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stellakay's review against another edition
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
What a phenomenal book about pushing away the ones you love when you feel hopeless
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
cady_sass's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
One of my favorite things about an Emily Henry book is that they always feel unique in the way that she approaches an overdone trope with a fresh spin. This one falls a little short for me. There’s nothing innately wrong with it, the story is fine and the characters are fine but that’s just it, it’s all just fine. The storyline here is tad too predictable, and even though we get [a version of] a happy ending it doesn’t feel satisfying. I’m perfectly content with having read this, but I think my hopes were too high. They can’t all be 5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infidelity
booksdogsandcoffee's review
emotional
fast-paced
3.5
This was my first Emily Henry book and it was not what I was excepting. To me Happy place is and is not a romance. This was so emotional both romantically and within the friendships of the book. The friendships Henry crafted in the book are very raw and real as well as the relationships. I do love that there was a sapphic side couple. But it felt like there was a bit too much emotional turmoil happening all at once. Plus I don’t particularly like the miscommunication troupe. I think many people will be torn between liking and not knowing how they feel about this book.
Cw
Gaslighting
Sexual content
Emotional abuse
Toxic friendship
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Mental illness