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A review by leesha_nyaa
Beach Read by Emily Henry
5.0
Throughout the book, I felt like I was on the brink of crying. I felt my eyes watery and the sadness creeping up my throat. Then the letters chapter happened and the floodgates opened! Anything that happened after that, triggered me to start crying.
At first, I didn't understand why the cult conversations were a part of the story. But I liked the comparison to how people in cults stay when things get extreme, to Gus's mom staying in an abusive relationship. I'm sure there could have been another way to discuss that, but it was fascinating. If Gus's book was a real thing...I probably would want to read it.
I also enjoyed how January thought Gus never believed in love but never said he did. He was just pragmatic about relationships because of his trauma. He didn't want to be put in a situation where people left him, didn't choose him, and stopped wanting him (God, I'm crying thinking of it. ). It broke my heart.
Then January...I loved how no matter the struggle and depression she was going through, she still wanted to try to write her love stories. What she experienced was sad and I don't understand how she could get up in the morning, especially knowing the romantic high shelf she put her parent's relationship on.
Ugh, I love this book so much. It's one of those books where you want to experience reading for the first time over and over again.
At first, I didn't understand why the cult conversations were a part of the story. But I liked the comparison to how people in cults stay when things get extreme, to Gus's mom staying in an abusive relationship. I'm sure there could have been another way to discuss that, but it was fascinating. If Gus's book was a real thing...I probably would want to read it.
I also enjoyed how January thought Gus never believed in love but never said he did. He was just pragmatic about relationships because of his trauma. He didn't want to be put in a situation where people left him, didn't choose him, and stopped wanting him (God, I'm crying thinking of it. ). It broke my heart.
Then January...I loved how no matter the struggle and depression she was going through, she still wanted to try to write her love stories. What she experienced was sad and I don't understand how she could get up in the morning, especially knowing the romantic high shelf she put her parent's relationship on.
Ugh, I love this book so much. It's one of those books where you want to experience reading for the first time over and over again.