I've been told that this is Henry's best book yet. So I'm a little nervous to read anything else. I didn't hate the read, but I certainly didn't really enjoy it either. I wanted to skip ahead so many times.
Nora is cardboard coated in cement. Granted, she did have a minor growth during the story, she was just came off uptight and juvenile at times. I really did want to like her, I tried so hard. Her relationship with her sister was one of the weirdest sibling relationships I have experienced. Communication was severely lacking there. Libby didn't seem to get enough time to be developed, then she ended up being part of the big bang for the story. It felt a little rushed and unplanned. Charlie was a borefest. Possibly one of the worst MMC love interests on the pages that I've seen recently. The setting was off, I'm not sure what kind of vibe that was meant to be strived for, but it didn't hit it.
I'm hoping this book and story was just not for me.
My positive here - is our edition here in Australia is so beautiful and colourful. It'll look so pretty on my shelf.
I'd recommend this for you if you're already a fan on Henry's or if a romance is your thing when there is no proper building and is just pure chaos.
Book Lovers
Audible Audiobook
– Unabridged
| Amazon Price | New from | Used from |
|
Audible Audiobook, Unabridged
"Please retry" |
$0.00
| Free with your Audible trial | |
Read & Listen
Switch between reading the Kindle book & listening to the Audible narration with Whispersync for Voice.
Get the Audible audiobook for the reduced price of $11.49 after you buy the Kindle book.
Get the Audible audiobook for the reduced price of $11.49 after you buy the Kindle book.
People who viewed this also viewed
Page 1 of 1Start OverPage 1 of 1
- Audible Audiobook
- Audible Audiobook
- Audible Audiobook
- Audible Audiobook
- Audible Audiobook
Customer reviews
Emily Henry you wonderful human. Let me start by saying how obsessed I am with Beach Read and the fear I had that this book would disappoint me in comparison was scary! But Emily just writes the most beautiful, heartbreakingly relatable but also heartwarming books with complex characters and relationships and it feels like she reaches into my soul and alters it in some way every damn time."𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉, 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒕 𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖."Book Lovers was everything I needed and more. A story of family, friendships, grief, heartbreak and love.Charlie and Nora are the true definition of soul mates. Perfect for one another is every way possible. After living their entire lives feeling like they were unloveable and misunderstood, in a world where they didn't quite belong, to then find that in one another, a safe place with someone who accepts and loves them for exactly the person they are was beyond perfection."𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆."A lot of readers will go into this expecting a rom com. Yes it is a romance, yes it is definitely funny, but you will also feel these character's pain, their grief and their struggle.I don't think it would be fair to compare Book Lovers to any of Emily Henry's previous books because each one really is so unique and beautiful in it's own way.♾/⭐️
Images in this review
Top reviews from Australia
There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.
Reviewed in Australia on 12 May 2022
Verified Purchase
Reviewed in Australia on 30 May 2022
Verified Purchase
Emily Henry you wonderful human. Let me start by saying how obsessed I am with Beach Read and the fear I had that this book would disappoint me in comparison was scary! But Emily just writes the most beautiful, heartbreakingly relatable but also heartwarming books with complex characters and relationships and it feels like she reaches into my soul and alters it in some way every damn time.
"𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉, 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒕 𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖."
Book Lovers was everything I needed and more. A story of family, friendships, grief, heartbreak and love.
Charlie and Nora are the true definition of soul mates. Perfect for one another is every way possible. After living their entire lives feeling like they were unloveable and misunderstood, in a world where they didn't quite belong, to then find that in one another, a safe place with someone who accepts and loves them for exactly the person they are was beyond perfection.
"𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆."
A lot of readers will go into this expecting a rom com. Yes it is a romance, yes it is definitely funny, but you will also feel these character's pain, their grief and their struggle.
I don't think it would be fair to compare Book Lovers to any of Emily Henry's previous books because each one really is so unique and beautiful in it's own way.
♾/⭐️
"𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉, 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒕 𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖."
Book Lovers was everything I needed and more. A story of family, friendships, grief, heartbreak and love.
Charlie and Nora are the true definition of soul mates. Perfect for one another is every way possible. After living their entire lives feeling like they were unloveable and misunderstood, in a world where they didn't quite belong, to then find that in one another, a safe place with someone who accepts and loves them for exactly the person they are was beyond perfection.
"𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆."
A lot of readers will go into this expecting a rom com. Yes it is a romance, yes it is definitely funny, but you will also feel these character's pain, their grief and their struggle.
I don't think it would be fair to compare Book Lovers to any of Emily Henry's previous books because each one really is so unique and beautiful in it's own way.
♾/⭐️
Images in this review
Reviewed in Australia on 3 May 2022
Verified Purchase
Reviewed in Australia on 8 May 2022
Verified Purchase
Top reviews from other countries
Win
Just buy this already!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2022Verified Purchase
Ali's Adventures
For book lovers everywhere. Perfection
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2022Verified Purchase
Sarah H.
A fun, charming and heartfelt read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2022Verified Purchase
Annie
A must-read!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2022Verified Purchase
Idealpages
A warm hug of a book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2022Verified Purchase
