Beach Read
FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FUNNY STORY!
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.
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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.
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.
As featured in The New York Times Book Review ∙ Entertainment Weekly ∙ Oprah Magazine ∙ Betches ∙ Shondaland ∙ Good Morning America ∙ The New York Post ∙ Good Housekeeping ∙ CNN ∙ and more!
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.
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Readers say *Beach Read* by Emily Henry captivates with its heartfelt, relatable romance and distinct, refreshing character voices, especially January...
I’ve been putting off reading Emily Henry’s work for god knows how long and for unexplainable reasons. Chalk it up to a solid concoction of my full-time teaching job ramping back up, my ADHD brain, and my fiscally irresponsible book-buying habits… but her books have been sitting on my TBR stack for far too long, so long that it’s slightly offensive to me now. I’ll eventually get to the rest of her work, but I’m so glad I went with Beach Read first.
I fell in love with Emily Henry’s writing style from the first page. The way she creates such a unique, yet attainable/relatable voice for her characters is refreshing in a way that sets Beach Read apart from other books of this particular genre. I saw so much of myself in January with the way she carries herself (I.e. the way she so loyally put others before herself for the sake of preserving that “happy ending”). But I also saw so much of what I hoped to also be in the form of her wit, tenacity, and overall sassy chemistry with the other characters really sold me to the premise of the book. I’m so glad I finally introduced myself to Emily Henry and can’t wait to read more from her!
I truly loved so much about this book that I cannot recommend it ENOUGH.
I fell in love with Emily Henry’s writing style from the first page. The way she creates such a unique, yet attainable/relatable voice for her characters is refreshing in a way that sets Beach Read apart from other books of this particular genre. I saw so much of myself in January with the way she carries herself (I.e. the way she so loyally put others before herself for the sake of preserving that “happy ending”). But I also saw so much of what I hoped to also be in the form of her wit, tenacity, and overall sassy chemistry with the other characters really sold me to the premise of the book. I’m so glad I finally introduced myself to Emily Henry and can’t wait to read more from her!
I truly loved so much about this book that I cannot recommend it ENOUGH.
This was one of the best romance books I have read. Mostly because Gus and January remind me of the relationship my boyfriend and I had and still have. The fact the January looses her dad helps me related to her even more. Although there were just as many difference I was always led back to my and and my love. Great read!
Emily Henry has easily become one of my favorites and she’s an absolute must-read for me at this point. I’ve had this one on my shelf for way too long and I’m so glad I finally got around to it this summer. I am classic for not really reading a synopsis before I dive into a book because I typically enjoy not fully knowing what to expect and this was one of those times. All of my assumptions came from the title and cover and this story was so much more than a “beach read.” There was so much depth and meaning behind January and Gus’ story that really made it more powerful and emotional. We get more than just a romance, we get a story about family, grief and life. I found it beautifully written and a top 3 Em Hen read.
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