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Beach Read by Emily Henry

653 reviews

feyreofthestars's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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


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daenerystargaryen's review

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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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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cathyo_113's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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sophieamreacher's review

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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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hilivingston7's review

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emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

I liked it. Forced proximity, enemies to lovers who’ve secretly been fawning over each other not as enemies since the beginning. I thought it interesting to consider a romance novelist losing her faith in romance at the same time a more cynical writer may want to explore the nuance in a more optimistic way. Honestly only reason it’s not a 5 is I thought the spicey scenes were a little short after all the build up 

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mymoonlightlibrary's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0


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arianatee's review against another edition

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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

4.0

After listening to the audiobook for Happy Place earlier this year I finally understood the hype around Emily Henry books. I’m not gonna say they’re perfect or the best thing I’ve ever read but I love her settings, characters and writing. Can the characters be frustrating to read at times? Sure, absolutely. But most of the time I’m having a blast following along for the ride. 

January and Gus swapping literary genres and showing the other their process was such a fun adventure. She seemed ever the optimist despite all the bad things in her life and he seemed determined to not believe in those happy endings. By the end they rubbed off on each other and in a good way, I think. Clear communication is not their strong suit or bring entirely open about everything, but I know that’s how Emily Henry writes her characters and I don’t let it bother me too much. Without this formula we wouldn’t get some of the reveals that we do. 

It’s a solid four from me as I absolutely consumed the audiobook in just a few short days.

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anafora159's review

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

3.75


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cherryfreckle's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0


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itsbumley's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • 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

3.25


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