When Emily introduced Charlie Lastra for the first time, I knew I'll fall in love with him, sorry Nora but I already fell for him before you did. But, this review will be about these two feelings toward each other. So, Nora, this one is for you, I won't take Charlie from you.
Book Lovers, written by Emily Henry, became one of Amazon's best-selling fiction romance-comedy novels. I googled for the reviews, turns out it is on the first list of Goodreads' Most Anticipated Romance Novels published in 2022. With all my impulsiveness, I purchased it through Amazon, regretting why I didn't buy it sooner as it was published. The 384 pages were winning my heart (I know it sounds so hyperbolic, but that's the truth).
Nora Stephens and her sister, Libby, planned a vacation to Sunshine Falls, leaving the bustling city of New York for a month. It was obviously Libby's idea because she had her own reason to lure her Sissy (how Libby addressed Nora). Spoiler alert, it was a plot twist that Nora's perspective never expected before, but it succeeded in building the character of Nora Stephens tho.
Unfortunately, at Sunshine Falls, Nora met Charlie Lastra again after 2 years he ditched Nora's client's masterpiece. Thank God she mistook Charlie as a local hot guy of Sunshine Falls the first time they coincidentally ran into each other in a cafe. Nora wasn't wrong at all, Charlie Lastra was from Sunshine Falls, he was the hot Sunshine Falls guy. Goode's Lily Cottage, the cottage Nora and her sister stayed in, was run by Charlie Lastra's parents. What a coincidence, but Sunshine Falls was a small town and they definitely would run into each other again and again.
Nora and Charlie developed that complicated relationship as they worked together on a project as a colleague. Yash, Charlie insisted on joining Nora's oldest, most sensitive, highest-earning client's project, Frigid. You should just read their love lines as it should reach the stage of intimacy, you can imagine that kind of the 30-ish person's love story.
I won't criticize the whole story of Book Lovers because it was somehow realistic. I know some lines are not the kind of story I want to hear, but Emily makes it as natural as possible. The bond between Nora and her sister was described in true-to-life action, I can imagine having that kind of bond in a sibling relationship. The family matters included made me realize that every character had their own struggle. Their other sides were exposed and I found they might be vulnerable in their own ways.
However, I still hope there will be an explanation about some supporting characters as I want to know their own ending. It's definitely for Shepherd and Amaya.
Overall, Book Lovers is not an overrated novel. Still, it is a great job of Emily Henry; she deserves those loves. It is worth reading when you need a cheesy romantic comedy for your gloomy day. I bet the not-so-tough Nora Stephens and the so-care-yet-flirty Charlie Lastra will make your day.
"So if you're the 'wrong kind of woman,' then I'm the wrong kind of man." -Charlie Lastra
Playlist I listened to while reading Book Lovers (credit to cadie)
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