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Beach Read by Emily Henry

272 reviews

microbemom's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

The really enjoyed this one but found the title and the cover misleading.  There is very little beach in this book and the beach reading doesn’t come until the end.  I think there could have been a better title.  Otherwise,  I did think this was an entertaining read.

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Content Warnings

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

angietheace's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Cancer

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual content

brooke_e_martin's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

alexandrafren's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-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? Yes

2.75

Strong characters and writing, poor pacing. Characters are also borderline alcoholics and it’s just totally normalized. Dialogue feels like it’s trying to mimic Gilmore Girls, which works in most places, but feels extremely cringy in others, like when January and Pete first meet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer

kaylameaux's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism

gabbylandis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book was such a beautiful commentary on love, family, grief, loss, and growing into your career. I loved this book. Emily Henry’s insights on personal growth are simply inspiring and had me hooked. I also loved the journey of the writing process and how Janie and Gus’s writing coincided with the plot of the book. The ending was satisfying. 0.5 off for extremely misplaced sex scenes (who has a breakdown and then gets railed?!) and some… interesting… verb choices for touching someone else nicely (really? scraping???) but overall a great novel. Henry should be proud of herself. This is one I would return to again after sitting on it for a little.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit

fanboyriot's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

Read For:
Quick Read

Hurt/Comfort

Summer Read

Author x Author

Beach Read (much like the title says)

Honestly, I wasn't feeling this one as much.  The characters were okay but at times really annoying.  The relationship felt rushed and a bit too forced.  After they admit their feelings it’s revealed they always felt that way since they were in college… it just kinda comes out of nowhere.  Then there was the ending.  I love romance books as much as the next person but that was way too cliché and just really annoying.  I will say I did like some of the banter was pretty good and I did like the cozy summer vibes it had.

(First Person POV)

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Rep: Idk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death, Alcohol, Cancer, and Cursing

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Vomit

michmoo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit and Cancer

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Domestic abuse

ellacat11's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

Great book, good characters and development. Ending was slightly sudden and could have used a bit more detail. Overall, I liked it but not as much as Henry’s other two books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Sexism, Vomit, and Suicide

Description of cult, disturbing stories/descriptions of cult-related violence

jaydub0221's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Car accident, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship