Name: Beach read
ISBN: 9788366890138

Emily Henry

"January Andrews to popularna autorka romansów, która ma w sercu i na koncie jedynie ogromną pustkę. Augustus Everett, poważny znany literat, gardzi szczęśliwymi zakończeniami i uważa, że prawdziwa miłość to bajka. Dzieli ich prawie wszystko, za to łączy fakt, że przez następne trzy miesiące będą mieszkać w sąsiednich domkach na plaży, walcząc z pisarską blokadą i twórczą niemocą. Tymczasem koniec lata to nieprzekładalny termin oddania ich bestsellerów. Zawierają zakład i wymieniają się tematami książki. Zaczyna się wyścig. Wygra ten, kogo książka ukaże się jako pierwsza. Tylko że opowiadanie sobie nawzajem życiowych historii może nieść ze sobą poważne ryzyko. I wywrócić świat do góry nogami."--lubimyczytać.pl.

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Beach read

Taryn

I missed feeling that deep curiosity about people, that spark of excitement when you realized you had something in common or admiration when you uncovered a hidden talent or quality. 

Reagan

Ashlyn Barrett

Kenzie Newberry

Julia Acd

Fatiema 

nanafark

Taylor Mears

Bad things don’t dig down through your life until the pit’s so deep that nothing good will ever be big enough to make you happy again. No matter how much shit, there will always be wildflowers. 

Keira 💫

I DREAMED ABOUT GUS Everett and woke up needing a shower.

Freya mortensen

Nour

The only promise you ever had in life was the one moment you were living.

Sometimes I worry the truth can’t be worth the pain it causes. 

Avery

Sara

Carolina Castelnuovo 

María | @AltroReader

Natalie Noble

Joenah joyce

Caroline Clutterbuck Kapulkin

Brooke Barnett

Miglė

'The hottest book of the summer' JOSIE SILVER, author of bestselling One Day in December 'The perfect escapist romp' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS, author of Our Stop Binge-watched Normal People and Love is Blind and now looking to escape into another suitably steamy love story? Look no further... ______________________________ TWO WRITERS, ONE HOLIDAY. A ROMCOM WAITING TO HAPPEN... January is a hopeless romantic who narrates her life like she's the lead in a blockbuster movie. Gus is a serious literary type who thinks true love is a fairy-tale. But January and Gus have more in common than you'd think: They're both broke. They've got crippling writer's block. And they need to write bestsellers before summer ends. The result? A bet to swap genres and see who gets published first. The risk? In telling each other's stories, their worlds might be changed entirely... Set over one sizzling summer, Beach Read is a witty love story that will make you laugh a lot, cry a little and fall head over heels. For fans of The Flat Share and If I Never Met You. ______________________________ WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING 'Reader, I swooned! Beach Read is a breath of fresh air. My heart ached for January, and Gus is to die for - a steamy, smart and perceptive romance. I was engrossed!' Josie Silver 'Full of banter, heat, and sexual tension, I felt the thrill of falling in love right alongside January and Gus. A gorgeous page-turner of a novel' Laura Jane Williams 'Funny, and seriously sizzling' Best 'I absolutely loved this book! This has easily become one of my favourite romance reads. Their tension was phenomenal and the angst so well-done. This read is gorgeous and heart wrenching in the most wonderful way ever' Safa, Netgalley 'Original, sparkling bright and layered with feeling. If whipcrack banter and foggy sexual tension is your catnip, you'll adore this book' Sally Thorne 'What an absolute flipping triumph of a novel!!! I LOVED it . . . definitely one of my favourite reads of 2020' Emma Cooper 'I really needed this book. I didn't realize how much I needed it until I was giggling along with all the awkwardness and banter and feeling like I'd been taken away' Emily, Netgalley 'Touching and heartfelt . . . I closed this book with a satisfied sigh' Jasmine Guillory 'Clever and funny, this is a tender love story' Woman & Home

The New York Times bestselling laugh-out-loud love story you’ll want to escape with this summer

Beach Read

Victoria

although, january and gus had me giggling and bashing my head against the wall, i just feel like i had so much expectations and it just didn't reached it?????? idk man

Gianna Kristen

it feels personal (sigh) i wanna hug january so tight for so long

"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. But as the summer stretches on, January discovers a gaping plot hole in the story she's been telling herself about her own life, and begins to wonder what other things she might have gotten wrong, including her ideas about the man next door"--

This is my least favorite Emily Henry book so far but it’s still a cute read. I feel like I wasn’t immersed in the story like I was with the others

Liz Hunsaker

I think that overall, I enjoyed the book when it came to the romance, the built-up, Gus and his mysterious aura plus secretly smitten for her, and even the baggage he brought; also I was throughoutly entrance with January's journey dealing with the emotional aftermath of the reveal of her dad cheating on her mom, which also was closely related to her writer's block and her relationship with Gus.

My biggest issue was the whole, trying to redeem in some way the dad. Like the whole Sonya, showing up, giving the context, it doesn't truly feel like real, or like the full truth, like the way she described the relationship but still had that picture in the bathroom and her hand in all the decorations, but yeah sure it wasn't that serious 🫤. I fully get how her parents had their ups and downs, especially when it came to the cancer, but like for real? he fully engaged in the affair when she got diagnosed, and I truly hated the reason because it honestly sounds so far-fetched for me. idk, I'm not a fan of cheating, so maybe it is just that.

I would say I truly believe he was an almost perfect father, like the way January was, it is mainly because of her parents, but they both were so selfish, like they should have fought with January to send her to grad-school, specifically the dad with his love nest back in his hometown, should have made all the impossible to help her out to do it. That would have convinced me that they truly loved her, she wanted to do that, but it was made seen that it was necessary to be there because her mom needed her support while the dad was in "his work trips". It didn't sound like a choice January made because she wanted to be there, so there's also that.

I'm set to find out if there's a book about Shadi because I truly liked her character. Even with her short appearances, I really liked their last scene together, but I  would have loved to read a similar scene to her mom, I know it was implied, but for me it felt a bit incomplete without that scene of them talking about what happened, even with her mom not fully talking about it all.

I'll say 4 solid 🌟 

I think that overall, I enjoyed the book when it came to the romance, the built-up, Gus and his mysterious aura plus secretly smitten for her, and even the baggage he brought; also I was throughoutly entrance with January's journey dealing with the emotional aftermath of the reveal of her dad cheating on her mom, which also was closely related to her writer's block and her relationship with Gus.

My biggest issue was the whole, trying to redeem in some way the dad. Like the whole Sonya, showing up, giving the context, it doesn't truly feel like real, or like the full truth, like the way she described the relationship but still had that picture in the bathroom and her hand in all the decorations, but yeah sure it wasn't that serious 🫤. I fully get how her parents had their ups and downs, especially when it came to the cancer, but like for real? he fully engaged in the affair when she got diagnosed, and I truly hated the reason because it honestly sounds so far-fetched for me. idk, I'm not a fan of cheating, so maybe it is just that.

I would say I truly believe he was an almost perfect father, like the way January was, it is mainly because of her parents, but they both were so selfish, like they should have fought with January to send her to grad-school, specifically the dad with his love nest back in his hometown, should have made all the impossible to help her out to do it. That would have convinced me that they truly loved her, she wanted to do that, but it was made seen that it was necessary to be there because her mom needed her support while the dad was in "his work trips". It didn't sound like a choice January made because she wanted to be there, so there's also that.

I'm set to find out if there's a book about Shadi because I truly liked her character. Even with her short appearances, I really liked their last scene together, but I  would have loved to read a similar scene to her mom, I know it was implied, but for me it felt a bit incomplete without that scene of them talking about what happened, even with her mom not fully talking about it all.



Got rather frustrated with Gus’s ‘mysterious man vibe’, an emotional unavailability. I wasn’t truly invested until 80% into the book, then had to finish it in one go, and have to admit I’m a bit sad it’s over. Onto the next one !

Jazz j

title is misleading though… thought it was going to be a cutesy holiday book but heavier than expected still rlly good tho 

Ella Williams

cute book x

title is misleading though… thought it was going to be a cutesy holiday book but heavier than expected still rlly good tho 

Denisse Garcia Ramírez 

korfai 

The title Beach Read is higly irritatating. Because why are they having a day trip at an abondend cult village in the forest and do surten things later on in a tent in said forest??

Aside from that I wouldn't have finished it if I have had to read it.

And why is she writing about a circus and not a beach read? Like something summery. I don't know. Just disappointed and also Emily Henry's books (only referring to this and funny story) clearly have a plot pattern.

Nina May

The title Beach Read is higly irritatating. Because why are they having a day trip at an abondend cult village in the forest and do surten things later on in a tent in said forest??

Aside from that I wouldn't have finished it if I have had to read it.

And why is she writing about a circus and not a beach read? Like something summery. I don't know. Just disappointed and also Emily Henry's books (only referring to this and funny story) clearly have a plot pattern.

Enjoyable, witty romance, with plenty of chemistry and sizzling sexual tension.

Laura Dobie

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.

beach read tells a story about January‘s journey of rediscovering herself and digs into the complex consequences of grief and loss. she falls out of touch with herself and her beliefs, which we see her patch back up for herself.

i loved how all of the characters were flawed and not perfect in any way. it just made it feel very real and unfiltered. January and Gus were incredibly different, yet they found ways to fit together perfectly like puzzle pieces. the banter between them was just immaculate and so fun to read.

emily henry’s writing style was an ideal mix of complicated thoughts and feelings, and humor, thus making january‘s monologues and personality unique. i think whether you like the jokes and comedy in this book (which was a lot), depends on your own taste and humor, so i can see why it would be too much for some people.

ultimately, i loved everything about this book and it made it even better that i actually read it at the beach on vacation. 10/10 experience and 5/5 stars.

neele

„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.“

beach read tells a story about January‘s journey of rediscovering herself and digs into the complex consequences of grief and loss. she falls out of touch with herself and her beliefs, which we see her patch back up for herself.

i loved how all of the characters were flawed and not perfect in any way. it just made it feel very real and unfiltered. January and Gus were incredibly different, yet they found ways to fit together perfectly like puzzle pieces. the banter between them was just immaculate and so fun to read.

emily henry’s writing style was an ideal mix of complicated thoughts and feelings, and humor, thus making january‘s monologues and personality unique. i think whether you like the jokes and comedy in this book (which was a lot), depends on your own taste and humor, so i can see why it would be too much for some people.

ultimately, i loved everything about this book and it made it even better that i actually read it at the beach on vacation. 10/10 experience and 5/5 stars.

this… i have never resonated with any of emhen’s female leads more than i’ve resonated with january, especially with her grief.

⭐️ soooo goood and idk ,, light? i feel like the beach setting was really spot-on because they are such a summer couple. so adventurous and witty and two sides of the same coin that are willing to learn with each other and teach one another. i love it when emhen makes them friends and stick with it for a while before they explode with feelings!!!

⭐️ both leads jus RADIATE warmth icb it they are so SUN ☀️☀️☀️

⭐️ for the side characters, hmm. they’re really jus side characters except for january’s dad, i guess! very main character-driven!! focused on the growth and the navigations of the two leads which i didn’t mind. but shadi being there for janie was appreciated :)

⭐️ OH my gus.. my anxious avoidant lover. so nice to see him open up!!!!! interesting motives and backstory set for him :’)

❤️‍🩹 pace and some minor questionable aspects were a bit meh to me ! 

❤️‍🩹 i think gus loving january since before and throughout college is a bit of a stretch but hey! they made it work in their present and end. 

this… i have never resonated with any of emhen’s female leads more than i’ve resonated with january, especially with her grief.

⭐️ soooo goood and idk ,, light? i feel like the beach setting was really spot-on because they are such a summer couple. so adventurous and witty and two sides of the same coin that are willing to learn with each other and teach one another. i love it when emhen makes them friends and stick with it for a while before they explode with feelings!!!

⭐️ both leads jus RADIATE warmth icb it they are so SUN ☀️☀️☀️

⭐️ for the side characters, hmm. they’re really jus side characters except for january’s dad, i guess! very main character-driven!! focused on the growth and the navigations of the two leads which i didn’t mind. but shadi being there for janie was appreciated :)

⭐️ OH my gus.. my anxious avoidant lover. so nice to see him open up!!!!! interesting motives and backstory set for him :’)

❤️‍🩹 pace and some minor questionable aspects were a bit meh to me ! 

❤️‍🩹 i think gus loving january since before and throughout college is a bit of a stretch but hey! they made it work in their present and end. 

I have read three Emily Henry books—one was very good and made me feel very sentimental towards strangers and life, the other one was okay and I liked how it really leaned on tropes as a commentary on tropes. This one wasn’t as interesting, though. I think there may be too many things going on and none of them wrapped up nicely. I cannot for the life of me emphathize with January or find anything I like about her, aside from the fact that she’s named January (the best month). Still, there were some fun scenes, and her father’s letters were very heart-wrenching. The love interest (the fact that I do not remember his name one month afte reading is very telling) was also okay, and I would have liked to learn more about his tragic backstory because honestly January’s problems seem so petty when you think about Gus’ life (okay, I finally remembered it.) 

lianne

sighs, she sits down on the couch and grabs a mic.

I have this theory, which states that you find certain people, objects, places, or even animals for a reason. And this book found me and wrecked my entire life. I had to take a break—can you believe that? 

But holy, this story is so beautiful and so human. Of course, there's romance and the gushy and good stuff. But there's also so much depth between these characters. Henry does an amazing job at making these circular panoramas with them. How their internal conflict impacts their external ones. Not only Gus and January but also their parents. 

seeing how their perceptions of the world changed each other completely and helped them face what they were escaping from the very beginning. 

I loved that it was a tale of marriage, our perception of happiness, and our urgency to find comfort and an escape from the world's insane and dark circumstances of what we call life. 

It's okay to hide under the current, but not too long before it drags you away into the abyss... yeah. 

I think I had a lot to forgive the same way January did. It was truly an eye-opening experience I'll never forget. 

i v e t t e 

okay. sighs, she sits down on the couch and grabs a mic. 

I have this theory, which states that you find certain people, objects, places, or even animals for a reason. And this book found me and wrecked my entire life. I had to take a break—can you believe that? 

dramatics, I know. 

But holy, this story is so beautiful and so human. Of course, there's romance and the gushy and good stuff. But there's also so much depth between these characters. Henry does an amazing job at making these circular panoramas with them. How their internal conflict impacts their external ones. Not only Gus and January but also their parents. 

seeing how their perceptions of the world changed each other completely and helped them face what they were escaping from the very beginning. 

I loved this story. 

I loved that it was a tale of marriage, our perception of happiness, and our urgency to find comfort and an escape from the world's insane and dark circumstances of what we call life. 

It's okay to hide under the current, but not too long before it drags you away into the abyss... yeah. 

I think I had a lot to forgive the same way January did. It was truly an eye-opening experience I'll never forget. 

10/10. 

Great book and a quick easy read. I found myself falling in love with the characters quickly. The story line had me hooked because of how relatable to life it was. Not your typical romance book just a cute love stor 🌸🩷

Aalaa

Great book and a quick easy read. I found myself falling in love with the characters quickly. The story line had me hooked because of how relatable to life it was. Not your typical romance book just a cute love stor 🌸🩷


Alisha

about to be on my emily henry grind just u wait

Lauren R

 the hype now. emily henry you have outdone yourself.

after i dnf book lovers (tragic i know, it just wasn’t my cup of tea) i decided to give miss henry one more shot. and little did i know i would be in for a rollercoaster ride of emotions.

firstly i would like to say how grateful i am for henry to write about young adults and navigating through trauma. both january and gus shed light on how their experiences transcend into the way they approach their budding romance as well as personal relationships. i believe a true writer makes you reflect on yourself and that’s exactly what henry does through gus and january.

not only that, she emphasizes happy ever after as “a strand of strung together happy for nows”. we see gus and january constantly searching for reasons as to why they feel a certain way or went through a certain thing and it made them feel miserable. but with time and understanding they were able to find a happy medium within each other where they feel loved and safe. as a person growing up in a world of uncertainty this makes me feel hopeful. the idea of loving someone and still being hurt by what they have done to you is so healing to hear. i love how henry had that as an underlying theme in her story.

— BEACH TOWN VIBES? SOLD ! like anything coastal town related heals me

— BOTH CREATIVES WHO FOUND OUT ABOUT EACH OTHER THRU THEIR WRITINGS ?? MUAH ! miss henry let me kiss your brain

— GUS AND JANUARY WERE SO PATIENT AND GENTLE WITH EACH OTHERRR THEY HAD SO MANY MOMENTS THAT MADE MY HEART SWOON NEW COMFORT SHIP UNLOCKED !!

elizabeth ❀

i get it. i get the hype now. emily henry you have outdone yourself.

after i dnf book lovers (tragic i know, it just wasn’t my cup of tea) i decided to give miss henry one more shot. and little did i know i would be in for a rollercoaster ride of emotions.

firstly i would like to say how grateful i am for henry to write about young adults and navigating through trauma. both january and gus shed light on how their experiences transcend into the way they approach their budding romance as well as personal relationships. i believe a true writer makes you reflect on yourself and that’s exactly what henry does through gus and january.

not only that, she emphasizes happy ever after as “a strand of strung together happy for nows”. we see gus and january constantly searching for reasons as to why they feel a certain way or went through a certain thing and it made them feel miserable. but with time and understanding they were able to find a happy medium within each other where they feel loved and safe. as a person growing up in a world of uncertainty this makes me feel hopeful. the idea of loving someone and still being hurt by what they have done to you is so healing to hear. i love how henry had that as an underlying theme in her story.

side notes:

— BEACH TOWN VIBES? SOLD ! like anything coastal town related heals me

— BOTH CREATIVES WHO FOUND OUT ABOUT EACH OTHER THRU THEIR WRITINGS ?? MUAH ! miss henry let me kiss your brain

— GUS AND JANUARY WERE SO PATIENT AND GENTLE WITH EACH OTHERRR THEY HAD SO MANY MOMENTS THAT MADE MY HEART SWOON NEW COMFORT SHIP UNLOCKED !!

haewon

read it at the beach! perfectly fine romance -- i was invested in neither character and cared little for it all, but it was sweet. i can see myself forgetting what happened in this book the same way i did after i read henry's people we meet on vacation, but that's okay. i had okay fun.

aisha

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...

if i don't see daisy edgar-jones and logan lerman as januarygus in the beach read movie i will riot

eden ☮

Some funny parts, I kind of like January, the main character. But as for the romance parts-> too cheesy or deja vu, I flipped / switched the pages. 

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