A review by booklistqueen
Happy Place by Emily Henry

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they began dating in college. Except they broke up five months ago and still haven't told their four best friends. At their group's annual Maine vacation, they find themselves faking a relationship so they don't want to ruin everyone's last time there. They'd been together for a decade, how hard can it be to fake another week?

I'm not usually a romance fan, but I loved Happy Place. The chemistry between Harriet and Wyn sparks from the beginning and their relationship had the perfect blend of miscommunication, mental health challenges, and the strain on a relationship as people naturally change. While the friend group wasn't given much development, Harriet and Wyn were shown in a nuanced relationship with flashbacks to their happy memories hinting at their individual struggles.