It took me so long to finally read this because the hype had me so scared, but I really enjoyed every bit of this and love how absolutely relatable it is to a book lover, the title speaks so much haha, and as my first Emily Henry book I am so impressed and absolutely in love!!

Emily Henry hits it on the head again! Who doesn't love a book that leads you on a romance that has book references, tropes.... At times sisters do know best even if they don't give you all the information. A scavenger hunt is the best way to find out who you are, big city or small town girl. Find out which Nora isl

Exactly what I was looking for. Somehow it manages to be a love letter to books, small towns and NYC. She even manages to make editing sound fun and sexy. It was the best kind of diversion.

This book was great! I had read some mixed reviews before reading so I was a bit hesitant going into it, but I absolutely adored these grumpy characters and learning their individual stories. As they came together I was shipping them hard and had all my fingers crossed for their happily ever after.

What I loved:
1. These characters aren't super cheesy and had just enough wit and sassy to find them relatable. It was easy to like them and their love story.

2. This book had me laughing out loud throught the read and I think we all could benefit from some extra laughter in our lives.

3. It was interesting to see the process involved in getting a book published/edited.

Having recently finished the previously published “Book Lovers” by Emily Henry, I am happy to have had the chance for the e-copy; thank you NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group!

Did I know how this story would end? I had a pretty good idea; but the great chats and moments between Nora and Charlie throughout this story brought me chuckles and made them a memorable couple. I truly enjoyed the time I spent hanging out between the pages to see how their love story had been edited.

This was my first dive Into Emily Henry’s books and what a joy to find substance, heart and real characters with flaws, hopes and a greater understanding of how the real world works. If your looking for your next fun contemporary romance with some humour and grit you have found the right place! The main character has so much life and pops off the page with her quirky personality. The seamless chemistry Nora and Charlie have throughout this book is just inspired and makes them such a perfect pairing. I look forward to picking up more of Emily Henry’s creations.

My thanks to NetGalley for making an eARC of this book available to me.

Definitely worth reading, if only for the joy of discovering the possible existence of "yeti porn". While the main plot is a pretty standard enemies-to-lovers trope, it's well fleshed out with details about literary agents and editors, as well as lots of quirky small town folks. This book is also a nice reminder that not everybody's happily-ever-after looks the same as yours.

Emily Henry has perfected the art of writing THE summer read. Her characters are engaging - far from perfect and quirky enough that you want to get to know them in real life - and her plots are plausible enough that you can imagine something similar happening in your own life while hoping everything turns out as good as it does in the book. (As a Librarian, I found the book theme of this title particularly engaging.)

I really adored this. The characters were so well drawn and I was deeply invested in everything happening. I loved subverting the romance trope of abandoning the city for love in the country and their shared love of New York City really helped sell them as a couple. Emily Henry does an amazing job of selling relationships and actions of the main characters that aren't necessarily related to the romance. Nora grew and developed and that was just as important to me as her wonderful romance was Charlie.

Emily Henry can do no wrong at this point. I adored People We Meet On Vacation so much and had all the wildest hopes and dreams for Book Lovers. Wow, was this even better than I imagined. I ADORED Charlie so much and I really felt all of Nora's emotions and why she was the way she was.

I was a little skeptical with how fast the romance happened, but Henry knows how to write AMAZING romance. It didn't feel rushed and the chemistry between the two characters was full of spice and not so everything nice. 🔥🔥

I loved the setting of this book and loved the heartfelt genuine sisterhood we get with Nora and her sister. It was by far one of the best romances I've read, full of laugh out loud moments and very sincere emotional ones as well.

I can't wait to read anything and everything Henry writes in the future.

Book Lovers is my favourite book by the amazing Emily Henry. I adore the main characters and the quirky setting. I just think that everything about this book is perfect. I really enjoy the ending and how our main character sticks to her convictions and desires.

I don't think it's possible for me to give Emily Henry anything less than 4 stars and Book Lovers is the latest proof of that. This is for the eldest daughters. The small town romance lovers. The Emily Henry girls.

This was my favorite of Emily's books! Fun way to play with tropes but also a great love story. Great beach book that I will recommend to all my friends.

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Nora Stephens is a cutthroat literary agent who reluctantly agrees to spend the summer in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina at the request of her adored little sister, Libby. Libby has this dream that Nora will have some sort of rom-com small town transformation in Sunshine Falls, but the main male Nora keeps running into is Charlie Lastra. Unfortunately she already knows Charlie from New York and they've met, repeatedly. None of those meetings have been cute or romantic. But as the two keep running into each other over and over, they start wondering if maybe they don't hate each other after all.

I needed this book after reading a few disappointing books by some favorite authors. This was just what I craved: witty banter and a romance I could believe in. A really simple way of saying it: this book is really good. It plays on writing and literary tropes so well. With both Charlie and Nora being in the publishing business, this is truly a book for book lovers. (Imagine that?) It's filled with hilarious banter that made me laugh constantly - the sexiness between Charlie and Nora is amazing.

But this is also a sweet book in a lovely small town setting. There are so many good side characters and quirky small town folks. Nora's desire to take care of her sister was almost too much for me at times (she's a grown woman!), but I understand why she was so protective of her.

Overall, this is a gorgeous, sexy, sweet romance!

I give this 4 stars, rounded up from 3.5. A literary agent from New York, Nora takes a long trip to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina with her sister, Libby. Nora thinks she has her life all figured out, but this trip shows her otherwise.

Can't go wrong with Emily.Henry titles and this is no different- a cute romance book that is an excellent summer read. Would recommend to any looking for something light and fun

My biggest issue with this book is that I simply didn't feel strongly about any of it. However, i can see my many people will love this! (grumpyxsunshine, two book lovers..) I am not the biggest romance reader and when I do read romance I want to feel the fun, lighthearted romance, or an angsty, hardhitting romance, but regardless of tone, all I want at the end of the day is to feel deeply invested in the characters' relationship. I unfortunately didn't feel it. I am still a huge fan of Emily's work, but this one fell a little flat.

I have been loving Emily Henry recently, and as much as I wanted to love this book, it was not my favorite of her works. I love all things book related, as I am a librarian, but this one felt too predictable and had a slower-burn romance feel than Henry's other books. I loved the characters and the view into the publishing world. Nora is very relatable and Charlie is a formidable enemy. The audiobook was done well, just like Henry's other books, and I enjoyed this story overall.

This review will place me in the bottom of most readers minds, but this book just didn't wow me. None of the books by this author have. It something about the covers making me think there will be something different inside. This cover would have been better on People We Meet On Vacation. While this one did rise to the best of her current three releases, it was her third strike for me. With the time I have left to read I'll be picking other authors.