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A review by honeyreads1066
Beach Read by Emily Henry
funny
lighthearted
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
3.0
I read this book because of the hype, and while I didn't hate it, I felt a little disappointed with it.
This book follows January, who is a writer struggling to write, so she moves to a small town after her father dies to clear out his home. She finds out her neighbour is an old "friend" from college, and after making a bet concerning their genre of book, they become increasingly attached.
I did, for once, not hate January as a character. I didn't find her annoying or prefer Gus. I really liked them just the same. I feel like the side characters were a little more interesting, and honestly, I would read a book about Shadi or Pete and Maggie. I really did like Gus, though. I thought he'd be too much of a cliche for me, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but he didn't say things that I expected him to and I liked that.
The thing I didn't like (and this seems so silly) was their names. Trying to root for people named Augustas who you call Gus, and a girl named January is hard. Honestly, there have definitely been worse names in fiction but it did pull me out of it because at times I couldn't help but laugh hearing January say the name, Gus. The saucy scenes were tame as I sort of expected but I wish they weren't and honestly, the books that they were writing didn't feel all that good which is actually funny in a way.
Overall, this was cute and I didn't hate it but I don't exactly understand the hype and don't feel too strongly about it. I just don't think I would recommend it unless someone is craving that sort of sweet book.
This book follows January, who is a writer struggling to write, so she moves to a small town after her father dies to clear out his home. She finds out her neighbour is an old "friend" from college, and after making a bet concerning their genre of book, they become increasingly attached.
I did, for once, not hate January as a character. I didn't find her annoying or prefer Gus. I really liked them just the same. I feel like the side characters were a little more interesting, and honestly, I would read a book about Shadi or Pete and Maggie. I really did like Gus, though. I thought he'd be too much of a cliche for me, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but he didn't say things that I expected him to and I liked that.
The thing I didn't like (and this seems so silly) was their names. Trying to root for people named Augustas who you call Gus, and a girl named January is hard. Honestly, there have definitely been worse names in fiction but it did pull me out of it because at times I couldn't help but laugh hearing January say the name, Gus. The saucy scenes were tame as I sort of expected but I wish they weren't and honestly, the books that they were writing didn't feel all that good which is actually funny in a way.
Overall, this was cute and I didn't hate it but I don't exactly understand the hype and don't feel too strongly about it. I just don't think I would recommend it unless someone is craving that sort of sweet book.