A review by iwasalilacsky
Beach Read by Emily Henry

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Thoughts:

Can Emily Henry do any wrong?! I may be jumping the ahead of myself but this was another amazing work and only my second read by her. If I had to be completely truthful I think I liked People We Meet on Vacation a little bit more, but that is not to brush this book off. Gus and January made this such a light read even with all the emotional trauma going on. A lot of dumb and loveable romance tropes were played out, but I think it was purposefully done. I may have rolled my eyes sometimes, but I was also kicking my feet back and forth in the air with how giddy I got. Many of the characters had flaws unless you are Pete and Maggie (and I would die for you both my lesbian queens), but the purpose of the story is to show how flawed we all are and how we all deserve to have love even it is only for now. If you are down for an emotional, flirty, and sappy story that will have you giggling to yourself, please give this one a chance!

Would I recommend this and to who:

YES & TO EVERYONE! THE HYPE IS TRUE! 

Paperback/Hardcover/Audiobook/E-book:

Paperback. I wrote in margins, underlined, and sticky tabbed the sh*t out of it lol!

How did I discover this:

Buddy read with my sister that I added. It was on my TBR after seeing all the hype and reading another work by Emily Henry. 

Pace:

Medium

Cover thoughts: 

Honestly not a big fan of this cover. I see why Emily Henry picked it, but I feel like it doesn’t fit with the full style of the book personally. 

POV: single

All told by January Andrews (some letters are read, but still in her perspective.  

Quotes:

The hardest thing had turned out to be being angry with someone you couldn’t fight it out with.


“I just remembered what you said about the bookshelf,” he said in a gravelly voice. “You can’t even stop roasting me when I’m losing my mind over your body.


“Falling’s the part that takes your breath away. It’s the part when you can’t believe the person standing in front of you both exists and happened to wander into your path. It’s supposed to make you feel lucky to be alive, exactly when and where you are.”


“I’ve never met someone who is so perfectly my favorite person.”


Triggers:

death, loss, cancer, abuse, arson, illness, swearing, cheating, phobias, etc.