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Happy Place by Emily Henry

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lee_s's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0


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positivenoodles's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved it being set in Maine but a fictional town. It felt like Maine without having to be like "I don't think that is a place in that town". It felt true to Maine without pulling me out of the story. They did mention a place at Acadia national park that has amazing popovers and that is a real place that I go to when visiting the area. 

The characters felt real to me and how I would banter with my friends. The fact that they were all so different but they loved each other like family. The found family is Soo well done in here. 

The romance was done well but there were times that I was YELLING out loud hey just kiss!

I recommend this book and it is a perfect summer smut read.

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bringmybooks's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad 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

4.75

 you’re either gonna love it or hate it and idk what to tell you

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I honestly & truly don’t think this book is going to be for everyone, and I honestly & truly don’t think all of Emily Henry is for everyone (4 starred her first two, lukewarm on them in retrospect, DNFed Book Lovers, don’t @ me). All of that being said, I honestly & truly loved this book.

(Also, did I finally break down and decide to read this because the MC loves Murder She Wrote? no comment)

There are some books that I think have universal appeal, and others that hit harder because of the life you’ve lived and the experiences you’ve had, and I think that was a huge part of why this hit so well for me. I can totally understand why people would look at this and go “miscommunication trope at it’s finest, yawn” but (as someone who’s not typically a fan of this trope) I felt this was a super realistic portrayal of trying to figure out who you are and what you want as you grow older, especially as you try to do it in a relationship with someone you love who is growing up alongside you.

One of my gripes with some of EH’s work is that it’s too … quippy. Nobody can be “on” 24/7, zinging barbs back and forth with whomever they come across from the moment they open their eyes until the moment they go to bed. Sometimes even the quippiest person just calls their partner and says, “Hey, do we need milk?” without there being a joke attached to it, you know?

That being said, I felt that that the characters in this book were way more realistic, and I actually believed in them, which made it a lot easier to stay invested in the story & in their relationships. It’s got so much heart in the way that growing up in a friend group is described, especially as we start to want different things that don’t align with how our friends or partners are growing up.

tl;dr this one brought me back to EH and I’ll be giving her next one a read! 

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jo_22's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was a bit slow-going for me at first (relative to other Emily Henry books) in how it took me farther into the story to really connect with the characters. They were enjoyable characters but frustrating at times when they didn’t communicate; and I think the  I wasn’t as engaged in the plot til probs 50% of the way through. Listened to it on a 9 hour solo drive and despite my early frustrations, it was the perfect book to immerse in!
And the last 20%…oof <3 had great (albeit very rushed) character development, and relatable POVs/elements. (Career, life, love, boundaries, happiness, generational trauma, friendship, how to argue, secure attachment, growing up & adulting). 

It was slightly triggering for me at some points which is reason for 4.25 stars instead of 5 stars. 

Overall feelings are: 
• omg this was enjoyable 
• I want to talk to others about this book
• thanks han for pushing me to read it and putting me on EH
• the timeliness of me reading this is wild
• Harriet was frustrating in how she didn’t communicate or made assumptions / didn’t do relationships well. However I could relate at times so it didn’t bother me as much as other novels with this trope. 
• I didn’t like Wyn in ways I liked other EH male romantic interests 
• I like how much this focused on healthy relationships & friendships in particular way more than her other novels - it added a new dynamic & I enjoyed that variety. The characters didn’t often portray healthy relationships but I liked how EH explored that
• I NEED to own the paperback so I can reread and highlight impactful parts / quotes (There were so many moments where I paused the book  to process or hype or reflect on)

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saliwali's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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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pookiee's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

half interesting conflicts and emotions, half platitudes and middling writing

firstly, I have to scream about this: seriously, the amount of medical jargon in the narration was so cringey 😭 it’s established she’s a doctor, now let it go.
My nerve endings light up in concentric circles that reverberate outward. Cellular fireworks. Neurological Ferris wheel spokes.
NONSENSE

the good part is how henry gives each character a distinct personality and you can feel their friendship bond, and also how she describes the happy places.


but this couple is better apart. 💀
her moving to montana for a guy and ditching a nice career
is horrible, no matter the situation. and I can’t believe a couple of 8 years and friend group of even longer communicates this badly without imploding sooner. but bc this is a romance, their wuv survives this. living HEA is nice, but the ending is rushed, and I was left believing in sunk cost fallacy more than their relationship.

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ekchilton's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

Emily Henry has done it again, and I mean that in the most enthusiastic and loving way possible. I am obsessed with the way she can fill out not just two leads but an entire cast of characters in so little space and make me care so freaking much about all of them. Wyn & Harriet are complex and fascinating and I want to stay wrapped up in a group hug with Harriet, Sabrina, and Cleo forever and ever.

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