A review by zinelib
Happy Place by Emily Henry

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I struggled through this book because it seems like people love the author. Did I fall victim to BookTok? The premise of the book--six long-time friends enjoying a final week at their summer getaway--is a good one that I relate to (my happy place is my friend Susan's family's beach house that they sold like ten years ago), and the core friendship between the three freshman year college roommates is sweet. The problem is the central boy-gets-girl-back takes for fucking ever, especially because the getting and the losing take place before the story starts. 

I don't buy the Black lesbian best friend being best friends with two straight white woman, but it's worth the diversity nod.