she puts other peoples needs and feelings before her own to keep the peace, the way she has an inability to show others her emotions, especially during the break up bc she fears she will be a burden really hit close to home. harriet has a tendency to push everyone away, including wyn and wyn has a tendency to worry and overthink things-which in time ended up clashing together but it was handled so immaculately, i found it bearable and i just wanted to see them both get their happy ending.

these two are so broken and damaged, i couldn’t hate on it. PSA: this book relies heavily on past miscommunication/lack of communication so if you’re a miscommunication hater like me, be aware. the chemistry between them is palpable despite the fact they’re not together anymore. wyn and harriet were so torn up over each other, but they are so bad at communicating their vulnerability to one another. literally the PINING in this omg and the ANGSTTT and the pain, my poor lil heart couldn’t take it all. i need to feel the connection between both characters, what made them fall apart and their journey finding their way back to each other, and i can say this book excelled at that. second chance romance trope is honestly one of my favourite tropes, but only when it’s done well. you are where my mind goes when it needs to be soothed.” 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. the parallels constantly left me in awe! we also become immersed in wyn and harriet’s past relationship and we are taken back to how they first met and fell in love. this story is narrated by harriet and it is alternated between a past and present timeline, and explores how this tight-knit friend group met and harriet’s life since then. this story explores heavy topics, it’s filled with love and loss, grief, hurt, trauma, change, happiness and unhappiness + friendships and family this book was more melancholy, thoughtful and deep-this is ultimately why i loved it sm! the audacity of EH to even call it that when this book fucking crushed me to pieces, ripped my heart out of chest, stomped on it 928482 times and then flung it into the ocean. i just love how she describes the complexity of adult life!ĭid i finish this book or did this book finish me? even though this book is called “happy place” i’m just here to warn you that this book will not necessarily make you happy. i am constantly overwhelmed with how she can take the most deepest inner emotions of a person and articulate it in a way that is so relatable it makes the reader feel seen.

Can’t believe emily henry had the audacity to write a book about me!! ms emily reached inside my brain and took out parts of my life to write this book, it’s uncanny.

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