Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Beach Read by Emily Henry

49 reviews

zaramartin97's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

folkofthebook's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

She learned to let it out, bit by bit, and that sometimes, it was okay to let a little ugliness into your story. That it would never rob you of all the beauty.

this was a super sweet romance with a lot of laughs and a little angst. january and gus's journey from a (one-sided) rivalry to reacquaintances to friends to lovers felt well-paced and organic. i always love me a total simp mmc and gus definitely fit the bill, even when january was mistaking it for his superiority complex (which was kinda true too lol).

i enjoyed the aspect of them both being writers as well and how fiction and storytelling are used to not only work through our own lives, but to change them. i'm not really sure how i feel about january's dad with the affair, but i think at least as a dad the relationship between him and january was touching.

this wasn't as emotionally devastating as i was expecting it to be, but i felt like it did a good job working a bit through some topics of trauma and grief. there were also a lot of humorous moments, i absolutely loveddd january and gus's dry banter. honestly what made it a 4.5 for me.

i'm excited to read more by emily henry, but this was a solid book to start with!

If you think the story has a sad ending, it’s because it’s not over yet.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit, Death, Death of parent, and Car accident

daenerystargaryen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, and Cancer

Minor: Car accident and Mental illness

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5
I enjoyed the characters and the relationship with family but I found this book very slow and also that not a lot was going on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Violence

mirandalikesbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Emily Henry always makes great things happen. I knew this would be good before I even opened it. I think this book is a relatable exploration of living and falling in love even through grief and brokenness. 

I will say some of the true romance of this novel felt a little over the top for me to the point that I didn't resonate with this one nearly as much as the last couple Henry books I read. Still good and worth reading though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

alexiconic's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

It was a fun, wholesome read and there was a lot that I loved: Gus and January's chemistry, the premise (I was in the same predicament of writing on a deadline), two very different people trying to write as though they are different... it was a great way to have the characters spend time together and to make "enemies" or rivals to lovers work.

But... 

The ending was too rushed: In the second half of the book, the problems felt way too serious for such a fast resolution! I didn't always enjoy January's character (a personal peeve) or the miscommunications between Gus and January, although those were often, blessedly, quickly resolved.

also, sleeping and sexing in a tent next to a burnt out cult home? are we supposed to think this is hot??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Terminal illness, Cancer, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Violence

mmadill227's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcohol and Car accident

potion96's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Car accident and Alcoholism

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, Addiction, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Grief, Infidelity, Abandonment, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

tigerkind's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Title is exactly what you’re getting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Cancer, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Suicide, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, and Car accident