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Happy Endings by Thien-Kim Lam

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bookcaptivated's review

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emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0


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zombiezami's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I feel like I would have much rather read about Trixie and the other boss babes than hear about Andre. He struck me as really immature, and I feel that Trixie would have been better off without him. 

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caseythereader's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

2.75


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meganpbennett's review

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

Happy Endings was a blast. She moved to DC from NOLA ago to prove to her immigrant parents that she can make it in a non-traditional career. She wanted to be a therapist, and now sells sex toys and wants to open her open boutique. He returned to DC from NOLA when his mother got sick, taking over the restaurant and trying to do things as she would have in her honor. They also used to date. 

And of course they cross paths when she holds a bachelorette party as his restaurant, with a sex toy display on the table. She's never forgiven him for breaking up with her with a post-in, and he's never stopped loving her. You can imagine where this leads. 

She needs the sales to win the grand prize at work so she can open her own boutique, and he needs the sales revenue if he's going to even attempt to keep the shop. It's a match made in heaven. More or less. 

My only complaint is that the ending had two really big things happen-
the restaurant catching on fire and being declared a complete loss and her father having a large and serious heart attack
- that are barely addressed in the epilogue. I wanted a few more chapters about what happens next, and then the jump to the epilogue. 

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