libby. her character was never fleshed out enough to be even a little interesting. she has 2 outbursts throughout the story and each time i thought they'd be break throughs in making her have something to really say. but no. she had a different perspective on her upbringing than her sister which was interesting enough but her life wasn't interesting enough to have motivations. she has babies, that's all i gathered. Since you’re so near to King Cross Station (an eight-minute walk), you’ll just have to go visit the famous spot where Harry enters the wizarding world for the first time! i wish i was capable of a teaspoon of the banter, humour, and snark that comes out of charlie and noras mouths. they are seriously a match made in heaven. You can expect live performances with a beer in hand, discussions about famous Scottish authors and their lives, interesting details about pubs with literary histories and lots more.

just kidding. this is the same person who genuinely said yesterday that the rain was holding out for her walk home exclusively. i have no problem with indulging in narcissism, so: Magical,delightful, andutterly one of a kind:Emily Henry’s writing is a gift to the world. I’ve loved every single one of her books more than the previous, to the point that I cannot wait to see what her next title will do to me!” The Writer’s Museum is dedicated to three of Scotland’s greatest literary figures: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.when she moved to romance, her books felt less like My Books, ones written specifically for me, but it was kind of wonderful to see them be The Book for so many other people. Emily Henry is an incredible talent and this book proves that she’s brilliant at writing nuanced protagonists with stunning romantic chemistry. Nora and Charlie were just pitch perfect together. I will however say that I think this book is poorly marketed by labeling this as “rivals to lovers” because they simply are not rivals. They barely know each other and have had a vaguely bad first meeting but that does not a rival make. But I digress, they were fantastic together and Charlie made me swoon so many times! I loved all of their scenes and their love confessions actually made me cry.

This bookshop in Edinburgh won Independent Bookshop of the Year in 2019, beating all other bookshops in the UK and Ireland, and it’s a very well deserved title. Charming, earnest, and clever, Book Lovers isSchitt’s Creekfor book nerds. A total delight for anyone who’s ever secretly rooted for the career girl in a Hallmark movie. Nobody does it quite like Emily Henry.”

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Nora is complex, deep, funny, and relatable. She’s like blood dripping from fangs as Emily describes it. Charlie says all the right things. i love the way Charlie can read Nora like a book (pun intended) i love the way Emily henry describes the men in her books. Their chemistry was tangible. Their emotions were deep. They are beautifully flawed puzzles pieces that fit together. i admire them so much. if there’s anything emily henry can put her whole ass and tits into, it’s creating the best characters. The city has connections to historic Edinburgh writers such as Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott as well as modern authors such as Ian Rankin and J.K.Rowling so there’s something for every kind of book lover. Tip: There are also some wonderful Japanese restaurants in the area so if you’re as obsessed with ramen or katsu curry as we are then you’re in the right place. the ending had me squealing and running laps around the neighborhood. it was so cute and wholesome.

Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-10-g1236 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9898 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-2000354 Openlibrary_edition There’s a wealth of literary history to explore in Hamstead. You can pay a visit to the romantic poet Keats’ house, go plaque hunting for the many famous writers who’ve lived there, like Daphne Du Maurier who lived there for two years (her father and grandfather are buried in the local church), George Orwell, and Aldous Huxley. Nora.” He just barely smiles. “You’re in books. Of course you don’t have a life. None of us do. There’s always something too good to read.” nora is me. i can’t describe her another way. i have never read a character who so closely resembles my personality (frances from conversation with friends resembles the way i think + my self reflections, but nora’s personality is just completely me). emily henry crawled inside my brain and took my thoughts and my experiences. wow. If only the book was solely about them, however this book also focuses on Nora’s complex dynamic with her younger sister, Libby, and while I think that dynamic was well explored I personally simply did not care. It takes up so much of the narrative and so much mental space for Nora that her romance actually felt like a side plot to her relationship with Libby. The story just did not feel balanced particularly because it is marketed as a romance and her relationship with Charlie is not centralized nearly as much as her relationship with Libby.As a blond woman who is obsessed with books, skincare, Peloton, and my spare room closet...and who also works in a super male-dominated field with resting bitch face and zero desire for children...yes. Yes, I loved Nora. The pop culture references...the witty banter...the tongue in cheek meta-talk about romance novels and their cliched characters...the writing itself. All of it. Loved it. Every second. I mean, just look at this: On the shelves, you’ll find a mix of popular modern releases from the past few decades as well as all the classics you can think of. Lucy lies in the tomb of her kin, a lordly death house in a lonely churchyard, away from teeming London, where the air is fresh, and the sun rises over Hampstead Hill, and where wild flowers grow of their own accord.”