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Beach Read
by Emily Henry
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Oh. My. Goodness. This book. I absolutely loved this story. When books can make you feel every single emotion, you know that the author has done something amazing. I giggled and laughed, felt all the warm fuzzies, but also sobbed my eyes out and grieved with January.
The romance in this book was fantastic. I was invested in Gus and January from the very beginning. I felt that their relationship developed so naturally. The tension, the banter, the chemistry, they had it all. I also love how the recognized each other's faults, but fully embraced them in one another. I rooted for them constantly and loved watching them fall in love with one another.
The grief aspect of this book was so well done. The things that January felt and expressed made me feel seen. Grief does change who you are, and you have no idea how to deal with this new person you become. I thought this was handled with great care and respect by the author.
I did this as an audiobook and the narrator was absolutely fantastic. She put so much feeling with her narration and it really just made the story for me.
So so so good, highly recommend this book.
The romance in this book was fantastic. I was invested in Gus and January from the very beginning. I felt that their relationship developed so naturally. The tension, the banter, the chemistry, they had it all. I also love how the recognized each other's faults, but fully embraced them in one another. I rooted for them constantly and loved watching them fall in love with one another.
The grief aspect of this book was so well done. The things that January felt and expressed made me feel seen. Grief does change who you are, and you have no idea how to deal with this new person you become. I thought this was handled with great care and respect by the author.
I did this as an audiobook and the narrator was absolutely fantastic. She put so much feeling with her narration and it really just made the story for me.
So so so good, highly recommend this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Vomit