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Beach Read

Emily Henry

4.07 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful 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: No
emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional 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
funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I like rom-com books, but this was too much helpless romantic for me. If you like that, this book is 100% for you.

It had a nice backstory with the writing aspect, though.

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emotional funny hopeful medium-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

"When I watch you sleep," he said shakily, "I feel overwhelmed that you exist." 

Henry is an amazing author and truly understands the romcom genre. I love how this book feels like something Gus and January would write together — love with hints of sadness that draw you in.
She creates a reason for Gus to be cold that doesn't make me think he's just an absolute dickhead. I can't wait for the film, it will honestly break me. 
January is a strong main character, who defies the usual female protagonist stereotypes (needing a man to save her, not able to take sarcasm, etc), and a raw depiction of a woman in love.
emotional funny hopeful 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

A cute book. Not my favorite romance but I’m still happy I read it. 

“He was always leaning on something, like he couldn’t bear to hold all his own weight upright for more than a second or two. He lounged, he sprawled, he hunched and reclined. He never simply stood or sat. In college, I’d thought he was lazy about everything except writing. Now I wondered if he was simply tired, if life had beaten him into a permanent slouch, folded him over himself so no one could get at that soft center, the kid who dreamed of running away on trains and living in the branches of a redwood.”

infinity amount of stars
I can indeed confirm that this book lives up to the hype, januarygus I will never forget you
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated