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Happy Place by Emily Henry

37 reviews

haley49's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.75

This was so good!! I have been converted to an Emily Henry fan. This wasn’t explicitly a romance novel but a relationship novel. Everything felt so real and intricate. Emily Henry is so good at making her characters have real likes and quirks that they actively know about each other in a way that doesn’t feel overly forced. They just exist??? The friend group was so well done and no one felt annoying or caricatured. Their relationship struggles were so relatable and I cried multiple times. Such a great read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual assault

dev921's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Classism

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. A story of love, loss, friendship, the changes of growing up, and the memories we hold dear. Emily Henry fans will enjoy.

I do wish that Harriet would've learned to communicate earlier in the book. There were several points where I thought "Finally, she's being open and some of the conflict will resolve" but then she kept getting in her own head.

I do think there was some missed opportunity to explore the other characters backstory/feelings/changes over the years, but I get that the author wanted only two main characters. Find your Happy Place ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

mallory10100's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

martapsalvado's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

Emily Henry be like "here's a summer read", then makes you cry on the beach

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, and Pregnancy

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This book makes me want to travel to Maine and eat lobster rolls with my friends…and I don’t even eat lobster!

I didn’t dislike this book, but I definitely didn’t love it either. It took me about 3 weeks to read this book, and I usually take around only 1. I’m not sure how much of that is because of my busy schedule versus my general lack of interest in this book—I had to talk myself into picking it up and reading most days.

The most exciting parts of the whole book were the group’s “fight” and Harriet and Wyn’s intimate scene.

Wyn and Harriet’s entire fallout being caused by miscommunication/lack of communication/accidentally pushing people away when you’re trying to do and be what you think they need was disappointing. While I can somewhat relate to the characters and their struggles, I was expecting more.

The characters were likable, I guess, but I didn’t really care that deeply about them.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

readwithria's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

Happy Place was everything I needed it to be and more. It was messy and full of love and I loved it and I have no words for how good this book is.

Emily Henry keeps getting better and better. Her stories are so full of love in all forms, and Happy Place was no different. The found family was so strong, and I loved all six of our main cast.

I honestly don’t know what to say about this book other than it Mae me feel so seen in so many different ways. I loved it. Read it. 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging sad tense 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

3.0

These characters are all manipulative idiots and this entire book could have been avoided with a combination of a simple conversation and some therapy. They all really need therapy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity

em_likes_books's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity

deetabz's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use and Infidelity