02 - Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry | Emotional Contemporary Romance

Genre’d: A Book Podcast · Jul 10, 2025 · 55m

In our second episode, we discuss Elyse’s pick, Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry — a swoony, introspective romance about ambition, grief, and finding your person when you least expect it.

💥 Spoiler warning: We get into all the details, from major plot twists to our wtf moments.

In this episode:

​We attempt to fan-cast the main characters (with mixed results).

​Everyone shares their ultimate book boyfriends.

​Katy reveals her book rating scale

​Bryanna discusses thoughts on beach make outs

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​“The perfect man exists. He’s called a ‘book boyfriend’,” Jenny Singer, Washington…