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A review by mollstothewall
Happy Place by Emily Henry
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
3.0
This just made me sad. Sad for the characters, sad for how they treat each other, and sad for their futures. I’m still unsure Wyn even likes Harriet, if I’m honest.
The misunderstanding, miscommunication, withholding between friends, the bizarre ending, I just found this difficult to like. I can see this being a realistic dynamic among friends to a certain extent, but the fact that no one in this friend group told each other anything? I mean, they tell each other quite literally nothing of significance as best friends for ten years, it’s no wonder everything ends so disastrously.
Anyway, I was limping along by about 50%. Wyn and Harriet were making no progress, not communicating, or doing anything that made any sense for a couple that has been together for eight years. The flashbacks were just annoying by that point; I didn’t care about the past, I cared about the shit show in the present. The ending was bizarre and Harriet deserved better, and honestly, Sabrina does too.
The misunderstanding, miscommunication, withholding between friends, the bizarre ending, I just found this difficult to like. I can see this being a realistic dynamic among friends to a certain extent, but the fact that no one in this friend group told each other anything? I mean, they tell each other quite literally nothing of significance as best friends for ten years, it’s no wonder everything ends so disastrously.
Anyway, I was limping along by about 50%. Wyn and Harriet were making no progress, not communicating, or doing anything that made any sense for a couple that has been together for eight years. The flashbacks were just annoying by that point; I didn’t care about the past, I cared about the shit show in the present. The ending was bizarre and Harriet deserved better, and honestly, Sabrina does too.
Content Warnings
Minor: Mental illness