Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Beach Read by Emily Henry

888 reviews

pcharlotte15's review against another edition

3.5

emotional 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity

Minor: Infidelity

ripperboo's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent

nclausel25's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

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Still don’t understand why Gus and January were so obsessed with each other other than being hot, and their lack of communication just made me mad during the middle 3rd of the book. Overall good though, just not a very likeable protag

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol

fjordlock's review against another edition

1.5

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Yeesh. I was excited to see what the hype was about for Emily Henry. This is probably the worst start for me.

I found January as a protagonist to be insufferable and unrootable. I understand her dad dying and his betrayal was the domino that caused her life to spiral and leave her in a very fraught emotional state. Still, she makes assumptions out of everyone, from Gus to Sonya to her mom to her dad.

This book is simply “misunderstanding the book” because January cannot communicate or listen to anyone!

As a romance, it was okay on the surface. I like Gus and January's banter well enough, but a lot of the conflict stems from January's inability to talk to Gus and communicate all her resentment and concerns with him. It's annoying and even if I didn't connect with Gus, I wanted to tell him to leave her. There was no romantic chemistry to me at all.

The plot had potential, but it felt squandered. The idea of two authors swapping novels was cool. I liked the research of cults. Still, it was just something the characters did on the side. It's trying to be both women's lit and romance and fails at both since it couldn't pick a focus. It swung from carefree romance to heavy topics.

In the end, I was close to DNF-ing this book. However, it's only because I only had an hour left in the book that I powered through. It was such a slog and I skimmed towards the end because I really disliked being in January's POV. I am still willing to give Emily Henry one more chance since I see bones of a book I would like, but it's on thin ice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury

caitlin_davis22's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

cuppajo16's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity

emoryjoy's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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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I've been in a reading slump for the last few months and I am very glad this the book that broke me out out of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Car accident

chrysanthemum17's review against another edition

4.5

funny lighthearted tense 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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This book is so cute omg

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury

rayyc's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Vomit

mekmekreads's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent