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Happy Place by Emily Henry

54 reviews

ju_harue's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

Demorou um pouco pra engatar na leitura, mas ao chegar no final, atribuo esse sentimento por conta do nível de assuntos pesados do livro. Ela é mais densa, mais demorada, foi mais difícil, era um sentimento de "querer ver o que ia acontecer" com o "não consigo mais estar" nessa história. 
Embora talvez não tenha me apegado aos personagens, como foi em outros livros da autora, a história mexeu mais, ver o desenrolar da vida acontecendo, das suposições que fazemos e como as atitudes e conversas que fazemos (ou não), impactam e geram consequências. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

strawb3rrysugar's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.0

After liking Book Lovers more than I expected to, I asked some of my other bookish friends their opinion on Emily Henry's books. Almost all of them said their favorite story by hers was Happy Place, so I gave it a shot and borrowed it from the library.

In all truthfulness, I don't think I am this specific book's target audience. This book is the miscommunication trope times a thousand, except it's not miscommunication so much as it is "none of these characters know how to sit down and talk, even thought they're in their thirties." It still had that warm and fuzzy Emily Henry charm, and I felt that her storytelling was still earnest, but I wasn't as moved emotionally by this book. I got excited when there was finally a fight between the main characters, and I'm deeply conflict-avoidant. They're a decent batch of characters, too, though I felt that the development between all of them was disproportionate. I knew way more about some characters than others, and it kept me from feeling truly attached to them.

I think my true issue is that I just found this book boring and repetitive at times. While the reason for Harriet and Wyn's split isn't clear until the third act, some points of their backstory and emotional angst are brought up over and over again in place of any true emotional development or maturity between them. Their passionate, can't-resist-each-other love feels robotic, like there's no real motive behind their actions. Harriet and Wyn are relatable in many meaningful ways, for sure, but they're otherwise incredibly boring. It was immersive enough that I felt like I was at the lake house with everyone, but I couldn't wait to leave.

All of that said, this book is not deeply atrocious or offensive. If you like fake dating and miscommunication tropes, found family, lgbt+/poc representation in the main cast, and being jumpscared by the mention of Hannaford in a book that mostly uses made-up towns in Maine, you could still give this book a try. It simply wasn't for me.  

One more thing though--setting the story in Maine and naming the male lead Wyndham (Windham is a real town in Maine) is extremely funny. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Harriet throws up at least twice during their partying and drinking antics. Drinking and partying make up most of the first and part of the second act. There's one or two scenes of foreplay and one sex scene, but the actual sex scene is brief and isn't very descriptive.

Wyn's dad has died, and his death is brought up a few times. His mother also has a terminal illness.

Harriet hangs out with a male coworker thinking it's a casual get-together, and he kisses her at her doorstep without her consent. This coworker is *insanely* creepy, but he only shows up briefly in a flashback. Harriet believes this was the reason Wyn broke up with her.

Wyn has claustrophobia and has a panic attack when he and Harriet lock themselves in a wine cellar. The reason for his claustrophobia is explained briefly, though revisited a few times.

clara01's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked this book a great summer or holiday read.
I did find the ending quite rushed, the build up was so good that it was disappointing that everything was resolved so quickly.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

withlivjones's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-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

4.75

I don’t know if it’s just recency bias, but every time I read an Emily Henry book, I think it’s better than all the ones I’ve read before. I absolutely adored this book - it’s beautifully written, with a real focus not just on romance but also friendship, family, and home. All the characters felt so real with their own issues, and finishing the book felt like saying goodbye to friends. Harriet in particular is such a relatable protagonist, and I loved that her and Wyn had multiple conflicts as individual characters outside of their relationship problems, it felt extremely real. I loved all the little in-jokes and motifs that kept returning throughout the book. I’ve never been much of a fan of second chance romances, but this might’ve single-handedly changed my mind about that, and while I still have one EmHen book left to read, but it’ll be pretty difficult to top this one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

evelynnnn33333's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, and Pregnancy

niithhya's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A

3.0

very conflicted on how i feel about this book because one one hand, i a) love the way emily henry writes dialogue, and banter between all the characters and b) i liked the themes of friendship interwomen throughout this book BUT !! i wasn't a fan of the ending, and the reason for the breakup referred to in the summery felt very anticlimactic. but i had fun regardless, so i don't know. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Vomit

bujoxbooked's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Audiobook and Ebook

I was just looking for a lighthearted book to bide my time until another book became available on Libby. I've seen her books in bookstores, but I've never really bothered to read them or honestly heard much about them.

Overall, I actually really enjoyed it and read it quickly! It was entertaining and sweet within the second chance love story/not communicating trope. Also in addition to the one Black friend friend being included but at least she had somewhat of a life built up

with the farm, girlfriend, and pregnancy

. I liked how she did the timeline of Happy Place (past memories of friendship and building her life with Wyn) vs. the present. I loved Wyn and Harriet's banter and jokes with each other!

I'm sticking with 4 stars, like I enjoyed it and it's great but it was not the best book ever.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness and Vomit

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

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

Minor: Terminal illness, Vomit, and Medical content

tabea1409's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

ktv's review

adventurous emotional 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

So cute and captivating. I love these characters. I love how the side characters weren’t even side characters, but they had lives and personalities of their own. A story about (mis)communication, growing up, and always finding a place where you belong with the people you love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Pregnancy