b_carlson 's review for:

Beach Read by Emily Henry
5.0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Yes
After seeing this blow up on TikTok I got myself a copy. It has sat on my shelf for quite some time now until I picked it up a few days ago when I was looking for a cute, quick, romance to pull me back from the brink of a reading slump. I certainly got all of that but my goodness did I get so much more. This book somehow packs in processing grief, romance, a feminist critique on the book industry, cults, scandal and more without ever once feeling like it was too much. The dialogue in this book particularly stood out to me, it is rare that I actually physically laugh out loud while reading, usually I just think to myself "oh that was funny", but I can tell you I burst out laughing in this book. I laughed, I cried, I swooned, I drooled over the more spicy scenes (I wouldn't say this is a smutty book but it has some spice to it) and I got so much more than I ever expected with this one. It is proudly taking its place on my favourites shelf and I cannot wait to get into Emily Henry's next book.
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