Book Lovers
By Saumya Srivastav
Book name: Book Lovers
Author: Emily Henry
Rating: 4.5/5
"This book exists for me, for my darker self, for my ambitious self and for my manufactured and curated self."
If I have to define book lovers, it is a perfect representation of mohabbat-o-aashtii. In this book, Henry has perfectly portrayed the entangled layers of love and its importance in one's life. I love the relationship between two sisters Nora and Libby who have bonded over their mutual love for reading since childhood and the way Henry has discovered the dynamism caused by the presence of feminine energy. Reading this novel made me cry. I will admit that the majority of the aspects of this novel that I loved had to do with Nora, the protagonist, the bond between both girls and less so with the romance. I did really like Nora and Charlie's chemistry and the banter was adorable and amusing. Yet, Nora's past and the difficulties she encounters in this book are a little too familiar. I was devastated because some of the specifics of her upbringing and present circumstances struck me as being particularly comparable. Nora is a book lover and it's a great yes to this book as I know book lovers are the best. It is important to understand the background of one's character i.e. why the people are the way they are.
Yet, Book Lovers also tells the tale of two daughters who lost their mother when they were very young and had no one in the world to rely on and how their sadness gradually gave way to healing. In order to create a secure existence for herself and, in particular, for her unpredictable sister, Nora has battled in every manner imaginable. She cherished New York because it brought back happy memories of her mother and her family from the day she was born. For ten years, Nora was unable to move on, which also explains why she was not emotionally able to develop lasting partnerships.
Fate has its way as they say; Lastra and Nora separated their way in the sunshine as they were mature enough to choose responsibilities over partnership. Although the ending is very sweet and engaging like cherry toppings over cake. Following Libby's decision to manage their family business with Charlie's parents, Charlie is given to Nora as a Christmas present. The conclusion was inevitably happy and would have elicited a few "awwws" from the audience.
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