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camiclarkbooks's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
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
3.5
“Happy Place” was a cute romance that handled themes of grief and growing up well, but it didn’t live up to the hype (in my personal, private opinion).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug use
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- 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
4.25
Julia Whelan just does such a great job narrating, and I think this book may have bored me a bit more without her talents. I do love a slow burn romance, but this one maybe was too slow? I got a little bored in the middle, and I felt like the the "conflict" in the relationship was just as deep as one in a Hallmark movie - just lack of communication. Like, I wasn't rooting for them lol and also! Was I supposed to catch that she hated being a doctor??? That seemed out of nowhere to me! Would probs try Ms. Henry again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
Minor: Bullying, Classism, Medical content, and Mental illness
isfantasi's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Drug use, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Medical content
brynjamin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
phoevincent's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Chronic illness, Abandonment, and Mental illness
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Vomit, Abandonment, Drug use, Cancer, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Grief, Alcohol, and Cursing
Maybe I am a basic bitch but I loved it, okay? I laughed, I cried, I smiled, I got very horny. It was amazing and it ended in a way I loved bc I too am burnt out on a career I thought I would love. I too am clinging to my youth and friends from college like a gd Sabrina. I too would follow my people to the ends of the earth. Anyway, I guess I am an Emily Henry stan now bc I also loved People We Meet on Vacation.brandie_abbie19's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Addiction and Murder
lisa_m's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
This book hit me just right. I don't think I'll be able to put into words how I felt when reading this. I absolutely need to reread & annotate it. Emily Henry is such a phenomenal writer and I have loved every single book by her that I've read. She has a way with words and also at capturing human emotions and dynamics so well. Reading this book made me reflect on my own personal life and struggles in ways I didn't really realise before. A clear 5 star read for me!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, and Terminal illness
hannalizzy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
this was really cute! pretty repetitive internal dialogue was my main problem. The couple’s main dilemma was mainly miscommunication, which is also a trope I hate, so it was hard to not get super angry at them and to know that if everyone would have just sat down and talked the whole thing could have been avoided. I liked the narrator though, and the ending was sweet, lots of chemistry between the two of them. I would recommend, but I don’t think it’s Emily Henry’s best
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Drug use
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: Death of parent, Mental illness, Abandonment, Grief, and Chronic illness
Minor: Pregnancy, Car accident, Infidelity, and Drug use