Did My MOST Anticipated Romances of 2023 Live Up to the Hype???
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Abby Jimenez has cracked the code. Her last books are phenomenal
I loved Happy Place. I think Emily Henry really writes for the millennial, especially older millennial, demographic tbh. AND I don't think I'd actually label her books romance but rather contemporary fiction with a romance plot 🤷🏼♀️
Loved it too. I think Emily Henry is just really good at writing romance novels that have a proper plot and are not as surface level as many of the other books that are usually popular. It's cute and romancy but also well written and relatable.
I agree I think her books our contemporary with a romance plot
I think older people will appreciate Happy Place more. Happy Place reminded me of my oldest friendship, the girls I met at college, how we keep our friendship during the years, and I like Emily Henry's books because it's more than the romance. Harry discovered herself during the trip because she wasn't happy with other aspects in her life and not only the relationship. I think it's misleading classifying Happy Place a romance, if you remove the romantic plot, there's still a story about a woman that is facing burnout from her job, has a bad relationship with her parents, and is meeting her friends to a vacation.
Yes. I completely agree although I feel that Happy Place had the romance in the forefront more than Book Lovers. Which really felt like a contemporary literature (chick lit if you will). I think it's doing her books a disservice to call them romance and in most cases, that's the criticism: that the non-romantic sub-plot took up to much of the story.
"giving this certain one direction fan fiction that's kind of a meme".... my mind immediately goes to niall horan crawling inside an ear but imma guess Abby Jimenez did not include something similar in her book lol
I’m like she put her hair in a messy bun and found out her mom sold her to one direction?!?
Chan: “there’s a moment that’s giving very much this certain one direction fan fiction”
Me: oh no her family sold her to 1D
I’ve missed seeing your videos pop up! Glad you’re back
thanks so much
The cookie reviews are back! Yassss 🍪 😂
We have differing taste with romance books, but when Chandler says that something is *romantic* and that the hero is anxious then I trust the recommendation with my life and I am running to the nearest book store
You are the queen of romance recs and I love it! I hope you are doing well ❤
just a couple of hours ago I was wondering if you posted. This video made my sunday! 😊
I haven’t read Happy Place yet, but I was absolutely obsessed with Yours Truly ❤ I couldn’t stop thinking about it for days after I read it!
honestly super surprised about happy place because I got such similar feelings reading part of your world (which I know you loved!)
“it’s giving lipgloss” “it’s giving lipsmacker” LMAO so accurate
I read Happy Place and gave it 4.5 stars. I really liked it. I truly enjoy Emily Henry's writing (specifically the banter). In order of enjoyment is Beach Read, Happy Place, People We Meet on Vacation and Book Lovers. All of them are over 4 star reads for me. I can't wait to ready Truly Yours. I'm waiting on my BotM copy. As soon as it arrives, I'm picking it up. Any author who quotes The Princess Bride (one of my favorite movies) is more than alright with me.
Ahh so glad you got to see Taylor Swift! I'm going on 5/12 in Philly and to say I'm hyped is a major understatement! I haven't even been able to read much this month because I'm too busy making bracelets and scream singing her lyrics around my apartment XD
I finished it yesterday and I feel like I was just “whelmed” with Happy Place. I didn’t dislike it but I’m probably not going to remember much about it at all.
I think it’s so interesting how everyone can have such different tastes. Everything that you’ve said about Happy Place is exactly how I felt about People We Meet on Vacation 😅
I loved both of these books but it’s disappointing that Abby Jimenez tends to end her books with pregnancy. I’m all for the characters deciding for themselves whether they want to be a parent or not, but it just seems like EVERYONE is pregnant in her books.
THANK YOU FOR COMMENTING THIS I HATE THE PREGNANCY TROPE YOU ARE AN ANGEL ❤️❤️
SAAME I can't read any more of hers because it just feels icky to me.
Everyone? Or just all her main characters?
@@jaginaiaelectrizs6341 All her main characters except one (I believe) have become pregnant. Yours Truly in particular has 3 women who are pregnant at one point in the story.
@@carleelambros5367 Ah~ I see
I immediately got the audiobook for yours truly! So excited
I felt the same way about Happy Place. It made me stressed and frustrated
the hot pink top and white over shirt was such a serve
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The Crumbl cookie sampling parts was so funny. Your review of Yours Truly made me add it to my tbr.
Chandler, a new romance bookstore opened in my city and I thought of you the entire time I was in there. If you ever visit Calgary, Alberta, you need to check out Slowburn books.
I love watching old videos, I hope you are doing well!❤
Yours Truly surpassed my expectations!
Currently in the middle of Yours Truly and waiting for Happy Place to come in from my library, so I will be back to hear your thoughts when I’m done!
The whole time I was reading Yours Truly I was thinking “Chan’s gonna love this so much” 😅 I won’t be reading Happy Place because I hated Beach Read and never recovered and have never read an EH since 😂 kinda wanna read PWMOV since you love it so much though…
"It's giving lip gloss" 💀🤣
I was introduced to crumbl cookie from your vlogs. I finally managed to try them out while on holiday in the US last month and timed it perfectly (cinnamon roll 😋). Im obsessed, had it twice in the two weeks we were there.
