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A review by readwithcatriona
The Beach Reads Book Club by Kathryn Freeman
3.0
This is my first read from this author and it definitely won’t be my last!
The Beach Reads Book Club is a witty and fun story about a lovable electrician, Lottie, who walks out of her bookclub having lost her love of reading due to its boring structure and heavy monthly picks. She decides to start her own club with her friends “The Beach Reads Book Club” - you know the kind of books you want to take on holiday and sit by the pool. The new and charmingly handsome bookshop owner agrees she can use her space but the sparks between them cannot go unnoticed!
The characters were honestly so relatable, I absolutely loved them! Was so heartwarming to see them sticking together when spying on Gira’s potentially unfaithful husband and chipping in for Lottie’s van. The twist of Henry coming back definitely put a spanner in the works, I can understand Matt’s reasons for allowing things to unfold but in reality, the happy ending doesn’t always plan out by doing that.
I felt as though something was missing between Lottie and Matt’s relationship. They start off to be anxious and fumbling round each other and then Matt proceeds to act awkward and release mixed signals and then suddenly they are into an established routine with each other. I just felt that the author lacked an important conversation or turning point in the relationship so that the readers could feel that deep connection between the characters start to unfold.
I also felt that the relationship between Matt and his family. I would have liked to have seen more of a resolution between the three of them rather than a gradual build like what we saw in the book. The author could have went deeper with the themes of grief adding to a much more compelling and gripping read rather than a “Beach Read”.
Overall, a very fun and enjoyable read. Definitely wish I had saved this for reading by the beach
The Beach Reads Book Club is a witty and fun story about a lovable electrician, Lottie, who walks out of her bookclub having lost her love of reading due to its boring structure and heavy monthly picks. She decides to start her own club with her friends “The Beach Reads Book Club” - you know the kind of books you want to take on holiday and sit by the pool. The new and charmingly handsome bookshop owner agrees she can use her space but the sparks between them cannot go unnoticed!
The characters were honestly so relatable, I absolutely loved them! Was so heartwarming to see them sticking together when spying on Gira’s potentially unfaithful husband and chipping in for Lottie’s van. The twist of Henry coming back definitely put a spanner in the works, I can understand Matt’s reasons for allowing things to unfold but in reality, the happy ending doesn’t always plan out by doing that.
I felt as though something was missing between Lottie and Matt’s relationship. They start off to be anxious and fumbling round each other and then Matt proceeds to act awkward and release mixed signals and then suddenly they are into an established routine with each other. I just felt that the author lacked an important conversation or turning point in the relationship so that the readers could feel that deep connection between the characters start to unfold.
I also felt that the relationship between Matt and his family. I would have liked to have seen more of a resolution between the three of them rather than a gradual build like what we saw in the book. The author could have went deeper with the themes of grief adding to a much more compelling and gripping read rather than a “Beach Read”.
Overall, a very fun and enjoyable read. Definitely wish I had saved this for reading by the beach