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avrija 's review for:
Beach Read
by Emily Henry
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I actually hated this for the first third.
It was my first Emily Henry book and I was cringing soo hard when reading (and not in a good way).
I must admit it kinda grew on me and I quite liked the characters though some of the names were really ridiculous (January and August?? Seriously?) and then there were throwaway lines to Sharyn and Karyn (like sharing is caring??) I was just done with it.
I don’t like dnf‘ing though so I stuck it out and as it turns out it wasn’t so bad after all. Still cringe and there was way to much crying but it was fine.
The romance was fine, I really liked the premise and I’m a bit sad the second half of the book barely mentioned it / didn’t focus on it more but that seems to be a thing with straight romance.
Also it felt like they were drinking all the time and also drinking and driving and I was not a fan at all.
I still have two more Emily Henry books and I’ll probably give em a try but I’m certainly in no hurry.
It was my first Emily Henry book and I was cringing soo hard when reading (and not in a good way).
I must admit it kinda grew on me and I quite liked the characters though some of the names were really ridiculous (January and August?? Seriously?) and then there were throwaway lines to Sharyn and Karyn (like sharing is caring??) I was just done with it.
I don’t like dnf‘ing though so I stuck it out and as it turns out it wasn’t so bad after all. Still cringe and there was way to much crying but it was fine.
The romance was fine, I really liked the premise and I’m a bit sad the second half of the book barely mentioned it / didn’t focus on it more but that seems to be a thing with straight romance.
Also it felt like they were drinking all the time and also drinking and driving and I was not a fan at all.
I still have two more Emily Henry books and I’ll probably give em a try but I’m certainly in no hurry.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol