Beach Read: Tiktok made me buy it! The laugh-out-loud love story and New York Times 2020 bestseller

This book is really hood I liked the characters and everything.

Omg, it gives you all the feels, I was really sad to finish it 🥺🥺🥺

I like 👍

This came in good quickly in the mail and was an enjoyable, easy read. It's a little predictable at times, but a cute story overall.

Really disappointed. The book is damaged , absolutely damaged. It looked like it got stuck inbetween machinery or was crushed underneath other books with the back cover turned in the process. I was fine with the damage until I counted the pages. There are about 378 pages (counting the blank ones as well after 360) and there are supposed to be 384. As for the plot of the book (I’ve read online) liked it enough to spend money and order it. But just really disappointed If I could I wouldn’t even give a star. Maybe for the early delivery? But dang I would wait longer if it meant the book came in top condition.

UK version cover

Dont get me wrong, I absolutely loved this book and it is now one of my fave’s. However, the book did come damaged which is very upsetting cuz i will probably need to buy another one to put on my bookshelf.

The cover shown on the website is yellow and larger but I received a smaller version with a pink, blue, and beige cover having expected the one on the website.

Beach Read by Emily Henry is exactly why she’s one of my favorite authors. This was such a quick, easy, and completely addictive read for any rom-com lover. I brought it on vacation thinking it would be the perfect light beach book… and I couldn’t put it down because I had to see how everything unfolded. The story follows January Andrews, a romance writer who no longer believes in love after discovering her father’s secret life, and Augustus Everett, her college rival turned literary fiction author who doesn’t believe in happy endings. They unexpectedly end up living next door to each other in neighboring beach houses, both struggling with writer’s block. In an effort to get out of their creative ruts, they make a pact: she’ll write literary fiction, and he’ll write a romance. I loved how different the two main characters were—January with her hopeful, heart-on-her-sleeve outlook, and Gus with his broody, analytical personality. Watching them challenge each other, push each other creatively, and slowly let their guards down was such a fun and heartfelt journey. As with any great rom-com, you’re rooting for them the whole time, wondering if opposites really can attract—and this story makes you believe they absolutely can. What I appreciated most was that while it’s funny and swoony, it also has emotional depth. There’s grief, family secrets, and personal growth woven into the romance, which makes the love story feel earned and real. Overall, it’s a perfect vacation read and truly lives up to its title—a genuine beach read with heart, humor, and just the right amount of emotional depth.

January Andrews arrives in North Bear Shores to get away from life’s stresses, tie up loose ends, and begin writing her fifth romance novel. Augustus Everett has lived in North Bear Shores for about five years, and is stuck in a creative rut when it comes to creating his next literary bestseller. To say the two characters are opposite is an understatement. They playing in two completely different fields! January is a romantic at heart, forever chasing the idea of a happily ever after. Gus is much more of a realistic, he takes the world as it is, rather than how he’d like to be. Still, January and Gus have their insecurities and burdens. Despite their differences, both characters are extremely likeable. It’s quite easy to relate to both. I’m a hopeless romantic and enjoy getting lost in a love story, so every one of January’s beliefs makes sense to me. At the same time, I’m well aware life events don’t always play out like a rom-com, so Gus’ reservations make sense too. It’s wonderful that both the characters are authors with the same struggle yet completely different ways of thinking. The reader gets insight into the book-writing process too. I also like that the entire narrative is told from January’s point of view, but we get a balanced understanding of both personalities. The witty back-and-forth between January and Augustus is the most enjoyable part of the fiction for me. From the moment they spoke to one another, I was happy. Then to see their connection evolve, I was even happier. The author so perfectly creates a charming chemistry in just a few sentences. And the repartee between them felt very similar to the dynamic between Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal. There’s sarcasm and quick-witted humour but with a real levity to it. It’s compelling, exciting, and thoroughly entertaining. Henry‘s method of description is so vivid it’s difficult not to place yourself in the world she has established. Some moments are so rich in detail I may as well be a background character in the book. Not only does her writing paint a clear picture, it pushes you to keep reading. The atmosphere and emotions are so authentic it’s difficult to stop at the end of one chapter. The development of January and Gus’ characters is brilliantly laid out in Beach Read. Rather than experience one giant (and improbable) epiphany at the end of the book, the author slowly reveals their layers with each chapter. This way, the reader genuinely gets to know the characters, and it’s so much easier to connect with them. Seeing the story unwind in a timely way adds to the legitimacy of the romance. Oh, and the romance. It’s so lovely. If you love books that make you fall in love with love, Beach Read should be your next read. The dynamic between January and Gus isn’t an all-out enemies-to-lovers trope, but has a very similar feel. The bet set at the beginning of the book creates an air of competition which is both playful and flirtatious. Their budding relationship is swoon-worthy without the cringe, which is the best kind of romance. I could easily see this tale on the screen! Beach Read is way more emotional than I anticipated. The book is filled with passionate and deeply touching statements that are genuinely moving. One chapter made me cry from the first word to the last. On top of that, it has the humour and charisma like most contemporary romances, but the plot is laced with deep and heartfelt complexities. Fortunately, the heavy themes don’t weigh down the narrative or take away from its most heart-warming aspects. In fact, the overall story is very uplifting and exhilarating – the way a romance should be. It’s the kind of book I would return to when I need to get out of a slump. It has the kind of fuzzy feels that make it both the perfect summer read and the best curl-up book. If you pick up Beach Read, you’ll be glued to its pages. Emily Henry’s writing is addictive, and her powerful romance is definitely a new favourite. My expectations were high and still beaten. Anika | chaptersofmay.com

Well, it doesn't look like there's going to be many beaches in our near future, so I was happy to let Emily Henry bring the beach to me. I have read all of Henry's books, The Love That Split The World is still one of my favourites and I think about it often. I feel almost like she's a childhood friend and I am so happy and excited every time she writes a new book. I love it when writers write about writing, even if it's through their characters. Beach Read gave us two very different writers, but both with their own love and appreciation of the art. And paralyzing writers block. Henry weaves some really great comments and descriptions of writing and reading into these character's personalities, whether they are her own thoughts or not, and I loved being able to bond with them over my own love of writing. This book felt like a hipster beach read, which I suppose is what it was supposed to be, at least on the surface. There are trendy pop cultural references and Juno-like conversations. But somewhere in the middle, the feel starts to shift and the puffy pink romance gets a bit deeper and a bit darker, asking a lot of the characters as they self examine and try to sort out their messy lives and a boatload of complicated feelings that stem beyond the romance in front of them. Or more specifically, next door. I'm not one to read books that can be described as steamy, but I'm lacking for any other word that could sum up the romantic part of this. I was expecting the romance, thought it would be more of the rom-com type, but boy does Henry know how to write a brooding, sultry love story and it seeped past my cold exterior, filling me with some kind of warmth. This was the kind of book that I didn’t want to end, the kind of book where I’m rooting for a happy ending. I have read all of Henry's books and there is a noticeable progression in her work; she seems to always write about love and family, usually in an uplifting and light air, but with every new book, she is stretching those themes in different directions, exploring different approaches. Sure, that means that maybe not every book will hit me quite like her first did, but it also makes me feel like I am discovering a new talented storyteller every time I see her name and I love that.

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This is my first Emily Henry book. I was skeptical at first. 20 pages in, I was sold that this is totally my vibe. I devoured it in 2 days. This is a rom-com between two authors - Gus and January. Their chemistry is palpable and the dialogues are too good. I loved how the author has brought in the angle of grief and how one needs to process it. The ending is beautiful. Loved every page of it!