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edietz22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Chronic illness, Alcohol, and Death of parent
Minor: Chronic illness, Medical content, Vomit, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
ariana3's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Plot summary:
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pregnancy
emmy_likes_2_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent and Medical trauma
melina_30'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
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Drug use
Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Cursing
Minor: Pregnancy and Toxic friendship
lahars_little_library'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Toxic friendship and Medical content
cinnebrun'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? It's complicated
4.75
Minor: Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness
achay91'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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Pregnancy and Drug use
emmacartlidge's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity and 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
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