Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Beach Read by Emily Henry

717 reviews

jane_moriarty's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A romance novel with a subplot about a deadly cult in the Michigan woods and I thought it was only okay??

I explicitly saved this book for a holiday at the beach because I'm obsessed with reading the right book in the right location, but it seems like the timing wasn't right anyway. I wish this would have been more about the writing challenge and banter and rivalry and less drama and less January starting to cry as soon as Gus so much as mentions another woman. Of course it's still Emily Henry so it was enjoyable all in all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

amyisonline's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing 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, Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury

gabichatslit's review against another edition

5.0

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This is still “my perfectly favorite” book. Even after all these years. I was scared that it might not hit the way it had in the past but I’m happy to report, I’m still as emotional, giggly and happy as I was the first go around. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

lesliesorensen's review against another edition

5.0

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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IT'S SO GOOD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Physical abuse

garinatorsch55's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful 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 my introduction to romance novels, and I think it's a really good starting point.  While I do not gravitate toward the genre, the story and characters really did keep me hooked.  If I had to complain, I would say that

I would have prefer if there was not a proposal at the end.  Also, I see what she did there titling the chapter "Nine Months Later".  You playing with us, Emily? 😂

Great introduction to the genre, but I think my taste in romance is for more "realistic" and "surprising partnership" circumstances.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Death of parent

hilary89's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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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Fabulous narration and lovely romance story. This was my first Emily Henry and definitely won’t be the last.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent

skinneam's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

rachel_jones03's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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: N/A

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcohol

sestout's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful 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: 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

cielosiluminado's review against another edition

2.5

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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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.

don’t really understand why it’s titled “beach read” when the protagonists weren’t big fans of going there and they go there like max twice throughout the book?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity

Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury