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Beach Read by Emily Henry

716 reviews

darineelbakry's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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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givemaribooks's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed this book and the characters. I particularly enjoyed the banter between January and Gus. Although I got annoyed at how Gus reacted when things got complicated and would sort of leave January hanging. He apologized after doing it the first time but then pretty much did the same thing again. I still loved the characters and the story overall though.

I do wish the book had had a different title and cover because it really does a disservice to the book. The title and cover give the impression of a fun breeze rom com but it’s not really that. Both characters are dealing with their past and January is dealing with the death of her father. Although there are fun moments, there are also some deeply sad ones. I don’t usually cry reading books but I did with this one. I also wish we would have gotten less mentions of his crooked mouth and rumpled hair, it was said A LOT.

Lastly, I will say that there was a throw away line in the book that bothered when January is describing Gus’ body that talks about him having a good body but not necessarily from “healthy habits” as if implying that only muscular/skinny people have healthy habits. There were other ways for the author to get her point across in a different way.

I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was great. I couldn’t stop listening once I started.

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readwithde's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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: Complicated

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destinyperry01's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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bookiewithacookie's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Funny and emosh and loveable x 10 million

I'd heard a lot about Beach Read from friends and fellow bookstagrammers, so went into it with medium-high expectations. It delivered in several different ways, including:

- Laugh out loud moments
- A weird yet surprisingly emotional storyline, armed with local cults and emotional familial betrayal
- A good level of spice
- Loveable characters that you'll still think about years later

For me, January was definitely a more relatable and enjoyable character to get to know. Gus had his moments, and I really enjoyed the ending - but this book very much felt like an exploration into January's mind and grief more than your typical romance book.

I'd definitely recommend, and will no doubt read again one summer in the future!

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