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A review by readaholic19
Beach Read by Emily Henry
5.0
There are certain books, that when you read them they will stay with you for a very long time. Beach Read is one of those books.
I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I picked up this book. The cover looks so cute and the blurb had me thinking this book was going to be a light and breezy read. I was surprised that this book was neither of those things.
January is going through a lot of emotions. She feels a bit lost and sad. She is a writer and current life events have made it hard for her to write. Her father recently passed and left her his beach house where she's trying to find her creative juices again. Turns out her neighbor is no one other than Gus Everett, who January knew in college some 7 years ago. I loved the witty banter between these two and the undercurrent of sexual tension that was always lingering.
I related to all of the characters in this book and a huge part of that is because of the beautiful writing by Emily Henry. I always love when an author can have me dislike/hate a character so much and then show me a different side of them by the end of the book. There were so many characters that I was angry at or angry on the behalf of January or Gus, but then I maybe started to understand them a bit better.
This book is so much more than just a love story, although that love story is the core of Beach Read. It is a story of self-reflection, healing and forgiveness. I have so many beautiful parts of this book highlighted that I keep going back to. This will definitely be a book that I can see myself recommending and re-reading over and over again. Bravo Emily Henry!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher.
Favorite quotes:
"It didn't take inspiration to dredge up a list of plot points, but to find that moment - the perfect moment that defined a book, that made it come alive as something greater than the sum of its words - that required an alchemy you couldn't fake"
"Love, after all, was often made not of shiny things but practical ones. Ones that grew old and rusted only to be repaired and polished. Things that got lost and had to be replaced on a regular basis."
I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I picked up this book. The cover looks so cute and the blurb had me thinking this book was going to be a light and breezy read. I was surprised that this book was neither of those things.
January is going through a lot of emotions. She feels a bit lost and sad. She is a writer and current life events have made it hard for her to write. Her father recently passed and left her his beach house where she's trying to find her creative juices again. Turns out her neighbor is no one other than Gus Everett, who January knew in college some 7 years ago. I loved the witty banter between these two and the undercurrent of sexual tension that was always lingering.
I related to all of the characters in this book and a huge part of that is because of the beautiful writing by Emily Henry. I always love when an author can have me dislike/hate a character so much and then show me a different side of them by the end of the book. There were so many characters that I was angry at or angry on the behalf of January or Gus, but then I maybe started to understand them a bit better.
This book is so much more than just a love story, although that love story is the core of Beach Read. It is a story of self-reflection, healing and forgiveness. I have so many beautiful parts of this book highlighted that I keep going back to. This will definitely be a book that I can see myself recommending and re-reading over and over again. Bravo Emily Henry!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher.
Favorite quotes:
"It didn't take inspiration to dredge up a list of plot points, but to find that moment - the perfect moment that defined a book, that made it come alive as something greater than the sum of its words - that required an alchemy you couldn't fake"
"Love, after all, was often made not of shiny things but practical ones. Ones that grew old and rusted only to be repaired and polished. Things that got lost and had to be replaced on a regular basis."