★★★★☆ In Happy Place, college sweethearts Harriet and Wyn are headed to a cottage in Maine to participate in a decades-long beach week tradition with their best pals. One problem: they broke off their engagement six months ago but haven’t confessed the news to their trip mates. The two are forced to keep up the charade of still being engaged to the people who are supposed to know them best.
Category: Chick Lit
Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood
★★★★☆ Loathe to Love You is a collection of 3 romance novellas, each featuring a brilliant young, single woman in STEM who meets and falls in love with a guy in some variation on the enemies-to-lovers trope. Despite the formulaic nature of these stories, the collection worked for me.
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
★★★☆☆ This book was complete fluff and escapism wrapped in a brainy package. The action starts when Stanford Ph.D. Candidate Olive Smith randomly kisses Professor Adam Carlsen in the hallway to convince her friend Anh that she is dating someone.
Without Merit by Colleen Hoover
★★★☆☆ Merit, who collects random trophies she did not earn, lives in an old church with her siblings, mom, dad, and stepmom. While at the thrift store to purchase a trophy, Merit meets Sagan. Through a case of mistaken identity, the two share a passionate kiss.
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
★★★★☆ Emma and Jesse are high school sweethearts who marry and leave their small-town life behind for an adventurous life. When one of those adventures goes wrong on their 1st anniversary, Emma is left alone and devastated. Just when Emma has found love and happiness again, Jesse reappears with a harrowing story of survival.
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
★★★★☆ Book Lovers delivers exactly what we’ve come to expect from Emily Henry: the wittiest of witty banter, quirky characters who work in publishing in some fashion, and a will-they-or-won’t-they storyline.
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
★★★★☆ Now in their 30s and living states apart, free-spirited Poppy and her straight-laced best friend, Alex, have taken vacations together since their college days. But, two years ago something went awry on one of their trips and the pair haven’t spoken since. Desperate to rekindle their friendship, Poppy reconnects with Alex and invites him … Continue reading People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry