Emily Henry is always a good go-to read for the month of February. Even though I really loved the tale of sisters and their relationship in Book Lovers, the spark between two publishing pros was romance heaven. Henry’s characters and their drive for family and love make Book Lovers a must read for romance lovers.

In this blog I offer a different type of book review­—one that’s combined with vocabulary building. In Book Lovers I found a couple of interesting words to explore.

From Book Lovers:

I huff. I wouldn’t call it bloodsport. I don’t revel in exsanguination. I do it for my clients.

exsanguination: noun, Medicine, the action of draining a person, animal, or organ of blood

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From Book Lovers:

Nothing makes a coterie of already neurotic authors quite so neurotic as publishing’s annual slow season.

coterie: noun, a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people

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From Book Lovers:

A force majeure intervened to keep him in San Antonio longer than planned. His appendix burst.  

force majeure: noun, 1. Law, unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone form fulfilling a contract. 2. Irresistible compulsion or greater force.

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What interesting words or terms have you found in your recent reading?

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 Definitions are typically from the dictionary that comes with my Mac or The New Oxford American Dictionary.

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To connect or learn more about Emily Henry and her books, find her at emilyhenrybooks.com.

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“The word is only a representation of the meaning; even at its best, writing almost always falls short of full meaning. Given that, why in God’s name would you want to make things worse by choosing a word which is only cousin to the one you really wanted to use?” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft