A review by starrynighter
Beach Read by Emily Henry

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

this book is just very mid. i didn’t really care too much about the actual romance because they barely had any chemistry. essentially, they were more interesting as individuals than as a couple. i hoped they’d have a bit more of that rivals to lovers vibe but it cut the ‘rivals’ part pretty short. i liked some of their banter but it often turned too cringy for my taste. i also liked that it explored some darker themes which i didn’t expect from this book. overall it was cute but for a romance book the romance was simply a bit too lackluster.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol