This is the second book I’ve read by Emily Henry and while I liked it far better than Beach Read, I found it to be predictable and just meh. I was very much looking forward to reading it because I heard some pretty great things about it, but it just wasn’t for me. While I love the concept of an annual vacation with the same person, I found both Alex and Poppy to be a bit over the top with the character traits Ms. Henry gave them.
I do think the character development was fantastic because Alex went from a character I hated to one I marginally liked. I can’t help but wonder if my issue is the fact that I’m Gen-X and both Alex and Poppy are Millennials. I likely have more in common with their parents than I do with them and I probably would have enjoyed this more if the book was actually about them.