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A review by bobinsbooknook
You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry
funny
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? Yes
2.5
Picked this up as a light holiday read and my first Emily Henry book.
It is the super cheesy, friends to lovers, grumpy meets sunshine style romance which I expected but as with many Rom-com romances the miscommunication trope towards the end really felt like a big swing and a miss.
It did feel a bit repetitive with recounting each of the past summers though enjoyed seeing Alex’s character develop over that time though did find Poppy pretty irritating.
Though it was a lighthearted Rom-com, I felt that there was just so much cheesy interactions between Poppy and Alex to which had me more often eye rolling that actually buying into the romance.
I have some other Emily Henry books on my TBR, so hoping the plots and characters are more intriguing and the writing style itself wasn’t too bad.
It is the super cheesy, friends to lovers, grumpy meets sunshine style romance which I expected but as with many Rom-com romances the miscommunication trope towards the end really felt like a big swing and a miss.
It did feel a bit repetitive with recounting each of the past summers though enjoyed seeing Alex’s character develop over that time though did find Poppy pretty irritating.
Though it was a lighthearted Rom-com, I felt that there was just so much cheesy interactions between Poppy and Alex to which had me more often eye rolling that actually buying into the romance.
I have some other Emily Henry books on my TBR, so hoping the plots and characters are more intriguing and the writing style itself wasn’t too bad.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent