A review by niluli
Beach Read by Emily Henry
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
my first Emily Henry was Happy Place, which I heard was uncharacteristically depressing for her books. but this one is even sadder!
the writing is good, especially the way she describes how January feels when looking at Gus, and I enjoyed the read, but I don’t like the bit of justification and false equivalencies about infidelity, or that this is essentially an “I can fix him (emotionally unavailable man)” success story lol. I can’t rate this bc IDK how to average my likes and dislikes in this case.
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the writing is good, especially the way she describes how January feels when looking at Gus, and I enjoyed the read, but I don’t like the bit of justification and false equivalencies about infidelity, or that this is essentially an “I can fix him (emotionally unavailable man)” success story lol. I can’t rate this bc IDK how to average my likes and dislikes in this case.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Cancer, Grief, and Infidelity
Minor: Car accident