Beach Read

Took me awhile to get into it, I'm pretty sure it was a me problem, but once I was able to sit and really focus I really enjoyed my time! Parts felt rushed but overall I think it was so fun

🏖️3 stars📘This is neither a good thing nor a bad thing, but this book is not set on a beach. And the ideal place to read this probably would not be at a beach either.🫰Gus and January and their relationship, obviously.👍Emily Henry's writing, prose and pacing are good as usual.👌Was expecting a cute romcom, not a devastating depiction of grief to shatter my heart -- in a good way.👌Side note: I don't like the US version ending. I read the UK version though, so it's okay.👎Their books had me confused because it was additional characters that I couldn't bother remembering.👎While I loved Gus and January, I cared less about the other characters like Maggie or Pete or even her mum. Plus, I wanted more information on Naomi and on her dad as well. And I do like Anya and Shadi, but they're hardly mentioned enough.

I am not sure if Romance genre isn't for me or Emily Henry isn't.I have been a fantasy girly through and through for years. I heard the glowing reviews that come from Emily Henry and decided to try a couple books. I have yet to read book lovers.There was nothing inherently wrong with this book. The start dragged a bit with flashbacks. I didnt care about that and was bored and almost DNF'd. I finally got to some decent plot. It was a fast easy read after that. But a month later I can barely remember anything. Generic romance between 2 authors? I think "romance" as a plot line just doesn't interest me at all. I like fantasy with a romance sub-plot or even some Mafia Books but romance still isn't the main plot line.I will try Book Lovers before I give up on this.3.5 Stars