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bookshelvesandbookcorners07'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
- really good quotes
- amazing story about love and friendship
- did find myself zoning out sometimes
- amazing story about love and friendship
- did find myself zoning out sometimes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy
- death is mentioned but not explicit description - characters do drink a couple of times throughout the story - one of the characters becomes pregnant but it doesn’t take over the whole storytorturedreadersdept'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.sandwiiche's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
3.75
well this book was sadder than i thought it would be. the title is very deceiving, but it's emily henry lol so what did i expect?
i thought that this book had some beautiful messages overall, and that the characters were realistically flawed. emily henry's writing has come quite a long way. however, i wasn't very convinced of the central romance, and there were moments where i was bored. the found family was cute tho.
i thought that this book had some beautiful messages overall, and that the characters were realistically flawed. emily henry's writing has come quite a long way. however, i wasn't very convinced of the central romance, and there were moments where i was bored. the found family was cute tho.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol
amberjackonski's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
tense
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy
cdoubet's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
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: Death of parent, Cursing, Grief, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Death
Minor: Pregnancy and Car accident
joensign's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
reflective
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, Drug use, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Grief
Minor: Mental illness and Pregnancy
tabeahaefliger's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
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 :)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
lee_s's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Classism, and Cursing
Minor: Sexual harassment
trips's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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
3.0
As per my 3 year Christmas tradition, I read the Emily Henry book that was published that year.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy
katherinek's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug use