A review by watson_my_shelf
Happy Place by Emily Henry

  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

I’ve had mixed feelings about Emily’s books in the past, so when I started this and was annoyed by the miscommunication/lying premise in the first 20 pages, I assumed I wouldn’t like this one. But I ended up LOVING it!

I fell in love with the friend group & main character despite their flaws. This book does such a good job of showing how friendships evolve and change as we get older and enter into different stages of life. And the complicated romance in this book gave me all the feels.

Happy Place contains discussions of grief, depression, and other mental health topics. These topics were handled well in my opinion, and felt so real and raw.

The story is told in the present with flashbacks mixed in. I think this really added to the story!! I definitely got emotional reading this.

So glad the author included queer and POC side characters. We definitely didn’t need another mostly/all white and cis-het book from Emily.

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