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I‘ve had varying opinions about Emily Henry‘s rom-coms. I loved Beach Read, but subsequent books have all been light picks. The setting and premise had a lot of potential, but the execution on the central plot device (a couple pretends they haven‘t broken up so as not to complicate their friends‘ elopement) increasingly strained credulity as the book developed. The career decision the FMC makes at the end of the book caused me actual anger.

September 9, 2023 Woohoo Hooray Hoorah I finished the book. I was so WANTING and DESPERATE to finish the book... cuz it took me awhile to finish. I would say that the theme of book is: Things take time to get over. Sharing emotions with someone you love; especially if you are afraid of getting hurt. Overall, the ending was good. Cleo is pregnant. Wyn and Harriet get married and Harriet is in her "Happy Place"

September 8, 2023 Been slowly reading this book... AND ALMOST DONE ahhhhh so many books so little time.. wish I could just finish it and move on but each book I read I feel as if I can only read a little at a time instead of a lot in one sitting. Such is lifep

I feel like I won the lottery.

Fun summer read!

So I did pay full price for Happy Place and Fourth Wing, but everything else has been on my tbr and I‘ve managed to snag them over the past few kindle daily deals! I‘m super excited about them, and since I‘ve been working a lot (60 hours a week) I seem to only be able to read on my kindle when I have a few spare moments🤗📖

#OnCloud9 ☁️ 😊 #IdiomInsight 🍁🍂

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Really didn't hit for me.

September 3, 2023 I am on page 235 out of 385. That means that I am MORE than halfway through the book. The relationship that Harriet and Wyn have is off and on. I think that is the only way to say it. Let's find out if they eventually stay together...

September 3, 2023 Doesn't the light hit 'just right' on my book? Haha Happy Fall ya'll!!! Hope you are drinking pumpkin spice or eating pumpkin pie or just getting in the Fall mood. I am feeling in the Fall mood. Fun Fact: Despite the weather, my favorite seasons of the year are Fall and Winter.

Up next! 💕

#bookspinbingo

I consumed this book in just over a day, I love EH. My chest actually ACHED the whole time for Wyn and Harriet. I don‘t like Harriet‘s career decision in the end, but I understand burnout. I‘d possibly read sequels from the POVs of Cleo/Kimmie and Sabrina/Parth, if there was more than Parth‘s lack of real personality and more to Kimmie than partying (we get glimpses into her and I know there‘s more substance if she‘s with Cleo). Book #50 in 2023

I wanted to love this. I adore Emily Henry, but this lacked her charm. It seemed to take me ages to get through, as I wasn't looking forward to reading it much.
The characters were quite bland, and the love interest was such a bore. I didn't care much for the dual timeline, and I found it completely predictable.
However, EH is a wonderful writer. Her way with words is beautiful.

A sweet second-chance romance. A couple about to get a divorce have to pretend to still be together on an annual getaway with their college friends. I like Emily Henry‘s writing! This was not my fave of hers, though it was still a fun beach read.

August 22, 2023 New book! Started today and fall-ing in love with it a little too fast. (Get it?) The thing about Emily Henry is that she does not keep you on your toes. I feel like she gets to the point and keeps the story going without making you guess what will happen next. Right off the bat, she explains how Sabrina & Parth, Cleo and Kimmy, and her and Wyn Connor are all friends. However, Sabrina & Parth surprise Harriet with Wyn, her fiańce.

August 21, 2023 I REALLY WANT TO READ THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW... but I have not finished Carrie Soto is Back. Was this book good, okay, or so-so? Everyone has a different opinion but I want to stay on track with my reading

I went into this knowing that it was going to be a bit annoying with the back and forth. And it was annoying. Why do people hold themselves back? Why live your life in the unsaid?
But really, still a good book. This story could have been told in fewer pages. But it seems that all of her books are a bit long.

3.5⭐️

08.16.2023

Quidditch Cup Reading Challenge! Here are my next five prompts completed 😍

🧹Golden Snidget: Includes a magical creature - Mooncakes
🧹Tutshill Tornados: Includes a weather event- Wilderwomen
🧹Wingtown Wanderers: Includes travel/adventure - Happy Place
🧹Hogwarts House Cup: Includes a celebration - Celebrants
🧹Double Eight Loop: Written by multiple authors - This is how you lose the time war

“It is humanly impossible for Emily Henry to write a bad book.” - E.W., I couldn‘t agree more! These characters and their struggles felt so relatable to me and so realistically rendered. Henry devotes just as much energy to writing steamy romance as she does to writing really genuine friendships. I loved this.

I‘m normally a big fan of Henry‘s book‘s as they strike that perfect balance between romance/fun summer read with a bit extra, but this one, unfortunately, felt remarkably contrived. Everything felt like it was just trying too hard here with no real depth, and stretching the limits of believability of how people actually relate to each other. Definitely seems like this was the result of Henry now being on an annual summer pub schedule.

I liked the will they won‘t they more than the resolution. The ending really didn‘t agree with me.

And just like that another month's reading in the books https://youtu.be/6MqvMlEZjvE

This better be good! I need a light read.

I did it!!!
Another great story from Emily Henry. It wasn‘t my favorite of hers, but it checked all the boxes. And now I want to go to Maine!

Emily Henry throwing out some teasers on IG! I saw a title was released recently…so maybe cover or publication date???

Reading Happy Place in my happy place! #summervibes #beachreading

1. I bought dino egg oatmeal because it was super cheap, and the eggs really do hatch into candy dinosaurs!

2. I started HAPPY PLACE over breakfast because I honestly expected Henry‘s prose style would put me off and I‘d quick-bail, but I‘m 50 pages in and I‘m actually really feeling it? Yeah, she‘s sometimes too purple for me, but I like the character dynamics and I appreciate she‘s a present tense writer who keeps the past perfect to a minimum.

No Bingos but I did read my #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin. And 8 books! More than my usual.

Today I took a 31.5 km bike ride on which I rescued a lost dog named Gus and acquired an Emily Henry novel from a Little Free Library with a bunch of my old books in it. I love it when stuff cycles back through the various LFLs I frequent!

I‘m excited to finally try Henry, but the first page makes me think she skews too purple for my tastes. We‘ll see whether I finish it or scowl a whole bunch and stick it back in the LFL after I quick-bail.

Six pages in and I‘m already in total bliss!

I'm an Emily Henry stan and this book does not disappoint. I love a "gang gets back together" story and I especially love the friends to lovers trope and both are written masterfully by Henry. An exploration of what holds us together and what can also pull us apart as life goes on. Truly a great summer read that will have the reader wanting to join this friend group for a lobster roll and a swim in the pool.

Is the humour genre sticker an interesting choice here?

I haven‘t read any Emily Henry and I‘m not particularly a fan of genre stickers but if there had to be one… would you have gone ♥️ over 🙂?

I loved the story and how I felt like I really knew all of these characters by the time it was over. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I love Emily Henry with my whole heart. This book was beautiful, emotional, silly and tear jerking. She writes love so well, and I was giggling and swooning and crying over this book. I get people don‘t like the whole miscommunication trope, but I thought it was so worth the build up to the end. I fell in love with the characters and couldn‘t put this book down

Happy tears 🩷 what a beautiful story, one I will sit with for some time and reflect on - a hard hitter. Wonderfully written and such a phenomenal message on love, forgiveness, and facing our vulnerabilities.

I‘m not usually a fan of romance but I enjoyed “Book Lovers” by this author so thought I‘d give this one a go. Spoiler alert: I am still not a fan of romance. 😖 The whole “constant miscommunication that results in tragic and/or comical escapades on the path to true love and marriage” trope does nothing for me. Just TALK to each other, people! This book could have ended a lot sooner if they all just opened their mouths. 🙄

Yes, it‘s 80 degrees outside. And yes, I‘m sitting on my back patio sipping a steaming hot mug of camomile tea. What. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Decent enough story but I never bonded with the characters. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Holiday beach loafing. YouTube thoughts https://youtu.be/zu_4wshe5ak

#midyearbookfreakout @Klou Here are the titles I came up with - some hard choices, though! I've read some good new authors and met some new characters I liked, but none I can call favorites yet. And for #9, I'm not really a book/movie crier - it takes a lot! Also, I actively avoid books that are labeled as tear jerkers 🫣.
Thanks for the tag! These were fun to think about!

While I did enjoy this one enough to give it a solid Pick, there were also times that the characters frustrated me. I think my main issue is that both Harriet and Wyn were so obsessed about whether or not the other person's feelings were ever going to change. Both of them were constantly worrying about whether he would get tired of her, whether she would realize he wasn't good enough for her, whether she was forcing him to live someplace he ⬇

Time for a #Booked2023 update! Here is what I read for the Spring prompts:

Wrongly incarcerated MC- The Life We Bury
New in 2023- Happy Place
Modern take on a classic -Into The Quick
Short Stories- Our Stories Carried Us Here
Set in 2+ Time Periods- Covenant of Water
Title starts with v or w- Widows of Malabar Hill

Looking forward to the summer prompts! Need to google Sunshine Noir and Afrofuturism!

Romance, friendship, family, love and grief… all things that make this life worth it and all things that make this a great book! Highly recommend!

4✨ Harriet goes to a favorite place of her and her best friends only to find that they invited Wyn… her ex fiancé. However, her friends don‘t know that they broke it off, and as time goes on we find out why. In the end all the characters discover more about themselves to be happier. #OUABC

It‘s good. Not just romance but also friendship and family and grief.
I still think that the couple‘s initial break up is dumb, but then I haven‘t been in their situation.