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A review by sophiesometimesreads
Happy Place by Emily Henry
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Just gotta wipe the tears away before I can even fathom writing my review.
I really, really loved this book. The second half, in particular, gave me so many feelings. It was so heartbreaking to see the relationship come together and then fall apart in the flashbacks, whilst Harriet was trying to navigate seeing Wyn again and how that played into her friendships in the present timeline.
Honestly, the shining star of this book was Harriet and her friendships. Whilst I did come to be invested in her relationship with Wyn, the friendships and the exploration of friends to lovers and how this impacts friendship groups was wonderful and really resonated with me.
This was almost a perfect book for me, but I did have a desire partway through to have more context as to why Wyn and Harriet made a good couple together, as I felt we had seen a lot of them coming together and falling apart, but not as much in between. In saying this, this part of the story was further developed in the second half and by the end I did feel invested in their relationship.
Emily Henry has a way of making me so invested in the world of her characters that I literally cannot stop thinking about them whilst I'm not reading the book, and this was no different. I absolutely loved it, and would recommend if you love novels with a bit of angst and a bit of sweetness mixed together.
I really, really loved this book. The second half, in particular, gave me so many feelings. It was so heartbreaking to see the relationship come together and then fall apart in the flashbacks, whilst Harriet was trying to navigate seeing Wyn again and how that played into her friendships in the present timeline.
Honestly, the shining star of this book was Harriet and her friendships. Whilst I did come to be invested in her relationship with Wyn, the friendships and the exploration of friends to lovers and how this impacts friendship groups was wonderful and really resonated with me.
This was almost a perfect book for me, but I did have a desire partway through to have more context as to why Wyn and Harriet made a good couple together, as I felt we had seen a lot of them coming together and falling apart, but not as much in between. In saying this, this part of the story was further developed in the second half and by the end I did feel invested in their relationship.
Emily Henry has a way of making me so invested in the world of her characters that I literally cannot stop thinking about them whilst I'm not reading the book, and this was no different. I absolutely loved it, and would recommend if you love novels with a bit of angst and a bit of sweetness mixed together.
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Pregnancy