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A review by theamyleblanc
Beach Read by Emily Henry
5.0
Looking at the cover and the title, I thought this was going to be another fun, lighthearted beach read. I was very wrong but in the BEST WAY! I don't think words will ever accurately explain how much I loved this book. It was exactly what I didn't want to read, exactly when I didn't want to read it, because there were too many parallels between real life and January's and Gus's lives. It ripped me apart and lovingly pieced me back together.
January and Gus are fantastic. I couldn't get enough of either of them. Sure, January was frustrating at times because she could've had the answers she wanted if she got out of her own way for two seconds. And Gus was so hot and cold that it was hard to adjust from one moment to the next. But that's part of the charm here. They're very real, flawed characters. I'm friends with a January. I've dated a Gus. (I can be something of a Gus myself.) I felt like I got to know them in a more fundamental way and I appreciated it.
The story moved at the perfect pace. I loved the writing aspect of it all; that was particularly pleasing. The whole thing worked in a way where I couldn't see the bones. I wasn't sitting there knowing what came next because of the traditional trajectory and what had come before. I was able to step back, step IN, and just enjoy it. And that's the best thing to experience, in my book.
I'll be recommending this to absolutely everyone I know!
January and Gus are fantastic. I couldn't get enough of either of them. Sure, January was frustrating at times because she could've had the answers she wanted if she got out of her own way for two seconds. And Gus was so hot and cold that it was hard to adjust from one moment to the next. But that's part of the charm here. They're very real, flawed characters. I'm friends with a January. I've dated a Gus. (I can be something of a Gus myself.) I felt like I got to know them in a more fundamental way and I appreciated it.
The story moved at the perfect pace. I loved the writing aspect of it all; that was particularly pleasing. The whole thing worked in a way where I couldn't see the bones. I wasn't sitting there knowing what came next because of the traditional trajectory and what had come before. I was able to step back, step IN, and just enjoy it. And that's the best thing to experience, in my book.
I'll be recommending this to absolutely everyone I know!