A review by paigedc
Beach Read by Emily Henry
5.0
My 1st Book of the Month was a big hit! This would be a great ACTUAL beach read, but it has a little more substance than just a steamy romance novel.
January (yes, her real name) is in a tailspin after the unexpected death of her father. He left her his beach house in Michigan, where she goes to write her next book and to exorcise ghosts from his past out of her life. Her neighbor, Gus, is a blast from her past and also a writer. After some initial awkwardness, they discover they both have writer's block and make a bet to each write a book over the summer in the other's genre (he will write a rom-com, she a work of heavy fiction). They'll tutor each other in the ways of their craft and promise not to fall in love. Easier said than done...
There were some meet-cute moments and some steaminess here, but there was more to the story, more background between January and Gus, a little more gravitas than your traditional light-hearted chick lit. Some of their problems could be solved by straight communication, but it was overall a super-cute read.
January (yes, her real name) is in a tailspin after the unexpected death of her father. He left her his beach house in Michigan, where she goes to write her next book and to exorcise ghosts from his past out of her life. Her neighbor, Gus, is a blast from her past and also a writer. After some initial awkwardness, they discover they both have writer's block and make a bet to each write a book over the summer in the other's genre (he will write a rom-com, she a work of heavy fiction). They'll tutor each other in the ways of their craft and promise not to fall in love. Easier said than done...
There were some meet-cute moments and some steaminess here, but there was more to the story, more background between January and Gus, a little more gravitas than your traditional light-hearted chick lit. Some of their problems could be solved by straight communication, but it was overall a super-cute read.