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Narrated by:
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Julia Whelan
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Written by:
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Emily Henry
About this listen
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 best-selling 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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What the critics say
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The New York Times Book Review's Summer Romance Reads
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“Once I started Beach Read I legit did not put it down.”—Betches
“Reader, I swooned! Beach Read is a breath of fresh air. My heart ached for January, and Gus is to die for—a steamy, smart and perceptive romance. I was engrossed!”—Josie Silver, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December
“This is a touching and heartfelt book about love, betrayal, grief, failure, and learning how to love again. I adored going along on Gus and January’s journey, and I closed this book with a satisfied sigh.”—Jasmine Guillory, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Proposal
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- Rachael Araki
- 2021-10-18
amazing
I loved the book. it was amazing !!! I really love this author. yay
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- JJ Hemmerich
- 2023-04-05
Quick listen
I found the main characters not totally likable. The dialogue between the main characters was very repetitive. I did not enjoy the narrator’s impression of male voices. I finished the book because I wanted to know how the story unfolds, hoping the story would get better.
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- MC
- 2020-07-13
Book marketing is misleading
I expected this book to be lighter based on the description, cover, name, etc. The beginning is what I expected, but then the book took a turn and became a more serious exploration of the relationship (and cults - what?) which was anything but light. Honestly, the two main characters and their dramas wore me down. Quality writing but not what I expected based on marketing. I lost interest in the story and did not listen to the last 2 hours.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-06-03
Sexy summer read. .
I loved this book. Very sexy, funny and sweet. First time reading Emily Henry and I absolutely love the way she writes. I will definitely be exploring her other writings. Good narration too.
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- Audra Mitchell
- 2020-08-15
Perfect mix of 'romance' and 'real life'
I loved this book! I am a devourer of literary fiction with a secret penchant for 'contemporary women's fiction', which helps me to take a break break from the heavy topics I write about for my work. What I loved about this book was that, while refusing to fit neatly into any genre, it showcased the best of these two very different literary styles, and how they can each show us different facets of the same complex character . The characters were real, their struggles relatable and their love story poignant. Plus, I laughed out loud multiple times. Highly recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-06-14
Beautiful Listen
It was an enjoyable listen- at times so emotional it made me cry, at times hilarious it made me laugh out loud. Deep story with real characters! Highly recommended 💯❤️
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- Lori Webber
- 2020-11-24
Best Audiobook of 2020
This has book is definitely my favourite of 2020. It seemed a perfect book during a world pandemic where the characters had all the feelings of devastation and the found renewed hope in each other and themselves. What a great performance by Julia Whelan. What fantastic words by Emily Henry. I will re-read and re-listen to this again and again.
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- Laura
- 2022-12-18
Wasn’t a fan
Narrator was good but the story was severely lacking. Main character got annoying very quickly.
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- Mavis
- 2023-11-02
The protagonists angsty whining gets a bit much in the end
The book starts well enough, and progresses ok, but by about chapter 20 the main character’s insecure whining and angst starts to grate. By the final chapter I was pressing the skip-forward-30s button regularly while muttering “o dear g…, can you just shut up and finish already”.
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- Joce
- 2023-12-12
Great read!
I really enjoyed the story and the performance. Got through it super quick!
All the characters were interesting and enjoyable.
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