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Beach Read by Emily Henry

711 reviews

sshclln's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content

anyoutette's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse

annamorgan27's review against another edition

3.0

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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury

nata_watson13's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Sexual content

Minor: Cursing

amandatory13's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Yes

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Why is it called beach read if they are almost never on the beach

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

grumpyreading's review against another edition

4.0

emotional 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: Complicated

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🏝️ Beach Read by Emily Henry 🏝️

MY RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Augustus Everett, a literary fiction author, and January Andrews, a romance writer, are polar opposites. Both struggling with writer's block, they end up in neighboring beach houses for the summer. They strike a deal: Augustus will write something happy, while January will tackle the Great American Novel. She’ll show him romantic spots; he’ll take her to interview cult members. No one will fall in love. Really.

Emily Henry does it again! I read this book a few years ago and didn’t like it, and now that I’ve been reading all of her other books I decided to try again and really enjoyed it. I loved January and Gus, and felt a lot of what they were dealing with felt very real and helped them develop as characters. Their backstories were not one-dimensional, and I feel like they made sense together. Like her other books, this one talked about some intense topics and the characters were definitely going through things, but it still felt lighthearted and sweet. I’d love to have read this on a beach! 

Read this if you like: 

• enemies to lovers
• bookish characters 
• dating lessons ish 

Vibes: ⛱️✍️📚☕️🕶️🎥🤠🛥️✉️

Song that matches the vibe: To Love by Suki Waterhouse 

Full review including content warnings on my StoryGraph. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol

efletcher2014's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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: Child abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Pregnancy

lavrka's review against another edition

3.5

relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism

francineh98's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny reflective 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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Beach Read surprised me—not with sun-soaked scenes or lighthearted escapism, but with its emotional depth and vulnerability. I'm someone who gravitates toward stories with neatly tied, happy endings, and yet I found myself moved by Emily Henry’s more realistic approach. She reminds us that not all endings are perfect, but a “happy-for-now” can be just as meaningful. It's a beautiful reminder that healing, growth, and love often come in imperfect but powerful forms.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

buhains's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content