Summary of the People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

by A.S. Summary

Genres: Romance, Book Club, Fiction, Contemporary, Audiobook, Friends To Lovers

Paperback

Published August 20, 2021

Reviews

[Ashley Low]

By the time I finished it I liked it it but it was very slow to get into.

[Penny Henry]

I like it, but the title was a little deceiving. I thought the story was more about a relationship that took forever to develop . . .like when Harry met Sally. LOL

[JULIE BECKER]

Enjoyed this book. A little confusing at times with jumping back to the past and then present, but still able to follow the story.

[Danielle Gillies]

So good and cute!!!!! All of her book are! Not my fav of her book but still so good.

[Ellaina Marshall]

Expected a more climatic ending with how much of a slow burn the love story was. Majority of the book was just the internal dialogue of Poppy and her RAGING commitment issues.

[Charles Doherty]

Pretty horrible. I think I’ll go back to dinosaurs and biographies.

[Ashley Young]

I'm between two and three stars. it was a very slow read and I had a very hard time getting into it. I only finished it because I felt like I had to. It does have a good ending and the story writing is okay. I have never said this before but I liked the movie better. 🫣

[Dani D]

Mehhh ive read better, but it was still cute and I finished!
It took forever to get it rolling, it felt like I had to force myself a bit to keep reading. The time changes each chapter was a bit tiring and repetitive but also necessary for the story so it made it ok but just a bit confusing at times. But I do loveee poppy and alex and their dynamic! Sucker for a best friends to lovers trope

[Kayla Winkler]

Fairly predictable, light read! Enjoyed it but it started slow.

[Cami Nieh]

bought this book 2 years ago and didn’t like it but it’s actually very cute and i liked it a lot

[Dana]

I enjoyed the ease of the story and how it played out. I will say that Poppy needed a good sit down come-to-Jesus meeting way before they were stuck in the apartment. I know that scene was there to make this as impossible and hostile as it could so she would finally break.

I just wanted Alex to finally say enough and live his life instead of always looking for a hint there was something more. People: USE YOUR WORDS. Life is too short too wait for the other person to wise up.

[Rosemarie Day]

A humorous and heartfelt dive into that great overlapping area between love and friendship – is it one or the other, and how do you know? Take this ride (complete with escapist vacation locations) to figure it out (or remember how you did!). It reminded me of the fun I had reading Bridget Jones Diary.

[Leslie]

I actually read this on vacation. I have a tendency to read more intense books, but this one was the right book at the right time for me. I found myself smiling throughout the book and shed a few tears as well. Next time I need a break from some of my heavier topics I will definitely revisit Emily Henry.

[Jesse LeVan]

I wasn’t a huge fan of this one. I didn’t feel any build up of chemistry between the two main characters; as is the purpose of a slow burn. I felt that their characters were almost “brother and sister” like which ultimately turned into an ick throughout. I would recommend reading something like Normal People by Sally Rooney instead!

[Lindsey Beck]

It was SUCH a good book I highly recommend. It did have some parts that were a little slow to get through but not many. It had just a little bit of Colleen hoover spice but nothing as overpowering, it was in a tasteful way. Everyone was stopping me where I was reading it asking about it and really do suggest it you give it a read.

[Megan Hoag]

I saw a girl on a plane reading this book and had heard about it and about about Emily Henry.

Super cute! Easy read that included all the best things - love story & travel. The chapters flipped between the current summer, 3 summers ago, 8 summers ago, etc. If I read it again, I’d try to read in chronological order. Would recommend as an easy summer book.

Next, I want to read Beach Read!

[Jenna Gannon]

This was a GREAT BOOK!!!!! Omg! I haven’t read a good romance book in sooo long. This was it. It was so well written. I loved how every other chapter was a flashback too. All leading to one chapter every reader was waiting for. The anticipation was so worth it. I would recommend. Definitely liked this one more than her other books.

[Isabel]

SpoilerI thoroughly enjoyed this book and binged it to my hearts content. It was written in such a way that we the readers could thoroughly understand the pain and yearning that the main couple were going through. Although the last 2 chapters felt drawn out to me, especially the long cliche speech that poppy gave to Alex in the end.

[Martha]

So bad I refused to touch a book for months... The story was so incredibly boring and uninteresting, the writting shifting between years each chapter had me so confused everything was a mix in my head. Also the main character- Poppy was so unlikeable and a huge pickme energy. I felt like she was meant to be relatable but was the furthest from that. I didn't finish and left halfway.

[bere]

adore this book it was the first book i ever read it wasnt amazing looking back but i do think it was the perfect book to read as a first timer it had the perfect amount of everything like romance and emily explained everything in depth idk it just made me happy for a really long time

[Aurelya]

Not a real review, just a note that I started this but could tell right away I was not in the right mind-set to enjoy this. I loved Beach Read, so I'm sure I'll pick this up again, but I needed something less....emotional? Less thoughtful? I dunno, but tb continued.

[Emily Jackson]

Good quick read. Or in my case “listen” as I listened to the audiobook on my way home from vacation. I had googled books to read if you enjoyed The Summer I Turned Pretty. This was one of them. It wasn’t outstanding but it was definitely good and kept me engaged.

[Caitlyn]

Really enjoyed this and excited to see the movie! Was a cute friends to lovers story which I always love but was a liiiiitle slow in some parts but maybe I’m greedy and just like to get to the juicy parts quicker ahhahaahha

[Sarah Smith]

This is an OK book. The premise is fun, but has the classic issue that drives me crazy about romances, that we're perfect for each other but for a stupid reason we break up. Then we have to get back together.

[Jenn Kirkland]

Slow burn. It was cute - Alex and Poopy are fun characters. Felt like it was building to something bigger that might of happened to cause them not to speak for 2 years. Worrh reading, finished it in 2 days.

[Ashley Terbrock]

It took me soo long to get though this book! This was my first Emily Henry book. I liked the ending but wanted to get though it so I could compare to the Netflix movie. Felt like the story was slow and uninteresting.

[Ann]

Not an Emily Henry fan - Ugh - actually listened to the real book and although it was compelling the characters waffling drove me crazy-Popi and I can’t even remember his name were ridiculous in their 12 year relationship ……

[SnarlingTurtle]

Was a little slow to get into but I really enjoyed. It was a good generally light hearted book but still had stakes involved to keep you invested in the story and all the characters were likable. Good summer read.

[Marley Ellis]

Very slow to start

[Isabella Mongiello]

Entertaining, but prefer her other bookS