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A review by istraka1701
Happy Place by Emily Henry
5.0
Oh my gosh. This book is incredible. Honestly, I didn't expect anything less from Emily Henry. She has done such an incredible job writing several unique stories with unique characters - it's a real talent.
I adored this book, and I felt it was more emotionally draining than her others for me. It was like divine timing, me reading this book. I'm a senior in college with no idea what I'm going to do with my life, scared of growing apart from my friends, and I relate to the no conflict/draw away so I'm easier to deal with thing. I related to a lot of what this book covered. This has bumped up to my second fav of hers (Beach Read ftw).
This is all in Harriet's POV and has some flashbacks. I really enjoyed reading the flashbacks, and I really liked Harriet. We slowly get to see what happened in her past and how it affects her present. We were peeling away layers to her, her friends, and Wyn. For Wyn, I liked him too. While there's great characterization, I don't feel like I know him as well as Gus for example. I could never quite picture him in my head, but shit the things he would say ... I have so many highlights from this book. Also the side characters were done really well too. Emily Henry made them fully fledged, flawed human people which I love. And I believed the romance at the end. Sometimes I can't forgive what happens in books, but the author handled it so well and I believe they're meant to be together.
This wasn't just a romance. It was about finding your happiness, grasping to old friends, how your past can affect your present, and how your happy place can change or remain constant with time. I think everyone can find something to draw from this book.
Links :)
Blog: thesundayreads.com
Insta: @thesundayreads
I adored this book, and I felt it was more emotionally draining than her others for me. It was like divine timing, me reading this book. I'm a senior in college with no idea what I'm going to do with my life, scared of growing apart from my friends, and I relate to the no conflict/draw away so I'm easier to deal with thing. I related to a lot of what this book covered. This has bumped up to my second fav of hers (Beach Read ftw).
This is all in Harriet's POV and has some flashbacks. I really enjoyed reading the flashbacks, and I really liked Harriet. We slowly get to see what happened in her past and how it affects her present. We were peeling away layers to her, her friends, and Wyn. For Wyn, I liked him too. While there's great characterization, I don't feel like I know him as well as Gus for example. I could never quite picture him in my head, but shit the things he would say ... I have so many highlights from this book. Also the side characters were done really well too. Emily Henry made them fully fledged, flawed human people which I love. And I believed the romance at the end. Sometimes I can't forgive what happens in books, but the author handled it so well and I believe they're meant to be together.
This wasn't just a romance. It was about finding your happiness, grasping to old friends, how your past can affect your present, and how your happy place can change or remain constant with time. I think everyone can find something to draw from this book.
Links :)
Blog: thesundayreads.com
Insta: @thesundayreads