Book Review: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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?

From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read, a sparkling new novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. (From: Goodreads)

***Actual Rating: 5/5 Brilliant Stars***

Two people with so little in common that romance never seemed to be on the table, and thus friendship could blossom. That once-in-a-lifetime kind of true, bone-deep, unconditional friendship that becomes such a part of your DNA that you could never feel quite like yourself again without it. Alex and Poppy, Poppy and Alex.

PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION is a solid 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟read for me as the main story touches upon the beauty and magic of childhood-friends-turn-lovers, which is my all-time-favorite trope.

Alex and Poppy’s down to earth personality is easy to resonate with and their annual summer trips are what I look forward to experiencing throughout the book. I also appreciate that both characters explore more of themselves in those journeys. The entire plot is incredibly uplifting and will bring a smile to your face.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND People We Meet on Vacation AND Beach Read by the same author! They’ll definitely spice up your summer.

***Thanks Penguin Random House International for the review opportunity via NetGalley.***