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Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
I did like the author’s note at the end. It made a little more sense of her headspace for the book.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Vomit, Car accident
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
I’m finally caught up in the Emily Henry universe with this one! I will admit, I came into this with really high expectations because I know this is a lot of people’s faves. It didn’t beat out Funny Story for me, but it was cute.
Beach Read follows FMC January. She’s a romance author and following a bit of a rough patch in her life, moves out to her late dad’s lake house to finish her next book and empty out the house to sell. It also follows MMC, Augustus, who is January’s neighbor. He’s also an author, incredibly grumpy and sexy, and has a complicated past with January…
This did capture my attention from the beginning! The banter between characters early on is really good! I did find myself a bit bored and dragging through the middle of the story. A bit insta-lovey and miscommunication for my taste. But I will say, the characters do a good job of working through their miscommunication. I appreciated the real life issues and emotions from the side plots. Overall a cute love story! Just didn’t completely grip my attention from start to finish.
“Just tell me what you want for once. That's all I'm asking you to do.”
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury
And that was the moment I realized: when the world felt dark and scary, love could whisk you off to go dancing; laughter could take some of the pain away; beauty could punch holes in your fear. I decided then that my life would be full of all three.
january and gus were actually really cute and endearing. i really like how this was written and how their relationship progressed naturally. some things other (minor) characters did had me feeling meh, especially when those characters were given a type of redemption arc which i wasn’t about. but the book was still entertaining overall.
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity
Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury
i have a few gripes with the way gus thinks everyone was a waste of time except for january in school, but i guess it fits his angsty vibe? also january saying dumb bunny is weird. some typical romance tropes like the leaning and “dark eyes,” but it doesn’t take away from the enjoyment of the book overall. it’s nothing groundbreaking, but it’s a good introduction to romance if you’re looking for one.
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit