I was honestly really excited to start Book Lovers! I thought the plot of the book sounded interesting and I love a good rivals/enemies to lovers. I think my issue when reading Emily Henry books is that I just don’t form some sort of attachment. Whether it be the characters, plot, etc. I don’t feel connected and therefore just end up not really caring about the characters and what happens to them. That happened to me here and I felt bored reading this because I didn’t care how it ended. I really wanted to enjoy this book and tried finishing it, but it felt like pulling teeth. Nora and Charlie were okay idk they were kind of bland to me? I didn’t feel anything special about them (I really liked Libby, her sister). I don’t think Emily Henry books are for me and that’s okay. Thank you to Berkley Romance for the free book in exchange for an honest review! {DNF @ 70%}

What a sweet romance. I loved how aware the characters were of the tropes. Will definitely be picking up other titles by the author.

Adored this story! What booklover wouldn't love reading about books and writing and stories and love! Ah! Amazing!

I absolutely loved this. The relationship between Nora and Libby was heartfelt, at times a little complicated, and completely loving. It was wonderful to see how their relationship developed and how they both kept things from each other in order to, in their mind, protect the other. I also loved the relationship between Nora and Charlie, and watching them grow into each other was just fantastic.

Books are all about stories and Book Lovers is a story of love, and the world of books. Two rivals, a ball breaking agent and an entitled editor can't agree on anything and can't seem to stop being thrown together. Neither one can stop their passionate animosity from growing into something unexpected and equally passionate. I enjoy romance stories where the characters have to fight their own personality and habits attempting to fight off love. The characters are interesting and likeable though both have negative clashing traits. You can't help but cheer them on, or occasionally yell at the book. The eventual breaking down of barriers is sweet and satisfying. Nice little love story about people who love books.

Not my typical genre, this book surprised me. Enjoyable, funny, sentimental, and I will be recommending to everyone. Book Lovers has made me an Emily Henry fan!

3.5 stars. I do love Henry’s take on romance but this one was just ok for me. Rather predictable and I found the text exchanges hard to follow as they were all so close together, needed spacing between them. Give this a read as you might enjoy more than i did.

Thought this was really cute romance. It was cheesy but done in the best way and was definitely intentional

CW: Parent Death, Pregnancy Complications.

I received a reviewer copy of Book Lovers by Emily Henry from the publisher from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

What It’s About: Nora is never the girl who gets the guy. You know those Hallmark movies where the man finds love in the small town USA with a sweet local girl and dumps their girlfriend? Yeah, Nora is the girlfriend. There are two things Nora is dedicated to her career as a book agent and her beloved younger sister Libby. So when her sister in a clear mental stress asks her to take a vacation, she immediately goes. But her small town trip is filled with run-ins with her handsome rival Charlie, a book editor.

What I Loved: I loved this book so much. I wasn't sure I could love a book as much as People We Meet On Vacation, but then I read Book Lovers and wow wow wow, this one is right up there. This book is an interesting study on grief and love. I loved the story between Nora and Libby, about how Nora was scared of her sister getting hurt and learning more about this fear. I loved the storyline of Charlie and his family and their bookstore. I also loved the romance so much. This is a love story for the ages, it was sexy and romantic. Their was chemistry but also beautiful words that somehow didn't read as cheesy.

What I didn’t like so much: Honestly, not much. There's a lot going on but I overall didn't mind.

Who Should Read It: People who love a beautiful romance intermingled with several family dramas. People who love Emily Henry's works. People who love rom-coms

Summary: Have you ever wondered what happened to the scorned girlfriend? Read more.

This copy was kindly provided to me by the publisher and net galley for review. All opinions are my own. I absolutely loved this book. I think for some people might be disappointed is a feel like they really push these books towards the romcom kind of feel with the covers and everything but they’re definitely a little bit more slice of life, romance with a little bit of a heavier theme. Think this one was such a cool exploration of like when we see in movies the guy leaves the city girlfriend for the small town girl what actually happens to the city girl he left behind. I think it’s such a cool idea and concept and kind of a great way to show that you don’t need to change for a relationship. Emily Henry is definitely starting to go up there for me for auto read author. I’m gonna dive into people we meet on vacation because the only one by her I haven’t read yet. Definitely pick it up. Love that it was set in North Carolina, I live there as well, the way she described humidity is spot on.

