Book Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Book Review: Book Lovers
By Emily Henry
Nora
Stephens’ life is books- she’s read them all- and she is not that type of
heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not
the sweetheart. 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.
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. 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. It would be a
meet-cute if not for the fact they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.
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.
“A
reminder that there are things in life so valuable that you must risk the pain
of losing them for the joy of briefly having them.” – Emily Henry, Book Lovers.
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Book Lovers-Plot
Nora Stephens is a literary agent who
worked hard to get a job and make living for herself and her sister after her
mother died. Nora’s life is all about books and her little sister. Her dating
life doesn’t really turn out too well for her and she has a work nemesis,
Charlie Lastra, later the love interest in the story. Libby, Nora’s sister
suggest that the sisters should take a trip to Sunshine Falls, a small town
from their favourite book ‘Once’.
This trip to Sunshine Falls was meant
to be life changing for both the sisters as Libby being pregnant with her third child needed an out of New York City before the baby arrived and Nora being the big
sister never really said no to her. Libby decides on small tasks the sisters
need to do before the trip is over and by the end of their one-month trip to
this town, Nora’s life get changed for good.
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My views on ‘Book Lovers’
Book Lovers is an enemy to lovers
trope. Nora has an undeniable chemistry with her work nemesis Charlie which
becomes even more irresistible when they both meet at Sunshine Falls. The first
of the book focuses on Nora’s life, her griefs, her sister, and them completing
the ‘List’ Libby prepared. The second half focuses on Nora moving on from her
mother’s death. Getting close to her sister again and accepting the life
changing things happening. I really liked Charlie’s character. He is patient,
even when he had rivalry with Nora, he never lost his calm.
In the starting of the book, you read
about how every romance book is predictable, but if you have read enough of
them, you will guess the ending of this one too. Pretty ironical I would say.
After Libby moves to Sunshine Falls with her family and Nora is left alone in
NYC, Charlie comes as a Christmas present.
It is a light and quick read. We see
character growth as Nora starts a career, lets a man into her life, move on
from grief and let go of her sister. I like how the book has elements of clever
humor in between the main leads. I would definitely recommend it.
Overall Rating- 3.8/5
Plot- 4/5
Characters- 4/5
Plot twist- 3.5/5
Ending- 4/5
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