People We Meet on Vacation
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- Author：Emily Henry
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Reviews
Kelsey Hurter
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really love Emily Henry’s quirky writing， mix of real life millennial metaphors and character building。 It really made me want an Alex， what a loveable， solid dude！ Really hoped the book would be conclusive in the end， and I was so pleased！ ❤️
Olivia Craig
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I enjoyed the story a lot - it was fun to read about Alex and Poppy’s trips， feel their chemistry， and watch their relationship develop。 The thing that keeps it from being higher for me is Poppy。 I found her a bit annoying as a character - I felt like she was doing too much a lot of the time and she would annoy me if I knew her in real life。 This kept me from enjoying certain aspects of the story。Overall， it was a fun read and the romance was very sweet and made me smile。
Erika
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Everything that Emily writes is just a dream， and People We Meet on Vacation was no exception。 I loved this book so much， I am still quietly weeping as I write this。 Emily's writing and character development is just so beautiful， you immediately find yourself invested。 This book had a sloooow burn， which only made me more invested。 I love the idea of opposites attract and Poppy and Alex just fit so well together， given how different they were。 The deep foundation of friendship they built was bea Everything that Emily writes is just a dream， and People We Meet on Vacation was no exception。 I loved this book so much， I am still quietly weeping as I write this。 Emily's writing and character development is just so beautiful， you immediately find yourself invested。 This book had a sloooow burn， which only made me more invested。 I love the idea of opposites attract and Poppy and Alex just fit so well together， given how different they were。 The deep foundation of friendship they built was beautiful and inspiring and so incredibly romantic。 Alex was so swoony too。 Just all the heart eyes。 Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley for the ARC。 。。。more
Kayleigh
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5 stars。“Suddenly we’re not kids anymore， and it feels like it happened overnight， so fast I didn’t have time to notice， to let go of everything that used to matter so much， to see that the old wounds that once felt like gut-level lacerations have faded to small white scars， mixed in among the stretch marks and sunspots and little divots where time has grazed against my body。 I’ve put so much time and distance between myself and that lonely girl， and what does it matter？ Here is a piece of my pa 5 stars。“Suddenly we’re not kids anymore， and it feels like it happened overnight， so fast I didn’t have time to notice， to let go of everything that used to matter so much， to see that the old wounds that once felt like gut-level lacerations have faded to small white scars， mixed in among the stretch marks and sunspots and little divots where time has grazed against my body。 I’ve put so much time and distance between myself and that lonely girl， and what does it matter？ Here is a piece of my past， right in front of me， miles away from home。 You can’t outrun yourself。 Not your history， not your fears， not the parts of yourself you’re worried are wrong。” I’m not going to review this one， I’m just trying to add the books I’ve read the last few days for my Goodreads reading challenge （I will review again one day）。 。。。more
Aubrei Kamilah
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved Beach Read （I think I rated it 5 stars？！）， and was so excited for People We Meet on Vacation。 Unfortunately， I finished it feeling quite disappointed。 Let’s start with the pros！！！- Quick pace and easy read: I read this in a few days and found myself excited to pick it up。- SINGLE POV！ I much prefer this to multiple povs in a romance， so I appreciated that。 The author separated chapters by different timelines which kept it interesting。 Now the cons :（- I did not like the relationship！！！ P I loved Beach Read （I think I rated it 5 stars？！）， and was so excited for People We Meet on Vacation。 Unfortunately， I finished it feeling quite disappointed。 Let’s start with the pros！！！- Quick pace and easy read: I read this in a few days and found myself excited to pick it up。- SINGLE POV！ I much prefer this to multiple povs in a romance， so I appreciated that。 The author separated chapters by different timelines which kept it interesting。 Now the cons :（- I did not like the relationship！！！ Poppy and Alex were platonic（？） bffs for TWELVE years while both were in relationships with different people。 I felt so bad for Alex’s ex who it seemed he led on for a long time entertaining marriage with， but would rather cuddle and hangout with his friend？ At one point it was mentioned that Alex didn’t like holding hands or kissing in public， but as soon as him and Poppy got together he’s all about it。 To me this is not romantic， it’s immature for the main characters to be so awful at communication and self awareness that they waste other people’s time。 - Neither of the characters were particularly likable or interesting in my opinion。 - We all knew what was gonna happen。 Of course they were gonna end up together。- You have to get like 65% through the book for the first romantic scene and it was a let down 😭Am I glad I read this book？ Sure。 Would I recommend it？ Nah。 Will I read Emily Henry’s future books？ Absolutely😊 Maybe friends to lovers just isn’t my vibe。 。。。more
Jennifer
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In this novel， Poppy and Alex have absolutely nothing in common - she is free-spirited and loves adventure， he's conservative and buttoned up。 But they become best friends anyway， and take a vacation together every summer - and this book jumps around between the present day （when they haven't seen each other in two years due to a trip gone wrong）， and their trips over the past 12 years。 If you liked When Harry Met Sally， or the friends-to-lovers or opposites attract tropes， you will like this on In this novel， Poppy and Alex have absolutely nothing in common - she is free-spirited and loves adventure， he's conservative and buttoned up。 But they become best friends anyway， and take a vacation together every summer - and this book jumps around between the present day （when they haven't seen each other in two years due to a trip gone wrong）， and their trips over the past 12 years。 If you liked When Harry Met Sally， or the friends-to-lovers or opposites attract tropes， you will like this one。 Though be warned it is definitely a slow burn。 where you will spend much of the book wanting to shake them to get over themselves and realize/declare their love for each other。 But a very enjoyable read with plus sweetly flawed but loveable characters， emotions， and fun vicarious travels。 I think it was even better than Emily Henry's previous book "Beach Read。"Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Latanya （Crafty Scribbles）
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What a good read！ Is it amazing？ No。 But， it's a story about two people that's trying to figure out their stance on each other。 Sure， it takes a bit to find a groove and both characters can be insufferable， but when it does， it's worth a glance。 Just roll your eyes a little with the overdrawn ending and you'll be okay。3/5 What a good read！ Is it amazing？ No。 But， it's a story about two people that's trying to figure out their stance on each other。 Sure， it takes a bit to find a groove and both characters can be insufferable， but when it does， it's worth a glance。 Just roll your eyes a little with the overdrawn ending and you'll be okay。3/5 。。。more
Calli
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4。5
Kylie Hershberger
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I have an extremely soft spot in my heart for When Harry Met Sally so as soon as these Poppy and Alex start off their friendship with a drive home from college， I knew I would love it。
Minna
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Thank you to NetGalley， Berkley Books， and Ms。 Henry for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of this title。 An honest review was requested but not required。This is the second book I have read this month with two emotionally handicapped individuals。 And IDK but maybe I'm too old and impatient for alllllllllllll this angst。 I think I recall Beach Read featuring a lot of （imho） unnecessary angst， drama and wallowing as well。 But here there is no terrific narrator to distract me， just the glar Thank you to NetGalley， Berkley Books， and Ms。 Henry for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of this title。 An honest review was requested but not required。This is the second book I have read this month with two emotionally handicapped individuals。 And IDK but maybe I'm too old and impatient for alllllllllllll this angst。 I think I recall Beach Read featuring a lot of （imho） unnecessary angst， drama and wallowing as well。 But here there is no terrific narrator to distract me， just the glare of my tablet and the printed words。 So。 Let me explain why I felt （and might I add， I seem to be one of very， VERY few） so lukewarm。After thinking it over， I think this book accidentally hit Every。 Single。 One。 of the tropes I *most* dislike。 We have: repressed old man in a hot young man body， who from AGE SIX was single-fathering three younger brothers and a father。 （（（Let me note here: I have a seven year old。 It would take a reeeeeeeeeal special personality to be responsible for four other humans at age six。））） This man is content to sit back and endlessly wait for his ultra-dense love interest to realize what's going on。 As in， he literally waits。。。 A DECADE。 x_X We also have the textbook manic pixie dream girl。 （AKA， my most UNfavorite trope， of all time， ever。） Quirky， bubbly， snarky， center-of-attention Poppy with her electric-colored clothes and grudges held from middle school。 Poppy who takes her man friend on long vacations with her every summer and then legitimately wonders WHY his girlfriend doesn't really like her？！ because she's so nice！ and charming！ and friended her on instagram！ ***facepalm*** And of course， MPDG's， I mean Poppy's， fancy NYC job is being paid to travel and social-media document it。 Of COURSE it is。 （Maybe this one was just jealousy on my part， since I haven't traveled in two years， because pandemic。）So there was this vacation two years ago where Something Happened （let's all guess what） and now MPDG Poppy and Midwestern Alex haven't spoken in two years。 MPDG Poppy accidentally texts Alex one day and after a few terse exchanges， invites him on a trip and subsequently wrangles an invitation to his brother's wedding in Palm Springs。 Thus ensues a tense vacation in which it is more than obvious to the reader what the problem is。 It is in fact obvious to EVERYONE， except for MPDG Poppy。 I just wanted to shake her。 I hate big miscommunication tropes and Poppy's behavior was just so ostrich-y and willfully oblivious that I frankly wished Alex would drop her on the spot for self-care （not to mention self-respect） purposes。 Despite cute and engaging writing， charming dialogue， and a fun premise， I just felt mildly to moderately irritated with Poppy the entire time。 But， like I said， I'm firmly in the minority on this， so please don't let me stop you from reading :）Adding to 2021 PopSugar Reading Challenge for book that takes place in multiple countries。 （Flashbacks count， right？ lol） 。。。more
Kathryn Best
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This book was so tough for me to review！ Such mixed feelings！ The first half of the book I didn’t really understand what was happening because it seemed way too obvious。 By the second half I felt like I understood the characters a lot more， but really wished I could’ve heard their reasons for conflict earlier。 By the end of it I couldn’t put it down though， so it was really quite the rollercoaster in terms of enjoyment。 I will say that in the midst of the pandemic， this was a great vacation fix This book was so tough for me to review！ Such mixed feelings！ The first half of the book I didn’t really understand what was happening because it seemed way too obvious。 By the second half I felt like I understood the characters a lot more， but really wished I could’ve heard their reasons for conflict earlier。 By the end of it I couldn’t put it down though， so it was really quite the rollercoaster in terms of enjoyment。 I will say that in the midst of the pandemic， this was a great vacation fix because they visit a different location every summer！ 。。。more
Alexa Zupko
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This was so perfect my heart is full but I’m so depressed it’s over。 Like i don’t know how I will recover but I’ll try。 If the author sees this， i am fully available to play Poppy in any sort of film adaptation
Laura Jones
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Alex and Poppy can sum up my thoughts about this book best: "it speaks to me。" Alex， a teacher， and Poppy， a travel writer， have been friends since their freshman year of college when at a chance meeting they discovered that they both grew up in Linfield， Ohio。 Though they are wildly different （Alex in his khakis and Poppy in her 70's jumpsuit）， they become fast friends and end up taking a Summer Trip every year for 10 years。 But 2 years ago， something changed。。。and they lost touch。 Poppy decide Alex and Poppy can sum up my thoughts about this book best: "it speaks to me。" Alex， a teacher， and Poppy， a travel writer， have been friends since their freshman year of college when at a chance meeting they discovered that they both grew up in Linfield， Ohio。 Though they are wildly different （Alex in his khakis and Poppy in her 70's jumpsuit）， they become fast friends and end up taking a Summer Trip every year for 10 years。 But 2 years ago， something changed。。。and they lost touch。 Poppy decides that they need one last Summer Trip to try to salvage their friendship and fix what is broken。 This brings us to "This Summer，" where all my favorite chapters of this book take place。 Alex is the calm to Poppy's wild and somehow they totally click， despite each other's quirky and annoying traits。 People We Meet on Vacation is a slow burn， friends to lovers romance， but also an expertly plotted romantic comedy。 It's a love letter to traveling and wanderlust， and the perfect read after a year of mostly being at home while the world shut down to exciting travel。 I loved the characters and the laugh out loud moments in this brilliant beach read perfect for summer。 I hope you love it too！ 。。。more
Anne
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Emily Henry writes books that steal your heart and your breath。 If you liked Beach Read， you will love People We Meet On Vacation。 Both of these books are on my list of all-time favorites and I cannot recommend them enough。 Henry creates such unique and specific characters who make you root for them the whole time。 She is relatable， and I hightly recommend checking her out on Instagram as well！ PWMOV is a love story that takes place over the course of a decade， in dozens of countries， between tw Emily Henry writes books that steal your heart and your breath。 If you liked Beach Read， you will love People We Meet On Vacation。 Both of these books are on my list of all-time favorites and I cannot recommend them enough。 Henry creates such unique and specific characters who make you root for them the whole time。 She is relatable， and I hightly recommend checking her out on Instagram as well！ PWMOV is a love story that takes place over the course of a decade， in dozens of countries， between two opposites-attract best friends。 Readers will fall in love with Alex who is buttoned up， except when he is with Poppy。 And of course， Poppy is so unapologetically herself that you can’t dislike her。 。。。more
Jessica Watts
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A perfect summer read。 It was a cute rom-com kind of book that was an easy read。 I enjoyed it！
Kira
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Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House UK Audio for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review。Emily Henry strikes again with another fantastic contemporary romance read following the success of her debut adult novel 'Beach Read' which absolutely soared through the book community in 2020， receiving numerous rave reviews。I honestly have to say， in my opinion 'You and Me on Vacation' eclipsed 'Beach Read' by a mile。 I loved the characters of Poppy and Alex and it was lovely t Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House UK Audio for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review。Emily Henry strikes again with another fantastic contemporary romance read following the success of her debut adult novel 'Beach Read' which absolutely soared through the book community in 2020， receiving numerous rave reviews。I honestly have to say， in my opinion 'You and Me on Vacation' eclipsed 'Beach Read' by a mile。 I loved the characters of Poppy and Alex and it was lovely to see these characters develop。 Something that Emily Henry does so well is blending two different timelines to see the past and present of the relationships between the two characters。 I really liked that not everything was 100% fluffy and romantic in this book， we saw negatives to the characters， mistakes they'd made and also their hardships which made the whole novel feel 1000000x more real and believable as a whole。 Julia Whelan was the perfect narrator for this book， making the whole experience more immersive and enjoyable which really compliments how talented of a writer Emily Henry is and I'll be keen to see what she does next。 。。。more
Cindi
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I would like to thank the author， publisher and Net Galley for providing a free ecopy of this book in exchange for my honest review。For most of the past 30 or so years， I have avoided just about any and everything considered romance and rom-com。 It just never worked for me。 I would try some of the stories that people loved so much and it just felt - dumb。 Too much。 to perfect。 Not real or honest。 Not real life。 Then last year， I heard about this book "Beach Read" by Emily Henry。 I kept reading g I would like to thank the author， publisher and Net Galley for providing a free ecopy of this book in exchange for my honest review。For most of the past 30 or so years， I have avoided just about any and everything considered romance and rom-com。 It just never worked for me。 I would try some of the stories that people loved so much and it just felt - dumb。 Too much。 to perfect。 Not real or honest。 Not real life。 Then last year， I heard about this book "Beach Read" by Emily Henry。 I kept reading glowing reviews for this book， but - it was romance。 I read the summary， it took place in the part of the world I grew up in - not many books go that route - and I was curious。 But - it was romance。 Finally， I bought the book and DEVOURED it in a day。 I laughed， I cried， I got happy， I got sad。 I had more emotions for that book than anything before or since。 I told everyone to read the book。 A few months passed and I thought 'Did I really love that book so much？" so I read it again， and loved it all over again。 So when I heard about this new book by this new， magical author， I couldn't wait to read it。 When I was awarded an ARC， I was too happy for words。And， I just finished the book。 And I LOVE this book too。 It's so much different， but so similar。 The characters are so well developed， you feel like they are real。 The story progresses through flashbacks and flash forwards， leaving me （& my usually mystery reading mind） wondering ' what happened？！' And then ALL the emotions start - the happiness， the love the sadness - so many tears I couldn't keep reading， but I had to know how it ended！ This book - wow！ Just - this book！I'm not a rom-com fan - after Beach Read， I tried other chick lit type books and 1 or 2 were ok， but nothing swept me up the way that one did。 Until now。 Also， I think I'm a slightly older version of Poppy， so there's that。 I could identify with her want and need to get OUT and AWAY from her tiny home town where everyone remembered what happened in Junior High and how odd her parents were。 I had those same desires to GO and SEE and TRAVEL， to reinvent myself again and be a different person。 I never wanted to return to my hometown - I GOT that feeling， I've LIVED that feeling， and Emily Henry writes it SO PERFECTLY。 It's like she reached in my head， took those images and feelings out， and put them on paper。 I have never in my life read or watched or experienced ANYTHING that reflected that feeling before。I glanced over some reviews， saw some people comment that the ending was too long and drawn out。 Maybe。 But， since I just binge-read the last 24% of the book I have to say that I needed that 'down time' with Poppy before the ending was revealed。 If there would have been a "6 months from now" chapter heading， skipping over Poppy's reflection and thought process， it would have felt abrupt， I think。 I think it - well， this book "speaks to me"。For me， a 5 star rating means I LOVED the book， it became part of me and who I am。 I will recommend this book to every single person I meet （well， already have）， have highlighted sections， have quoted text and plan to re-read it again very soon。 I give out very few 5 star reviews。 I do not hesitate at all to give this book 5 stars。Unfortunately， this means I have to wait at least a whole more year before the next Emily Henry book。 。。。more
