Beach Read‘s protagonist, January Andrews, is a hopeless romantic and bestselling author of romance novels. A series of misfortunes have left her brokBeach Read‘s protagonist, January Andrews, is a hopeless romantic and bestselling author of romance novels. A series of misfortunes have left her broke, unable to write, and living in the “love shack” beach house she inherited from her dead, cheating father. She soon realizes that the “grump” that lives next door is none other than Augustus Everett, acclaimed author of dark literary fiction and January’s college rival. Soon, a bet is made to help break them out of their writing ruts: Augustus will pen his first happily-ever-after story, and January will take a stab at writing about the unpleasant things that make us human.
I appreciated having something light to read for once. I’ve been reading a lot of emotionally-heavy books lately, which probably isn’t the smartest of choices considering we’re in the middle of a pandemic. I think what attracted me most to this novel was the way that Henry perfectly captures the messiness of the writing process and the struggles us writers face, especially when it feels like the world around us is spinning out of control.
The second thing I love about this novel is that Henry’s characters were so well-developed and lifelike. They were angsty, hysterical (there were times when I snorted out loud at the banter between Augustus and January) and flawed people trying to navigate through betrayal and heartbreak in their own ways. The chemistry between our two main characters was perfect without being cliche.
This isn’t your stereotypical romance novel, and that’s what makes this such a great read. It was my first time reading Emily Henry’s work, but I’ll definitely be checking out some of her other books....more
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