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Pessoas que Conhecemos nas Férias by Emily Henry

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ellieeswift's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

juliacalkins's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

tofu2019's review against another edition

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2.0

I enjoy Emily Henry's narrative voice and this book reflects that. But unfortunately this book just isn't a winner for me. The book jumps through so many places in time, with so few pages that it really feels like a rush to the finish line. I also felt like the character motivations were so very odd. Why would these two spend 12 years pining for each other without it ever having come up between them? It's just a little too unrealistic to get lost in.

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4.0

I love Emily Henry. That's it. That's the review.

Ok, I lied. Because I'll come back to this in two years and be mad that I don't remember what exactly I liked about it. But I actually just love her writing. And to be honest, this is only her second book that I've ever read, but I love the lives that her characters live *around* the love stories that they are experiencing. The love stories usually bore me. (Not with Em [yes, that's right. She's Em. We're buds now.] just in general. Reading about people be swooned by average shit in love stories usually bores me.) But I love the way she wrote about Poppy's experience as an outsider in hometown and how she dealt with her love of travel and restlessness. I loved the millennial ennui balanced up against her desires and realistic fears.

This may be a critique to some, but I kind of liked that Alex was just a boring body with little personality. Like, Poppy loved him, and that was great, but what I liked was that she loved her in all of her personality and he was like...there. More stories where dudes are just there, please.

I like that there were queer characters in the story and yet again I am begging you two write fully gay stuff, Emily. We're buds now, so I know you read my reviews. Gay stories. You write hot sex scenes. Just make them gay. Make a whole lesbian series; I totally trust you, even if you've never kissed a girl. Just go for it, I promise we'll love it.