Reviews with content warning for Abandonment - Funny Story

On the spectrum of Emily Henry, this book was closer to Happy Place than Beach Read. I really enjoyed these characters and the natural progression of the relationship from roommates to friends to lovers. Something about the end of the book/third act conflict didn’t work for me, and I think it’s the miscommunication. I also just didn’t feel satisfied at the end that issues had truly been resolved. I feel like the relationship was still fragile when the book ended. However, this book made me laugh, cry, and feel seen in a lot of ways so I still really enjoyed it overall. Peter is the worst and I love how Daphne came to her own.

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antidietleah's review

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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lisa_m's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love Emily Henry's writing SO much! And even though my expectations were high this book did not disappoint. I read it all in one sitting and I loved it! This book made me genuinely laugh out loud (and I truly mean that as in I'm glad that I was home alone because if anybody had heard me reading this they would probably think I was going insane with all the high pitched laughing and squealing.)
This book also made me cry which was very unexpected. But somehow Emily Henry just knows how to push my buttons and this one in particular just hit me where it hurts. There were a couple of lines and sequences that made me put the book down and reread it a couple of times because it was just really hitting me. The way she manages to put feelings into words so accurately is truly incredible and masterful. Emily Henry is not just one of my favourite authors, she is also one of the best authors of our time and I stand by that.
The premise of this book was already very intriguing to me but of course she put her own spin to it. Somehow she manages to use tropes and clichés in a way that feels so new and fresh. She writes about imperfect people who you still root for because of how human they are in their mistakes. This novel was phenomenal and a clear 5 star read like all her other books. I haven't yet found any other author that doesn't have a single book that was a miss or at least not a clear 5 star read. Emily Henry clearly never misses though.

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carlynnnnne's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was such a fun and wonderful story about found family and finding one’s self. I found myself swooning over some of the literary one-liners that Henry worked into her writing, laughing out loud and tearing up with Daphne. This was the perfect summer read and I am so happy it gets to live on my bookshelf so that I can hop over to Waning Bay any time I want.

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