Emily Henry's best yet, Happy Place is a coming of age novel for adults who still haven't figured it out. We have the most relatable narrator in Harriet and the sweetest love interest in Wyn. The friend group is so well-balanced and real. I especially loved the character of Cleo and her struggles in feeling like her friend group didn't like her anymore when she stopped drinking, a problem that I and other people in their late 20s/30s have. I loved the message of the book and all the love–familial, friendship, romantic. It was just perfect.

EMILY HENRY DOES IT AGAIN AND GIVES US ANOTHER COMING-OF-AGE MASTERPIECE!!! The love, the passion, the pining... I couldn't let this book go. At the top of the book, Henry introduces us to Harry and Wyn who have so much chemistry and clearly a deep history but for some reason they are not together. On our quest to find out what happened to them and how they'll find their way back to each other in a beautiful town in Maine, Emily Henry killed me over and over again to finally resurrect me.

Book Lovers, who? This one is my new favorite Emily Henry book. ❤️

6 friends, a Maine cottage right on the coast, an annual weeklong vacation. Sounds completely cliche, right? Maybe, but there’s a reason why we watch those types of movies over and over. I’ve seen this movie before but I can’t stop watching it.

The friendships in this book make you long to be a part of their group. For me, the heart of this story is Harriet, Sabrina and Cleo. 💕 The scenes with those three are just so beautiful and touching. I confess that I cried like an idiot and was just glad no one was around to see. ☺️ Harriet’s relationships with her sister and parents are so relatable! The couple of steamy scenes were a bit eye rolling and I’m not sure why they were included but maybe others will enjoy them. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Can I just stay in Murder She Read, sipping tea? I don’t want to leave. I gobbled up the first 90% of the book in 24 hours. But I didn’t want to leave their world, so I slowly spread the ending chapters over a few days.

I have to admit feeling a bit embarrassed at how much I loved it. My librarian colleagues will razz me relentlessly, but I really needed this book at this moment in my life.

This one comes out in April so pre-order it now!

Thank you NetGalley and BerkleyPublishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I've read this book three times in the last two weeks. I'm a big Emily Henry fan, and I was not let down. I think what worked best for me were the two main characters, Harriet and Wyn. I felt such a strong connection to them, both as individuals and as a couple. I could really feel how much they cared for each other; their relationship felt so real and that made me root from them so much harder. I think the balance between Harriet's relationship with Wyn and with her other friends was well done, too. I'm looking forward to getting a physical copy of it in May - I'll probably read it another three times then, too!

No one is writing about lovers, friends, and family with as much intelligence and heart as Emily Henry. I can't believe her work just keeps getting better.

I could not put this book down! I admit I figured out what would probably happen in the end( well I hoped), but it kept me reading. Emily has a style that draws the reader in.

Welp, I'm simply weeping right now, but that's par for the course with an Emily Henry book.

Regardless of the romance unfolding in any of Henry's novels, I'm always stunned by the beauty of her writing. As a fellow writer, I know how hard it is to create sentences that flow so easily and make the tiniest details fall into place so flawlessly. She really has a gift, and I love her work simply for the craft of it. I'm always in awe.

If Book Lovers reads almost like a follow-up story in tone and setup to Beach Read, I'd say Happy Place reminds me a lot of People We Meet on Vacation. There's a much more melancholy core to it, and it really hammers home the idea that the romance isn't necessarily the point; it's about who we have to become individually and internally to truly feel deserving of love and able to seize it when it comes to us.

In complete frankness, I'm not sure if Harriet and Wyn's love story is my favorite of Emily Henry's, but it was sweet and lovely and optimistic. There's something poignant about creating a tale that really makes you hope and yearn.

This was my least favorite of the four books I’ve read by Emily Henry. Maybe it was that the tone felt so forced or that I didn’t actually like any of the characters. Either way, I finished it and I’m glad I did, but I was underwhelmed.

ARC provided by NetGalley.
Absolutely fucking OBSESSED with this book. It is my first Emily Henry book and it will not be my last. I am just sitting in my local coffee shop trying not to SOB as I finish this heart warming story. This story is just so real that it makes my heart ache and as low key horrified with the similarities I see between Harriet’s parents and my own…it feels like a relief. I’m just KEOGJSKROOQQA there’s so many good things about this book.
The friendship, the love, the laughter, the sobs and those freaking lobster rolls sound amazing. I am always amazed when authors can make such authentic, hilarious characters. Situations that have my cackling out loud and wishing I was as witty as them. A story that makes me want to hold all my friends so much closer, to tell them I love them. And it’s so relieving…to see that you can change and those who love you will accept that. And it was wild seeing the similarities between me and Sab - eep (don’t worry I’m not THAT much like her…😅). Anyway I absolutely adore this novel and if anyone is interested in a heart wrenching, heartwarming, laugh out loud and shake the book in the air read…this is it!

Anything Emily Henry writes I'll read. While this book didn't seem like a traditional romance reads it feels very current and very relevant in the current work/education culture. I loved everything about this book and will recommend it to others.

Emily Henry fans will be delighted with this book. While there is a second chance romance featured, the overall story is more of an ensemble affair. A group of people who have been friends since college get together for one last time at the Maine cottage where they take their annual summer vacation. Everyone is hiding a secret in the face of being "happy" for the last memories of this cottage. The book already reads like a movie script with pithy quips and a friendship focus.

This is not my favorite of Henry's books - romance was a bit lackluster as it took a back seat to friendship drama and I felt was unnecessarily angsty. I'll still be happy to sell and recommend. Can't wait to see it on a big screen!

Emily Henry does it again! What a delightful book and an excellent follow to Book Lovers, which I still think is Henry's best work. She is a master at character development and really makes the pages come alive in Happy Place. I loved the relationship dynamics between all of the characters and felt like this was her most relatable book in terms of placing yourself in the story. I love everything Henry does, and Happy Place just reaffirmed my love for her works.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of Happy Place.

I discovered Emily Henry's novels last year and devoured all three as fast as I could, so when I saw that she had another book coming out, I couldn't wait to read it. I started 2023 with Happy Place and it was the perfect book to begin the new year.

Lifelong friends since college on an annual trip to their Happy Place, we see the 6 friends dealing with all that comes with being in your 30s. Doubt, fear, change, growing apart, feeling lost and alone. This book resonated with me on so many levels. It also made me cry several times and I still haven't forgiven her for breaking me. Henry did an amazing job of creating realistic dialogue that really made you believe these 6 friends had been through so much together- it made me miss my college friends.

I'm not normally a romcom fan but I love Henry's books- I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys romance but also- this book is about so much more than that. This book is about friendship and finding yourself when you are feeling lost or uninspired, which I think resonates with a lot of us after the past few years.

Emily Henry remains the gold standard and continues to surprise. A second chance romance. Ensemble cast of long time friends from college. A main character who struggles with avoidance, but finds courage. The most hard won happily ever after in the Henry-verse. The most I’ve ever cried in any of her books. A must read. A love letter to long time love whether it be romantic or friendship.

This has been my FAVORITE of her adult romance books yet, and here are some key features that I loved:

👯‍♀️ a fabulous friend group with depth- each friend feeling so individual & human
🦞 the Maine setting!
❤️‍🩹 a second chance romance with a past that made you break for the characters and root for them at the same time
⏰ dual timeline
✍🏼 Henry’s best writing yet in my personal opinion. I highlighted so much. It was rich, relatable, funny, and propulsive.

5/5!

This book has a variety of emotions throughout for me. It goes through a back and forth timeline and shows the different stages of relationships that the main character (Harriet) has gone through. She's a very likable and has a lot of depth throughout the book. The friendships and relationships forged through this timeline was enjoyable, laughable, and sometimes heartbreaking. There were some things I really didn't care for throughout the book, but then there were heart wrenching times that just really caught me off guard. You loved some of the characters in different ways, and it was fun to see the different friendships grow or be forced to grow in different ways. This wasn't a favorite, but it was a book that I enjoyed and the story left it's mark. I enjoyed the friendships, and how they fought for them, I liked the growth the characters had, and the back and forth through time was interesting and liked how the characters changed over time too. The cover art makes it seem like a much lighter read than it was for me. Overall a nice read.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

I absolutely devoured this book! Happy Place follows Harriet as she goes on her annual summer trip with her best friends in the aftermath of breaking up with her fiance. However, her friends are not aware of the break up and when her ex-fiance shows up on their trip, the pair need to pretend they are still together for the rest of the trip. As the two navigate the week, secrets come to light and the pair must reckon with the reasons that led to their break up.
This book is so much fun and had me struggling to set it down.

A sparkling romance that explores friendship, miscommunication, and enduring love. You will absolutely fall in love with Harriet, Wyn, and their passel of friends!

First I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for this copy of Happy Place.
I am a sucker for Emily Henry! She would write a food menu and i would read it. But this book blew me away. Wynn had my heart from the beginning and I loved Harriets personality. You can feel their want for eachother all throughout the book. There is a spunk and a sexy vibe and their chemistry is undeniable! This is for sure a top favorite read!

I have never met an Emily Henry book I didn’t love, but this one really took me through a rollercoaster of emotions. The main character Harriet is a perpetual people pleaser who avoids conflict at all costs. We see how throughout the book these tendencies partially contribute to the break down of relationships. However, this book was a great reminder for those of us who maybe relate too closely to Harriet, that you are allowed to have the uncomfortable conversations and make choices for yourself despite what others may think of them.