People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry is a When Harry Met Sally inspired contemporary that is packed with lots of humour and romance. The characters are well-written and easy to relate to as well. This is a perfect book for your beach bag.
Title: People We Meet on Vacation Author: Emily Henry
Also by this author: The Love that Split the World
Publisher: Berkley Books
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Adult Fiction
Publication Date: May 11, 2021
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Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love.
Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.
Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven’t spoken since.
Poppy has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together—lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees.
Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?
❃ I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ❃
Review: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
It has been a long time since I have seen When Harry Met Sally, but the story has somehow been able to stick in my brain. The friends to lovers trope is always one that I enjoy and Henry has created a fantastic story that goes back and forth from past to present and really shows how the relationship between Poppy and Alex evolved.
❀ Poppy is easy to root for
Poppy is an easy character to root for and her ability to take risks and enjoy life is infectious. On the other hand, Alex is straight laced and quiet in demeanour. The opposites attract theme plays another large role in the plot, as the two personalities clash frequently. This is where many of the laugh-out-loud moments stem from in the story and it is so amusing to read.
❀ Lots of Emotion and wit
Written from Poppy’s point of view, the book has lots of emotion and wit. Even though Alex is presented to us through Poppy’s lens, it is easy to see things from Alex’s perspective. The writing is superb and the banter between these two characters just flows right off the page,
❀ A must-read
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry is one to add if you are looking for a great rom-com to spice up your summer TBR. The tropes, characters, and witty dialogue make this a must-read book for contemporary fans. I can’t wait to read more by this author.
About Emily Henry
Emily Henry is the author of The Love That Split the World and A Million Junes. She is a full-time writer, proofreader, and donut connoisseur. She studied creative writing at Hope College and the New York Center for Art & Media Studies, and now spends most of her time in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the part of Kentucky just beneath it.
About Lori
Avid reader. Contributor to The Candid Cover. Educator.
Sounds like a good read
So did this one actually feel rom-com more than women’s fiction? I feel like Beach Read was more women’s fiction, but was marketed as rom-com.
I haven’t read Beach Read yet, but I have heard this is the case. It has a good mix of comedy and seriousness. I would classify it as rom-com, for sure!
This really was emotional, and I loved every single feel I felt.
Same here!
This sounds like a fun read!
That book was amazing! I love her stories.
I would love to see these characters in a sequel!
This sounds like such a great summer read – perfect for the lazy beach days 🙂
My favourite kind of reads!
I seriously need to start reading Emily Henry!
I am so glad that I gave this one a try! I am going to try her other books, too.
This book sounds so good!
This sounds like an excellent read.
fun cover
I am reading a really serious novel right now, so maybe a lighthearted rom-com would be good afterward!
It is a perfect palette cleanser! I hope that you love it!
This sounds like an awesome book!
Sounds like a great book to read! Thanks for sharing it with me and have a spectacular week!
The book sounds very interesting. Love the cover!
heard lots of mixed things about this one.. might check it out eventually