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People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
5.0
A huge thank-you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for this e-arc of People We Meet On Vacation
"...I should enjoy this moment. I'm on vacation. Vacations always end."
This was the most precious, slow burn, friends-to-lovers story I didn't know I needed until I read it. I couldn't put it down and read over 80% of it in one sitting! I haven't done that with a book since high school! I was walking around like Belle in Beauty and the Beast, with my e-reader in one hand as I moved from room to room. I'm pretty sure my husband thought I was going to hurt myself because I quite literally had my nose in this book all day long. It was that good.
Not that I expected anything less after reading Beach Read last summer. I knew that [a:Emily Henry|13905555|Emily Henry|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1573928938p2/13905555.jpg] was a phenomenal author already, but somehow this book left me even more in awe than the last.
People We Meet On Vacation is told from the perspective of Poppy, an extroverted, confident, (dare I say) eccentric millennial woman who loves travel more than anything. She loves the anonymity of it and how she can adopt a new persona on vacation. But she loves it MOST because it means spending time with her very unlikely best friend, Alex. He's reserved, organized, and basically the opposite of Poppy in every way. They compliment each other while simultaneously making no sense. I loved their witty banter and their inside jokes.
I really enjoyed the dual timeline. It was like witnessing their relationship evolve over time - right in front of my eyes. The way it was written had me on the edge of my seat, with a strong desire to know what "happened in Croatia." And for every few chapters in the present, there was a chapter or two a few summers back to balance it out. As I said, I couldn't stop reading once I started!
The author mentioned that she drew elements from When Harry Met Sally and I can definitely see that and appreciate it, but I also love that it was a unique story on its own. In these uncertain times, it was a really beautiful escape. It gave me wanderlust, sparked a strong desire for romance, and - in the last 15% of the book - I found myself so inspired by what Poppy had learned.
People We Meet On Vacation provided a much-needed escape and it will definitely be a novel I pick up again and again.
"...I should enjoy this moment. I'm on vacation. Vacations always end."
This was the most precious, slow burn, friends-to-lovers story I didn't know I needed until I read it. I couldn't put it down and read over 80% of it in one sitting! I haven't done that with a book since high school! I was walking around like Belle in Beauty and the Beast, with my e-reader in one hand as I moved from room to room. I'm pretty sure my husband thought I was going to hurt myself because I quite literally had my nose in this book all day long. It was that good.
Not that I expected anything less after reading Beach Read last summer. I knew that [a:Emily Henry|13905555|Emily Henry|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1573928938p2/13905555.jpg] was a phenomenal author already, but somehow this book left me even more in awe than the last.
People We Meet On Vacation is told from the perspective of Poppy, an extroverted, confident, (dare I say) eccentric millennial woman who loves travel more than anything. She loves the anonymity of it and how she can adopt a new persona on vacation. But she loves it MOST because it means spending time with her very unlikely best friend, Alex. He's reserved, organized, and basically the opposite of Poppy in every way. They compliment each other while simultaneously making no sense. I loved their witty banter and their inside jokes.
I really enjoyed the dual timeline. It was like witnessing their relationship evolve over time - right in front of my eyes. The way it was written had me on the edge of my seat, with a strong desire to know what "happened in Croatia." And for every few chapters in the present, there was a chapter or two a few summers back to balance it out. As I said, I couldn't stop reading once I started!
The author mentioned that she drew elements from When Harry Met Sally and I can definitely see that and appreciate it, but I also love that it was a unique story on its own. In these uncertain times, it was a really beautiful escape. It gave me wanderlust, sparked a strong desire for romance, and - in the last 15% of the book - I found myself so inspired by what Poppy had learned.
People We Meet On Vacation provided a much-needed escape and it will definitely be a novel I pick up again and again.