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A review by shivani_n
Happy Place by Emily Henry
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
5.0
"i spent my whole life chasing things and people who could make me feel like i mattered. and then i met you, and i didn't feel so lost or aimless. because even if there was nothing else for me, it felt like loving you is what i was made for. and it didn't matter what anyone thought of me. it didn't matter if i didn't have any other big plans for myself, as long as i got to love you."
"i will always love you, that's the point, harriet. it's the only thing that's ever come naturally to me. the thing i don't have to work at. i loved you all the way across the fucking country, and at my darkest, on my worst days, i still love you more than i've ever loved anything else."
"i don't even know if you feel the same way, and it's killing me too. i go back and forth every thirty seconds thinking i'm hurting you too just by being here, and then thinking you couldn't possibly still love me after all this time, and even if it's not real, a part of me wants to pretend i have you, but another part thinks i'll die if you don't tell me you love me, even if it doesn't change anything. even if it's just getting to hear it one more time. everything's different and nothing's changed, harriet, i tried so fucking hard to let you go, to let you be happy, and when i see you, i still feel like-like you're mine. like i'm yours. i got rid of every single piece of you, like that would make a difference, like i could cut you out of me, and instead, i just see everywhere you're supposed to be."
i love this book so much <333 harriet and wyn are SO PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER and the way emily henry writes their story rlly pulled at my heartstrings. from the moment they met it was so obvious that they had a connection, they had so much chemistry and their banter was so cute. i feel like all of emily henry's books are similar in this way that the two love interests are always flawed, imperfect people that both have problems of their own which make them separate, but eventually find their way back to each other. she's also really good at writing a good balance of fun/cute/romantic/fluffy moments and sad/heavy/emotional moments. harriet and wyn were no exception to this but i still ate it UP!!!
i loved how the book talks about the concept of happiness and how what you thought your future would look like is often very different from what it will actually look like and that's OK because everyone's just trying to figure out life and at the end of the day we all just want to be happy and safe and loved. this book REALLYYY reminded me of the song "love & war in your twenties" by jordy searcy (great song, you should listen).
i also loved the dynamic of harriet's friend group, they were all so adorable and i felt like each one of them had a very full fledged, distinct personality. parth is my fav lol :)
anyways this book is amazing i would 100% recommend.
"i will always love you, that's the point, harriet. it's the only thing that's ever come naturally to me. the thing i don't have to work at. i loved you all the way across the fucking country, and at my darkest, on my worst days, i still love you more than i've ever loved anything else."
"i don't even know if you feel the same way, and it's killing me too. i go back and forth every thirty seconds thinking i'm hurting you too just by being here, and then thinking you couldn't possibly still love me after all this time, and even if it's not real, a part of me wants to pretend i have you, but another part thinks i'll die if you don't tell me you love me, even if it doesn't change anything. even if it's just getting to hear it one more time. everything's different and nothing's changed, harriet, i tried so fucking hard to let you go, to let you be happy, and when i see you, i still feel like-like you're mine. like i'm yours. i got rid of every single piece of you, like that would make a difference, like i could cut you out of me, and instead, i just see everywhere you're supposed to be."
i love this book so much <333 harriet and wyn are SO PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER and the way emily henry writes their story rlly pulled at my heartstrings. from the moment they met it was so obvious that they had a connection, they had so much chemistry and their banter was so cute. i feel like all of emily henry's books are similar in this way that the two love interests are always flawed, imperfect people that both have problems of their own which make them separate, but eventually find their way back to each other. she's also really good at writing a good balance of fun/cute/romantic/fluffy moments and sad/heavy/emotional moments. harriet and wyn were no exception to this but i still ate it UP!!!
i loved how the book talks about the concept of happiness and how what you thought your future would look like is often very different from what it will actually look like and that's OK because everyone's just trying to figure out life and at the end of the day we all just want to be happy and safe and loved. this book REALLYYY reminded me of the song "love & war in your twenties" by jordy searcy (great song, you should listen).
i also loved the dynamic of harriet's friend group, they were all so adorable and i felt like each one of them had a very full fledged, distinct personality. parth is my fav lol :)
anyways this book is amazing i would 100% recommend.