Guys, I get the Emily Henry hype now. The People We Meet on Vacations has become one of my favorite romance stories.

From the minute I started listening to the audiobook, Poppy and Alex felt alive. Their banter, inside jokes, and interactions had me laughing and smiling. If I spotted them on my campus, they’re two that I think would have become friends with. Henry’s writing reads conversationally, like Poppy is recounting all their stories with a natural transition between present and past summers. There was substantial character given to their previous summers and the present which gave understanding to Poppy and Alex’s friendship and how it cumulates into “now”. I have to give much praise to Jen Mcelan’s narration whose stylistic choices made it feel like an authentic conversation in tone and inflection. 

This was the second book this month that resonated with me particularly where I am currently in life. I understood Poppy’s conflicting emotions toward her work and deciphering why she feels that way. This book just made me smile (despite the third act break up! 😒). I cannot wait to fall in with with Emily Bader and Tom Blyth. Netflix, so help me if you mess this up.