of references to other books, from Anne of Green Gables to Wuthering Heights. It's also a love note to NYC, where both Nora and Charlie live (although very little of the book takes place there). Nora, herself, is named after Nora Ephron, whose movie You've Got Mail is also an homage to the City, and like that movie much of the communication between the main characters is done electronically--email and text. BL also revolves around family--both Nora and Charlie are devoted to their families, devoted enough to up end their entire lives to be there for their families, and as job-obsessed, tough New Yorkers as they are, we love them even more for their familial commitments. Book Lovers is a lovely book. I'm just a bit disappointed I read it so fast that I don't have it to look forward to any longer.

How does she do it? Honestly, I want to know. How does Emily Henry write the BEST book every year?! Ever since Beach Read (which I proclaimed “perfect” and was sure nothing could top it), I have been obsessed with Henry’s writing and I am absolutely positive that she just cannot write a bad book.

I absolutely adored last year’s release (People We Meet on Vacation) so much that it was easily my favorite book of 2021, and now it seems like I’ve already peaked in 2022 by reading Book Lovers and it’s only January 9th and why do her books have to end and also is she on Venmo because I think she might be my therapist now??

Seriously though, Book Lovers was incredible. I loved every bit of it. I honestly think Nora & Charlie are my favorite couple she’s written to date, and their banter had me laughing so hard I was crying. And then I was just legitimately crying because these characters’ stories just moved me so much. Emily Henry is known for bringing us utterly hilarious Rom Coms but also weaving so much depth and true character growth throughout the story that you’re always left feeling so satisfied, and yet always wishing you could hang out with those characters for just a little longer. In a bookstore, of course.

Emily Henry is officially the Meg Ryan/Sandra Bullock Rom Com Queen of the Book World and I am here for it! Book Lovers releases on May 3rd and I can’t wait for everyone to read this incredible book!

I liked the premise that the main character was actually the one that didn’t usually get the guy but ended up with her own small town experience. Nora isn’t your usual heroine. She is uptight, a control freak and very prickly but that’s OK because she finds someone who is very similar and they hit it off.
If you are looking for a very light, easy read you won’t be disappointed. I did race ahead towards the end and would have liked maybe 20 pages taken out as it dragged. Maybe Nora and Charlie would have edited it better? :)

Thanks Netgalley for the ARC.

I loved Emily Henry’s next novel!! I didn’t think they could top the characters from “People We Meet on Vacation,” but was very pleasantly surprised. I actually enjoyed this plot slightly more. I felt th secondary cast of characters were stronger and added more to the book and story.

Truly one of the most unique books. The idea that this is a reversed Hallmark movie appealed to me so much. The main characters, Charlie and Nora, both work in the literary world and Henry does a good job at really letting us see what that world is like.

Okay I may be one of the only romcom readers that has not read an Emily Henry book yet, and right now I am regretting that choice. (Beach Read here I come).

This book was so good! It just felt so real and raw! I loved all of these imperfectly perfect characters. They were flawed, they all had their motivations, they were different, and this whole book while following romcom tropes and rules really was so different. Nora was so complex and I loved unfolding all her layers to see who she was. She tried so hard to be perfect and everything while she also felt like she was failing the one person she loved the most. Charlie is way more than he seems and truly has the heart of gold that feels like he’s also never fit in and never enough.

How she combined big city dreamers to longing for the past magic of childhood with unique characters and quirky small town moments is beyond me, but it all worked together in a magical way that felt real and honest.

I loved this book. No negatives. It was so fun and sweet and pretty much broke my heart because I really wasn’t sure if I was getting my happy ending here.

If Beach Read was popular last year, this one is going to blow it away.

OH and the fact that they love books?! And the book references with small town or locally owned bookstores? Come on this is a book lovers dream book and story.

Pretty cute romance. City girl heads to small town for a vacation with her sister, where she runs into her work nemesis, who happens to live there. Romance ensues. Some cute moments. Some witty "inspired by Gilmore Girls" banter. But this town doesn't make sense, is it small, is it big? Do people care about it (attend city hall meetings) or not (run down buildings). And then you add in deception, just not my favorite bag of tricks. And a sad past, with trauma attached. Just too much packed into a meet cute story

This is my first Emily Henry novel and I am impressed! I thought it was a little long and could definitely be edited down some pages but overall it was a solid romance with funny characters.

This is the first book in a LONG time that gave me full body chills when I finished it! I immediately wished I hadn't read it so that I could experience it again... yes, it was THAT good!

Nora is sick of all the romance tropes she sees in her job as a literary agent: city boy meets city girl, city boy visits small town, city boy falls for small town girl, city girl is dumped by city boy. It doesn't help that she was just dumped by her city boyfriend... for a small town girl.

Charlie is the storm cloud of the editing world. Quick-witted and sharp-tongued, he's viewed as the sullen, handsome literary genius who's not afraid to tell authors the truth, no matter how much it stings.

While they know each other professionally, city girl Nora and city boy Charlie really learn each other more when they coincidentally meet up in... a small town in North Carolina.

The cast of characters in this book are all so dynamic and well-rounded. From Nora's spunky sister Libby to Charlie's wonderfully over-the-top mom Sally, each character is a joy to read. The romance is slow-burning but oh, so worth it.

I cannot recommend this book enough!