Now im back home and cant have them so back to living vicariously through your taste tests! That strawberry one looked delicious.
Not tried abby jimenez or enily henry books before even though they are super popular. Truly Yours sounds like it would be just my thing.
I'm excited to get to Part of Your World and Yours Truly!!
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chandler this is SO FUNNY AND RELATABLE 🤣🤣🤣 3:16
"Executive Shelf" made me laugh too much
Loved the video Chandler!💛
I was so disappointed by Happy Place, with all the hype I assumed this would be an easy 5stars and it just fell so flat 😫 Funny enough I read Yours Truly after and didn’t expect much going in but I loved it! I then read The Nanny and holy smut that book is good 😂 Please let us know your thoughts!
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I've been planning to pick up both these books this month & have the same feelings as you before I've even read them. I didn't connect with Booklovers by EH, & I'm skeptical about the plot of Happy Place. On the flip side, Part of Your World was one of my favorite books of last year. I am very much looking forward to Yours Truly & am so happy you loved it. It gives me a push to read it Asap 🤩
I finished Yours Truly on Saturday & gave it 5 stars - will read it again.
I picked up Happy Place right after & I’m 56% in and watching this video to see if I should DNF… not a good sign.
Chandler- your reviews for both are this far spot on!
I’m surprised you didn’t mention my biggest complaint of Yours Truly which was only 1 steamy scene in 400 pages of internal dialogues. I still loved the book but I wanted a bit more time spent in the fun part of their relationship to reward the reader for all of the internal conflict
honestly at this phase in my reading life i just don't care much about the sex scenes
I found Yours Truly at the thrift this week for 50 cents. 😅 I wasn't planning to read it and didn't pre order it. Between buying for so cheap and this video.... imma do it.
I DNF’d Happy Place. I just posted a vlog reading Emily Henry’s books for the first time, and it’s safe to say I’m not an Emily Henry girlie😅
I did read and enjoy Happy Place this month but I’ll put a snippet from my review below because on some level it seems like we had similar thoughts and feelings overall:
“I think I'II always be in the minority with her books in that I think they're good but rarely astounding. I don't like to pit authors against each other, but there are other romance authors I read where each individual book is the same in the sense of writing but vastly different when it comes to the characters and I don't know if I really get that from Emily Henry. So this was enjoyable but also forgettable.”
I’ve never been so early! 🖤
Same 😍
I feel the exact same as you about Emily Henry.
Am i the only person who does the little click noise when her title card comes on 😂😂
Saaaaaame on Happy Place
Just read both these books back to back. I'm giving them both 5stars because the character development was great in both, but neither is my favorite by each author. I liked the Abby Jimenez book more, but i thought the Emily Henry book was psychologically astute so i gave it 5 stars.
it's definitely a trend that people who like PWMOV don't like the others and if you like beach week, you might enjoy the others more
omg I love your sweater where did you get it??
I loved Yours Truly. Jacob was perfect, but he didn't feel too perfect, though. If that makes sense. I also didn't love the 3rd act conflict, but it didn't diminish my enjoyment for the book.
Completely agree. I feel like Happy Place is way overhyped and the romance was terrible, I enjoyed the friends and their subplots, but Harriet and Wyn did nothing for me.
Yours Truly was impeccable. I was also a little frustrated with Bri at the end... but the way Jacob's mom explains her past trauma and her hesitation explained it really well and felt real. I can't stop thinking about Yours Truly. So so good. ❤
I think people read Emily Henry for her writing style and humor, not her romances.
I loved Yours Truly so much! I’ll be honest, the miscommunication was a bit much and I got annoyed by the behavior of one of the two mains in the end. But. I feel like the first three quarters were so good that it made up for it and was still a five star for me. Such an intense connection between the characters (that we got to see build realistically) and I could feel them fall for each other. A pure delight.
I also thought that Happy Place was kind of boring especially the last half, although I can't say I didn't like it at all.
you realyyy try boys of tommen series i would love to know what you will think about it
I hated Happy Place. It was kinda boring and just felt like miscommunication on steroids.
Love your videos but so confused as to why you can’t cook dinner if your hubby can’t? You sounded so helpless it was sad haha
i am capable, i don’t enjoy it :)
@@chandlerainsley haha hell yeah girl you do you I’m here for it
Oh Happy Place is definitely not for me then
happy place should have worked, the themes were so good, the issues universal and important, but the execution fell flat, we spend most of the book running away from everyone and everything... the mc's felt quite empty until the last 100 pages, the idea was lovely, the actual result was not worth it for me, like yeah you made me cry and go through an exist. crisis but not because i care about these people on the page but beause these issues are present in everyone's lives... eh pass
“If God is shining upon me, which He’s probably not”…..wow, what a very sad statement. I’m sorry you feel this way.
I genuinely thought I was going to rate Yours Truly 5 stars because the first two thirds were truly (pun intended) outstanding, but the last third and the conflict... I ended up rating it 3.5 (he's also such a pushover towards the end, changing his last name for her, quitting his job for her, etc) which was heartbreaking 🥲🥲
Happy place is my fave Emily Henry. PWMOV was a snooze fest 🥱 I cannot wait to read yours truly