lizgriffinwords 's review for:

Beach Read by Emily Henry

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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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I devoured this book in two big chunks over two days. Books about writers just hit differently. I adored their rivalry, their camaraderie, the way previous misunderstandings unraveled between them. Little more steam than my preference, but the scenes were still on the tasteful side, relatively. My only other critique is that January seemed to drink a *lot* of wine.

Highly recommend the audiobook read by Julia Whalen.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol

A major plot point is the infidelity of the main character’s late father.