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A review by hannahmariebrankley
Happy Place by Emily Henry
4.0
I have seen Emily Henry books everywhere. I caved when seeing this on the Waterstones website. This is the exclusive edition that came with these super pretty ombre spayed edges. And I didn’t have to pay any more than the normal hardback!
The only downside is that it did come slightly damaged. It was readable, but for those who collect the special editions, I’d suggest buying them in person.
Emily Henry has been one of those authors all over Booktok, all over BookTwitter and after reading the blurb for this I thought why not?
In this story, we follow Harriet and Wyn, two exes who make a pact one summer. Why? Because they hadn’t told their friends that they had split up…6 months ago.
During an annual summer getaway with their friends. They find out that the cottage they stay in every year is for sale. Two friends will be getting married and, with a whole lot more going on, they don’t want to bring up any drama about their breakup. Especially during their last summer at the cottage. But here’s the kicker. How can two exes pretend they are still head over heels in love, surrounded by the people who know them best?
I found this a really cosy, easy summer romance story. It is everything you think it is going to be from the blurb and yet, there were a few twists I didn’t see coming. In a similar fashion to a few books I’ve recently written about, this has chapters from past and present tense. I enjoyed reading the characters and then seeing how much they had either changed or personally developed through the story. The flashbacks to the beginning of their friendship made me want those connections Harriet has. I expected the ending. But, I didn’t expect how in depth Emily Henry which would explain why so many people reviewed this saying they cried. I welled but didn’t cry.
Booktok has come through again and I rate it 4 stars.
The only downside is that it did come slightly damaged. It was readable, but for those who collect the special editions, I’d suggest buying them in person.
Emily Henry has been one of those authors all over Booktok, all over BookTwitter and after reading the blurb for this I thought why not?
In this story, we follow Harriet and Wyn, two exes who make a pact one summer. Why? Because they hadn’t told their friends that they had split up…6 months ago.
During an annual summer getaway with their friends. They find out that the cottage they stay in every year is for sale. Two friends will be getting married and, with a whole lot more going on, they don’t want to bring up any drama about their breakup. Especially during their last summer at the cottage. But here’s the kicker. How can two exes pretend they are still head over heels in love, surrounded by the people who know them best?
I found this a really cosy, easy summer romance story. It is everything you think it is going to be from the blurb and yet, there were a few twists I didn’t see coming. In a similar fashion to a few books I’ve recently written about, this has chapters from past and present tense. I enjoyed reading the characters and then seeing how much they had either changed or personally developed through the story. The flashbacks to the beginning of their friendship made me want those connections Harriet has. I expected the ending. But, I didn’t expect how in depth Emily Henry which would explain why so many people reviewed this saying they cried. I welled but didn’t cry.
Booktok has come through again and I rate it 4 stars.