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glusumedziotojas's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Pregnancy
bookishmillennial's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This was Emily Henry's worst book. I'm being a brat but it was indeed NOT a happy place. It was a horrible place. These people are horrible friends to each other. The resolution is one of the most privileged white woman shit I've read, and I don't like anyone in this book, so I was not rooting for them. I couldn't stand this book, cry about it!
Graphic: Infidelity and Toxic friendship
Minor: Pregnancy
brandie_abbie19's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Addiction and Murder
itsgnat's review
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
joensign's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Grief
Minor: Mental illness and Pregnancy
one_more_chapter96's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, and Pregnancy
cwerber's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Mental illness, Grief, and Pregnancy
tabeahaefliger's review against another edition
- 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
I literally read this in like three days and my heart is just light, warm, and full of love. It contained funny lines, that made me giggle. I loved the time jumps and the way Emily Henry made their relationship and it’s development so relatable and humane. Where they finally kiss each other again??? Oh my god, got me giggling, screaming and kicking my feet!
Wyn was such a good and true male main character and Harriet was just so empowering and light and sympathetic. Their whole friend group just gave me the feeling of wanting to be part of them. Also the diversity of the characters, per example lesbians or ppl of color was also amazing to see. There were some really good and heartwarming true quotes that weren’t cheesy or over exaggerated at all.
All in all I loved Emily Henrys writing style, I loved the storyline and the story coming to life in my head. Made me want to be in their world so bad. I just totally ate this up and felt lighthearted but still morally questioning society and family, this was the perfect mix. Totally recommend, especially when craving a little but still so fulfilling summery holiday second chance romance that makes you smile :)
Moderate: Alcohol and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
trips's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This year was Happy Place...and I kinda wish I went back and read Beach Read instead...
Ok look, I actually think what Henry was trying to achieve in this book was very ambitious. In my opinion, too ambitious. There are a lot of interconnecting relationships and not all of them pay off.
Parth in particular comes off as just like...existing...he hardly has a character other than being exasperated or excited. Sabrina as well seems to be parsed down to the trope she seems to be embodying. Cleo and Kimmy are fine, we love mostly unproblematic lesbians.
The relationship between Harriet and Wyn is sweet at times, especially the scenes in the past. In the present, I found myself being angry with both of them the entire time because holy shit, just have 1 single conversation about how things actually are between you two and you would've been fine??
I had a hard time with Harriet because she is just so unaware of herself to the point of unbelievability for her age and experience in life and Wyn is just sad puppy hours through the whole book. He kinda made me feel like he wasn't worth it as he didn't want to fight for their relationship in the first place (neither did Harriet at times but at least she came around to it).
I guess I wanted more out of them finally talking their feelings out?
I dunno, I'll still keep up with my Christmas tradition, this one was sadly just not as fun as the other 2 I've read from Henry.
Graphic: Confinement and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy
katherinek's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug use