Beach Read

SOLID 4.2/5⭐️. Actually felt so many emotions about this book as the story woven through its plentiful amounts of themes and twists. I fucking cried. I never cry with books. I felt SO many things. I thank Henry for giving me a book that I truly tore through (and did read entirely on the beach). 2 days. And I actually did many other things in those 2 days besides straight beachin. The characters were so relateable and each possessed such a pure human hang up. It made them incredibly real but without being too present in the main story line. Everything felt like it was there for a good reason. I think my only thing was that I sincerely felt like the book was about 30 pages too long. There was a very brief gap in the middle that was slow to me and I just felt like I was dragging through it, but once past that hump it was smooth sailing. The relationship that January has with her dad was extremely personal to me, because even though my father is living, it rings so true. I don't want to spoil but the end display of love in the form of truth broke my heart more than any of the twist of romance throughout the novel, because I too felt all of that with my dad. And have for the past few years. If anything, this ending was a testament to everything I needed to hear right now in my life. The truth can sometimes be painful, but in the end today can be a good day if you believe it was a good day.