A review by leligavi
Happy Place by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Emily Henry did it again. 
Man I really, really loved this book. I think Wyn is my favorite Henry male protagonist, by far. He was so sweet, loving, and respectful, but also really self-deprecating but that made the rest of his character super interesting. 
This book was so good because (as someone who is married and loves my husband with all of my heart) I felt true pain at the thought of my person and I going through what Harriet and Wyn do in this book. 
It was so painful to read the overthinking, and the comments, and the hurt, the anger, the tears. The wishing I could do or say this but not being able to because you aren't MINE anymore. Heartbreaking, JUST HEARTBREAKING. 
The other characters were cool I guess, but all I really cared about was them. 

After some reflection, I'm actually going to drop my rating from a 5 to a 4. I really didn't care about the other characters, in fact, most of them annoyed me. Especially Sabrina (is that her name? I don't even remember). And also, the gummy bear scene just really didn't need to happen and I cringed at most of it and skimmed the rest. 
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