Happy Place
The must-read romance for 2024 from the Sunday Times bestselling author - fake dating with a twist!
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4.1 • 462 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
Brimming with characters you can't help but fall for and off-the-charts chemistry, this is TikTok sensation Emily Henry doing what she does best!
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Two exes. One pact.
Could this holiday change everything?
Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple - they go together like bread and butter, gin and tonic, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
Every year, they take a holiday from their lives to drink far too much wine with their favourite people in the world.
Except this year, they are lying through their teeth, because Harriet and Wyn broke up six months ago. And they still haven't told anyone.
But the cottage is for sale, so this is the last time they'll all be here together. They can't bear to break their best friends' hearts so they'll fake it for one more week.
But how can you pretend to be in love - and get away with it - in front of the people who know you best?
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'Hilarious and wise . . . Another knockout’ Taylor Jenkins Reid
'One of my favourite authors' Colleen Hoover
‘A must-read book of the year’ Lauren Asher
'Another Emily Henry masterpiece' Hannah Grace, ICEBREAKER
'Tender and sexy, bittersweet with Henry's trademark warmth' Bolu Babalola, HONEY & SPICE
Happy Place, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, May 2023
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Emily Henry fans will know what to expect by now: There will be a summery backdrop, there will be romance, and there will be a main character you either relate heavily to or wish to be. The slight twist with Happy Place is that Harriet and Wyn are already a couple—or at least they used to be, until very recently. Now, for the duration of a weekend in Maine, they must keep up the charade as they try to avoid spoiling the wedding weekend of a very close friend. There are plenty of beloved tropes here, from forced proximity to found-family, but as always Henry ensures every chapter has you swiping forward to the next. In a way, it’s like she has plucked the best parts of her back catalogue and spun them together to create Happy Place. Dare it be said, the Harriet-Wyn romance might not even be the novel’s standout storyline.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Exes must pretend they're still together in this delightful Summery rom-com from bestseller Henry (Book Lovers). Burned out surgical resident Harriet Kilpatrick is eager for a relaxing weeklong getaway with her tight-knit friend group at the remote Maine beach cottage they've frequented. Then she arrives and discovers that Wyn Connor will also be there for the week. Wyn and Harriet were the perfect couple in college, and then the perfect fiancés, but they broke up six months ago and have yet to tell their friends. With the cottage up for sale, Harriet is determined not to ruin the gang's last summer getaway, meaning she and Wyn must pretend to be happily in love. It's awkward at first—compounded by the fact that, of course, there's only one bed for the two of them—but soon they fall back into a familiar dynamic and old flames reignite. The chemistry between Wyn and Harriet is addictive, and both display some refreshing vulnerability. The lovable friend group, unusual but welcome in a Henry novel, help push the narrative forward and provide plenty of wit. This has the makings of a rom-com classic.
Customer Reviews
Emily Henry is worth all the hype!
Okay so I finally broke my Emily Henry virginity, and maaaaan am I ever glad that this book took it. I’m not going to lie, I’m not a huuuuuugeeee Romance reader. Only dabbling in a few throughout my reading experience. But Wyn & Harriet? The best thing to come out from this beautiful and amazing book. Their history, love and passion for one another, supersedes any of the other couples I’ve read so far. This might just be the EH effect that’s currently got the whole world spellbound, but man did I love this book?! Brb, just buying every other book she’s ever written as her writing is so easily digestible. It’s unpretentious, sometimes sassy, humbly intellectual (I was so glad I was reading it on my phone so I could look up things that instantly made me feel dumb for not knowing), the chemistry, the world building etc nothing short of a great romance novel. The reason as to why it wasn’t a five star book was because that although, some of it was unpredictable, a lot of the rest was. But having said that, EH somehow put her own little twist or flare to it making it somewhat stand out from the rest. I really don’t know how else to explain it other than to just read and find out for yourself! I’ll be sure to check out her other ‘hyped’ up books as now I’m more so convinced that they REALLY do deserve it!
My favourite Emily Henry one yet!
I literally could not put it down!
Happy Place
I found it really boring and predictable