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A review by megansmith
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If you want a sweet romance book that isn't necessarily an enemies to lovers type situation, I think this is a great read! It's fun, it's quick, if you love travel and the idea of travel romances, it's a fun time.
I feel bad giving this any harsh critique, because writing wise, this book was really solid and had a couple really poignant one liners. However, I did struggle getting into this book and didn't really feel INTO it even by the time I was at the ending. I don't know if it felt TOO cliche that I didn't feel any suspense or that any of the romance was earned, I'm not sure if it's just the characters or if I prefer a little bit more animosity in my enemies to lovers plotlines or just some more buildup and get-to-know-you time in my books, but something about it just didn't really click for me. Emily Henry is a great writer and I think others will really enjoy this book, something about this though didn't quite live up to the hype for me that Beach Read did. I'd still recommend it to people but, definitely not my favorite Emily Henry so far!
I feel bad giving this any harsh critique, because writing wise, this book was really solid and had a couple really poignant one liners. However, I did struggle getting into this book and didn't really feel INTO it even by the time I was at the ending. I don't know if it felt TOO cliche that I didn't feel any suspense or that any of the romance was earned, I'm not sure if it's just the characters or if I prefer a little bit more animosity in my enemies to lovers plotlines or just some more buildup and get-to-know-you time in my books, but something about it just didn't really click for me. Emily Henry is a great writer and I think others will really enjoy this book, something about this though didn't quite live up to the hype for me that Beach Read did. I'd still recommend it to people but, definitely not my favorite Emily Henry so far!