Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Beach Read by Emily Henry

92 reviews

nineinchnails's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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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23/12/2023



i get something different from this book every time i read it. i don't think i'll ever not sob over gus and january and january's daddy issues. beach read you are very gorgeous to me!!!

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12/07/2021



this has earned 5 star status

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first read: 21/12/2020



it was a little too close to home and heavy for me personally as reading is my escape and i wasn’t really expecting it BUT it was amazing otherwise i felt like gus and january were with me while i was reading it and their fears were relatable and made me feel a little less alone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

Minor: Vomit

death cults

lisas_leseecke's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Dysphoria

Minor: Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

witcheslovingwitches's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-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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it’s always books with the silly little cartoon character covers that end up shattering your heart. what a feat of the genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol

tifalockhvrt's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful 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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At first it was pretty boring but maybe it had to do with the fact that I wasn't in a mood to read a romance book and I felt the writing was too much like a romance YA so I had to drop it and then I just kind of forgot about it, and when I finally felt in a good enough mood to read a romance I decided to give it a second chance... and I am SO glad I did.
It was so good, it was everything I didn't know I wanted in a romance story and all the characters feel so alive it's just wow 🩷
I owe you an apology Emily Henry. I wasn't really familiar with your game

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse

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

masona's review against another edition

4.0

emotional 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Vomit

dani_07's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous 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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First of all, I really liked this book. It was lighthearted and funny, but had serious moments. All of the characters were lovable, especially the main characters, January and Gus. I loved that the author was able to make me feel a rollercoaster of emotions. I like that the book is about more than just romance, and had moments that really made you stop and think. Probably my favorite part of the whole book was the setting. I live in Michigan and I thought this fictional place was so cute, and a great representation of Michigan. 

However, as much as I loved the book, I personally didn't think it was a five star read for multiple reasons.

One reason-the main reason-is Gus's marriage, everything about that plot point annoyed me.

I also disliked the beginning of the book, the first few chapters really bored me and I considered not finishing the book, but I powered through and ended up really liking it. Something else that bothered me was the cover and title of the book because it didn't fit with the story, and I hate when the title barely relates to the book. Overall, this was great book, and I would definitely recommend  it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse

deborahjaraja's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

cult trauma

queen_melliott's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury

amselot's review against another edition

3.0

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Vomit