There was no wit in them, no one with an upper hand trying to win the discussion. The conversations between Nora & Charlie were so dull. Other than the obvious over-exaggeration of tropes, I think this novel also failed for me because of several other factors. 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.

I hope you enjoy reading it more than I enjoyed reading the book. Because this was titled ‘Book Lovers’, I had some hope, but alas! Here is the review. Predictable story, bland characters, pretentious & dull dialogues & the complete absence of romance or heat or sexual tension. I despise romance genre as a whole, but with these books, it’s a whole other level of suffering when I read them. Hi Readers! My complete loathing for Emily Henry books continues with her latest novel Book Lovers.

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