Catherine
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How can two people who are so obviously right for each other take so long to find each other。 Poppy and Alex met over 12 years ago。 Each year they vacation together。 Often with various humorous events thrown in which will have you laughing along with them。 A couple of years ago they had a disastrous trip。 Now this new trip is a little strained。 Will Poppy and Alex find each other and finally admit the feeling that the reads can so obviously see。Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the How can two people who are so obviously right for each other take so long to find each other。 Poppy and Alex met over 12 years ago。 Each year they vacation together。 Often with various humorous events thrown in which will have you laughing along with them。 A couple of years ago they had a disastrous trip。 Now this new trip is a little strained。 Will Poppy and Alex find each other and finally admit the feeling that the reads can so obviously see。Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to receive this ARC 。 。。。more
Jamie
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4。75 stars
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Jasalis
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Thank you NetGalley and the Penguin UK for this ARC in exchange for an honest review I am in love 。 This book is an utter perfection。Every single thing ，from characters，writing to setting is a 5/5 for me。 If you liked Beach read you will absolutely love this book。perfect amount of funny，angst，fluff and romance。I wish I could read it again for the first time。Book withdrawal in 3，2，1。。。My favourite read of 2021。I am looking forward to her future books！
Kellen Elliott
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4。5
Jackie Alibrandi
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3。5 rounded to 4
Carrie Hammond
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Truly loved this book。 The characters are fun and interesting。 Their story is sad at times and beautiful at others。 I loved the author going from the present summer and then working her way back through their past trips together。 It kept the story interesting and developed the full picture of their story so perfectly。 Highly recommend this book！！！
Brooke Riley
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5 stars - Friends to lovers is definitely not my favorite romance trope， but I was really loving this one by the end and couldn’t put it down。 The bonus readers guide “Behind the Book” was one of my favorite parts and had me crying。 The author acknowledged that she was purposely making the characters irritating and infuriating and boy did she hit that on the head 😂
Samantha Proske
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I haven’t read a romance this goody in awhile ！ I loved both of the characters， they were flawed and just so realistically human。 It was fun to go on each vacation with them， watching their friendship change as they changed。 I had a lot of fun and it filled my heart up with so much joy。 Some people may think their love is unrealistic but I think the beauty of a book is to realize that ANYTHING can happen and everyone deserves this kind of love :）
Lex
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I will buy and read anything this woman writes。 I truly mean EVERYTHING。
Mallory Wassberg
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Perfection。 Emily Henry can write one hell of a rom-com。 All I wanted to do after this was travel。 And potentially move to NYC。 I loved Beach Read， but this was even better。
Julie
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When do you decide that a 12 year friendship is either over or that you need to take it to the next level？ Are you willing to risk that friendship？ These are the things that Poppy is internally wrestling with when she asks her life friend， Alex to reignite their summer vacations。 He agrees and they take off to Palm Springs for Alex’s brothers wedding and some time together beforehand。 Through their initial meeting and their past vacations we learn about their friendship and what each means to ea When do you decide that a 12 year friendship is either over or that you need to take it to the next level？ Are you willing to risk that friendship？ These are the things that Poppy is internally wrestling with when she asks her life friend， Alex to reignite their summer vacations。 He agrees and they take off to Palm Springs for Alex’s brothers wedding and some time together beforehand。 Through their initial meeting and their past vacations we learn about their friendship and what each means to each other。This was a charming novel to read。 I liked getting to know Poppy and Alex。 。。。more
Catherine Hamran
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