slow burn
This took a while for me to get into especially with the past and current flow of things. Drives me bunkers but after a while I enjoyed it and looked forward to knowing what happened in the past and present.
This took a while for me to get into especially with the past and current flow of things. Drives me bunkers but after a while I enjoyed it and looked forward to knowing what happened in the past and present.
I love a good friends to lovers story but this one was by far a favorite! Poppy and Alex had so much palpable chemistry from the jump and the yearning was just what I needed! Emily Henry has away of creating such fun dialogue and situations to put these lovely characters in and I loved
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It’s all about the theme! This book is so easy to fall into. From the beginning you feel loyal to Poppy and anyone who doesn’t fall in love with Alex is crazy! They are perfect friends, until each realizes that’s not nearly enough. Bit love is tricky. Lives take over. Fear is real. And not
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I have owned this book since it came out but I couldn’t get past chapter one. This week I decided to read it. It took two days because I couldn’t put it down. The story is so beautiful. I’m not sure why I couldn’t get into it because yesterday that chapter was so good! Maybe
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Emily Henry has written a lovely romantic comedy. Both Poppy and Alex grow – learning how to find love and fulfillment. I really enjoyed the structure of the story – weaving the present and past to help us understand the evolution of Alex and Poppy’s relationship. Emily Henry does a nice job of balancing humor
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easy, light-hearted read that leans hard into witty banter and dry sarcasm. The chemistry is fun, the travel vibes are cozy, and the dialogue carries most of the charm. It’s predictable in a comforting way, not groundbreaking, but perfect if you want something low-stress, funny, and easy to breeze through. Great palate-cleanser book with solid
A Breezy, Sarcastic Escape That’s Easy to Love Read More »
I know some serious literary writers and readers don’t take Emily Henry very seriously since she’s a romance writer, but on a technical level, her writing is damn good. Here’s a few examples. She uses metaphors well. This one is simple, but very fitting for the character’s personality—“Alex’s shoulders life, like he’s a turtle retracting
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Book Lovers was my first Emily Henry book, and I thought it was great. People We Meet on Vacation was my second, and it had everything I didn’t know was missing from Book Lovers. Totally loved this book and gobbled it up. Poppy did feel a little un relatable to me at first and seemingly
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I’m not usually a huge friends to lovers fan, but I enjoyed Poppy and Alex’s story, a lot! Poppy Wright is a travel blogger living in the Big Apple. After falling out with her best friend, Alex, she is determined to revive the summer trip of her younger years. She misses him more than anything
“Tomorrow we will love each other a little more, and the next day, and the next day. And even on those days when one or both of us is having a hard time, we’ll be here, where we are completely known, completely accepted, by the person whose every side we love wholeheartedly.” This is my
An delightful homage to When Harry Met Sally. Read More »