Book Lovers is my first Emily Henry. She's one of booktok's darlings, and now she may be one of mine.
Nora Stephens is the kind of character that I doBook Lovers is my first Emily Henry. She's one of booktok's darlings, and now she may be one of mine.
Nora Stephens is the kind of character that I don't see myself in. She's New York City, through and through. She's not looking for her Hallmark movie moment. She wears impractical shoes and keeps her phone on at full volume at all times. A platinum blonde shark who only has two priorities in life: her sister Libby, and work.
God, I love her.
Delving into Nora was so refreshing. At times, when a character is very different from me, there can be a disconnect. Like the character isn't built up enough to be more than the most obvious traits about themselves. Nora felt full of depth and made so much sense to me, even though we have very little in common. She was someone I wanted to root for and wanted to see things work out for.
I went into this expecting romcom vibes, but realized this is what I consider more of a slice of life fiction, with a truly riveting love story. I loved all the quiet moments of reflection in the book. It perfectly encapsulates being a book lover and a reader, and how uniting the love of books really is. Though I didn't see myself in Nora or Libby or Charlie, I saw the book lover and I felt equally seen.
Speaking of Charlie - Oh my god, Charlie. He's so peak book boyfriend, it had me sweating. Like, at times I felt like I was betraying my boyfriend with how much this man had me swooning! He was the absolute perfect level of grumpy x 'the sun rises and sets with my girl' energy and to say I was obsessed would be putting it mildly.
In all honesty, I feel terrified to read more Emily Henry because how could this ever be topped or even met? (Sp)ahhhhhhh!
BRB gotta go send a co-professional bigfoot erotica ❤️...more
There's a feeling readers get. I believe it's a particular universally shared experience. It's why I love to read. It's when you're so immersed that eThere's a feeling readers get. I believe it's a particular universally shared experience. It's why I love to read. It's when you're so immersed that everything else truly falls away; there's a calmness because nothing exists except ink on page, text on screen, the movie playing in your head. For me, I'll get so caught up that it's like I'm the protagonist's shadow - I'm not them, but I am so close. And everything playing out on the page is the single most breathtaking moment, until the next.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches was a uniquely special experience for me. There wasn't a single iota of this book that didn't feel like an immensely warm hug. I read a negative review that brought up the stakes of the book being too low - and halleluiah for that! I wouldn't change a single thing, honestly. I made it through so little before knowing fully that this would be one of my new favorite books.
There was something so exquisite and serene about this story. The characters were lovable and diverse, the slow burn grumpy x sunshine romance was beyond perfection (a witch and a librarian? come ON), the descriptions were truly magical and I just cannot wait to get my hands on a physical copy because I plan to have it for many years until it's so well worn and read that it's falling apart....more
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