Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Beach Read by Emily Henry

28 reviews

knitsmith's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It’s rare that I rate a book as a 5, but I think this one truly deserves it. This is my 3rd Emily Henry read and I’ve been impressed every single time. This one might be my favorite so far.

I love her characters. They are snarky, funny, and perfectly imperfect. She makes you want to root for January and Gus and leaves you wanting more of them at the end.

This book was steamy, but not gratuitous. It’s emotional in all the best ways and the flaws if the characters is what makes you root for them. They aren't trying to fix one another, but rather so them in a different more positive light.

If you're new to Emily Henry, I think this would be a perfect first read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

_b0ok_l0v3r's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Trafficking, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

geoalice23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

bloodyvampirishreads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

J'ai beaucoup aimé cet ouvrage. Je m'attendais à ce que la traduction ne me plaise pas, mais finalement, elle était très bien. J'avoue que la voix du personnage principal masculin m'a tout de même fait cringe au début. Sinon, à part ça, la narratrice a fait un superbe job. L'auteure est excellente, comme toujours. Je suis fan d'elle et surtout de sa plume (j'ai lu en anglais et écouté en français). J'ai passé un très bon moment et je me sens d'attaque pour lire un autre livre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Vomit

jkribbit's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5
I enjoyed the characters and the relationship with family but I found this book very slow and also that not a lot was going on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

hilivingston7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

I liked it. Forced proximity, enemies to lovers who’ve secretly been fawning over each other not as enemies since the beginning. I thought it interesting to consider a romance novelist losing her faith in romance at the same time a more cynical writer may want to explore the nuance in a more optimistic way. Honestly only reason it’s not a 5 is I thought the spicey scenes were a little short after all the build up 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Death of parent

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow wow wow this book is meaty and a delight and made me cry and smile and think and I wish I could read it for the first time again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction and Drug abuse

Cults

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

cmaree88's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Child abuse