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Happy Place by Emily Henry

39 reviews

scifi_rat's review

tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

_meganrose's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

This is my first Emily Henry read, and I can see why she is such a popular author. I love her effortlessly poetic writing style and spin on storytelling. Really enjoyed this! Perfect feel-good read for heading into Spring/Summertime.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

kelisabeth's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

kiwichill's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-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

Nice light read about love, friendship, family, belonging.  Sometimes our family is people we've chosen, who understand our true selves and love us no matter what

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Classism

isfantasi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

khaben31's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

Minor: Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

hmwoodward's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

Emily Henry delivers with her usual humor, chemistry, and banter with this one. I always feel like I'm there beside the characters in her books from the way she describes everything. I'm seriously craving the smell and feel of sunscreen and ocean water and the smell and taste of buttery lobster thanks to this read!

While not dissimilar to her other books, this one is a second chance romance and has a different feel and tension to it because of that dynamic. Harriet and Wyn are stuck together because of the group vacation and because the years of their relationship have led to a friend group that's venn diagram is just a circle. They are navigating the ramifications of their breakup for themselves and how it complicates things for everyone around them. All this while an old group of friends tries to live out their glory days for the last trip to their go-to spot ever and are all dealing with their own separate issues. 

This book realistically address the challenges of a relationship where you grow up together and friendships where you grow up together. If you aren't careful, you can grow apart entirely. 

I also really felt for the main character in her struggles with her career and her future - I have certainly been there before myself. It was just another relatable and realistic aspect in this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy

johall7's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use and Suicidal thoughts

alexelli's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

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

marmalade_and_books'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This might be recency bias speaking, but it’s possible that Happy Place is my new favorite Emily Henry novel. Harriet’s character resonated with me the most out of all the EH heroines. Her instinct to please others—even to her own detriment—and commitment to her career path was all too familiar. I found myself questioning my intentions of pursuing my career field several times over the course of the book.
Wyn’s character was not at all what I expected—he was better. He’s the doting, thoughtful, and loyal flirt we all wish we knew and could call our own (as least that’s true for me).
And what would an EH book be without some sort of parent-trauma? That part hits home every time…maybe I should try therapy!

I loved this book’s theme of found family and holding on to the people that matter most to you even if that relationship changes over time. I wanted to text my friends several times while reading this to tell them that I love them.

“I wish I could swallow the sound, that it would put down roots in my stomach and grow through me like a seed.”

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Blood