Beach Read Review

This book has just about a little bit of everything. There is romance, lust, desire, heartbreak, family problems, tragedy, and wonder.

Gus Everett and January Andrews are book-writing novelists who write about the complete opposite genre. Gus writes about tragedy, and January writes about happily ever afters. It just so happens that they become neighbors in North Bear Shores Michigan and they decide to make a bet with each other to write a novel in each other’s writing style. That’s where the romance really gets to build. I thought about what it was that I loved most about Gus Everett. He had such a broken childhood and writes about calamities and mishaps, but he admires so much the way January sees the world. He thinks that he is not a romantic in any way shape or form, yet, he is living in his own romance novel. The one starring him and January.

That infatuation they’ve had for each other since their time at U of M together finally gets to blossom. I think that girls can really resonate with this novel because, in my opinion, it’s the most realistic form of love. January wants to be with Gus so badly, and every time they have their most intimate moments together or are heavily flirting, she never knows exactly where they stand. It was an awkward flirting friendship, and she was always guessing what he wanted, and whether he was into her or not, even though there were so many signs and actions that proved Gus wanted her. There is always that “what if” with men because they can change their minds, or overthink things, or don’t want to get hurt. This book shows that they are both vulnerable and broken in their own ways, but they are also the best for one another.