You and Me on Vacation – Emily Henry
TWO FRIENDS
TEN SUMMER TRIPS
THEIR LAST CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVE
12 SUMMERS AGO: Poppy and Alex meet. They hate each other, and are pretty confident they’ll never speak again.
11 SUMMERS AGO: They’re forced to share a ride home from college and by the end of it a friendship is formed. And a pact: every year, one vacation together.
10 SUMMERS AGO: Alex discovers his fear of flying on the way to Vancouver. Poppy holds his hand the whole way.
7 SUMMERS AGO: They get far too drunk and narrowly avoid getting matching tattoos in New Orleans.
2 SUMMERS AGO: It all goes wrong.
THIS SUMMER: Poppy asks Alex to join her on one last trip. A trip that will determine the rest of their lives.
Review
Now this is the kind of romance I like, no, LOVE to read! It ticked all the boxes on my perfect romance book list and left me very satisfied when turning the last page.
You and Me on Vacation tells the story of two best friends, Alex and Poppy, who seem to have had a falling out 2 years ago. We, the readers, don’t know what happened or why they haven’t tried to fix things in the last two years. The chapters alternate between “This Summer” and previous summers. This way, while the story in the present progresses, we get to know their story from the very beginning in lovely summer snippets.
I adored that the two main characters had an established relationship already. It makes it so much easier for me to believe in them together. They also just fit perfectly together, even though they had completely different personalities. You could really feel their history and shared experiences through the writing. Hats off, Emily Henry.
The issues that they were facing in moving their relationship to the next level were also very realistic and believable. Whereas in other romance novels I struggle with how naive the main characters are or how stupid misunderstandings cause trouble, this book actually highlighted some very valid points that could get in the way of a succesful relationship.
A solid five stars from me for the amazing friendship these two main characters had, the more realistic view on relationships and the writing that pulled me in from the very beginning.
Release Date: July 22nd, 2021
Publisher: Penguin Books
Genre: Romance
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Source: Bought
