Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Happy Place by Emily Henry

266 reviews

1izreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Grief

randirush's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy and Medical content

annakh16's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Not bad, but not as great as I’d been told it was. 

I found it hard to root for the romance at the beginning, because we don’t actually know much about their relationship/why they broke up for quite some time, so any (sexual) tension e.g.

the cellar scene

just seemed a bit random. Relatedly, @Harriet:

”vengeful grinding” isn’t sexy, it’s weird! He broke up with you! Pls stop!

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Chapter 23 i.e.

Harriet and Wyn at Harriet’s home

was a turning point. It was great, and so were the chapters after that - emotional explorations of their break up,

mental health struggles, grief, pressure from your family

etc. Absolutely had me hooked. 

But the ending kind of let me down again. The way I was screaming

”no girl, pls don’t start a pottery job! Please don’t make the first thing we see you enjoy your new destiny!“

- it just became cliche, but not in a good way. I also didn’t like how

Chloe’s pregnancy kind of became the main reason for her & Sabrina drifting apart. I thought the original argument was way more interesting

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The side characters were likeable. The writing was generally good, aside from the “I said - he said” repetitions in dialogue. Whelan’s audio narration was great. Overall, I feel like I might’ve liked this more if I’d related to the characters’ personal struggles - but this way, it ended up just being a bit boring. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Grief

gvoi1719's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

mikaylawood's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Chronic illness

Minor: Pregnancy

drcerulean96's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pregnancy

daniofthewood's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Medical content, Vomit, and Terminal illness

_verena_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

3.75

🎧 gehört als Hörbuch

⚠️ Achtung SPOILER enthalten


Eigentlich mag ich den Exes to Lovers Trope nicht sooo gerne, aber hier finde ich ihn gut umgesetzt, ich hatte bei Harriet und Wyns Gesprächen meist so einen Kloß im Hals und dachte mir, wenn sie am Schluss nicht zusammen kommen, wäre ich forever heartbroken. I mean:

... Ich sehe dich lieber 5 Tage im Jahr, als irgend jemand anderen die ganze Zeit...

Es wird gut veranschaulicht, was die Schwächen der einzelnen Charaktere sind, weshalb sie sich selbst um Weg stehen

und vor allem Wyn, der wegen seiner Mental Health Issues und seinem niedrigem Selbstbewusstsein, da er sich selbst ständig als 'dumm' bezeichnet, Harriet verlassen hat.

Ich liebe den Found Family Trope, der wird hier super wholesome und herzerwärmend umgesetzt.🤍

Kimmy und Cleo sind so toll 😍
Generell sind die Nebencharaktere super ausgearbeitet und die Chemie zwischen ihnen stimmt einfach. Ihre Freundschaft zueinander ist herzerwärmend.
Einzig Sabrina nervt,

stichelt die ganze Zeit wegen dem abgesagten Besuch bei Cleo und Kimmy. Let it go girl 🙄 Außerdem ist es super übergriffig und manipulativ, da sie zB Harriet und Wyn ins gleiche Zimmer steckt, weil sie will, dass sie wieder zusammen kommen.

Dass dann alles auf ihre familiären Probleme und Kindheit geschoben wird, ist einfach keine Entschuldigung für ihr Verhalten.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Drug use, and Alcohol

wildestdreamingreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

callistag1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy