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Beach Read by Emily Henry

961 reviews

chantinelle23's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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jenreads92's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a slow start for me, but I liked the ending. I hated that her dad cheated on her mom. And her mom’s refusal to even discuss it was tough. I was also a bit thrown off by the cult and the way he blew hot and cold so much, but in the end it made sense and came together. Not my favorite of her books - I like Happy Place better. But I do like her character development.

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tnemelce's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

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heidijoyj's review against another edition

cancer in first few pages. couldn't.

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abbeyrwinland's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This wasn’t my FAVORITE book by Emily Henry. I liked Gus and January but I didn’t fully vibe with either of them, like I didn’t feel a connection with either of them to really really draw me in. I did like the overall message behind the book. I will say the chapter that brought this book up from 3 stars to 3.5 stars would be chapter 25. Iykyk. I liked it but like I said wasn’t my favorite

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lmm0's review against another edition

5.0

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 cynical romance author who no longer believes in love & a brooding literary writer stuck in a creative rut find themselves neighbors for the summer—both broke, blocked, and battling their own disillusionments. Augustus Everett, known for crafting dark, tragic fiction, and January Andrews, a bestselling romance writer with a flair for happy endings, couldn't be more different—until a spontaneous challenge flips their worlds. For 3 months, he’ll write something hopeful, and she’ll attempt a weighty literary novel. She drags him on whimsical, rom-com-worthy adventures, while he pulls her into interviews with death cult survivors. The goal? Finish their books and prove that opposites don’t attract. Falling in love? Definitely not part of the deal.
Did a combo of physical, audio & digital - I finished last night and wanted to sleep on my thoughts before reviewing... Woke up still feeling it was a 5-star read (surprise, surprise). Funny Story & Book Lovers are still tied for 1st place in my ranking of Emily Henry books, with this one next, and then Happy Place. Up next - People We Meet on Vacation, then Great Big Beautiful Life! I got a fair share of chuckles in with Beach Read, and I definitely got in my feels when it came to January's complicated relationship with her father (IYKYK). I'm super close with my dad, so I couldn't help but put myself in our FMC's shoes - as awful as that may sound - but I think that's why this book hit harder than Happy Place. Again, Emily Henry is SO GOOD at writing relatable characters, ones you just fall in love with - even if you promise not to.

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mollydolly2404's review against another edition

2.0

🎖️ Low 2 Stars

DESCRIPTION

A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.

Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast. They're polar opposites. In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block. Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She'll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he'll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.

FORMAT

Digital - Kindle

REVIEW

★★☆☆☆

Although the story started to pick up towards the end, it wasn’t overly engaging.

I liked both January and Gus, and wished we got to see more of their blossoming relationship.

I didn’t enjoy the stuff regarding her dad.

Overall, this book was fine, but I would not recommend. It didn’t live up to the hype.

SPICE

Moderate 🌶️🌶️

TROPES

📖 Enemies to Lovers
📖 Rivals
📖 Forced Proximity

READING LOG

▫️2024

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ginabyeg's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A lighthearted romance, that had surprisingly more depth than I would have expected. While the characters aren’t overly developed, the way their backstories influence who they are in the book is clearly depicted. The author also captures a bit of the complexities of being human, and having multiple and sometimes conflicting emotions at once.

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cosmicwillow's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lovely as usual! i really enjoyed this, and it was great to dive into this world. henry always writes stories that just suck me in and are hard to put down!

my only real gripes with this book is that the title and cover design are definitely misleading; they feel way more ocean and/or destination beach-coded, and frankly, despite it all tying together neatly at the end, there just isn’t enough beach or beach reading time to justify the title. also god i fucking hate the name gus. it just makes me think of gus from cinderella and he is annoying as hell.

overall a fun read tho!

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happyknitter2020's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

My first Emily Henry. The characters felt real & alive. Two writers, hurt by life, heal each other.

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