Oh where do I start? Henry was in his last year of high school and trying to figure out his future, his friendships and his best friend Len that he had developed feelings for. The story itself was fine, but the execution of it wasn’t. The story would be choppy at times and confusing. My copy had missing letters in the words. Maybe that was just my copy. I’m hoping it was just my copy. I liked Henry enough and his path to figuring it all out. I loved his family and his grandma. I had a hard time liking Len and thought Henry deserved a better love interest. I wished more was done with his core friendships, it was hard caring about them. I wished so hard that it would get better but it didn’t. Overall, hmmm I’m sorry it wasn’t a great story.

I received this ARC from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

*thank you netgalley for the arc*

This book was so cute!

The atmosphere was literally amazing, and made you feel like you were there, living in 2oo8.
Henry was loveable, and such a perfect main character. Unfortunately, I did find some of the other characters to be rather one dimensional, and felt like they weren't developed properly.
overall I loved this book, and would recommend it to anyone and everyone.

I give Henry Hamlet's heart an 8/10

I struggled with the first almost third of the book, it felt like absolutly nothing was happening so I was about to put it down but it did pick up from there, and while Len didn't really interest me the situation between Henry and Len did, overall a solid read but not something I would read again

It was sweet and a pretty fast read, the characters were all likable and the story engaging. There's nothing that really sets it apart from other books in this genre but it was still a good read. Would recommend!

Henry Hamlet’s Heart is a sweet and heartfelt coming of age story. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and it filled me up with so much joy I simply couldn’t put it down. It surprised me with how captivating it was, how much it pulled me in, and I genuinely cared for all of the characters. I’ll be thinking of Henry and Len for a long time, like they’re old friends. I also appreciated the theme of it’s okay not to know what you want to do in life, yet. It’s okay to just be, to just exist. You don’t have to have your whole life figured out yet, or know what your 5-10 year plan is. It’s one of my favorite things to find in books because so many people think they have to have it figured out, but they don’t. You don’t always have to know, and that’s okay.

This was cute! I love a good gay coming-of-age story, I thrive off of the painful yearning. I found Henry to be a really likable character, but I liked Len a little less. The bi representation with the grandma was a sweet bonus. I’ve read comparisons between this and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, and while I loved the latter more, I can see lots of similarities, although this one lacks some of the conflict that makes Becky Albertalli’s novel so engaging. I’m not totally sure what sets this apart from other entries in this genre though, and it feels a bit too basic.