Beach Read
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- Create Date：2021-05-26 10:54:28
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Emily Henry
- ISBN：0241989523
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Summary
He doesn't believe in happy endings。
She's lost her faith that they exist。
But could they find one together？
January is a hopeless romantic who likes narrating her life as if she's the heroine in a blockbuster movie。
Augustus is a serious literary type who thinks true love is a fairy-tale。
January and Augustus are not going to get on。
But they actually have more in common than you'd think:
They're both broke。
They've got crippling writer's block。
They need to write bestsellers before the end of the summer。
The result？ A bet to see who can get their book published first。
The catch？ They have to swap genres。
The risk？ In telling each other's stories， their worlds might be changed entirely。。。
She's lost her faith that they exist。
But could they find one together？
January is a hopeless romantic who likes narrating her life as if she's the heroine in a blockbuster movie。
Augustus is a serious literary type who thinks true love is a fairy-tale。
January and Augustus are not going to get on。
But they actually have more in common than you'd think:
They're both broke。
They've got crippling writer's block。
They need to write bestsellers before the end of the summer。
The result？ A bet to see who can get their book published first。
The catch？ They have to swap genres。
The risk？ In telling each other's stories， their worlds might be changed entirely。。。
Reviews
Amanda Smith
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Cool premise and cute romance， but way too much sex。 Wouldn’t recommend。
Diane Deffenbaugh
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Enjoyable light read but entirely predictable。
Chloe
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so so good。
Amy Gee
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Loved this so much！
Kaitlyn
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“when i watch you sleep，" he said shakily， "i feel overwhelmed。” i know i don’t have to justify how much i loved this book because it’s MY review but oh my god i loved this book！！！！ so much！！！！！ where is my writer bf who takes me to explore abandoned cult sites 💔 “when i watch you sleep，" he said shakily， "i feel overwhelmed。” i know i don’t have to justify how much i loved this book because it’s MY review but oh my god i loved this book！！！！ so much！！！！！ where is my writer bf who takes me to explore abandoned cult sites 💔 。。。more
Duda Goulart
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no momento que eu comecei esse livro eu sabia que ia se tornar um favorito da vida。 eu amei absolutamente tudo。 amo muito o gus e a january EU MOVERIA MONTANHAS POR ELES。 amei demais a escrita da emily henry， gostei de simplesmente todos os capítulos， todas as frases， todas as palavras。 nunca imaginei que um livro com uma premissa tão simples - mas interessante - me marcaria tanto。 quero ler tudo que essa mulher já escreveu na vida agora！！！！！！
Laci Midgley
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This book has everything you could want in it。 Cults， mysterious pasts， fun banter， fuzzy feelings and tears to follow along with it。 I enjoyed every part of this book and only regret taking such a long unnecessary break from it。 I recommend this book if you need a good cry or a good laugh or something that just lightly touches your soul。 It got to mine and I hope it gets to yours too。
Jams1992
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I liked this book and thought it was a great read。 Not too heavy， but not too light。 Exactly what I wanted to read during these heavy times due to the pandemic。 I finished the book in only a couple of days。 I did at times catch myself feeling lost as though the story jumped through some details that were less obvious to the readers。 The protagonist， January started out in this story as a hot mess。 Drinking wine straight from the bottle at a book club meeting？！ I wanted to shake her and yell at h I liked this book and thought it was a great read。 Not too heavy， but not too light。 Exactly what I wanted to read during these heavy times due to the pandemic。 I finished the book in only a couple of days。 I did at times catch myself feeling lost as though the story jumped through some details that were less obvious to the readers。 The protagonist， January started out in this story as a hot mess。 Drinking wine straight from the bottle at a book club meeting？！ I wanted to shake her and yell at her to “pull yourself together”！ Luckily she started to even out as she worked through her grief。 I really wish January would have kept the home her dad left for her。 With her unstable financial situation it seemed a much smarter and easier decision to stay in the house which was already paid off。 Clearly I am still worried for her。 By her selling the house I was left with the feeling that she hadn’t actually forgiven her father。 Now on to Gus。。。 Gus’ character felt very similar to the many moody/ unavailable love interest characters ive read about in the past。 Plays a lot of hot and cold games which was a little frustrating at times since he is an adult。 However he is ultimately a character that you want to root for！If there is a sequel I hope we get to see January build more friendships。 This book made me wonder if she ever really invested in anyone outside of Shadi？ I’d also like to know if Shadi ever finds someone who is in it for the long haul。 Overall liked the read a lot and would recommend to a friend！ 。。。more
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Abbie Telgenhof
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*que new fictional character crush*
Jazzmine
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I love them 🥺
Kristen
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I like that this is a romance that isn't *only* about the romance。 I wouldn't consider it lighthearted， though， based on the subplots。 Nevertheless， I find the characters relatable and dynamic。 Worth a re-read！ I like that this is a romance that isn't *only* about the romance。 I wouldn't consider it lighthearted， though， based on the subplots。 Nevertheless， I find the characters relatable and dynamic。 Worth a re-read！ 。。。more
Krystal
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I really enjoyed this book。 January and Gus were great characters with great chemistry。Setting and timing was good。 Easy fast read。 Never read a book by this author but I liked her writing style
Ari
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I came across this book by chance， letting my boyfriend decide my next read and he couldn't have chosen a better book。 I feel so related with January。。。 How she had seen the world before and how he saw it after。。。 Losing a parent is so hard and even more in her circumstances。 Her story with Gus had me hooked since the very first beginning， it felt quite refreshing after the romances I have read。 This book made cry， and laugh and have a good time and I strongly believe that this kind of books tha I came across this book by chance， letting my boyfriend decide my next read and he couldn't have chosen a better book。 I feel so related with January。。。 How she had seen the world before and how he saw it after。。。 Losing a parent is so hard and even more in her circumstances。 Her story with Gus had me hooked since the very first beginning， it felt quite refreshing after the romances I have read。 This book made cry， and laugh and have a good time and I strongly believe that this kind of books that come unexpected are the best。 5 stars and because I can't give it any more。 。。。more
Mariah Berkheimer
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I couldn't put this down。 I didn't eat， barely slept， all I wanted to do was finish reading。 I loved both these flawed characters。 I found myself laughing out loud， tearing up， and just enjoying myself so much watching these two people unfold infront of each other。 The only downside to reading beach read is that I wish so much I could read both January's and Gus' books！！ I couldn't put this down。 I didn't eat， barely slept， all I wanted to do was finish reading。 I loved both these flawed characters。 I found myself laughing out loud， tearing up， and just enjoying myself so much watching these two people unfold infront of each other。 The only downside to reading beach read is that I wish so much I could read both January's and Gus' books！！ 。。。more
Diogo Rodrigues
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Review em breve
Elizabeth An
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4。5/5 oh！！！ the perfect summer romance！！ Escapism at its finest。
Jenn Sullivan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Hmm。 I honestly cannot figure out how I felt about this book。 I listened to the audio version， and I thought I hated it。 The main character really annoyed me， and I didn’t feel any true liking for any of the characters， to be honest。 But then I found myself tearing up at January and Gus’s engagement， so maybe I liked them a bit more than I realized？ Either way， I appreciated the ending， but probably wouldn’t recommend this book to a friend。
Alba Bjellebeck
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Det som i första hand fångade mitt intresse， förutom hyllningskören， var konceptet med vadslagningen där två författare byter genre med varandra och därefter tävlar om vem som först får sin bok utgiven。 Att läsa böcker som handlar om böcker måste väl vara varje boknörds våta dröm och i Strandläsning får vi göra en djupdykning i just livet som författare och ta del av allt ifrån skrivmaraton， ordräkningsmål， skrivkramp och deadlines。 Författaren använder sig av ett skickligt konstgrepp genom att Det som i första hand fångade mitt intresse， förutom hyllningskören， var konceptet med vadslagningen där två författare byter genre med varandra och därefter tävlar om vem som först får sin bok utgiven。 Att läsa böcker som handlar om böcker måste väl vara varje boknörds våta dröm och i Strandläsning får vi göra en djupdykning i just livet som författare och ta del av allt ifrån skrivmaraton， ordräkningsmål， skrivkramp och deadlines。 Författaren använder sig av ett skickligt konstgrepp genom att låta January och Gus skapa och bygga vidare på varandras berättelser， alltid med deras egen prägel， vilket speglar deras personligheter på ett otroligt effektivt sätt。 Däremot upplever jag att vadet emellanåt hamnar lite i skuggan och rent av glöms av bland alla översvallande känslor。 Jag hade så gärna velat läsa mer om författarskapet， själva utmaningen i sig och i synnerhet om January och Gus böcker。January och Gus är verkligen varandras motpoler。 Hon är den hopplösa optimisten som tror blint på kärleken och lyckliga slut。 Han hatar allt vad kärlek innebär och har tappat tron på att den ens existerar。 Samtidigt som jag gillar kontrasten är de också två vandrande klichéer med skeva världsbilder och stundtals ville jag bara ruska om dem。 I synnerhet Gus hanterar situationer på sätt jag inte alltid förstår mig på och jag förargade mig konstant över att karaktärerna inte är helt transparenta med sina känslor för varandra。 Något jag å andra sidan verkligen uppskattar är att January inte faller för den stereotypiska "långa mörka främlingen"， utan för någon hon faktiskt känner sedan tidigare och dessutom inte gillade särskilt mycket inledningsvis。 Jag njöt till fullo av dynamiken och framförallt munhuggningen mellan January och Gus och jag älskade att få se deras tidigare konkurrenskraftiga historia utvecklas till vänskap för att till sist växa till spirande kärlek。 Sexuell spänning och rappkäftad humor finns det gott om och jag kom på mig själv med att fnissa åt deras käbbel mer än en gång。 Några av bikaraktärerna fastnade jag lite extra för， särskilt knasiga moster Pete， bästisen Shadi som verkar vara en så stöttande och kärleksfull vän som jag önskar hade kunnat få ta lite större plats och till sist publicisten Anya vars sporadiska e-postmeddelanden fick mig att konstant dra på smilbanden。Det faktum att både January och Gus har en hel del tungt bagage att släpa på ger ett tacksamt djup till berättelsen。 För Strandläsning är inte bara en söt och fluffig romans， utan utforskar även sorg， förlusten av en närstående och svårigheten i att släppa taget och lita på andra。 Feel good， precis som January säger， är inte alltid bara yta。 Jag fann också diskussionerna kring "women's fiction" och vilken litteratur som räknas väldigt intressanta。Strandläsning är en vacker och varm kärlekshistoria som får hjärtat att bulta lite extra snabbt。 Henry målar skickligt upp strandstaden och jag kan riktigt känna sanden skava mellan tårna， fläkten av den ljumma brisen från havet och det varma solljuset smeka huden。 Mittendelen är tyvärr väldigt seg och slutet knöts ihop aningen förhastat och är lite väl stereotypiskt filmiskt och tillrättalagt för min smak。 Jag föll inte alls så pladask som många andra gjort， men trots en del skavanker är Strandläsning en mysig bok som gjord för att sträckläsas på sommarens varmaste dag eller i höstmörkret när du längtar extra mycket efter den ljuva sommaren。 。。。more
Jantien
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 January and Gus and their families and friends feel so real。 Not like in a regular romcom where everyone is polished into the best version of themselves。 Real people， with real trauma and real drama going on and people dying around them and still they find a way to be happy， or kind of happy， in their own way。 They see the bad in the world， but they also learn how to see the good and focus on that。 That’s the kind of life I want to lead。Ps。 My daughter was born in December 2019 and I have been w January and Gus and their families and friends feel so real。 Not like in a regular romcom where everyone is polished into the best version of themselves。 Real people， with real trauma and real drama going on and people dying around them and still they find a way to be happy， or kind of happy， in their own way。 They see the bad in the world， but they also learn how to see the good and focus on that。 That’s the kind of life I want to lead。Ps。 My daughter was born in December 2019 and I have been writing her letters， 1 notebook per year so currently almost halway through the 2nd one。 I loved that January’s dad did that for her， even though soms were really really short haha。 。。。more
alaina ☀
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"My Happily Ever After was a strand of strung-together happy-for-nows。"This is the first time in a while that a book's first pages had me completely and utterly INVESTED。 This book made me feel so many things， I loved the balance of cute banter and raw moments。 It was also full of AMAZING， lyrical writing （I have MULTIPLE quotes tagged throughout the entire book just cause FEELINGS）。January and Gus have my entire heart， I have never related to two characters more。 The characters felt REAL。 I "My Happily Ever After was a strand of strung-together happy-for-nows。"This is the first time in a while that a book's first pages had me completely and utterly INVESTED。 This book made me feel so many things， I loved the balance of cute banter and raw moments。 It was also full of AMAZING， lyrical writing （I have MULTIPLE quotes tagged throughout the entire book just cause FEELINGS）。January and Gus have my entire heart， I have never related to two characters more。 The characters felt REAL。 Imperfect。 Realistic struggles。 In between the giggles and shrieks， I found myself hurting for both of them and their pasts。 Gus is easily my favorite， especially once we see behind the walls he holds up and realize why he is the way he is。 The brief speech he gives near the end about how he behaved in college， and what his life was really like at that time？ It broke my heart。 He's the epitome of a grumpy， misunderstood softy and I adored him。“And that was the moment I realized: when the world felt dark and scary， love could whisk you off to go dancing; laughter could take some of the pain away; beauty could punch holes in your fear。 I decided then that my life would be full of all three。”I have to say I have not stopped sobbing since I finished it。 I will need to reread multiple times just to feel something。 I'm obsessed。 。。。more
Kenzie Clark
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Soooo cute！！ so good！ definitely steamier than I thought。
Mari
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I feel like this was such a disappointing book。 My expectations were so high and none of them were fullfilled。
Abby Wagers
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This took me a while to read， but the ending was so worth it！ Cheesy at times， but a great message that I feel like will stick with me。
agus
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enemies to lover’s excellency me gusto mucho， tanto el estilo de escritura que es súper fácil de leer， como la trama y los personajes。 en general creo que están todos muy bien escritos y se nota que mantienen rasgos a lo largo del libro， pero también se siente el progreso de cada uno。lo que no me gustó mucho fue como en la primera mitad january habla del pasado tan seguido， y se me hizo que lo que contaba era muy repetitivo y no sumaba nada a la historia， porque como lectores ya habíamos entendi enemies to lover’s excellency me gusto mucho， tanto el estilo de escritura que es súper fácil de leer， como la trama y los personajes。 en general creo que están todos muy bien escritos y se nota que mantienen rasgos a lo largo del libro， pero también se siente el progreso de cada uno。lo que no me gustó mucho fue como en la primera mitad january habla del pasado tan seguido， y se me hizo que lo que contaba era muy repetitivo y no sumaba nada a la historia， porque como lectores ya habíamos entendido lo que sentía， o por lo menos así fue como yo lo sentí el romance， que es lo principal del libro， me encanto， me pareció súper tierno y emocionante y el build up fue muy bueno 。。。more
Ellaria。
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I have no words！ This book was incredible！ I've never had a favorite romance novel until I read this。 Highly， highly recommend。 And if you can， listen to the audiobook。 It makes a great novel even better。 I have no words！ This book was incredible！ I've never had a favorite romance novel until I read this。 Highly， highly recommend。 And if you can， listen to the audiobook。 It makes a great novel even better。 。。。more
Meagen Brosius
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4。5 Stars。 I'm sitting here trying to decide if this book patched up my heart or tore it to shreds。 It's always alarming finding characters in books that I can see reflecting back my own brokenness。 It is nice on some occasions （relatable and all that） but always alarming。 There's just something about being a little broken that makes you think you are the only one。。。In any case， I really loved reading Gus。 I expected to read this one and enjoy it， I devoured The People We Meet On Vacation and th 4。5 Stars。 I'm sitting here trying to decide if this book patched up my heart or tore it to shreds。 It's always alarming finding characters in books that I can see reflecting back my own brokenness。 It is nice on some occasions （relatable and all that） but always alarming。 There's just something about being a little broken that makes you think you are the only one。。。In any case， I really loved reading Gus。 I expected to read this one and enjoy it， I devoured The People We Meet On Vacation and thoroughly loved those characters as well。 Beach Read was no exception to my rule of loving books about writers， these two are so different but so similar， of course we know they're perfect for each other long before they see it themselves。 This book is cute and romantic but also very dark and heavy。 The balance was good though， I didn't find myself drowning in the past traumas or cult research LOL。 These characters are VERY real and relatable， so much so in some cases for me it was hard to decide if I should look away or stare right at them。 January and Gus are sweet baby angels and I hope that they're snuggled up somewhere watching a Pirates of the Caribbean movie giving zero fucks about the world。 。。。more
Anna K。 Amendolare
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I'm still confused as to why this is titled "Beach Read。" It wasn't about a beach or a beach story or about reading。 I guess because it is the type of book you would read on the beach？ Light， fluffy， romantic chick lit， if you're looking for a good book to read on the beach， this is it。 I'm still confused as to why this is titled "Beach Read。" It wasn't about a beach or a beach story or about reading。 I guess because it is the type of book you would read on the beach？ Light， fluffy， romantic chick lit， if you're looking for a good book to read on the beach， this is it。 。。。more
Amy
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I read some reviews and expected more than what Emily delivered。 The smoldering looks described in every which way didn’t make for a better story。 It wasn’t horrible but it was more explicit than necessary and wasn’t as deep about actual relationships as it could have been。 And was it supposed to be a beach read or just because they read their books on the beach？
Morgan
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I absolutely adored this， just as much as I adored People We Meet On Vacation。 Emily Henry is definitely a new favorite author of mine and I can't wait to see what she writes in the future。 I clicked with the writing immediately and fell for the characters just as quickly。 January and Gus were both so well developed and had such depth， as individuals outside of their romance and as a pair。 The cover， while adorable， definitely didn't reflect the darker themes throughout the story but I thought t I absolutely adored this， just as much as I adored People We Meet On Vacation。 Emily Henry is definitely a new favorite author of mine and I can't wait to see what she writes in the future。 I clicked with the writing immediately and fell for the characters just as quickly。 January and Gus were both so well developed and had such depth， as individuals outside of their romance and as a pair。 The cover， while adorable， definitely didn't reflect the darker themes throughout the story but I thought the struggles January and Gus were facing added such an important and interesting element to their story。 The rivals to lovers and slow-burn aspects were also just perfectly done。 I loved all the side characters so much and the setting had incredible summer， lakehouse vibes。 This had everything I look for in adult romance and I will definitely reread it regularly。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Beach Read
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Beach Read&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Beach Read&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0