I will be recommending this to my followers who are obsessed with romance. Suck a fun summer read!!!!!

This was my first book by Emily Henry and I absolutely loved it! I loved the quick witted banter, small town feels and the spicy romance. Such a feel good, summer read.

I liked Book Lovers, but I didn’t love it. This book straddles the line between romance and women’s fiction in a way that feels familiar, but in a way that doesn’t necessarily improve it.

Nora is your typical ball-busting, too busy for love, literary agent who historically has been dumped for a more wholesome “girl next door” type. Forced to work with an enigmatic, handsome, and very blunt editor for her client’s manuscript, she finds herself wondering if she, too, should make herself into a small town version of herself to find love.

Charlie, the editor in question, has a chip on his shoulder the size of Mount Everest, and is perpetually torn between his own aspirations and his feelings of obligation back home to take care of the family business that he never wanted part of.

Obviously, these two are thrown together in a small-town setting, away from NYC and the publishing world and the juxtaposition of the fish-out-of-water and the prodigal son returned narratives propel much of the plot, with a healthy assist from Nora’s younger sister who has secrets of her own.

The book hits all the right notes and makes all the right choices for the plot and the characters, but something about it feels less passionate or emotionally invested. It’s a fine book, but not the best I’ve read of this type.

3.5 stars, rounded down to 3.

I loved this book. I'm opening my review with that sentence. A sentence that I say a lot. But, it means more here. I LOVED this book. Nora is definitely a kindred spirit of mine and I loved Charlie too. I feel like there's so much to unpack in this book and it's definitely my favorite Emily Henry book. The references to NYC, the books, the banter. There's nothing not to love about this one. But, most importantly, I loved Nora. Her story of seeing herself as a villainous character in her client's latest manuscript was such an interesting "story within a story" moment and I can't stand how much I loved that concept.

I also love that all of Emily Henry's books reference the book world in some way. There's a glorious nostalgia about reading about something that I have so much passion for. I also love that it's not all the idealized version of the book world. Nora describes the long hours and sometimes incredibly frustrating (but also rewarding) work that she does and I loved that we got to see the glitz and glamour as well as the hard work.

I'll definitely be rereading this book many more times.

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I wanted to read this book and have it change my opinion of E Henry’s writing… while I enjoyed these characters more, I still don’t totally love this story. I can see the appeal of EH writing, but it’s not for me sadly

I read this book in one sitting and enjoyed it thoroughly. Romance, witty banter, family drama, this book has it all. Highly recommended!

Author Emily Henry is no stranger to the publishing world, but the release of her seventh and most anticipated novel has been one of her greatest surprises. Book Lovers follows Nora, a work-a-holic literary agent who takes a vacation with her sister to the idyllic, fictional town of Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, but she can’t seem to escape her literary nemesis, Charlie.

I recently spoke with Emily Henry about her inspiration as well as her goal of weaving romance with more literary fiction. This episode of Marginalia features our conversation.

Emily Henry is fabulous and always knocks it out of the park. Beach Read is still my top book by Emily but I enjoyed this one too. The setting and premise were fun, I love a good enemy to lovers. Perhaps it was a bit too much of a slow-burn for my taste but I still enjoyed my time with the book.

This was my absolute favorite, a book I know I'll be rereading because of how good it made me feel. A steamy romance focusing on family is one thing I never knew I needed. All the characters were so well thought of and funny and heartwarming. The banter made me laugh, the writing made me cry; it fills up so many checks on my list (iykyk). Emily Henry has done it again!

This is my favorite out of all of Henry’s books. I love the quaint small town that reminded me of Gilmore Girls and Schitts Creek. I can’t wait to see what else she writes.