Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Beach Read, by Emily Henry

398 reviews

loxeletters's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful

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

4.0

For what it was trying to achieve - being a romance book - it was very good. I was mostly interested in the writing aspects, but I did still enjoy the actual romance. I liked the character development and felt their problems, even the ones related to miscommunication, were believable and interesting. I only noticed some minor things that were a bit too cheesy or spelt-out too one the nose for me, but overall, a very solid book. I even cried a few times (to be fair, I cry easily).

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, Alcohol, Cursing, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

ewalkergrace's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, Alcohol, Grief, and Child abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Suicide

infjkiki's review

emotional lighthearted 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death and Cancer

Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

downtownhal's review

emotional funny reflective fast-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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse

angelsfw's review

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Medical content, Child abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident

beccamarriner's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.25

As someone who almost exclusively read romance books as a teen, beach read really hit the spot. It made me feel warm inside like you get with couples that your root for but also kept it adult. It was like a proper development in my reading material and I loved it. Admittedly I pictured north bear shores perhaps a bit different to how the author intended but that’s just because I’ve grown up around Scottish lochs. I think both january and gus had their own perfect plot lines so it wasn’t just centred around their sexual tension. And unfortunately now I’d like you read their novels as described at the end of the book! My favourite thing about them was that they all felt real. I have no personal connection to cults, bookshop owners or affair partners and yet each character was their very own person that added to the book. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

jules6469's review

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

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse

akswhy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

The more Emily Henry I read, the more I like her… and the less I like Dead Romantics. I adore the “we’re fucked up individually but we’re happy together anyway” of it all.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

jenneroni's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’m not sure why I didn’t review this on the first read - might have been because I was crying…

I adore this book. The world building is phenomenal, the character backstories are well thought out, and the sexual tension is top tier. I love a brooding, messy dark haired guy and rivals to lovers at that? Can’t be beat.

The way the story comes full circle in several ways was really satisfying. I do think January is a character that gives me secondhand embarrassment, but mostly because I would probably do the exact same things she does and it’s a real car-crash-you-can’t-look-away-from. The banter between Gus and January is probably some of my favorite of any books I’ve read, and they are some of the most real and relatable characters the author has written.

I also really liked the darker elements at play, beyond normal family dysfunction and into heart wrenching trauma. It’s not something you get a lot of in this genre and it really balanced the adorable town and numerous precious cliches & motifs throughout.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Cancer

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

anna_m16's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol