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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Kept trying to get into this and couldn’t. No discernible chemistry between them and nary a sexual moment. I can’t imagine the payoff is worth it when I feel like I know exactly how it ends.
2.25/5
This book was dreadful. Extremely boring. The characters were badly written and I didn't feel any chemistry between them at all. The book mostly focused on the locations and what attraction each city had instead of a romance between the protagonists.
Until Poppy got sick (4 years ago) I had not even one sign that Alex might have feelings towards her. There was nothing to work with. I would love to hear something from his perspective, maybe I'd have a different opinion, but there was nothing. He was only ever talking about Sarah (and Poppy was too) and all I knew was that Alex was in love with Sarah.
And I was supposed to believe he loved Poppy for 12 years? No. Absolutely not. I hated that.
The plot was so boring, I was forcing myself to read this book. I liked Beach Read so much that I had so much hope for this book but I was disappointed. this book was recommended to me multiple times and yet all I feel is boredom and a slight resentment.
I really hope that other books by this author will be my cup of tea, because this one was not.
This book was dreadful. Extremely boring. The characters were badly written and I didn't feel any chemistry between them at all. The book mostly focused on the locations and what attraction each city had instead of a romance between the protagonists.
Until Poppy got sick (4 years ago) I had not even one sign that Alex might have feelings towards her. There was nothing to work with. I would love to hear something from his perspective, maybe I'd have a different opinion, but there was nothing. He was only ever talking about Sarah (and Poppy was too) and all I knew was that Alex was in love with Sarah.
And I was supposed to believe he loved Poppy for 12 years? No. Absolutely not. I hated that.
The plot was so boring, I was forcing myself to read this book. I liked Beach Read so much that I had so much hope for this book but I was disappointed. this book was recommended to me multiple times and yet all I feel is boredom and a slight resentment.
I really hope that other books by this author will be my cup of tea, because this one was not.
hot take: tuscany was bigger than croatia (iykyk).
everything is else was personal.
re read: this was even better the second time since the timeline wasn’t stressing me out. poppy and alex are forever sooooo important to me… THEY’RE FRIENDS ‼️‼️‼️
everything is else was personal.
re read: this was even better the second time since the timeline wasn’t stressing me out. poppy and alex are forever sooooo important to me… THEY’RE FRIENDS ‼️‼️‼️
I really enjoyed that although both protagonists seem pretty perfect for each other, they have different wants and expectations and lived experiences. The ‘lack of communication’ trope works well with this one. I also liked the resolution with first boyfriend
Favorite quote: “Vacations always end. It's the very fact that it's finite that makes traveling special. You could move to any one of those destinations you loved in small doses, and it wouldn't be the spellbinding, life-altering seven days you spend there as a guest, letting a place into your heart fully, letting it change you.”
funny
fast-paced
You mean to tell me this is NOT some overrated romance?!?!
I have totally been putting this off (and to be fully honest, waiting months for my library hold). I expected this to be an overrated, lighthearted cute summer romance, I did NOT expect to be so personally attacked. Am I Poppy? Idk, but it's definitely not a no.
If you are a person who doesn't just 'like to travel' but feels most like themselves when visiting somewhere new and just 'being', this one might strike home for you. The friendships, the beauty of travelling and joy of planning and the realtionships formed and grown along the way are a big part of what drew me in to this stoy, I truly could have loved People we Meet On Vacation with or without the romance.
They are best friends and total opposites. She struggles to figure out what she really wants once she has achieved her dreams--does she want to settle down? He is almost ready to settle in order to achieve that domestic bliss he dreamed of. He is thoughtful and kind of 'old man-esque'. She is spunky and ambitious and adventurous. The summer trip is their thing. I love all the inside jokes woven in throughout the story, I like how it was written--jumping between previous summers and their current lives, and overall this story really just makes me want to get up and go (but that could actually just be a pre-existing condition!)
This one could be enjoyed in one sitting or read over some time, perhaps on a vacation? It's really likeable. I'll let you read it to discover the rest, but this was really good and may or may not cause existential crises.
**I read the audio book: the narration was really good!!
I have totally been putting this off (and to be fully honest, waiting months for my library hold). I expected this to be an overrated, lighthearted cute summer romance, I did NOT expect to be so personally attacked. Am I Poppy? Idk, but it's definitely not a no.
If you are a person who doesn't just 'like to travel' but feels most like themselves when visiting somewhere new and just 'being', this one might strike home for you. The friendships, the beauty of travelling and joy of planning and the realtionships formed and grown along the way are a big part of what drew me in to this stoy, I truly could have loved People we Meet On Vacation with or without the romance.
They are best friends and total opposites. She struggles to figure out what she really wants once she has achieved her dreams--does she want to settle down? He is almost ready to settle in order to achieve that domestic bliss he dreamed of. He is thoughtful and kind of 'old man-esque'. She is spunky and ambitious and adventurous. The summer trip is their thing. I love all the inside jokes woven in throughout the story, I like how it was written--jumping between previous summers and their current lives, and overall this story really just makes me want to get up and go (but that could actually just be a pre-existing condition!)
This one could be enjoyed in one sitting or read over some time, perhaps on a vacation? It's really likeable. I'll let you read it to discover the rest, but this was really good and may or may not cause existential crises.
**I read the audio book: the narration was really good!!
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced