Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Happy Place by Emily Henry

319 reviews

1izreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Grief

maddierose0709's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief

randirush's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy and Medical content

annakh16's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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? No

3.25

Not bad, but not as great as I’d been told it was. 

I found it hard to root for the romance at the beginning, because we don’t actually know much about their relationship/why they broke up for quite some time, so any (sexual) tension e.g.

the cellar scene

just seemed a bit random. Relatedly, @Harriet:

”vengeful grinding” isn’t sexy, it’s weird! He broke up with you! Pls stop!

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Chapter 23 i.e.

Harriet and Wyn at Harriet’s home

was a turning point. It was great, and so were the chapters after that - emotional explorations of their break up,

mental health struggles, grief, pressure from your family

etc. Absolutely had me hooked. 

But the ending kind of let me down again. The way I was screaming

”no girl, pls don’t start a pottery job! Please don’t make the first thing we see you enjoy your new destiny!“

- it just became cliche, but not in a good way. I also didn’t like how

Chloe’s pregnancy kind of became the main reason for her & Sabrina drifting apart. I thought the original argument was way more interesting

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The side characters were likeable. The writing was generally good, aside from the “I said - he said” repetitions in dialogue. Whelan’s audio narration was great. Overall, I feel like I might’ve liked this more if I’d related to the characters’ personal struggles - but this way, it ended up just being a bit boring. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Grief

natgoe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

agw622's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

While I enjoyed the book, this is my least favorite of her works so far. Things were just unnecessarily messy and I didn't enjoy the flashbacks as much as the present day sections.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

music_girl93's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Sexual content

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

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

Minor: Medical content, Vomit, and Terminal illness

_verena_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Drug use

hypofocus's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Amazing. I love me a book that helps me understand myself a little more. I cried more than I'd like to admit. Emily Henry really knows how to craft relatable and entertaining stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent