A review by biblioberry
Henry Hamlet's Heart by Rhiannon Wilde

4.0

UGH OH MY GOD YOU GUYS THIS WAS SO ADORABLE. definitely on my all time fav romances list. this book is the strongest argument for the best friends to lovers trope I can muster because. oh my god. the pining. the yearning. the dorkiness and the angst and the fluff. the love for each other that bleeds through every page. this had super brittana from glee vibes (if they were both guys), from the yearning to the timeline and everything. (probably the highest compliment I can give a ship lol). also: debate, dumbass boy besties, gorgeous gorgeous writing, Emilia, MARTIN AND HENRY GOD. also this book starts with henry’s grandma coming out as bi and in love with a woman (who she later marries in the book veteransapphicweddingveteransapphicweddingveteransapphicwedding!!!!!!) which is literally all you need to know about it. ALSO this featured supportive parents and friends and minimal homophobia which was really refreshing, especially for the timeline??! SO YEAH IT GAVE ME A MASSIVE ADRENALINE HIGH AND I FINISHED IT IN A DAY AND ITS MY NEW STANDARD FOR THE FRIENDS TO LOVERS TROPE AND ROMANCE IN GENERAL. the only thing I didn’t like was the third act break up (sigh) which felt like it was just there to add a ton of unnecessary drama at the end, and I kinda wish the book had just ended at the 75% mark tbh. HOWEVER it didn’t sink the whole experience for me and did a pretty decent job of redeeming itself…even if I wish it hadn’t happened in the first place?? anywayyyyy I’m still on a sugar high from this HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND

thank you to netgalley for providing me with an arc of this in exchange for an honest reviewwwwww