A review by thindbooks
The Happiness Blueprint by Ally Zetterberg

4.0

This story follows two people who are going through some life struggles and work together in the construction company. This was a well-written book that focuses a lot on physical and mental health. I do have to say that I went into this book thinking it was a full-on romance but it’s not and mostly focuses on self-development. This is not a bad thing but for someone like me that’s a one-star less rating. I like to be promised of what I get from the story. I did enjoy the setting and really liked how this book takes place in Sweden. The author did an amazing job describing the area. I do have to say that this book is very slow and there are not many strong conflicts throughout the book. This book is close to 400 pages which was a bit of a struggle for me to get through. This book is told from both Klara and Alex’s pov. 

 

Klara is the fmc of this book and I really enjoyed her character. She has type 1 diabetes and believes she has autism so she is stressed with life especially having to take over her dad’s company. I enjoyed seeing her develop throughout the book. Then there is Alex who struggles with mental health after his brother’s death and needs work. He really improved throughout the story and you could tell. There were some side characters in this book but the MCs took the lead to the story. The romance is a slow burn like a very slow burn which could have been better. I didn’t feel any chemistry but you can tell they are a compatible couple. 

 

The ending was something I didn’t care for as there wasn’t much conflict. I did like the meaning behind the story and seeing so much character development but I do have to say there could have been more conflict and romance. Overall not a bad story but if this book can get categorized as contemporary with no romance that will help get better audience. 

 

*this arc was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*