Do you enjoy a great women’s fiction story? What about if it had the perfect blend of contemporary romance added to it?
This author found the sweet spot in this brand new release I was able to review this week. OMG! I just love this story! Read on for all of my thoughts on this awesome new book.
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Publisher: Berkley (May 19, 2020)
ISBN-13: 978-1984806734
ABOUT:
A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.
Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast.
They’re polar opposites.
In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they’re living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer’s block.
Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She’ll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he’ll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.
Beach Read by Emily Henry Review
This is such a deep, complex story. I love the connection these two have and the easy way they were able to converse once they started breaking down the barriers. A little bit of snark, humor, and sarcasm, but delightfully quick witted and so intense as well.
The story reminds me that you never really know what people have deep down inside. On the surface we may be one type of person, but inside, if we ever let anyone in that deep, we can be somebody else altogether.
Allowing yourself to be seen as you really are and the vulnerability of letting someone else in to see who you are is perfectly showcased in this novel. The slow to grow romance was just exactly what this book needed and Henry nailed it perfectly.
Impressive work with spots of lightness, darkness, insecurity, lighthearted wit, and depth in everything the heart can throw at us. A delightful and passionate novel that is the perfect choice for your summer beach read!
5 Stars!
Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.
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You might like to read my novella ‘Self’s Blossom’ which has some affinities with ‘Beach Read’