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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
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity
Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury
lighthearted
relaxing
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was kinds boring. At the end i got kind of frustrated with the overall message of the book, it felt very patronizing I do NOT like cheaters and I hate that the book sort of ended with a “well, you can’t help who you fall in love with 🤷🏻♀️” bullshit. Like you can also NOT cheat on your wife 🙄 .
A lot of the book was telling instead of showing, so by the end of the book I didn’t really feel connected to the characters.
The relationship between the main characters was cute, but if I would’ve been her, I would’ve given up on him a long time ago😭.
A lot of the book was telling instead of showing, so by the end of the book I didn’t really feel connected to the characters.
The relationship between the main characters was cute, but if I would’ve been her, I would’ve given up on him a long time ago😭.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol
Minor: Car accident
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse
Minor: Sexism
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
I bought Beach Read to read at the beach, thinking it was just another cute rom-com. Although this book is a fun romance book, I wasn't prepared for its emotional layers. The issues Gus and Janie experienced with their parents(and their coping mechanisms) were alarmingly relatable. The book's plot was also very well executed, every time you feel like the story couldn't have any more twists/layers, another one would show up. In conclusion, Beach Read surprised me and I loved it in every way!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
J'ai beaucoup aimé cet ouvrage. Je m'attendais à ce que la traduction ne me plaise pas, mais finalement, elle était très bien. J'avoue que la voix du personnage principal masculin m'a tout de même fait cringe au début. Sinon, à part ça, la narratrice a fait un superbe job. L'auteure est excellente, comme toujours. Je suis fan d'elle et surtout de sa plume (j'ai lu en anglais et écouté en français). J'ai passé un très bon moment et je me sens d'attaque pour lire un autre livre.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Infidelity, Vomit
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
- the letters from her dad did not add much meaning to the story, maybe that was on purpose but it did not reveal anything more than what had already been shown to us from januarys inner thoughts
- more flashbacks from college would have shown more and not told more
- maybe the book would have benefitted from gus' perspective, he was a complex character and his vulnerable moments almost fell flat for me
- the dialogue sounded unnatural throughout the book, especially considering there was supposed to be 'enemies to lovers' banter
- they were never really enemies...? just wrote about different stuff, i mean i know the point of enemies to lovers is they both realize they are kind of similar but they were mean to each other at the beginning for almost no reason, college flashbacks would have helped tell this part of the story better
- i love the banter as their relationship progressed, more spicy banter at the beginning would have been better
- the plot 'twists' idk if u can even call it that were kind of abrupt and felt too on the nose for me, like they were just included for the sake of plot progression
- the cult plotline felt icky to me...i feel like henry included it just to add a shock factor to the book or something...also why were they literally having sex after every cult plotline :(
- the stuff with January's parents was so important and I don't think Emily henry did service to that plotline, especially Januarys relationship with her mom
- more about both characters writing process, personal bias i would have thought it was interesting story telling device
- more show not tell overall, in the love proclamations in the vulnerable moments everything
all in all good not great, plot was a little boring, it had a nice setup but the main plot device of them swapping genres for the summer fell into the background to their love story and didn't interplay that well, I recommend this for anyone in a reading slump the book is easy to read and has a straightforward predictable plot, maybe it will make you blush a little bit and we all know instant dopamine helps propel you back into reading
- more flashbacks from college would have shown more and not told more
- maybe the book would have benefitted from gus' perspective, he was a complex character and his vulnerable moments almost fell flat for me
- the dialogue sounded unnatural throughout the book, especially considering there was supposed to be 'enemies to lovers' banter
- they were never really enemies...? just wrote about different stuff, i mean i know the point of enemies to lovers is they both realize they are kind of similar but they were mean to each other at the beginning for almost no reason, college flashbacks would have helped tell this part of the story better
- i love the banter as their relationship progressed, more spicy banter at the beginning would have been better
- the plot 'twists' idk if u can even call it that were kind of abrupt and felt too on the nose for me, like they were just included for the sake of plot progression
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- the stuff with January's parents was so important and I don't think Emily henry did service to that plotline, especially Januarys relationship with her mom
- more about both characters writing process, personal bias i would have thought it was interesting story telling device
- more show not tell overall, in the love proclamations in the vulnerable moments everything
all in all good not great, plot was a little boring, it had a nice setup but the main plot device of them swapping genres for the summer fell into the background to their love story and didn't interplay that well, I recommend this for anyone in a reading slump the book is easy to read and has a straightforward predictable plot, maybe it will make you blush a little bit and we all know instant dopamine helps propel you back into reading
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse