I love Emily Henry's books, but this one is above all my all time favorites. We are trained to never have sympathy for the "career driven, cold hearted, wronged woman" they are the villain in so many romance books. It was so refreshing to see this flipped on its head and show the heart and soul of that character. It was so lovely to see her get the happy ending she deserved. To see that she had feelings that run deep and that she has hidden away true parts of herself for self preservation. This book was a heart warming, heart happy read that I adore and will be recommending near and far.

This is my first Emily Henry book and I was not disappointed! This book hit all my buttons. I laughed out loud and then worried about the characters. I read this book in one sitting because I wanted to see what was happening with these sisters! The romantic lead was so earnest and heartfelt I wanted him for my very own. Thank you, Emily for a very enjoyable cozy, snowy afternoon. I'll definitely recommend!!

This was a very well written book. The banter between Nora and Charlie was quick and clever. The starting place and the ending place for these characters was miles apart and I enjoyed seeing how Ms. Henry navigated it. However, this was a little too open door romance for my taste.
Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book. The opinions are entirely my own.

BOOK LOVERS ✨ the review ✨

Fair warning, this book does not release until MAY 3, so don't hate me for raving about it so early.

Protagonist Nora Stephens' is a literary agent - she's the woman in romcoms who *doesn't* get the happy ending; the woman who instead, is married to her career.

THE TAKEAWAYS:
✨ I cannot explain how validating, and refreshing it is to read about a woman who is so passionate about her career like I am - a gal who is trying to figure out how love fits into her life, when she is misunderstood as being emotionless and cutthroat.
✨ This is possibly the most meta, self-aware romance novel I have ever read, naturally, since the characters in the novel are book people.
✨ Most of the novel pokes fun at HALLMARK MOVIES so naturally it had me loling and crying simultaneously
✨ The best banter of almost any Emily Henry book - she is the master of voice & nobody can tell me otherwise
✨ Like Beach Read, much of this story centers on grief - and the way grief changes family dynamics
✨ Aside from the love story, the sibling relationship is what truly fulfilled me once I closed the last page

As someone on GoodReads writes, "Books about books just hit different" - and well.... I TOTALLY AGREE.

Thank you endlessly to @berkleyromance for always making my reading dreams come true.

Review posted to blog: https://books-are-a-girls-best-friend.com/

Just call me Smitten!

Book Lovers by Emily Henry is exactly what the doctor ordered!

Bookish Characters.
A Character-Driven Plot.
Fun, Witty, Snarky Banter.
Friendship.
Romance.
Chemistry Galore.

The moment literary agent Nora Stephens encounters editor Charlie Lastra sparks FLY.. as well they should! Charlie is every girl’s dream.. or at least I think so. If Charlie Lastra was real, I’d do my best to steal him from Nora Stephens in a heartbeat. (Sorry, not sorry Nora!).

When Nora travels to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina with her sister Libby for a month-long vacation, the last thing she could ever imagine is finding Charlie Lastra there - and yet, there he is. Turns out, Sunshine Falls is Charlie’s hometown! When a crisis occurs with one of Nora’s client’s she ends up needing Charlie’s help, much to her dismay and my utter delight.

Filled with witty, sarcastic exchanges that make you laugh hysterically, as well as romantic encounters that leave much to the imagination! Simply put, Book Lovers is sheer perfection!

This is the third book I’ve read by Emily Henry (the first two being Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation) and each simply gets better and better!

A buddy read with Kaceey that left us both smiling!

Thank you to Elisha at Berkley Publishing Group for the arc via NetGalley.

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This was my first Emily Henry and her books are so popular I was really excited to try one. Maybe, I should have tried a different one. I found it boring and the characters just not that interesting.

In true Emily Henry fashion, Book Lovers is a fresh take on modern romance loaded with relatable characters, meaningful and familiar relationships, and a deep dive into the complexity of women's lives. 10 out of 10!

I couldn't have loved this book more, honestly. Emily Henry captured me from page one in Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation, and Book Lovers lived up to my personal hype and very high expectations. I love Henry's quick witted dialogue and her incredibly realistic, flawed, but loveable characters. Sunshine Falls was vividly described, and as a Carolina native, captured pretty much exactly what it's like to live in any small town in North or South Carolina.

I read Book Lovers in one sitting and never once thought about putting it down. Of Henry's three books, I think I'd rank this at the top. I'd highly recommend this to anyone who's a fan of Henry's other works or a fan of chick lit. I can't wait to keep reading more of Henry's work and look forward to whatever genius idea she comes up with next.

I was excited to read Emily Henry's newest book, and it didn't disappoint. The Hallmark movie storyline of big city business woman moving to a small town and falling in love was turned on its head in the best way. The protagonist is the big city workaholic whose boyfriends always leave her for a small town. When Nora's sister forces her to take a vacation to a rural town in North Carolina, she has a hard time being away from the city and her usual routine. She does fall in love, but there are quite a few unique factors that keep this from falling into a familiar trope.

