Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Happy Place by Emily Henry

542 reviews

daniofthewood's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Medical content, Vomit, and Terminal illness

_verena_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

🎧 gehört als Hörbuch

⚠️ Achtung SPOILER enthalten


Eigentlich mag ich den Exes to Lovers Trope nicht sooo gerne, aber hier finde ich ihn gut umgesetzt, ich hatte bei Harriet und Wyns Gesprächen meist so einen Kloß im Hals und dachte mir, wenn sie am Schluss nicht zusammen kommen, wäre ich forever heartbroken. I mean:

... Ich sehe dich lieber 5 Tage im Jahr, als irgend jemand anderen die ganze Zeit...

Es wird gut veranschaulicht, was die Schwächen der einzelnen Charaktere sind, weshalb sie sich selbst um Weg stehen

und vor allem Wyn, der wegen seiner Mental Health Issues und seinem niedrigem Selbstbewusstsein, da er sich selbst ständig als 'dumm' bezeichnet, Harriet verlassen hat.

Ich liebe den Found Family Trope, der wird hier super wholesome und herzerwärmend umgesetzt.🤍

Kimmy und Cleo sind so toll 😍
Generell sind die Nebencharaktere super ausgearbeitet und die Chemie zwischen ihnen stimmt einfach. Ihre Freundschaft zueinander ist herzerwärmend.
Einzig Sabrina nervt,

stichelt die ganze Zeit wegen dem abgesagten Besuch bei Cleo und Kimmy. Let it go girl 🙄 Außerdem ist es super übergriffig und manipulativ, da sie zB Harriet und Wyn ins gleiche Zimmer steckt, weil sie will, dass sie wieder zusammen kommen.

Dass dann alles auf ihre familiären Probleme und Kindheit geschoben wird, ist einfach keine Entschuldigung für ihr Verhalten.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Drug use, and Alcohol

hypofocus's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Amazing. I love me a book that helps me understand myself a little more. I cried more than I'd like to admit. Emily Henry really knows how to craft relatable and entertaining stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

wildestdreamingreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

lillianslittlelife's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content

callistag1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

liekewae's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Damn you, Emily Henry, for making me ugly cry so many times while reading this book. Maybe it’s because I was already in my feels for various reasons or because I’m just a hopeless romantic, but I loved it nonetheless! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Terminal illness

Minor: Pregnancy

blankaurban's review against another edition

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

Emily Henry is a mastermind.

This book was one of the best things I have EVER read. Every aspect of the story was amazing.

Her writing style is probably my favourite out of all the ones I have seen. The way she describes emotions and different situations makes the characters feel so realistic. There were so many lines in this book that I wanted to just rip out and stick on my wall.

Harriet and Wyn. Their banter, their dynamic, the CRAZY chemistry between them throughout the novel and everything about them was just wonderful to read about. Both of them had realistic issues whilst dealing with grief and mid-life criseses. They were made for this story. It felt like the pieces of a puzzle falling perfectly into place. Magic.

The original two timelines eventually bleeding into each other made it so much more interesting to read and it definitely played a huge role in keeping me invested in the book.

The things that she wrote about relationships in this completely shifted my aspects in the best way possible. It made me appreciate what I already have much more than I had before.

I love this masterpiece with all my heart and I would recommend it to anyone.

Want is a kind if thief. It's a door in your heart, and once you know it's there, you'll spend your life longing for whatever's behind it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

meganclaire7's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

This was cute, corny at times, but overall I really liked it. I don’t ~love~ the miscommunication trope but I found this one to be a more well-done version of the trope. I found Harriet to be a relatable character, and the friend group overall is pretty likable. My fav Emily Henry book so far! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness and Sexual content

Minor: Mental illness and Death of parent

midnightmoon_dreamer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Not my favourite Emily Henry book. It was good but

they got together like not suddenly but it lacked some explanations and communication

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent