A review by tarynsnotokay
Happy Place by Emily Henry

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Emily Henry did it again. I loved this book and these characters so much. Wyn Connor! MY BELOVED!!!!!!!!!! they could never make me hate you. Again, the growth and hurt and tenderness these characters and this world that Emily Henry creates are my favorite. Friendship and love aren’t easy and this book really encapsulates that. Even though this revolves heavily around romantic relationships - at the core there is always friendship. And wow how wonderful are the people we can lean on and can call them friends.  

“In our few phone calls since I’d started the class, Sabrina asked a couple of blunt follow-up questions about it, and I gave succinct answers, then turned the conversation in another direction. It was one more piece of my life I hadn’t felt ready to share before this week, and yet Sabrina saw it, saw me more fully than I realized. Because this week wasn’t about torturing Wyn and me, and it wasn’t just about preserving our delicately balanced found family either. Everything she did, misguided or not, was out of love. Out of knowing us and caring that we’re happy.”