Reviews

Happy Place by Emily Henry

ameliayawen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad 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

4.25

oyin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

tigaivsins's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

jadelange'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

4.75

gremlin_98's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

4.75

Another great Contemporary Rom-Com for those who seek romance that isn’t a coming of age story, but rather being in a stage of life where you let yourself go after what you truly want. If you're here for there is only one bed, forced proximity with your ex-fiance who you are obviously still in love with and seeing if your friends are still your chosen family. If you're in a place where you could be losing your happy place, whatever will you do?

_starless's review against another edition

5.0

damn. this book— harriet especially, was like looking into a mirror.

books_yarn_and_the_moon's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

5.0

I did not expect to love this book as much as I did. It was perfect. 

itsmadzz's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

dornzz's review against another edition

5.0

This book broke my fucking heart and put it back together again. The friendship was so heartwarming and wynnnn omg ily i have no words this book was amazing

miaruthdp's review against another edition

5.0

OH, NOT AT ALL HAPPY.

Days after I read this book, my body's reflex is still to stare at the wall for seconds? Minutes? Hours? I don't know, I lose track of time.

Now, I do understand this may not be everyone's cup of tea, but oh. my. god. This book was written for me.

I've had the worst reading slump of my life but after a few chapters with this book and I just knew it was over. I devoured this book...but well, it devoured me much the same.

Harriet and Wyn are very complicated characters. They can even be unlikeable most of the time, but they felt real. Well, for me they did. They do questionable things but well I ask myself what I would do in the same situation, and I can't deny the possibility that I may do the same. After all, we're all the same unstable, anxious, terrified human beings. Good for you if you're not.

As someone who ruins every good thing in her life, I just felt this pain on a very personal level.

I also loved the fact that the storyline didn't feel so planned. It's inconsistent, maybe, but I liked the fact that I didn't know what's gonna happen until the very last part of the book. This book could have gone in a very different direction and it may have hurt like a biatch, but I would understand why it would've ended like that. Not complaining about the ending, though! Oh... If life could be that simple...