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pitabread's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It’s unputdownable! It’s light! So romcommy!
And the author has a way of revealing just enough as we move along in the story. The suspense is just the right amount—it’s not like it’s dragged or obvious or not lucrative enough.
However, the ending missed the mark for me and the build up did not end with anything worthy of it.
And the author has a way of revealing just enough as we move along in the story. The suspense is just the right amount—it’s not like it’s dragged or obvious or not lucrative enough.
However, the ending missed the mark for me and the build up did not end with anything worthy of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use and Pregnancy
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Mass/school shootings
chrisljm's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It’s hard for me to find friends-to-lovers that I really like, but this one was so well done. I loved the chemistry and relationship between Alex and Poppy, I thought it was so sweet.
I was reading this book at work when the last part started making me cry, so I had to hide in the bathroom to finish it 😃
I was reading this book at work when the last part started making me cry, so I had to hide in the bathroom to finish it 😃
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, and Death of parent
nat29's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent
anisyrah's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Minor: Bullying
mandaraffe's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Animal death and Death of parent
nini3l's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
love, love, LOVE poppy and alex. i am also convinced that alex is a golden retriever boy somehow destined to be a cat person.
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying
claragweny's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Early autumn always makes me very wanderlusty and this second pandemic autumn is no different except that I simply can't travel. Both because I'm disabled/immunocompromised and because I value the lives of others. So obviously, I've been feeling very conflicted in my desire to leave and see new things with my desire to not do those things. People We Meet On Vacation satiated my burning, aching, desire for travel while reminding me of exactly why I love doing it and why I can wait. It's all about the people we meet on vacation and the connections we make with them.
I don't know if my review is clouded by pandemic goggles or by how much I identify with Poppy and her growing up. I just feel like I fell into the universe with Poppy and Alex, maybe that has more to do with Julian Whelan being a fabulous narrator but I'm not sure. I really felt like they were people I could meet on vacation, totally out of my comfort zone, and form some odd, heart-filled connection with. I was shocked to come back into this universe to feel lighter and much less alone than I did before.
Maybe this is how Emily Henry wanted us to feel when we finished People We Meet On Vacation. Maybe she realized how many people were missing this huge, important part of their lives and feeling so completely alone. I don't know this for sure but I don't think I really want to know either. Reading this book at this point in my life, at this point in the pandemic, felt so poignant it'd be a shame to feel any other way about it.
And, as usual, I read this as an audiobook. To keep things short, Emily Henry + Julia Whelan is an author/narrator combo to beat. Can Julia Whelan even give a less-than-stellar performance?
I don't know if my review is clouded by pandemic goggles or by how much I identify with Poppy and her growing up. I just feel like I fell into the universe with Poppy and Alex, maybe that has more to do with Julian Whelan being a fabulous narrator but I'm not sure. I really felt like they were people I could meet on vacation, totally out of my comfort zone, and form some odd, heart-filled connection with. I was shocked to come back into this universe to feel lighter and much less alone than I did before.
Maybe this is how Emily Henry wanted us to feel when we finished People We Meet On Vacation. Maybe she realized how many people were missing this huge, important part of their lives and feeling so completely alone. I don't know this for sure but I don't think I really want to know either. Reading this book at this point in my life, at this point in the pandemic, felt so poignant it'd be a shame to feel any other way about it.
And, as usual, I read this as an audiobook. To keep things short, Emily Henry + Julia Whelan is an author/narrator combo to beat. Can Julia Whelan even give a less-than-stellar performance?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
readingisforhotgirls's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
what a breath of fresh air this was! even though the whole time i may have just been thinking about how much i didn’t want to be reading a rom com about vacationing, in melbourne’s current rainy october weather spent indoors. i wish i got the chance to read this on a Summer Trip (;D) as opposed to in my bedroom. emily henry’s books, although enjoyable, aren’t very memorable for me. yet in spite of this, reading this made me feel super sweet and warm and “buttery” (book references in reviews til the day i die!). i was SO fucking betting on the ending having a “it’s not about the place, it’s about the people” quote of some sort in some huge monologue near the end , but even despite the predictability of the last few chapters, i still enjoyed this read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Grief, and Death of parent
immovabletype's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death
liminalnotes's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I really wanted to love this book because I love the best friends to lovers trope. But as this book went on, I felt like it dragged too much. The amount of miscommunication here is too much for me. It got so tiring that I was so glad when I finally got to the epilogue. There are still some enjoyable bits here and there but I just really disliked this overall and the dragging last third of the book really didn't help. I guess having high expectations for a trope I loved made the disappointment hit harder.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship