Each of them is on their deck, both of them in shadow. On her first night, there is loud music from next door and she confronts her neighbor. In North Bear Shores, her goal is to live rent-free, clear out the house, and sell it. Her mother is avoiding talking about her father she’s single, and mostly friendless except for her best friend Shandi who lives in Chicago. Jacques kept the flat in Queens it turns out that her tears and sadness were not what he expected out of their relationship. She’s broke (although we never quite find out exactly why), has nowhere else to live, and is in mourning. The key is to a house in North Bear Shores, Michigan. Sonya came to the funeral to give her a letter and a key from her father. It’s clear that her father was someone special to this lady, and her mother’s reaction confirms it. At his funeral, a lady, Sonya, showed up. While January mourns her father she is also angry with him. Then her father dies suddenly one night in his bed. She loves being in love and her relationship with Jacques appears to have all the right elements plus her parents love him. Even her own relationship, with Jacques, is held together by her parents’ relationship. January has written three romance novels, inspired by her parents’ relationship and how it tinted her view of the world. Their love had always been strong, through two bouts of fighting her mother’s cancer, and with lots of beautiful yet mundane moments that make up a marriage. Her parents had a magical love story that inspired her writing.

January was named by her father after his favorite song, and the line “ It’s June in January, because I’m in love” shows up many times in the book. Looking for a review without spoilers, read Beach Read Book Review instead.

Despite mostly avoiding him, January was smitten, and there was one night at a frat party when their attraction ruled. His stories run dark, exploring what drove human beings to hurt themselves and each other.

Gus was a critic of January’s stories, with their perpetual happy endings. It adds some twists to the traditional girl next-door story.Īugustus (Gus) and January went to university together, both studying writing. Beach Read by Emily Henry is an entertaining romance novel.

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