Book Lovers

 by Emily Henry

I am always drawn to books about libraries and bookstores.  When I picked this up I didn't realize it would be a rom-com and a very poor one at that.  This book was SO PREDICTABL!!

It is the story of an uptight book agent in New York who feels responsible for her younger sister and her family.  She is a workaholic, known as "the shark" in the office.  Many of oher love interests have left her and the big city for life in the country in one place or another.

She meets a book editor for lunch one day and the two immediately dislike each other.

Her sister, who is 5 months pregnant with her third child, decides that she needs a holiday so they should go to a town that is featured in a best seller romance novel. The sister also has a to do list for them (her sister) while they are there, including wear flannel, kiss a stranger, save a local business..... see what I mean about predictable.

The main character reluctantly agrees thinking it will be good for her sister.  She finds the town doesn't live up to the rustic charm of the book.  She is shocked to find that the book editor is in the town, trying to help his parents who are running a failing bookstore in town.  Sparks fly of course between them as they agree to work together on editing a book by one of the author's the woman represents.

In the end the woman's sister and her husband decide to move to the small town as it is more affordable for them.  The love interest says he has to stay to help his parents.  But in the end of course he does leave his family in good hands and return to New York to be with her.

Not a very interesting, engaging read as far as I was concerned.  I ended up skipping pages (including the mild juicy bits) just to get to the end.