Are you looking for an entertaining read (and quite possibly a bit of a workout if you buy the hardcover edition?) – Great Big Beautiful Life is just that. From the author of People We Meet on Vacation (loved that book and movie!)… This book is the epitome of summertime reading! But, no need to wait for summer…
Read a bit about Great Big Beautiful Life from Emily Henry’s website:
Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping new novel from Emily Henry.
Named a Most Anticipated book of 2025 by The New York Times ∙ Rolling Stone ∙ USA Today ∙ Harper’s Bazaar ∙ Marie Claire ∙ BBC ∙ PopSugar ∙ SheReads ∙ Paste ∙ and more!
💃 Paperback version is out May 19, 2026!
I loved the characters, Hayden and Alice. This is my review on Goodreads:
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry is a solid 3.8 stars. I enjoyed most of this book so much. There was a period however that I thought about marking it as DNF because the Margaret Ive’s background story got a little too long and without a lot of context you’re reading about people who you have no background on. Had that portion been condensed significantly this would have been a 5 star read. So, if you start to feel this way, read faster through this portion and then slow down once you get past it.
You become entrenched in Hayden & Alice’s lives. You want to see WHO Margaret’s is going to select to write her book. You want to know what happens. The ending is so good it’s almost worth an extra star!
Emily Henry is a fabulous author and I look forward to reading her next book…
My review on Goodreads now follows the Goodreads suggested format, which is essentially what I listed below. I think previous reviews may have been rated a bit higher than shown below.
I’m using the Goodreads rating policy effective FEB 2026:
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – LOVED this book, definitely a keeper!! Will definitely re-read one day! 💗
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐ – I really enjoyed this book! 😊
- ⭐⭐⭐ – I liked this book (yes, worth reading!)… 🙂
- ⭐⭐ – I found this book average. 😐
- ⭐ – I did not like or did not finish this book. 😕
📚 Until next time…
✨ Take a moment to be grateful for at least one thing today – TODAY will be a good day, you’ve got this!
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