Emily HenryFiction · Romance·b. 1991
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Synopsis
Nora Stephens is a cutthroat literary agent, not the sweet small-town heroine who gets swept off her feet in the novels she sells. So when her sister Libby drags her to the tiny town of Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, for a month-long escape, Nora doesn't expect a fairy-tale transformation — and she certainly doesn't expect to keep running into Charlie Lastra, a brooding big-city editor she already can't stand.
But the more their paths cross, the harder it is to remember why they're supposed to be enemies. As Nora tries to give her burned-out sister the perfect getaway and untangle her own fear of being left behind, she starts to wonder whether the woman who never gets the guy might be writing her own story wrong.
Emily Henry's sharp, funny, and surprisingly tender romance is a love letter to books, to sisters, and to the people who don't fit neatly into anyone else's plot.
How it reads
Prose complexity 1/10
Spice level
3.0 avg spice
Content warnings (1)
Sexual Content
- 30/06 - I'm not sobbing, you are 01/07 - I'm actually a sucker for the HEA and although this one did give me an almost hallmark HEA, the build up to it was not fun. There was ANGST, there was MISCOMMUNICATION and most importantly there was a hot cousin who just wants to treat you right and make sure you don't trip and mess up your heels (yes Shepard, I might have a tiny crush on you too) Firstly, I enjoyed the fact that it was the ‘girl who gets left behind' that became our main character. Did she end up going to a small town and finding romance? OK, yes, BUT she still girl bossed and didn't let romance throw her entire life as she knew it out of a box tied with a neat ribbon like the movies (and all her exes apparently). It's almost refreshing to have a character similar to my own age, so I can relate to them better on some things, such as an unspoken need to protect loved ones and ensure that you can do by them the best you can. But unlike Nora-at-the-beginning-and-most-of-the-middle, I understand you can't protect them forever, and they need to learn how to fight their own battles. Seeing Nora open up to this is a massive growth step, and it left me very happy. Charlie, oh wow. 5'11, broody with a rent-stabilized apartment? Those last three words had me gunning for him as soon as I read the words. Even better, he didn't make Nora choose between her dream job or him, but actually communicated and worked something with her. This book made me feel all sorts, and I'm looking forward to my next Emily Henry read.
- I liked it. I loved the banter in the book! However, it gets knocked down in the rating because of the end. I don't like that. I felt like she (the author) was following all the tropes and then she didn't. I don't like how Nora just left and although she said she loved him, she still left and had ZERO intentions of going back to him, even knowing that his family was the reason he stayed. Which was interesting because she did so much for her family. She's going to put herself first, there's nothing wrong with it, it just didn't seem like she was as invested. The jury is out on whether they'll stay together...
- ⭐ 4.5 Stars<br><br>It was amazing! I loved how Emily Henry took the cliché of "people going to small towns to find happiness" and turned it upside down.<br><br>Even though Nora's relation with her sister was very special, it felt a bit repetitive at times. I wished Nora let go of her parental roll with Libby sooner, I mean they're both adults, it made me not enjoy the sister that much. I really wanted more romance and time with Charlie. <br><br>But either way I enjoyed the story and the characters a lot. There were very funny moments in emails and texts and the chemistry and flirting was perfect.
- Aquele livro que a gente pega pra ler sem pretensão nenhuma, e quando se dá conta tá tão envolvido na história que não consegue mais parar de ler. Nora e Charlie simplesmente foram feitos um para o outro. E a autora constrói tão bem esses personagens que é como se a gente conhecesse eles. Tanto que a gente sabe exatamente o que vai acontecer, não só por esse livro ser um romance, mas sim por conhecer muito bem os personagens!
- <div>Banter: 10/10. <br>Swoon: 5/10. <br>Overall Story: ✨✨✨. <br>Not my favorite Emily Henry, but definitely a book worth a good rant!</div>
- East Coast Girls traveling book 1 ✅ Surprisingly, I loved this book because I can relate to the FMC. This is the only EH book I’ve enjoyed.
- <div>Only Emily Henry can make me want to believe in love <3</div>
- All I have to say is that this one is a really special book for me
- I think this book just wasn’t my taste.
- 2.5