![]() ![]() Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. Nora Stephens’ life is books-she’s read them all-and she is not that type of heroine. ![]() It’s a perfect page-turner for bookworms who’ve become jaded from reading too many romances featuring super-sweet heroines and ultra-manly heroes mingling in idealized small towns. In Book Lovers, a humorous study on bringing that “other woman’s” point of view to light, Emily Henry won me over with her smart, witty novel. Trade paperback, 373 pages (392 with end matter)Įver wonder about the backstory of the “other woman” in those romantic Hallmark movies? You know who I’m talking about, right? She’s the Successful Big-City Lady who’s dating that Rich Big-City Guy just before he goes off to some tiny hamlet in the middle of nowhere (purportedly “for business”) and falls in love with the Small-Town Sweetheart who miraculously shows him that there are more important things in life than living in a city that never sleeps and having access to excellent carryout around every corner… ![]() See how the utterly delightful New York Times bestseller Book Lovers hits Blake Snyder’s 15 story beats. ![]()
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