nylah_danae's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
peckreadsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
~happy hour by marlowe granados~
' I am slowly learning to never accept less than I deserve. Deciding how much I deserve is another matter. I wish someone would say to me, "I will never look up or down at you" '
I could not have read this book at a better time. Happy hour is a love letter to New York. A love letter to twenty-somethings everywhere. It's a love letter to friendship and female bonds.
Happy Hour follows Gala and Isa, two 21 year olds who move to New York with the expectation of good times. They've been friends since, forever, and liken their friendship to twinned siblings. They stay in the same bed, in an overpriced room in an overpriced city - yet are always out, drinking from coups, trying to decide who they should get to pay for their drinks. As long as they have enough for the cab fare home, all is fair in love and war.
Despite their closeness, their financial situation and their usually overlookable differences cause tensions between the tight-knit pair. never have I read something so pertinent and accurate when it comes to describing the complexities that can arise with female friendship.
This week I am on holiday, in Norwich, a fine city. I'm flying solo, apart from my dog Fletcher. To read about about 2 twenty-somethings dossing around a city, sipping cocktails, and bumming smokes, dressed in their most daring attire, was the absolutely perfect accompaniment to my week away for one. Also, reading a book called Happy Hour in pubs and bars made me feel particularly apt.
' I am slowly learning to never accept less than I deserve. Deciding how much I deserve is another matter. I wish someone would say to me, "I will never look up or down at you" '
I could not have read this book at a better time. Happy hour is a love letter to New York. A love letter to twenty-somethings everywhere. It's a love letter to friendship and female bonds.
Happy Hour follows Gala and Isa, two 21 year olds who move to New York with the expectation of good times. They've been friends since, forever, and liken their friendship to twinned siblings. They stay in the same bed, in an overpriced room in an overpriced city - yet are always out, drinking from coups, trying to decide who they should get to pay for their drinks. As long as they have enough for the cab fare home, all is fair in love and war.
Despite their closeness, their financial situation and their usually overlookable differences cause tensions between the tight-knit pair. never have I read something so pertinent and accurate when it comes to describing the complexities that can arise with female friendship.
This week I am on holiday, in Norwich, a fine city. I'm flying solo, apart from my dog Fletcher. To read about about 2 twenty-somethings dossing around a city, sipping cocktails, and bumming smokes, dressed in their most daring attire, was the absolutely perfect accompaniment to my week away for one. Also, reading a book called Happy Hour in pubs and bars made me feel particularly apt.
laylakkashlan's review against another edition
5.0
”It’s decadent and goes nowhere; you’ll like it.”
^This is the exact description I would give to this book (via a line from the book itself).
Never before have I so wanted to move to New York and wear designer clothes and go to parties every night. Its giving Sex and the City but the characters are 20 instead of 30.
^This is the exact description I would give to this book (via a line from the book itself).
Never before have I so wanted to move to New York and wear designer clothes and go to parties every night. Its giving Sex and the City but the characters are 20 instead of 30.
lony's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
whatwilljessreadnext's review
3.0
“Sometimes making bad decisions really takes no time at all. In fact, you realize you've been itching to do it all along. Deep down, I think it comes from being so angry at having to restrict yourself all the time. Because in the end, no matter how well you behave, someone will always dash your life's work away with little to no regard. We are always swimming against the tide. How's that for justice? If I am reckless, it is because I am tired.”
✨✨✨
This is a perfect book to read when you want to reminisce about—or are currently in—the stage of life where you drink too much and have too many casual acquaintances, yet sadly never have enough money to feel financially stable beyond the next few days.
✨✨✨
This is a perfect book to read when you want to reminisce about—or are currently in—the stage of life where you drink too much and have too many casual acquaintances, yet sadly never have enough money to feel financially stable beyond the next few days.
sophiebads's review
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
meliskidik's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5