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Beach Read by Emily Henry

50 reviews

geoalice23's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent

kevin2's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

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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!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness

madison_mls's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny 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: Yes

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This was a fun dabble into contemporary romance! I kinda liked that there were quite a few unexpected routes this book took with the darker themes. I do believe Emily Henry may be converting me to a romance girly

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

reid23's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

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i really loved this book. it is a romance equally heart-wrenching and heart-warming. The characters are complex and lovable. I felt January’s emotions as if they were my own, and was laughing and sobbing by the end. Very highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Grief, Death of parent

sebradley29's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

diana_raquel's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny 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

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"Sometimes life is very hard. Sometimes it demands so much of you that you start losing pieces of yourself as you stretch out to give what the world wants to take.”

This is partially my fault, I'll admit to that!

The last book that I read by Emily Henry - People we meet on Vacation- was a "so-so book". I did like it at first but then I lost interest. And friends-to-lovers is not my trope! And I thought that I was the first and last book that I would read by this author. But then Beach Read was published and seemed like something that I would like, so I gave it a chance. 

To me, this is another "so-so book". I admit that there are some aspects where Henry's has improved. 

To me, Gus love for January didn't seemed so obsessive, bu there were some cringe parts. 

However, just like in the last book, I lost interest. 

I think that this will be the last book that I read from Henry!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness

Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit

khloereads86's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny reflective medium-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

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I loved this one so much more this time than the first time I read it a couple years ago. January & Gus <3 both healing and trying to be their best for themselves and each other. It was so sweet and funny and real. Emily Henry books always feel like home 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

tigertheory's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Title is exactly what you’re getting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Suicide, Car accident

jaydub0221's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy