![]() he’s loyal and understanding and never makes nora sacrifice anything, which is something we really don’t see in romance books. ![]() also, at one point, he lines up all of his utensils in a row which was just SO hot to me? and the way he’s so blunt and straightforward and honest and heartfelt without being an asshole or cringey. it makes me actually have…(gags) hope.Ĭharlie is the perfect combination of sweet and sarcastic and aloof and brooding. See? this is what good romance books do to me. Reading this made me stupidly optimistic that maybe i can too find a very hot and swoon-worthy guy who can deal with me in all my control freak, neurotic, workaholic, bitchy city girl glory. emily henry crawled inside my brain and took my thoughts and my experiences. i have never read a character who so closely resembles my personality (frances from conversation with friends resembles the way i think + my self reflections, but nora’s personality is just completely me). the heavy topics mentioned were nuanced and fleshed out and handled with such a great amount of depth. ![]() because while romance was the main plot, nora and charlie’s respective problems did not get overshadowed. but this book made me actually realistically hopeful for the fist time. i have been so consistently disappointed by anything romantic in my life. the characters, the chemistry, the emotions, the banter, the romance? i actually cannot stress how perfect this is. this makes up for every single horrendous romance book i read last year that i one starred. If you’ve been following me…you know how monumental this is for picky romance bitch elle. my top 5 (in no particular order) now goes: the secret history, conversation with friends, persuasion, anna karenina, and…BOOK LOVERS. This book is actually on my top 5 books EVER. I don’t think the way i 100% related to nora will ever be replicated in any other book (this book and conversation with friends will always be it for me). the older sister who would do anything for her younger sister. the neurotic control freak who’s terrified of even giving a tiny bit of that up. the workaholic city girl who’s seen as cold and withdrawn (nora’s ex’s you never even cry in the prologue was a personal attack). i know this is such a bold statement, but let me explain why:īook lovers had everything i want in a book, let alone a romance. it will never, ever get better for me than this. On the not so bright side, it fills me with hope and optimism and a belief that for one second, i am capable of love.īook lovers is my perfect romance. On the bright side, it fills me with hope and optimism and a belief that for one second, i am capable of love. Here is a nice little dilemma: there’s a bright side and a not so bright side of emily henry’s books. This is about to be a ramble, so just bear with me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOD THIS IS MY FAVORITE ROMANCE BOOK EVER NOW EMILY HENRY I'D ACTUALLY DIE FOR YOU I'M SERIOUS If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again-in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow-what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away-with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. Nora Stephens’ life is books-she’s read them all-and she is not that type of heroine.
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