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sarahthegaymer 's review for:
Happy Place
by Emily Henry
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
....I'm going to say it. Don't @ me. Don't come for me in the comments. But I'm going to say it.
I don't think that I'm an Emily Henry girlie. *Gasps from the crowd*
I know that for some people Emily Henry is literally a lifestyle choice, and not just an author. But I don't think I really care for any of it.
"Happy Place" was my second experience with this author and while I was reading it I just had to keep looking for my own "Happy Place" cause this book was not it.
If you live under a rock and don't know, let me give you a brief synopsis: Wyn and Harriet were made for each other. Together, they were a third of their couples-friend group..until they weren't. But, the elephant in the room is that their friends don't know that they're no longer an item. It's their annual friend-cation to Maine - and the last vacation to this specific 'home' for all of them as Sabrina's family will be selling it at the end of summer. And while it's where they've always gone, it feels like a strange place. Everyone wants it to be 'perfect' but their desire for perfection might just be their undoing.
And there you have it. Yup, literally that is it.
A few positives: there were some really cute quotes and I did like some of the conversation's that took place. There were some funny moments.
Now let's look at the negatives: This was literally not even a romance. NOT A ROMANCE. DO YOU HEAR ME? This was a slice of life story about some friends spending time together and trying to navigate their lives all going in different directions with a couple getting back together thrown in the mix. It is slow-burn at best and I literally just kept pushing along because I was waiting for something to happen.
(SIDE NOTE: I also read this book because my wife really liked it and we enjoy reading the same things so we can converse about it).
All in all, I think this is where the Emily Henry road ends for me. I have her back list and new novel downstairs in the library and I just don't know if I have the heart, nor the desire, to pick them up.
I don't think that I'm an Emily Henry girlie. *Gasps from the crowd*
I know that for some people Emily Henry is literally a lifestyle choice, and not just an author. But I don't think I really care for any of it.
"Happy Place" was my second experience with this author and while I was reading it I just had to keep looking for my own "Happy Place" cause this book was not it.
If you live under a rock and don't know, let me give you a brief synopsis: Wyn and Harriet were made for each other. Together, they were a third of their couples-friend group..until they weren't. But, the elephant in the room is that their friends don't know that they're no longer an item. It's their annual friend-cation to Maine - and the last vacation to this specific 'home' for all of them as Sabrina's family will be selling it at the end of summer. And while it's where they've always gone, it feels like a strange place. Everyone wants it to be 'perfect' but their desire for perfection might just be their undoing.
And there you have it. Yup, literally that is it.
A few positives: there were some really cute quotes and I did like some of the conversation's that took place. There were some funny moments.
Now let's look at the negatives: This was literally not even a romance. NOT A ROMANCE. DO YOU HEAR ME? This was a slice of life story about some friends spending time together and trying to navigate their lives all going in different directions with a couple getting back together thrown in the mix. It is slow-burn at best and I literally just kept pushing along because I was waiting for something to happen.
(SIDE NOTE: I also read this book because my wife really liked it and we enjoy reading the same things so we can converse about it).
All in all, I think this is where the Emily Henry road ends for me. I have her back list and new novel downstairs in the library and I just don't know if I have the heart, nor the desire, to pick them up.