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laurendenton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
anniefizzell's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Suicide, and Vomit
There is a side plot where characters are researching a su1cide cult for a novel. They go to the site of the tragedy, and to visit people who escaped, to get their stories. There’s nothing too graphically horrible described, as far as my memory serves. But if that’s something you’re sensitive to, just be wary! :)meghanm404's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Murder, and Physical abuse
kathshiroma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Minor: Terminal illness, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent
beamasalunga's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
“Sometimes life is very hard. Sometimes it demands so much of you that you start losing pieces of yourself as you stretch out to give what the world wants to take.”
I was bound to give Beach Read 3 stars until January and Gus pulled those romantic and intimate moments in the last two chapters of the book.
Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, and Terminal illness
februaryfriday's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
what i thought would be a steamy rom-com (not that there’s anything wrong with that at all, just usually not my personal preference) ended up being so much more than that. we didn’t only get a romance, but also a deeper and darker look into the characters’ mind and their backstories, which i appreciated a lot! in the end, it all just made perfect sense to me.
i loved the premise and i think it was really well executed. i became invested in the characters and their relationship pretty fast and it was super fun to see where this book took me.
i would definitely recommend it since it was super fun and exciting. i can see where all the love and hype for this book came from!
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, and Terminal illness
roseamillerg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Cursing
Minor: Vomit, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
mich_26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness
bookswithsoumi's review against another edition
- 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
Who might enjoy this book?: fans of the enemies-to-lovers trope and books about writers.
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Minor: Misogyny
danidamico's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Sí, Beach Read es un poco cursi, o muy cursi, dependiendo de cada lector, pero es un libro que se disfruta un montón. De hecho, ya estoy esperando con ansias la adaptación cinematográfica que aún no existe (alguien que la haga, porfa). Me gustaron mucho los personajes, me siento identificada con partes de ambos: considero que tengo una personalidad más "realista" al estilo de Gus, pero no puedo negar que el maratón de películas de Meg Ryan que organiza January también es muy yo. Literalmente lo hago cada navidad.
En fin, si les gustan los libros con: personajes que son escritores, romance, un poco de drama familiar, algunas reflexiones existenciales y un verano a orillas del lago, Beach Read es una buena opción.
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Grief, and Terminal illness