Happy Place

Happy Place is Emily Henry doing what she does best: blending emotional depth with sharp dialogue, addictive chemistry, and characters who feel painfully real.

The story follows Harriet and Wyn—ex-fiancés who broke up months ago but never told their close-knit friend group. Now they’re stuck sharing a room at their annual friends’ getaway in their beloved “happy place,” and they decide to fake being together so they don’t ruin everyone’s vacation.

It’s a setup that forces them to confront everything they’ve been avoiding: the truths they hid from each other, the emotional distance that quietly grew between them, and the version of themselves they lost along the way.

As old inside jokes resurface, tension builds, and memories hit harder than they expect, the line between faking it and wanting it back becomes razor-thin. But beneath the romance, Henry digs deeper—into loyalty, burnout, friendship dynamics, sacrifice, and the pressure to choose the “right” life instead of the one that makes you feel alive.

Vibrant, nostalgic, and emotionally layered, Happy Place is a comfort read that still hits with impact. A perfect choice for readers who want warmth, romance, and a little heartbreak stitched together with hope.