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A review by lucybbookstuff
Happy Place by Emily Henry
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-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
4.0
So many books would be 30 pages long if the characters just went to therapy. ðŸ«
But then, of course, we'd have one less book to enjoy! Even if that book frustrated the ever-loving shit out of me for a good 70% if it. 😅
This is not my favorite Emily Henry. It's probably my least favorite, to be honest. Which is not to say I didn't like it. She always gets me in the end. But this one felt extra tropey. Especially in regards to the friend group (as soon as she described her 2 friends as super rich and interesting and herself as poor from Indiana, I was like "oh lord 🙄") and the MISCOMMUNICATION. My god, I knew I didn't really like the miscommunication trope, but it was soooooo extra bad here. Between everyone. Like seriously, y'all, go to therapy. 😠Use your goddamn words. I beg you.
I almost didn't want to show emotion out of spite when they finally started resolving things 😂 but I couldn't help it. I did end up crying multiple times, which is something only a good book can do. And I did love the ending. So I concede. It was good. Just way too frustrating and repetitive for 5 stars.
I did find the themes of personal happiness & fulfillment and the growing & shifting of friend groups especially relatable as a millennial. Both things I and my friends have contended with in the last few years.
Before I go, I have to mention how insufferable I found the character of Sabrina. I can't believe how much they let her get away with. Her privilege was seriously showing. I don't subscribe to the "poor little rich girl" mindset; I do think anyone and everyone has a right to feel their feelings. But they also have the responsibility of taking care of those feelings *themselves.* The way she and Parth constantly pressured and then manipulated Harriet and Wyn made my jaw drop, and then they forgave her like it was nothing. 💀 And the way she scheduled a trip to see Cleo & Kimmy without even asking and then had the audacity to make rude comments about it all week. WE'RE ALL ADULTS HERE, ARE WE NOT? Jesus. I'm 30 and I cannot imagine putting up with friends this childish.
Okay, the end. Liked it in the end, but not my fave. Looking forward to her next book!
But then, of course, we'd have one less book to enjoy! Even if that book frustrated the ever-loving shit out of me for a good 70% if it. 😅
This is not my favorite Emily Henry. It's probably my least favorite, to be honest. Which is not to say I didn't like it. She always gets me in the end. But this one felt extra tropey. Especially in regards to the friend group (as soon as she described her 2 friends as super rich and interesting and herself as poor from Indiana, I was like "oh lord 🙄") and the MISCOMMUNICATION. My god, I knew I didn't really like the miscommunication trope, but it was soooooo extra bad here. Between everyone. Like seriously, y'all, go to therapy. 😠Use your goddamn words. I beg you.
I almost didn't want to show emotion out of spite when they finally started resolving things 😂 but I couldn't help it. I did end up crying multiple times, which is something only a good book can do. And I did love the ending. So I concede. It was good. Just way too frustrating and repetitive for 5 stars.
I did find the themes of personal happiness & fulfillment and the growing & shifting of friend groups especially relatable as a millennial. Both things I and my friends have contended with in the last few years.
Okay, the end. Liked it in the end, but not my fave. Looking forward to her next book!