People We Meet on Vacation Paperback – May 11, 2021

It really felt like Linfield (where Poppy and Alex grew up) was based on the suburbs of Fairfield and Westchester, Ohio. The swampy movie theater had to be at Forest Fair Mall. As someone who grew up in Fairfield, I felt like I Emily Henry had cracked my childhood and teenaged experiences and placed them in equal parts of Alex and Poppy. I, too, was the weird kid who didn’t fit in at school while going to an extremely conservative evangelical church three times a week. Like Poppy, I ran from Fairfield as fast as I could and traveled. 41/50 United States and several countries I too settled in a big city—just a west coast one. I only wish I had made a friend like Alex in college. It took me meeting my husband to find my perfect weirdo. :) I absolutely loved this book and when Emily Henry mentions Kings Island (worked there) and the Beach Waterpark while Poppy was in her fever haze (spent so much time there), I got pretty nostalgic.

i must admit that at first i was more focused on the endgame— so focused on what happened that one summer that i forgot to pay attention to the intimacy of it all. this book is a slow burner but it unravels one of the most genuine friendships i have ever read about. opposite personalities collide all the time but Alex and Poppy are different. he is a straight line of focus and routine and she is a crooked disaster of fun but somehow they find comfort in being their naked— true selves amongst each other.this book is about the intimacy of finding some one who may not understand you at first— who holds your hand instead of running away when they learn every layer. who builds a cottage next to your heart and burns a fire when ever life grows cold… the intimacy of finding your person— someone who just gets you.i am happy i took the time to slow down and actually read between the lines of this book. it was never about the end game. it was always about the journey and the people you meet, including the different versions of yourself.GET YOUR COPY TODAY

I loved this book So Very Very much. Just. Wow. There wasn't a slow or 'dull' moment. I felt for and felt like I knew the characters quickly. Could feel and understand their relationship inside myself. It was just wonderful. (I just finished reading this today, after basically binge reading overnight) 0% smut, 100% love story built over years of die-hard friendship. 10/10. My favorite Emily Henry book so far but I've not read them all yet. Actually, might be tied with 'Great Big Beautiful Life' which is also wonderful.

Wonderful banter between two people who love each other. It shouldn't have taken ten years for them to realize their feelings, but maybe they just needed to grow up? I expected more travel info.

Single pov with a fairly decent storyline. Nota book I would normally read, prefer multiple pov and a bit more mystery/suspense. Would recommend for a few days beach time read.

I read this book all day long, I couldn’t put it down until I finished it and when it ended I only wished it never had an end! This book is filled will so many different emotions in all the best ways. I definitely recommend this to read this it’s absolutely amazing. I love to read, I read all the time but I have never read anything like this, it was different and inspiring.

I really loved this book! Emily Henry is so skilled at character development and relationship story telling. I was so invested in the story of Poppy and Alex; it was as if I knew them personally. I found the main characters so likeable, I was honestly a little sad when the book ended.

Nice summer read, friends-to-lovers romance. Poppy is hilarious, and they make her job as a travel critic seem fun. Great characters, I loved how Alex and Poppy fell in love. A good example of how opposites can attract.