Emily Henry has done it again! Happy Place is a dazzling, poignant love story about the people and places our hearts call home. Bursting with warmth and wit, this unforgettable romance is one more reason my happy place is an Emily Henry book.”

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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. Please, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's not a real thing , but I can't even start to imagine someone loving me for so long without getting bored of me. (Plot twist: deep down, I'm a hopeless romantic who yearns to love and be loved for a really long time and to be in a healthy relationship, but that's not gonna happen, so).

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And Harriet, girly pop, please, have a little bit more of self-steem and respect for yourself. Stop being a people pleaser and try to save everyone. ! Her stories have all felt magical to me. Bar You and Me on Vacation, but we’re not talking about that book. I love how this felt so slice of life. So vulnerable, so intimate and human and ordinary in a way that’s true to real life. I know I’m reading something wonderful when I find myself pausing, taking a moment to sit with the story and reflect on my own life. this acts as my love letter to emily henry, love of my life, so if you’re not emily henry, then please continue on your way- Harriet was a contradictory but yet understandable character. The way she was painted as not only a brillant neurological chirurgien but as a woman, a broken one, was one of the most lovable and relatable aspect of the storytelling. She wasn’t portrayed as a passionate workaholic who loved her job, she wasn’t stereotyped with one and only one part of her personality. With her character Emily Henry highlighted how people can be complex in such beautiful and painful ways, that their personalities can be nuanced with infinity of colores. She explained gracefully how achieving your goals and purposes in life doesn’t specially rhythm with happiness.

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Both these timelines allowed us to truly get to know our characters deeply, when life brought out the best in them as well as when life wasn’t working in their favour. Also his SISTER'S name was Michael ?? For half of the book I thought he was talking about his brother. Parth sounds like the Bengali word for fart so I couldn't take him seriously at all. (I'll have to confirm this with my parents tho).

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Alternating between past and present, Henry crafts a tender, bittersweet story about the bonds that help define us and the inevitability of change.” the setting. hear me out. emily henry has previously had wonderful settings to all her novels, very atmospheric and interesting, and this one felt dull in comparison. it was there ofc, but i’m not gonna remember it. It'll get easier, he promises hoarsely, his hand brushing my hair behind my ear. "Someday you'll hardly remember this" Millions of thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for sharing 2023's most anticipated book's digital copy with me in exchange for my honest review!