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k_readingmorenow's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Like the other Emily Henry books I've listened to, I really enjoy the dialogue. It feels very real and the banter is wonderful. I think this books characters were way more self reflective in such a short timespan than might be possible, but the realizations and thought processes felt very real and familiar to me. It does feel pretty psychologically focused, a bit parentally determined, but it was an enjoyable read and definitely pulled at my heartstrings!
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Classism
wolfst4r's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
nothing about that book was happy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
leah08855's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
britt33's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
tspice24's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
rachaelreadsalot's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
4.5
I loved this book so much. The characters were believable and so endearing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
stardustandrockets's review against another edition
5.0
I don't understand why people cried reading this book. I will say that I relate a lot to Sabrina's want to not get married because she didn't have good views on it growing up. And I relate a whole heck of a lot to Harriet and her family. My parents got pregnant with my sister before they got married and they were incredibly poor for a long time. Then my brother happened. Six years after that I came along and 3 years after that, my younger sibling. There's a 12 year age gap from oldest to youngest and all that time my dad worked two jobs just to barely make ends meet. My parents fought all the time and I used to wish they'd just get divorced. Though, as a kid, I didn't realize what that would mean for either of them. My dad would be fine (probably), but my mom would have nowhere to go and no job to fall back on. It seemed they were in a marriage of convenience with no real way out. Did they love each other? I'm not sure. I think things started out under shit circumstances and they made the best of what they had. So yeah, I relate a lot to Harriet and what she was going through. Not asking for help when she very much had several people in her corner. Wyn also hit home a bit because of his undiagnosed depression. He didn't realize anything was wrong until it was really wrong. Functioning at less than optimum your whole life, you don't realize that that's not how everyone goes through life. That was me. Being undiagnosed AuDHD and thinking I was just lazy at school work and not realizing I was actually struggling. But I didn't have the words to say "Hey, I really want to do these things, but I can't make my brain do these things."
I think it was a good thing that Harriet and Wyn called things quits for a bit. Wyn was able to find out what makes him happy on his own, Harriet discovered that she wasn't happy on her own and that her job was making her incredibly miserable. But the whole time she wanted Wyn because he was her happy place. That's how I feel about my partner. It doesn't really matter what we're doing, as long as we're together.
So while I may not understand what made people cry, I think I relate the most to this book. Even if it's still not my favorite. On a personal level, this is the one that hits home the most.
I think it was a good thing that Harriet and Wyn called things quits for a bit. Wyn was able to find out what makes him happy on his own, Harriet discovered that she wasn't happy on her own and that her job was making her incredibly miserable. But the whole time she wanted Wyn because he was her happy place. That's how I feel about my partner. It doesn't really matter what we're doing, as long as we're together.
So while I may not understand what made people cry, I think I relate the most to this book. Even if it's still not my favorite. On a personal level, this is the one that hits home the most.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Classism
Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Car accident, and Pregnancy
ali_k0's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
5.0
Everytime I read an Emily Henry book it changes me completely. I always know when I open to the first page I'm about to change, but it's never in the way I expect.
I think most people have a memory of standing alone in their kitchen after a family fight, the silence ringing in their ears after everyone slammed their doors and left you standing, reeling, with the distinct feeling that whatever just happened was your fault, even if you didn't do anything.
Harriet, our FMC and POV character is a neurosurgeon in training who never left the kitchen. Whether it her best friends or family, shes always living for other people, constantly wearing the referee cap. When her boyfriend Wyn (and the man she believed she'd have forever with) breaks up with her in a four minute phonecall, she's back where she was before: alone, unsure, and trying to pick up the pieces.
So when her best friends gather together for one last summer vacation, she fixes her referee cap in hopes to achieve one last perfect summer for the people she loves most. Even if that means pretending to still be engaged to Wyn.
A lot of people laugh at the idea of a romance novel being transformative, but I think Emily Henry has the unique ability to put the missing, broken pieces of us in her books. Over the course of its pages, she unpacks them with the care of a someone who knows their holding a precious thing.
Happy Place clutches the hand of the child in the kitchen and leads them softly away, all while whispering "it's okay to leave, it's okay to move on, other people's joy is not you responsibility."
Happy Place is the end of summer sunset. It's a goodbye and a hello and a i'll see you again. It's the promise of something new around the corner that can be so much better than what you had before if only you let yourself grasp it.
Grab some tea, curl up on couch with a warm blanket, and hop aboard with Pilot Ray to your new Happy Place.
I think most people have a memory of standing alone in their kitchen after a family fight, the silence ringing in their ears after everyone slammed their doors and left you standing, reeling, with the distinct feeling that whatever just happened was your fault, even if you didn't do anything.
Harriet, our FMC and POV character is a neurosurgeon in training who never left the kitchen. Whether it her best friends or family, shes always living for other people, constantly wearing the referee cap. When her boyfriend Wyn (and the man she believed she'd have forever with) breaks up with her in a four minute phonecall, she's back where she was before: alone, unsure, and trying to pick up the pieces.
So when her best friends gather together for one last summer vacation, she fixes her referee cap in hopes to achieve one last perfect summer for the people she loves most. Even if that means pretending to still be engaged to Wyn.
A lot of people laugh at the idea of a romance novel being transformative, but I think Emily Henry has the unique ability to put the missing, broken pieces of us in her books. Over the course of its pages, she unpacks them with the care of a someone who knows their holding a precious thing.
Happy Place clutches the hand of the child in the kitchen and leads them softly away, all while whispering "it's okay to leave, it's okay to move on, other people's joy is not you responsibility."
Happy Place is the end of summer sunset. It's a goodbye and a hello and a i'll see you again. It's the promise of something new around the corner that can be so much better than what you had before if only you let yourself grasp it.
Grab some tea, curl up on couch with a warm blanket, and hop aboard with Pilot Ray to your new Happy Place.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing and Pregnancy
FMC is not pregnant, another character is.bootsmom3's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Pregnancy