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Beach Read by Emily Henry

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: No

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emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

oh i loved these set of characters, starting when we got introduced to them (january and augustus). 
apparently i need romance books in my life now and i'm not mad about it. 
pop-culture references? i love. (t-swiffles, thelma and louise, etc.)



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emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really liked this book at first. I'd been in a reading slump and heard a lot of praise for this book so I picked it up, thinking it would be a fast, light-hearted book. It didn't exactly turn out that way, but I usually like to go into novels without knowing where they're going. 

To me, this book felt very...full. About 75-80% in, I kept wondering when it was going to end. I would've liked things to happen concurrently rather than one after another because the momentum just died suddenly in the last third. Also I really wished the book hadn't been so myopic by focusing on two male characters: the love interest and the deceased father. I think the women/women relationships were lacking, and in general the side characters weren't fleshed out as much. They remained pretty steadily in the background. 

Overall not a terrible read, but the ending left me feeling a bit lukewarm. 

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Loveable characters: Yes

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Cute ass romance, completely in love with Gus
Discussed some heavier topics which i wasn't expecting

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Strong character development: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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