Happy Place: The must-read romance for 2024 from the Sunday Times bestselling author - fake dating with a twist!

I really loved Happy Place!I'd seen a lot of people reccomend Emily Henry so I started with Beach Read... I did enjoy Beach Read and I could tell I liked the writing style and character building BUT it just slightly fell short for me and I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought; it was slightly too predictable for me.Happy Place was everything I wanted Beach Read to be! I loved all the characters and really just found it a fun, easy book to read but not too 'lovey dovey' and predictable. I'm a bit of a people pleaser and actually found Harriet's character really relatable and her learning about herself and how she just went along with everything in an attempt to keep everyone happy actually really hit home for me. Overall I really enjoyed this book.

Emily Henry is one of my all time favourite authors so to say I was excited to read this book would be a huge understatement! I literally cried when it arrived in the mail 🥲 And it didn’t disappoint, I loved this book so much! And it is still living rent free in my mind after finishing it over a week ago 🤭I am a sucker for second chance romances and so I was hooked pretty quickly onto Harriet’s and Wyn’s story from the beginning! They’re whole backstory gave me chills and I loved how they were pretending to their friends that they were still together while pretending to each other that they didn’t care. Ahh it was just amazing!! I was tabbing and highlighting like crazy!Aside from Harriet’s and Wyn’s love story, I loved reading all the before scenes of the girls’ friendship - that clueless reference had me in stitches 🤣 and made me reminisce about my college besties. I really didn’t like Sabrina through most of the book but that changed during the church scene, I cried during that 😢 I empathised with Sabrina so much. I think that scene was so beautifully written!The airport scene! OMG!! Hands down my favourite grand gesture scene ever! I was in absolute bits!! It was really dragged out to the point where I thought there wouldn’t be a HEA! I mean it only happens on page 370!! Luckily I was wrong about that 🤣Swipe for some of my fav parts in it.I also loved how Harriet takes a closer look at what her actual happy place is. I think so many of us end up doing what we think we should do and not what makes us happy. This really resonated with me - especially since I’m going through some personal issues right now that had made me reevaluate what my happy place is. It crazy how much I needed to read this book right now in my life.Overall, this book was a masterpiece! So if you are looking for a cozy, second chance, fake dating romance where you will swoon, laugh and cry sometimes all in the one chapter - READ THIS!!

I’ve read a few of this author’s novels now and whilst this was my least favourite, it’s still a nice read.The things I really enjoyed about the story was the strong bond between Harriet and her friends that has lasted long after their school days. It’s nice to have a friendship that can carry on with people taking different paths and not seeing as much of each other. Every time they come together though it’s like they have never been apart. I also loved the Happy Place. A gorgeous cottage that is a huge part of Harriet and her friends lives where they spent time together whilst growing up and somewhere they come every year to meet up and relieve their younger years.It felt very much like when you go on holiday and you fall in love with the weather, the people, the sights and sounds. You know it can’t last and that you have to go back to reality but that time away, it can do so much for your soul and the author captured that perfectly. I’m sure we all have a happy place where the weight of the world lifts off your shoulders when there.The story focuses on Wyn and Harriet’s relationship which has hit a stumbling block. We have alternating chapters with present day and in the past when the two get together and and their relationship is at that full intensity stage. In fact their whole relationship is quite an intense one. Maybe I am just an old cynic and I know that this is a romance novel but it was slightly over the top for me. Does all consuming love really exist? I felt at times it was overpowering. Don’t get me wrong, some parts are really sweet and I did like all the characters and whilst I love a good romance, I mean who doesn’t, this was just a bit too sickly for me.Happy Place overall is a nice read which will have you reminiscing about your first love as well as friendships you had back at school. I think depending on whether you look back at that time fondly or not will depend on how much you enjoy this novel. The setting is wonderful and I could easily see why it’s so special to the characters. Everyone needs a happy place in their lives. This was definitely a bitter sweet read for me as yes it’s cute but the romance aspect was just too much which is down to personal preference and I know many others have loved it.

This was such a good book and I got through it within a few days. I probably would have read it within a day if work etc didn’t get in the way!

Harriet and Wyn are happily in love until they aren't. They can't find a way to make their relationship work since she is a fledgling resident in San Francisco and he is in Montana helping his mother after his father dies. They are now in Maine at a friend's "cottage" with longtime friends. There is a lot of happiness, but also deep sadness and angst. Loved the characters, all with real life characteristics. They all finally face their problems and work hard to overcome them. Really good book and I highly recommend it!

