Can’t Wait Wednesday #65: Happy Place by Emily Henry

Posted November 16, 2022 by WendyW in Blogging, Bloglinks, Book Blog Meme / 44 Comments

Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally, they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Happy Place by Emily Henry
Publication Date: April 25, 2023.
Publisher: Berkley
Women’s Fiction

Synopsis:


A couple who broke up months ago pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.

Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t.

They broke up five months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.

Which is how they find themselves sharing a bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blissful week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.

Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. Because the cottage is for sale and this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts, and so they’ll play their parts. Harriet will be the driven surgical resident who never starts a fight, and Wyn will be the laid-back charmer who never lets the cracks show. It’s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses). After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week…in front of those who know you best?

Why I Can’t Wait!

I enjoyed the author’s previous books, and I can’t wait for this one!


What book or books are you anxiously waiting for? Comment below!

44 responses to “Can’t Wait Wednesday #65: Happy Place by Emily Henry

  1. I love a fake relationship but it doesn’t translate too well into contemporary romance but this sounds like perfection an a great way to make the fake relationship work.

  2. Great choice Wendy! Emily Henry is an auto-read author for me as I’ve really enjoyed all her previous books. I hope that we both enjoy it!