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A review by onemorebookpodcast
Happy Place by Emily Henry
2.0
A group of friends meet at their yearly summer vacation house & have to grapple with the fact that they themselves & their relationships have changed over the years. And the 2 main characters 'Wyn & Harriet' are forced to 'fake date' & pretend during the length of their stay that they are this happy couple while hiding from their friends the fact that they broke up their engagement & haven’t spoken to each other in a long time.
A book hailed as one of the best romance books of 2023 was unfortunately a fail for me. Apart from the cute cover, I have very few if any positive things to say about this book. First of all, where was the chemistry between the 2 main characters? These 2 were meant to be walking down the aisle soon but were unable to hold any meaningful conversation. They kept on speaking in weird 'one liners' which IMO led to the miscommunication that was the cause of their break up. Harriet gave me 'pick-meisha' vibes the way she kept on praising Wyn's looks & just how she never felt worthy of his love nor attention. Girl, you are in Medical School, fix that crown