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A review by raysberry
Happy Place by Emily Henry
4.5
Emily Henry just has the ability to create characters of flesh and blood like magic. She’s unrivalled in her genre regarding this. It’s what makes her books impactful and much more than a romantic love story.
Only aspect I didn’t like: It felt too painful and the timeframe was too short.
Details in spoilers:The week of torture with their friends was too much at times. I didn’t like how vicious the FMC was at times, it didn’t feel necessary. This is made worse by the fact that all of the events from the main storyline happen within a week. That is not enough time to come back from what happened. At least not for me. This made it more difficult to believe they would actually be fine in the end (which was very vague indeed)
I also am always reluctant to pick up second-chance romances or generally romances where the mcs have a romantic/intensely platonic history that happened off-page or in clunky flashbacks. It’s the same with „people we meet on vacation“ by the same author. Yes the scenes themselves are enjoyable and very much so but in the greater narrative it’s oftentimes jarring and disconnected. This one did way better than PWMOV, though, which is why it doesn’t weigh into the rating as much.
I loved in this what I always do. The writing and the characters never fail to impress (as well as the complex relationships to their parents, I love it every single time). It’s my ambrosia if you will. I just wish she’d write a chronological timeline again with a couple that hasn’t snogged before the novel even starts.
Only aspect I didn’t like: It felt too painful and the timeframe was too short.
Details in spoilers:
I also am always reluctant to pick up second-chance romances or generally romances where the mcs have a romantic/intensely platonic history that happened off-page or in clunky flashbacks. It’s the same with „people we meet on vacation“ by the same author. Yes the scenes themselves are enjoyable and very much so but in the greater narrative it’s oftentimes jarring and disconnected. This one did way better than PWMOV, though, which is why it doesn’t weigh into the rating as much.
I loved in this what I always do. The writing and the characters never fail to impress (as well as the complex relationships to their parents, I love it every single time). It’s my ambrosia if you will. I just wish she’d write a chronological timeline again with a couple that hasn’t snogged before the novel even starts.