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This was a much stronger book than Beach Read! I liked the dynamic of the friend group, and I was routing for Wyn and Harriet‘s relationship from the beginning, but it wasn‘t until about halfway through the book I really started caring about the characters. It was a cute read and I appreciated how it touched on depression and how insecurities can pull apart a strong relationship.

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I have yet to read a book from this author but these two are in my #TBR & I believe they are both a #2ndChanceRomance 💞

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love how this book straddles the line between women's fiction and romance. The friendships are so well drawn and just as vital as Harriet and Wyn's relationship, and I simply want to live in an Emily Henry setting. #reread #contemporaryromance #womensfiction

This is a great beach read.
Harriet and her found family (2 college friends and their SOs) take their annual trip to a cottage in Maine for a week of reconnecting and learning how to move on in life. I love the friendships in this and how they can be there for each other as their friendship changes and grows.

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This was a slow read and just not my favorite by this author. I did love the characters and their relationships though!!
I decided to take a picture of my happy place which is our family farm. One of our mama cows tried to eat my book🤣
Where is your happy place?

I love the feeling when you read a book that‘s seemingly written specifically with you in mind! I picked this one up, & didn‘t put it down until I read the last page! Skipping through past & present, Harriet arrives in ME (an adorable town with a Murder, She Read bookstore!) dreading breaking the news that she‘s no longer engaged to the 6th member of their tightknit group… only to discover her ex already there, forcing them to pretend all is well!

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A group of old college friends gather together each summer at the cottage of their affluent friend, Sabrina. This year is different because she has to break the news that her father is selling it so it will be their last summer together. There are some secrets that each of the friends has yet to disclose to group. The tension and support mixed with humor makes this a fun read.

Enjoyed this one! So much more than your average beach-read, romance novel.

“I think, sometimes, we are simply afraid to need. We‘re afraid that if we ask too much, if we bare our tenderest wounds and show our ugliest sides, we‘ll find out that we aren‘t lovable. That we can only keep the ones we love around us as long as we cost them nothing, create no burden. That, at least I think, is the plight of the people pleaser.”

I‘m so glad I gave Emily Henry another chance, this book was wonderful!

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Rom-Com with a side of sisterhood. I really liked this - and I'm really becoming an Emily Henry fan. It's definitely full of tropes, but there is also some depth. I'd describe it as the book equivalent of a hug. Comfort reading.

I don‘t remember where I got this mug, but it is one of my favourites! #bookish

wonderful, loved, great summer read

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This one looks fun! It‘s still on my tbr shelf 🩷 should I move it up?! 🏖️

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Here is another book that is a soft pick for me. I have loved other books by this author but this one not so much. The plot was good though slow. Mainly it was the character development that disappointed me. I read a lot of good reviews on this book and so many loved it. But I recall someone saying the author didn't give them a concrete reason to root for the characters. After reading this book I get that. 3 to 3.5 ⭐️

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This was my favorite read from April.

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After canceling my plans due to the cold that will not go away I paused my reading plan and pulled this book of my shelves. I could not have chosen a better consolation prize. I love Emily Henry and spending a few hours tonight reading about a couple pretending to still be together for a vacation away with their old friends, filled with great banter, emotional growth, and the HEA my heart needed was exactly what the doctor ordered.

When this book was chosen for my book club this month, I was not sure I would enjoy it. It‘s not the kind of book I normally read. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I ended up liking everything about it. I quickly became invested in the characters. I loved stepping into their world to watch them work through this time of their lives. I spent the book rooting for them to succeed.

4/5⭐ The author is so good at creating backgrounds and writing emotions that sweep you up in them along with the characters. This book is a moving story not just about romantic love but also found family, friendship, and loving yourself enough to do what makes you happy. #doublespin

The first 300 pages of this book felt boring, meandering, and repetitive. I had a hard time believing the characters were “best friends” because they argued and didn‘t communicate. The last 100 pages were emotionally deep, exciting, and really beautiful. The plot showed up and the characters came to life. Such a mixed bag of a book, in my opinion!

I did not expect to have the feels reading this one 🥲 I loved this !!! This is about Harriet and Wyn who fell in love slowly, as friends and kept their love a secret. They met while hanging out with their friends ,who never knew they had fallen in love. Then life happens and their group of 6 best friends gets their friendship tested on a last trip to one of their favorite vacation spots. Their last Happy Place. Loved it. #cozyromance#fallreading

I‘m giving this a low pick because, although I was irritated by it in many places, I did finish it and there were things I liked about it. It wasn‘t just a romance, it was also about women‘s friendships and finding where you belong and the people you belong with. I‘ve always liked books about women‘s friendships, and Happy Place met that need. #audiowalk

I can‘t believe I still have over two hours left in this book! I can‘t decide who I want to slap more, Harriet or Wyn. #audiowalk

If Wyn and Harriet would just talk to each other instead of make assumptions about the other person‘s feelings, there‘d be no story here. This is one of my least favorite romance novel tropes. #audiowalk

Sometimes I find myself enjoying this book, and other times I‘m just annoyed by Harriet and Wyn. Today I was enjoying it because I laughed when Wyn said to Harriet (who reads mostly cozy mysteries) that, “That just means whoever finds the body has a boring job and wears a sweater vest.” I read a good deal of cozy mysteries too. #audiowalk

Why do romance novels often have characters with ridiculous names? I can live with Wyn, but Parth? I‘m listening to it; at first I thought the narrator was saying “Garth,” then I thought “Hearth.” No — it‘s Parth. A character named Sabrina is nicknamed “Sab” as in “nab.” 🙄 Still not as bad as the characters in Elin Hilderbrand‘s The Matchmaker — Box (at least that‘s a nickname), Dabney, Clendenin and Celerie. #audiowalk

Mostly a tale about a group of college friends who grow apart due to growing up after the college years and the issues that come with it. Takes place in the present day with flashbacks to the college days upon which friendships were built. Growing apart with time is a very relatable theme of life and the story moves well, mainly centered on the characters themselves and not super plot driven. (Continued in the comments)

Despite breaking up five months prior, Harriet and Wyn pretend they are still a couple in order to salvage a week long getaway with close friends.

Summer ✨ Pining ✨ Found Family

For fans of Friends (the show) and every Emily Henry book written

Harriet & Wyn were the perfect couple, until they broke up 6 months ago. Their friends think they‘re still together. They have to keep up their relationship in front of them, but will it become real again between them?
This was the biggest disappointment of 2023 so far. I didn‘t enjoy the romance, plot, or story because it was boring. 3/4 of the way I didn‘t really care how it ended, I just wanted it to be over. I‘m just not a 2nd chance girlie.

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🤗📖

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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.

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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