Happy Place

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I get the hype over Emily Henry's books, I swear I do, but they never captivate me or make me giggle, kick my feet in the air or feel happy. The only reason it's 4 stars and not 5 is that it did take me a bit to get into the romance plotline (not knowing the breakup reason for so long frustrated me), and I felt the pacing could be a bit quicker in the middle, but I LOVED the last 100 pages so so so much.

Harriet was wishy washy and was too much of a people pleaser/ problem fixer and Wyn was so self deprecating. But for the last trip with her friends it’s very different – she has to pretend that her relationship with Wyn isn’t over. Happy Place is very similar to People We Meet on Vacation with the flashbacks and failed relationship that all hinged on a “mysterious” fight. also all the shit with her being dramatic and assuming shit and whatnot made me want to smash my head into a very solid wall. Harriet is a person who doesn't know how to fight, hates conflicts, and tries to please everyone around her.First of all, I've never ever been in love in my almost 25 years of miserable existence, nor someone has been in love with me, so I don't actually know how it really feels, (that's a deep and traumatic conversation for another day), but to me it's kind of unreal that people can last years and not get bored. In other words, you’ll either *love it and hate it at the same time* or just feel apathetic towards it. I thought I was getting a fun, summer romance that I’d enjoy, but would ultimately be forgettable in a sea of illustrated covers, but color me surprised when I discovered there was so much more here. i’m not going to lie i don’t really care about cleo either i barely remember anything about her, but kimmy?

harriet and i mirror each other in so many ways, and reading it in words across a book made me feel so seen and comforted. Every touch, every word had its own importance in the way their relationship flourished and tarnished. the past chapters are shown to be harriet’s “ happy place” which is when her time is spent at a cottage in maine — an annual trip she takes with her boyfriend and best friends. Harriet goes off on her summer vacation to meet up with her best friends for a week at their 'happy place'. this book is for the girls who worry and worry, worry if they’re good enough, worry if they’ve achieved enough, worry if they’re enough.i’m the culmination of their lost dreams, their missed other lives, and at the same time, they’re proud of me. there’s this unique connection i get from emily henry’s writing style that at this point should be studied. her love towards her friends, her thoughts about herself, her conflicting emotions towards her family, even down to her thoughts about her job made me feel so seen.

There was "a lot" of tension going on between Harriet and Wyn from the beginning, but when the sex scene finally came, it disappeared and felt dull. However, the plume was subtly substituted in 'Happy Place' by a bitter, realistic and mature writing. I had so many good things to say about her at the start but it all got cancelled out by her stupidity. i could feel both their heartbreak on my tongue and no matter what harriet did, she felt him slipping away and that was the most painful thing to ever read about. THEN WHY IS SHE GIVING IT UP TO MOVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR A RELATIONSHIP THAT MIGHT FALL APART AGAIN BECAUSE THEY CAN’T FUCKING TALK TO EACH OTHER?Sabrina started dating their long-time friend and party boy Parth, and Cleo is happily farming and dating her hyperactive, extrovert lover Kimmie. The cottage is for sale so this is the last time they'll all be together here and they can't bear to break their friends' hearts. Sabrina is very forceful and protective of their last perfect week together, and it riles Cleo who feels that Sabrina takes every opportunity to niggle.