However, one thing she excels at is the banter. Big no, no.Īfter reading two of her books, I just don’t love Emily’s writing style. She comes across as immature, constantly saying things like, “Come on sissy, it’s on the list!” She also signs Nora up for a dating app behind her back. I will say, the sister is annoying at times. So why does Nora constantly treat her as if she doesn’t have her life together, and feels responsible for her financially? Her sister is a grown adult with two kids, another on the way, and a successful husband.
At least those parts of her.īut as an independent only child, I don’t understand constant hovering over her married-with-children younger sister. Now add in the elitist, handsome book editor nemesis, a sister bonding getaway to a small town, and voilà, you’ve got yourself a romcom recipe.Īs a 30-something, single, career-driven woman living in a big city, who is fairly sure she doesn’t want kids…I get Nora. I bet they even twirled to music as kids, a la You’ve Got Mail. She grew up living the quintessential romcom upbringing: a semi-bad single mom struggling to hide their poverty by making everything “fun”, rich dad who abandoned them, and a sister with responsibility problems. The audiobook narrator is fantastic for the two main charactersīook Lovers follows Nora Stephens, a highly successful literary agent in NYC. This book is part homage to us, the readers, and book lovers everywhere It takes place between NYC and a small town in North Carolina called Sunshine Falls Will I be adding Book Lovers to my bookshelf any time soon? Perhaps, perhaps not.
Like a responsible adult, I got it from the library this time instead of repeating my PWMOV mistake of buying the book in excitement, disliking it immensely, and having to turn around and unhaul it. I’m primarily a fantasy girl, remember?īut did I get suckered in by nerd girl summer approaching, the cute cartoon cover, and yes, an army of book lovers waving Book Lovers in my face all over social media? Yes, yes I did. I came to the conclusion that perhaps contemporary romcoms just aren’t for me. I read People We Meet On Vacation last summer after every other person on Booktok was raving about it, and was left sorely disappointed. Candidly, I am not a member of the very popular Emily Henry fan club.
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