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One of the activities for Indie bookstore day was a blinddate with a book bag. I chose the Sun and self care theme- it held all natural skin care and a very pretty copy of Beach Read- I was so bummed to get there in the afternoon when only 5 choices were left- there were so many cool themes to choose from! I love my local indie- Four Seasons in Shepherdstown WV.

My Saturday plans 🌴🍹

I feel like the title of this one is super misleading - the phrase "beach read" conjures up images of sand and beach umbrellas and playing in the water... And this doesn't have any of that! But it was a delight. The premise of writing in different genres was a fun one and I thought the supporting cast was great. When is the next Emily Henry coming out?

Happy Tuesday! Here are today's #Two4Tuesday questions. Everyone is welcome to play. I will tag a few Littens who have played in the past to get us started.

My answers:
1️⃣ Ride my horse. Walk and get outside. Gardening I also find peaceful.
2️⃣ When I need to work on my inner peace, I find books that are light reads help me. Tagged book is an example.

Play? @Eggs @dabbe @peaKnit @Susanita @BethM @AnnCrystal @julesG @BookmarkTavern

20/100 🏖️
3rd Emily Henry 📖🎧
#beachread #emilyhenry #paperback #audiobook #immersivereading #goodreads #goodreadsreadingchallenge

Dear Dad, also leave me a beach house. I already have the man so no need to find one with a hot writer neighbor. Love, Amanda

Sweet romance. Would be a perfectly good “beach read”. Didn‘t sweep me away…

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Omg I love this book sooo much!
My favorite of the year so far! 💛

There's a new sprayed edged hardcover edition of Emily Henry's Beach Read out today and I absolutely pre-ordered it. The cover changes are nice too.

About to start this one to feed my denial about summer ending 😢

I wonder if @Elizabeth2 and @NataliePatalie were on the same vacation this week. 🏖️😄

I‘m really enjoying Emily Henry books for “clearing the palate” so to speak. They are light enjoyable books. The characters are developed fully. They have flaws and problems that they‘re overcoming in addition to the love story. I liked Book Lovers better but over all I enjoyed reading this book. It‘s a perfect summer time read. All of her books are. I heard that many of her books will be made into movies. I think they‘ll transition to film well!

I didn't like this as much as Happy Place, but that's a pretty high bar, so this is still pretty far up the list of books I've enjoyed in my life. I'm not a critical, so I'm not going to list why I did or didn't like elements of this over other books. It's quite literally a good "Beach Read" if that's what you're looking for, exactly as advertised. #43-2024

Such a cute read and honestly a perfect audiobook for the summer. Now I have to read the rest!

16-18 Jun 24 (audiobook)
A very low pick. Two Emily Henry books in a row may have been too much but I just found this too predictable and the characters dull. January seemed the least intelligent heroine to date and there was little suspense or real tension. I definitely need to move on.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ I liked most of this well enough but the last couple of chapters had me rolling my eyes so hard. These were mostly likeable characters that just seemed so immature and dopey (particularly January) toward the end. Why have an actual conversation about this emotional issue that‘s bugging you when you could assume the worst and end up in unnecessary turmoil?? It was a soft pick but the last couple of chapters took it to a so-so.

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Anything fun and light says summer to me! I love a good summer beach read!

#sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

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Third time reading, and I still love it! My friend & I are reading a Henry book a month over the summer for our mini-book club! It‘ll be her first time reading most of them and my second or third (or 5th for Book Lovers 😅).
This isn‘t my favorite Emily Henry, but I love all her stuff so much, that that‘s not really saying much.
Julia Whelan is, as ever, an excellent narrator.

2/5
Not my cup of tea.
Light read, very predictable (in the first few pages, you know exactly what will happen)
Quite a lot of repetitive parts...
It's a cliché story, Hallmark like.

Another fun read! I didn‘t go into this one with high expectations as wasn‘t a huge fan of People We Meet on Vacation, but this one is exponentially better! The characters are much more complex and loved their development and tension. Also, fun to finish on a cold, snowy, April day.

Bail at 50%.
Started out great. Yet the pace was all over, and it was just missing *something*. I'm not wasting time wading through treacle. If I'm not enjoying a book anymore, I'm bailing!

It's rained AAAAAALL DAY here. And I'm so full of cold 🤧
So I've had an afternoon on the couch under a blanket with a good summer read and a Dark Terry's Chocolate Orange. Bliss.

Loved this one!!! Gus and January both fresh out of a different type of heart break meet again. The typical lines of healing, heartbreak, family baggage, and individual restoration. Let‘s face it…I‘ll take Emily Henry‘s story of two author‘s stuck in despair turned lovers any day. 💗

I liked this more than most new age adult romances but it also didn‘t amaze me. I will say that I don‘t think i have it a fair shot because I read it during the school year which means that it took me forever and it was distinctly not summer vibes when I read it. Maybe I‘ll read it again during the summer so I can fully enjoy it

My favorite Emily Henry book so far

Emily Henry has done it again!

Ahhhhhhh I love the beach!

Very much enjoying some rest and reading on vacation.

I enjoyed this one almost as much as “Book Lovers.” Plenty of the usual playful banter which is fast becoming a Emily Henry trademark. Some insightful thoughts on writing and what motivates authors, but felt the family relationships could have been developed a little more. Overall, a funny romance and great summer read! ☀️

2023 Book Club Book …. Awesome choice enjoyed this book!!

Just started this. I'm not a huge romance fan, but I did enjoy Book Lovers, so I have hopes for this one. We're having a book discussion of it at the end of the month.

Reading the tagged book for GDRW book club this month. Where we‘ll actually be discussing it at a local Michigan beach! I‘ve come across lots of funny and good lines that make me smile 😊

As a lover of Pirates of the Caribbean 🏴‍☠️I know I‘d be thrilled to see a SIXTH POTC film!!! ❤️

#summerspecial #nationalbikiniday #lifeisabeach

https://youtu.be/ICkWjdQuK7Q Bikini song

July‘s #roll100 @PuddleJumper

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This isn't my typical reading genre but I'm not mad at it. It's quite hilarious, and I love the banter. @BooksNBowls knows how to pick em'

Starting Beach Read today! Thanks @BooksNBowls for starting this new monthly swap with me! I love being bookish besties with you ☀️📚💖

I didn‘t enjoy this as much as People We Meet on Vacation. I was given this book by another vacationer while we were in St. Thomas.
I saw another review that praised how accurately Henry described life in Michigan and Up North summers. I‘m not familiar with either. Does anyone else agree/disagree with that?
#14Books14Weeks2023 #BookSpinBingo #ISpyBingo

Another Emily Henry book that I thoroughly enjoyed.

This one is about two writers - a romance writer and a literary fiction writer.

They make a bet to write in the other's genre and see who sells their book first.

Of course, they fall in love ❤️

A little more over the place than I generally enjoy. Two traumatized adults who coped in different ways find eventual comfort in each other. He felt all is wrong with the world, she looks for light. Did like most of their personalities. Didn‘t get the whole bad vibe she gave him. Didn‘t stand up well. While they learned to talk it out, I didn‘t get the feel that brought them together. Too much a loose end for me. Still was an enjoyable read.

A tad too predictable for my taste but an enjoyable read nonetheless!