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funny
hopeful
fast-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:
Yes
Another poignant story of love, friendship, and family from Emily Henry! 🫶🏻 I cried far lessssss than when I read Happy Place last year which is a bit of a relief. Emily captures universal feelings so well: being new, going through change, the ache of finding your place and building a community of people around you in your twenties and thirties. I loved Daphne, Miles, Julia, Ashleigh, and basically everyone in this book (except Peter and Daphne’s dad 🗑️). Also hilariously I was wearing my Mr. Collins “what excellent boiled potatoes” shirt while reading which was shockingly apropos! Hahahaha.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked this one from the start, and I liked learning about the characters. The third act kinda got under my skin, but I guess that's what third acts do--particularly to me.
There is some childhood trauma and unhealthy family dynamics on both sides, so get ready to revisit your abandonment issues and why you feel so unlovable. Just me?
Emily Henry knows how to write a monologue!
There is some childhood trauma and unhealthy family dynamics on both sides, so get ready to revisit your abandonment issues and why you feel so unlovable. Just me?
Emily Henry knows how to write a monologue!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
Loved this so much - my favorite Emily Henry so far. I’m so glad I bought/listened; Happy Place, last year, was my least fave - so I was a little wary heading into this one. I love the complexity of the characters’ backstories, and the ways in which they communicate and miscommunicate around the patterning they learned in their differently rough childhoods. All felt so real and thoroughly drawn, including for the side characters! I love Daphne and Miles so much, and their chemistry both together and in the web of friendships that populate the book. I love the way the food throughout the book gives us such a sense of place and care. So beautiful!! Made me so happy reading this that I drew it out a few days just to enjoy a little bit longer. ❤️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Characters: 3
Connection to the book/Enjoyment: 3
Setting: 3
Plot/Overall Story: 3
Writing: 4
Every point= 0.25 stars, max per category 4 points
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abandonment
Minor: Drug use, Alcohol
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Daphne was jilted by her fiancé, Peter, the day after his bachelor party. Peter realized he was in love with his forever best friend and fellow bachelor party attendee, Petra. Peter had told Daphne that he loved Petra like a sister, but when Petra revealed her long-held love for him, he did the same. Since Daphne moved to Waning Bay to live with Peter, she had to find a new place to live. Most of the people she knew in town were Peter’s friends or family. While she was worrying about lodging, Miles, Petra’s boyfriend arrived looking for Petra. Since Daphne had no other options she could think of, she asked if she could move into Miles’s apartment while she looked for a place of her own.
This was all kinds of cute. Miles was the sweetest guy. He tried to make Daphne feel welcome and showed her sights around town that Peter never offered to her. He seemed to be friends with everyone. Daphne was also wonderful. She was a librarian and loved working with children and teens the most. Both were very supportive of the other and went out of their way to be kind and a good friend. I loved the secondary characters so much. Julia, Miles’s little sister, was a kick. She brought them out of their funk by getting them out of the apartment. Daphne’s co-worker, Ashleigh, was also amusing. I loved the monthly poker game she had with friends of her late mother. As expected over time, both Miles and Daphne fall for each other. The third act break-up was a little messy for me and I wished Henry had tweaked it a bit to make it read more straightforwardly. Overall, it was one of my favorites by Henry.
Both Daphne and Miles had unresolved family trauma caused by a parent (her- father him- mother) which factored into some of the choices they made in the story. If this is a content area that is concerning for you, please check out content warnings online.
This was all kinds of cute. Miles was the sweetest guy. He tried to make Daphne feel welcome and showed her sights around town that Peter never offered to her. He seemed to be friends with everyone. Daphne was also wonderful. She was a librarian and loved working with children and teens the most. Both were very supportive of the other and went out of their way to be kind and a good friend. I loved the secondary characters so much. Julia, Miles’s little sister, was a kick. She brought them out of their funk by getting them out of the apartment. Daphne’s co-worker, Ashleigh, was also amusing. I loved the monthly poker game she had with friends of her late mother. As expected over time, both Miles and Daphne fall for each other. The third act break-up was a little messy for me and I wished Henry had tweaked it a bit to make it read more straightforwardly. Overall, it was one of my favorites by Henry.
Both Daphne and Miles had unresolved family trauma caused by a parent (her- father him- mother) which factored into some of the choices they made in the story. If this is a content area that is concerning for you, please check out content warnings online.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Alcohol
emotional
funny
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
Daphne ends up becoming roommates with her ex-fiancee's new fiancee's ex-boyfriend. Despite not previously getting along, their forced proximity leads to a fake dating situation which develops into more. The secondary characters were supportive and funny. There were lots of family issues on both sides which weren't necessarily resolved, but the main characters grow through them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content
Minor: Cursing, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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:
Complicated
Is there anything to say about this book that hasn’t already been said? The hype is real. Emily Henry is back in her rom-com lane and we are living. Funny, heartfelt, relatable moving, all the things you have come to expect from her books - it’s all here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol