Beach Read (June-July 2021) Buddy Read Discussion - Jen K, Cat, Amelia, Allyson

[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

Welcome to the Beach Read Buddy Read Discussion thread! This thread officially opens on June 27th and anyone can join at any time. Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days can be used to catch up!

Each day we will be reading by chapters or page numbers. Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Goodreads. The suggested Buddy Read discussion schedule is as follows:

Week of 06/27
June 27: Chapter 1-4

Week of 06/28
June 28: Chapter 5-8
June 29: Chapter 9-12
June 30: Chapter 13-16
July 1: Chapter 17-20
July 2: Chapter 21-24
July 3: Chapter 22- 28

PARTICIPANTS
~ Jen K
~ Cat
~ Amelia
~ Allyson

[Jimara]

hey! is it too late to join this buddy read??

[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

Jimara wrote: "hey! is it too late to join this buddy read??"

noup, jump in :D

[Amelia]

I am still 100 pages behind in my other read so may start late sorry

[Jen K]

Started this last night and it started strong. January is interesting and I feel for her world crashing around her ears. I hope that we get to hear more about her dad's story.

[Jimara]

yeah I agree! I'm loving the characters and their stories so far

[Jen K]

The book club party was fantastic! I like Gus and January together. I'm not sure how their deal will work out though (view spoiler)[ won't her publisher be unhappy with a completely different type of book and this is her career and she is broke (hide spoiler)].

[Jen K]

Totally got sucked into this adorable book! Such a lovely romance/ friendship.

[Jimara]

Jen K wrote: "The book club party was fantastic! I like Gus and January together. I'm not sure how their deal will work out though [spoilers removed]."

ahaha I was confused by this too! I have no idea how publishing works though so I just went with it

[aikaterine]

Hey guys :)) Just got around to finishing this and I got to say, this was deep. I liked the story and the characters, even though I was hoping for something lighter when I picked it up.

The only thing that went wrong was that around the same time I also started listening to the audiobook of People We Meet on Vacation and, guys, the similarities between the two books are just too much! So, my advice would be to get to this particular group read a couple books after Beach Read xD