People We Meet on Vacation
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Genre
Romance
Star Rating
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Summary
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 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 that 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?
Review
People We Meet on Vacation is the type of book that sneaks up on you -- quietly hilarious, deeply moving, and irresistibly charming. Emily Henry has a rare gift for writing characters that feel so alive, they might as well be some of your best friends. And in this novel, she gives us two of the best: Poppy and Alex.
On paper, Poppy and Alex could not have been more different. She is wild-hearted, quirky, and always chasing the next adventure. He is grounded, buttoned-up, and prefers to play it safe. But every summer, they take a trip together, and these trips are the glue of their unlikely friendship.
This book is told in a dual timeline that moves between past vacations and the present-day reunion, Henry masterfully builds both tension and tenderness. (Much like The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros, see review here). With each chapter, you fall a little bit more in love with the two characters -- how well they know each other, how they dance around their obvious feelings, and how much it clearly hurt for them to be apart.
And with summer right creeping closer (unless you live in Pittsburgh, it's April and snowing), there is no better time to pick up a copy of this story. It's the perfect beach read -- sun-drenched and full of heart. The vacation provides a perfect backdrop, and they range from dreamy and exotic to just plain awkward. Whether you're actually traveling or sitting on your lunch break, this book delivers the vibes of summer we spend most of the year craving.
This isn't just a story about falling in love -- it's about timing, friendship, and how hard it is to be vulnerable with the people who matter most. It's laugh-out-loud funny one minute, and then out of nowhere, it'll punch you right in the feelings. The writing is crisp and witty, the emotional payoff is huge, and the settings -- spanning everywhere from New York to Palm Springs -- are described with such warmth and detail, it's like you've taken a mini vacation yourself.
Emily Henry perfectly captures the beautiful mess of love between two friends who are afraid to take the leap. If you're a fan of slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance, smart banter, and big-hearted storytelling, this book is absolutely for you.
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to book a trip with your best friend immediately. An instant favorite and one I'll keep recommending to everyone I know -- especially once the summer sun starts calling.
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