Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Beach Read by Emily Henry

91 reviews

jenniferbowman's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Car accident, Abandonment

zeynus's review against another edition

3.25

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

3.25

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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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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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3.5
I enjoyed the characters and the relationship with family but I found this book very slow and also that not a lot was going on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury

alexiconic's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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It was a fun, wholesome read and there was a lot that I loved: Gus and January's chemistry, the premise (I was in the same predicament of writing on a deadline), two very different people trying to write as though they are different... it was a great way to have the characters spend time together and to make "enemies" or rivals to lovers work.

But... 

The ending was too rushed: In the second half of the book, the problems felt way too serious for such a fast resolution! I didn't always enjoy January's character (a personal peeve) or the miscommunications between Gus and January, although those were often, blessedly, quickly resolved.

also, sleeping and sexing in a tent next to a burnt out cult home? are we supposed to think this is hot??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol

erikabites's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment

nineinchnails's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny 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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23/12/2023



i get something different from this book every time i read it. i don't think i'll ever not sob over gus and january and january's daddy issues. beach read you are very gorgeous to me!!!

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12/07/2021



this has earned 5 star status

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first read: 21/12/2020



it was a little too close to home and heavy for me personally as reading is my escape and i wasn’t really expecting it BUT it was amazing otherwise i felt like gus and january were with me while i was reading it and their fears were relatable and made me feel a little less alone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

Minor: Vomit

death cults

bedwellbooks's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I really enjoyed this book. The first book I read by Emily Henry was not as good as this one and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved it. I could completely relate to the main character because she is also an author struggling with writers block. I liked the fact that she was dealing with some tough situations and how she could grow through it, while also going outside of her comfort zone with Gus. I thought this was a great and well rounded story, but I did think that the main characters could have avoided fights if it weren’t for miscommunication. I also didn’t like that she was a stereotypical woman in a romance book (e.g. over dramatic and cried all the time). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

lisas_leseecke's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Dysphoria

Minor: Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Wow wow wow this book is meaty and a delight and made me cry and smile and think and I wish I could read it for the first time again. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse

Cults