Similar to her second novel, “ People We Meet on Vacation,” “Happy Place” has a dual timeline - we read chapters of Harriet in her “happy place” (moments of time in the past when she and Wyn are happy together) and chapters of “real life” (present day, where Harriet, Wyn and their friends are all struggling with various secrets).

Unsurprisingly, the book follows them as they find their way back to one another. What does that mean? It means that they undertake the classic fake relationship trope. Their friends are unaware of their breakup, and after receiving upsetting news from their friend group, Harriet and Wyn agree to maintain the facade of their engagement for the course of their vacation so as not to disappoint their friends further. “Happy Place” is a second-chance romance, where protagonist Harriet and her love interest Wyn are reunited at their friend’s summer house shortly after breaking off their engagement. Her upcoming novel “Happy Place” is one of the most anticipated books of 2023, which is no surprise after the success of her past three novels - the most recent of which won the 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards for the romance genre. With her complex characters and deep storylines, she masterfully weaves together romance novels that entertain readers and set romantic expectations very high. To many readers, BookTokers and Michigan Daily Arts writers, Emily Henry is the unquestionable queen of romance.

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