✨ In every universe, it’s you for me. Even if it’s not me for you. ✨Somehow, Emily Henry has the ability to absolutely and completely destroy me in the best possible way.Happy Place is everything. I cried. I sobbed. I love Harriet and Wyn so much. My heart broke and my heart healed. I put this off for the longest time because I knew it was second chance as they’d broken up (and apparently I have an aversion to that). But Happy Place was everything and more, and my heart couldn’t take it.To say I adore Emily Henry’s writing would not even begin to capture just how much her stories and characters mean to me. There is so much depth to Harriet and Wyn. They are characters who are so flawed but it’s so them, and they are fuelled by who they are and their insecurities, which is something I love most about Emily’s characters—they’re real, they’re relatable, they’re authentic.I love real characters, who have their flaws, their hangups, and these elements are the foundation of who these characters are, what motivates them, drives them, fuels them. And while I get that some people might not like their characters having flaws, but no one is perfect, we are all unique and have our own histories and personalities that come out as we live, and this is the beautiful case for Harriet and Wyn. But one thing is clear, and that is how impossible it is for Harriet and Wyn not to be together.Again, Emily’s writing captivates you, transporting you into her world where you live amongst her characters and in their lives. I think that’s the power of Emily’s writing, it’s so beautiful, so stunning, you can’t help but be a part of the narrative, and it’s safe to say that this is a story I’ll never forget.A gorgeous second chance romance that will stay on my mind forever. But Happy Place is a story of love and loss and friendships and massive life events. I connected so deeply to Happy Place and Harriet and that’s so special to me.

“It doesn’t matter how busy life’s been, how long the five of us have gone without seeing one another: meeting at the cottage is like pulling on a favorite sweater, worn to perfection. […] Our love is a place we can always come back to, and it will be waiting, the same as it ever was.”“The feeling of being so grateful to have something worth missing”. . .I can’t even express how much I loved this book! Emily Henry’s writing has the power to make me feel seen every single time!This is a book about friendship, about love and what it really means to love someone, about finding yourself and having the courage to let go of the things that don’t fit you… it’s about growing, about making space for who you are and for the people around you as they grow too!I cried, laughed, giggled and kicked my feet 🥹I rooted for Wyn and Harry every step of the way! Felt their love for one another, and the hurt of being apart, in every page!Rooted for the friendship turned found family they all had, like it was my own group of friends 🤞🏻This book is more than a beautiful heartfelt story, it teaches you lessons, it makes you feel, it makes you think, it reflects our humanity in so many different ways -or at least it did for me… it’s perfect ❤️ and I’ll be thinking about it for a long time!

Creo que este libro se acaba de convertir en mi favorito de la autora.La trama principal se centra en la relación de Harriet y Wyn intercalando el pasado y el presente. Podemos ver cómo se conocen, la atracción inicial, la devoción, el afecto, la ruptura repentina y devastadora y el presente mientras intentan fingir ante sus amigos que todo sigue bien, mientras cada uno sufre la perdida a su manera.También vemos cómo Harriet conoce a Sabrina y Cleo, luego a Wyn y, como se vuelven los mejores amigos y cómo pasan una década juntos volviéndose como una familia.Harriet me ha encantado, es una mujer fuerte e inteligente pero también alguien sensible con el corazón roto mientras intenta mantener a flote su vida como residente en un hospital y cumplir con las expectativas de su padres. Me gusta que este libro además del romance trata de cómo ella crece como persona y encuentra lo que le hace feliz pero también lo que no la hace feliz y aprende a soltarlo.Sin duda Wyn es el que ha robado mi corazón, el tipo es lindo dese el primer momento con su encanto juvenil y su coqueteo constante pero a medida que la historia avanza también descubrimos sus miedos e inseguridades. Me encanta que sea tan genuino y abierto al momento de expresar sus sentimientos y sobre todo que él también encontrara paz consigo mismo, su carrera y su vida en general.La relación de Wyn y Harriet me atrapo desde el inicio con su química natural, viendo cómo su relación va creciendo, me partieron el corazón con su ruptura pero también lo sanaron, demostrándonos que con el paso de los años cambiamos, nuestras prioridades y sueños también cambian pero la comunicación asertiva es la clave en toda relación. Mientras leía no podía dejar de pensar que quería que tuvieran su final feliz porque lo merecían muchísimo.Siento que este libro golpea una fibra sensible también con las amistades longevas, la gente cambia con el tiempo y no se puede seguir viviendo cómo 10 años atrás pero cuando las personas son importantes para ti siempre se encontrara la manera de conservarlos en tu vida. Este libro también trata sobre ese cambio de adulto joven al inicio de los veintes con un montón de planes y sueños a adulto de los 30s donde tu vida ya esta más plateada y las cosas son mas calmadas.Me ha gustado que este libro trata relaciones tanto entre amigos como de pareja (tanto hetero como una lesbica) todas diferentes pero todas sanas, con sus altibajos pero bien planteadas.

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