"I’ve never met someone who is so perfectly my favorite person.”
Friends, summer is sadly coming to an end. Your kids, neighbors, nieces and nephews may be starting school again and the sun’s starting to set a lil’ bit earlier. Here’s a last-ditch effort to keep that summer glow around: head to the beach…literally or figuratively.
Beach Read by Emily Henry follows romance author January Adams and her move to North Bear Shores, Minnesota. Not only is January reeling from the death of her father, she’s also trying to cope with his shocking death-bed confession about his mistress. In an attempt to extend an olive leaf, January’s dad leaves her the beach house in Minnesota where he and his mistress lived during their weekends together. She most certainly does not want to move in, but she’s been left with no choice: her boyfriend left her, she hasn’t sold a book in months, and she owes her publisher a full-on juicy novel in six weeks that she’s yet to write a page for.
She moves, meager belongings and all, only to discover that her collegiate rival (and now best-selling author of books without happy endings), Augustus Everett, is her next-door neighbor. Through a series of unfortunate events, “Gus” and January end up in a competition: Gus must write a romance novel and January’s next book has to be somber and serious. The loser has to endorse the other’s book publicly. Big yikes.
In order to make the competition fair, both January and Gus plan outings for the other that helps them understand the genre further. Can January set aside her anger to best the beast? Will she be able to resolve her writer’s block and deliver something to her publisher on time? Can she withstand the tall, dark and handsome temptations of Gus? Can all of these questions be answered in one novel?
Some say to never judge a book by its cover. I say judge away with this one! The title appropriately sets the reader’s expectations—a fun story that will keep you entertained while you catch some rays. Four out of five sunny stars in my summer-lovin’ book!