My thoughts:
Although I gave this a 3 out of 5, it is still a great rom com book. It is not my usual read for this blog, however, my iPad, which is my ebook reader of choice is doing a slow death so this is a paperback I got for Christmas. Therefore, not an advanced copy, and not a YA book. Still, I am happy to give my physical copy away.
What I liked about this book for YA readers is that although it's about "old people," I mean the characters could very well be 30, so ancient, it is a great beach read. These are the exact books I like to read in the summer when the whole day stretches in front of me with nothing more pressing than finding shade and enjoying the trade winds and a book.
The author knows all the Hallmark channel movie tropes and turns them on its head. It has a jilted lover, big city character that find themselves in a small town, complicated families, small town struggles, big shark in a small pond, smoking hot nemesis, other smoking hot other, etc. However, what Ms. Henry does to these tropes is entertaining. The characters will not be memorable to me by the end of summer, however, it was a great story while it lasted.
From the Publisher:
One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming...
Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.
Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.
If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.
Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.
Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.
If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.
Publishing Information:
Author: Emily Henry
Publisher: Berkley Press (May 3, 2022)
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