“You are in all of my happiest places.”

Once again, Emily Henry has saved me from a reading slump. There's witchcraft in these books, I swear.

There's a part in here where the main character jokingly describes herself as 'slow-release hot' and strangely, that's a good way to explain my feelings about this book.

For someone that's been struggling to read anything lately, this gripped me immediately. It was so easy to fall back into the familiar writing style.

However, it probably wasn't until the last 30% that I realized how much I loved it. The romance, the individual characters, Harriet's journey to finding herself; every piece of it had somehow grown on me without me even fully realizing it.
I still had a few qualms, particularly the fact it felt a bit more... formulaic in comparison to the rest of her books, but even that faded as I carried on.

One of my favorite things about Emily Henry's books is that they're actually therapist appointments under the guise of a cheerful romance. Happy Place was no different. Somehow, no matter how much I do or don't relate to her characters, there are always lines that feel like someone took a look into some part of me and made it coherent. Made it something lovable. It's a really special feeling and it shocks me every time.

Overall, I hope she keeps writing these beautiful, sappy, vulnerable books for the rest of time and I hope each of them makes me feel as happy and understood as they have thus far.


Current Ranking:

1. Book Lovers
2. Beach Read
3. Happy Place
4. People We Meet on Vacation