I felt like the resolution was a little bit anti-climactic, but it was a fun romance and I really enjoyed it!

Emily Henry did it again with this book. It absolutely lived up to the hype and I loved it just as much as her last book, People We Meet On Vacation. Nora is a literary agent from New York City who agrees to go on a monthlong vacation to a small town with her sister. When she arrives, she realizes that her work rival, Charlie, an editor, lives in the town and is helping out at his parents’ bookstore. I found Nora to be extremely relatable and I loved how she stayed true to herself throughout the book. The romance between her and Charlie was my favorite of Emily Henry’s books so far and I loved their ending. Looking forward to reading anything else she writes in the future.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC!

This was a super fun romance. Was I shocked by the ending? Nope. But will I continue to slurp up whatever brooding, smirking characters Emily Henry puts down? Absolutely. Nora and Libby's sister relationship was well flushed out and the peek into the literary world was very fun. I read this on the beach, and it was perfect.

Another smash hit from Emily Henry. Charlie is swoonworthy with his brooding and smirking. 100% recommend.

I’m speechless! I’m head over heels for this book!

This is the best romance story I’ve recently read! The smartest enemies to lovers trope I’ve ever devoured!

This is absolutely best work of the author and probably my winner for 2022 best romance reads that earned my full vote for Goodreads Awards Choice in romance category!

I think Nora ( named after Ms Ephron who gave us the best taste of romcoms) and Charlie were the best MCs the author has created!

I cannot have any words in my vocabulary to describe my feelings for this book! But if I had chance to give 1 billion stars, I would do it without thinking any further!

This time I’m not gonna give anything away because I still had hard time to gather my wits after the emotional intensity effect of my amazing experience. So you gotta read and find out!

I’m gonna stop my blabbering session! Just read it, buy to your all loved ones! This is unique literature feast that you shouldn’t miss out! Pure definition of perfection!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for sharing the arc of best romance of 2020 with me in exchange my deeply honest thoughts.

Emily Henry does it again! A recommended first purchase for most collections, particularly where contemporary romance is popular.

QUICK TAKE: I really enjoyed this, the latest from romance author Emily Henry. This one has a fun set-up, where instead of following the guy who leaves his ice-bitch big city girlfriend for the small town bookstore owner, you follow the ice-bitch big city girlfriend as she has her own romantic entanglement. It's also a really emotional sister story as well, so a couple excellent emotional subplots make this one of the better romance books I've read recently!

Thank you to Netgalley for providing a review copy of this book. This review will also be posted on my Goodreads page.

I enjoy Emily Henry's books- I seek them out when I'm looking for a feel good read. While I didn't enjoy this one as much as Beach Read, Book Lovers is a close second. Nora Stephens, literary agent, is taken on a much needed vacation with her sister...and a checklist. This vacation is to the town one of Nora's clients wrote about in her hit novel. The town isn't what the sisters expected, however, Libby has a plan. She has a checklist of things to do in town...and one of those things involved Nora going on a date.

This is a sweet, feel-good novel. The romance is cute and steamy and there's the storyline of a secret that Libby is keeping that gives the story a little mystery. A very enjoyable read.

Great book!
It had some typos and minor grammatical errors, but overall I loved the story-line.
I fell in love with all the characters. I think Nora was my favorite, because I could relate mostly to her when it came to being the independent one and growing up too soon. Then Charlie comes along, who really evolves throughout the novel. I did not see him becoming a main character, but so glad he did, because it really shaped the entire novel.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to review this novel via eBook. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

5 STARS

This is the third book I’m reading from this author and it’s by far my favorite! All the feels ,I freaking loved Nora! I could easily relate to her!

The connection between Nora and Charlie was one of the best I read. I have so many feelings, their relationship gave me butterflies , it was so heartwarming!I fall hard with both of them.

They were flirting , there was tention and they have such a great connection, I seriously couldn't get enough of them!

My new favorite book of all time.
I knew after the first chapter this would be my favorite Emily Henry book,( which seemd crazy, because I love her other two so much) but I didn't think it'd become my favorite book ever and it quickly did. I absolutely loved Nora and Charlie. This book had everything I look for in the perfect read, the witty banter, the heartfelt moments, the spice. I laughed, screamed and absolutely sobbed through this book. And I can't wait to own a physical copy of it so I can't reread it so many times I'll have it memorized word for word.
Its an absolute must read.

I don't know if I'll ever come up with the words to describe what this book did to me. Emily Henry has an uncanny ability to see straight through me, tapping into different parts of me with every passing book. in some ways, Nora is so fundamentally me that I knew it didn't matter what happened with the plot, I would love this book. I'm not sure yet where this falls in my ranking of her three romance novels but Charlie Lastra has my whole heart and the writing and banter is the sharpest it's been. I started off 2022 with this book because I knew it wouldn't disappoint and I regret nothing. it's just so good, like sob through the last third good, like sit stuck in one position on your childhood bedroom floor because your kindle is dying and you have to finish good.