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lynnegweeny 's review for:
People We Meet on Vacation
by Emily Henry
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
I think this is the book that has converted me into a die-hard EmHen! She's really got a knack for dialogue, but what I loved so much about this book were the rich internal characterisations of both the FMC and the MMC. It's a friends-to-lovers trope; they've known each other for decades. He's grumpy + structured, she's free-spirited + easygoing. There's not much else to that, other than the fact that they take a vacation whenever they can - as friends.
Real romance for me will always be down to the emotional richness of the relationship. So while the plot seemed simple enough where both sides didn't know how the other felt and with the added confusion of friendship-tinged plausible deniability, I like a plot where no one is really standing in the way other than their own selves. It's frustrating, yes. But also a real reminder that we really can't make up what we think we know is going on in another person's brain! While this may seem boring to some, this was complete catnip for me; I loved it unabashedly.
I've only read one other Emily Henry (Beach Read), and so far, I really love how she draws her male characters. Like, she really knows how to capture what would make them so desirable that isn't trite or pat.
I'm also glad I read it at a time where I had fully processed a version of my life where I once felt I could relate to this fully, and I'm glad I am no longer in that state of being. Now, I relate to it as a past self relating to a story. So just from that relatable POV, I loved that I could read someone else's words describe how it was for me to feel so deeply for someone and not know if it was something I'd have the courage to to make into more. Loved it!
Real romance for me will always be down to the emotional richness of the relationship. So while the plot seemed simple enough where both sides didn't know how the other felt and with the added confusion of friendship-tinged plausible deniability, I like a plot where no one is really standing in the way other than their own selves. It's frustrating, yes. But also a real reminder that we really can't make up what we think we know is going on in another person's brain! While this may seem boring to some, this was complete catnip for me; I loved it unabashedly.
I've only read one other Emily Henry (Beach Read), and so far, I really love how she draws her male characters. Like, she really knows how to capture what would make them so desirable that isn't trite or pat.
I'm also glad I read it at a time where I had fully processed a version of my life where I once felt I could relate to this fully, and I'm glad I am no longer in that state of being. Now, I relate to it as a past self relating to a story. So just from that relatable POV, I loved that I could read someone else's words describe how it was for me to feel so deeply for someone and not know if it was something I'd have the courage to to make into more. Loved it!