Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Beach Read by Emily Henry

48 reviews

marinasslibrary's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing sad 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

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol

fern_gulley's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Suicide

I would add a moderate content warning for cults/religious trauma if that was an option.

cwallace1005's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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 2023 edit: Pretty much ditto to what I said before. When I started, I was a little less hooked than I normally am with Emily Henry, but it hooked me pretty quickly still. It is heavier than either PWMOV or Book Lovers, but I think it works really well. There are great characters and significant development of our MCs. And again, I was charmed by it!

2022
I was charmed by it :)

Maybe it's the English-major/writer in me, but I loved the premise of this book. January and Gus are two writers (fairly successful in their own genres) having writer's block and they come up with a competition to get over it. Again, totally my style because I thrive on competition, especially if it has a deadline. I liked their banter, for the most part, and I thought they were well-written and had significant development for a novel in a genre that isn't known for its deep character development. There were several heavy topics in the books. January's struggle with her memories of her dad are especially poignant and relatable. Some of the "romantic" scenes were a little forced or awkward, but it didn't stop me from thoroughly enjoying the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent

ejsreads's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny reflective sad fast-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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I loved this book! I appreciated how Emily Henry provided depth to the heartbreaking and fraught father-daughter relationship on top of the fluffy, romantic main plot. The characters and storyline were very well-developed yet it was still a page-turner. Definitely the best contemporary romance I've picked up in a while! 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

rosereads11's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful 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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This book had a lot more going on than the blurb suggests. It's largely about 2 people tackling grief and opening themselves up to love again. Well written with compelling, flawed characters and a lot of emotional payoff. Recommend!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry

howl's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny lighthearted

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Fun and fairly light which I definitely needed after Pretty Girls. Weird that both involve a man with a secret second life though 🤔

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Religious bigotry

ceecee9093's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Alcohol

Minor: Cursing

juph's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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: Cancer, Infidelity, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism