Beach Read - Emily Henry

Beach Read

By Emily Henry

  • Release Date: 2020-05-19
  • Genre: Romantic Comedies
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 4,717 Ratings

Description

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION AND BOOK LOVERS!

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.

Reviews

  • A little boring

    2
    By knicolet
    Never was able to finish the book as much as I love romance books. Follows the very typical next door neighbor trope and it got boring to me half way through :/
  • lovely

    5
    By addieee13
    this book is very well written and easy to read, with believable, lovable characters:) it was these qualities, among others, that made Beach Read the first book i’ve finished for my own enjoyment in about a year. i laughed and smiled and even cried a little bit throughout this lovely summer read, and i highly recommended to anyone who needs a moment to feel understood🫶
  • Too cute

    5
    By Kelly LeVeque
    ….perfect beach read.
  • January and Gus have me forever.

    5
    By msmickelle
    The best book I’ve read this year, it was amazing and left me speechless. LOVE.
  • Nice

    3
    By Angelica813
    A little predictable. Wouldve liked to have her elongate the “chase”. Gus spent 5tears there and never saw her dad when he could literally see inside the house? Idk. A little slow at times. Its ok for a quick read
  • 4.5✨

    5
    By JanellieReads
    Perfect book to read for the summer
  • Loved it!

    5
    By kdplat
    Lovable leads, will they or won’t they, steamy kisses. Great read!
  • <3

    5
    By DenisseLindsay
    Loved loved loved
  • Loved January and Gus!

    5
    By MMS1231
    Rooting the whole way through the book for January and Gus to have their Happy for Now! Pete is a gem in a very supporting and supportive role. Loved it! Thank you!
  • Favorite

    5
    By Bdog14635
    This is one of my all time favorites and GUS IS THE BLUEPRINT. That is all. Please read it.

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