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People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

173 reviews

takarakei's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

I just read this book in one day and I could seriously immediately start it over again. Alex and Poppy are everything. I laughed. I cried. Truly don’t know how Emily does it - nothing hits like her books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

pau_line's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

ein sehr sehr cutsie Buch und PERFEKT für den Sommer.

Ich mochte richtig gerne, wie leicht und schnell und flüssig ich das Buch lesen konnte. Die Geschichte ist sehr süß und erheiternd und die Charaktere sind einfach tooll, besonders die Dynamik. Als friends-to-lovers Fan ist es sehr sehr perfeeekt, hihi.
Ich liebe Poppys Familychaos, ihre laute bunte Person. Ich liebe Alex Nachdenklichkeit und Ruhe und ich liebe liebe liebe es, wie die beiden zusammen sind. Die Autorin schafft es soo gut, zu transportieren, wie diese Freundschaft funktioniert, wie gut sich die beiden kennen und wie diese what-if Momente bei so random Sachen aufblitzen. Diese kleinen Gedanken von "ich könnte mich verlieben" und "ich fühle grade so viel".

Ich mochte auch total gerne, dass es in unterschiedlichen Zeiten spielt, auch wenn es immer mini-kurz gedauert hat, such umzustellen. Der Wechsel zwischen jetzt und  den vergangenen Urlauben war supi umgesetzt und spannend zu erleben, wie such die Freundschaft und mehr enwickelt.
Das Ende kam tatsächlich ein bisschen zu schnell und es war ein bisschen schade, dass die Vergangenheits-Kapitel immer kürzer wurden.

the drama, das am Ende ja nie fehlen darf, hätte ich mir anders gewünscht. Es war jetzt nicht aus dem nichts, aber so plötzlich dann doch ein Problem, das so viel Wirbel erzeugt hat und wo die dann AM FLUGHAFEN das anfangen zu diskutieren, 5min bevor Alex in den Flieger steigt!? Häää...das mochte ich nicht, hätte fpr mich anders gelöst werden können.

FAZIT:
Man darf jetzt nichts super tiefgründiges erwarten, aber als Sommerlektüre zum draußen auf dem Balkon oder am Strand (i wish) zu lesen, ist es optimal: hab viel gelacht, gekichert, mich mit gefreut. War sehr sehr fun zu lesen und perfekt zum Kopf-Ausschalten. So stell ich mir ein gutes Sommerbuch vor.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol

emfield's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

dilani's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i rarely read this kind of romance, but it’s clear to me that i’ve been missing out. i was expecting not to like this book but i loved it 😭 am i in my romance era??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Animal death and Pregnancy

heresyourletter's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Easy beach read that uses lots of contemporary romance tropes. I didn’t find it laugh out loud funny and felt some plot aspects could have been fleshed out more, but there were some witty lines that made me smile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Pregnancy

One of the main character’s mothers passes away in childbirth before the story begins. There is discussion of how the character’s father never recovered from his grief. One main character recounts several instances of bullying from her childhood. One character is made fun of (in an unnecessarily aggressive way) by two other characters for liking reality tv. One character gets pneumonia (there is a detailed account of her illness). One minor character is described smoking marijuana. Another minor character smokes a cigarette. Lots of drinking (including one scene where the two in characters get quite drunk). A few mentions of pets that passed away. Several brief sex scenes. Occasional use of “f*ck” and other swear words.

One character has a pregnancy scare, but the tests come back negative. One character has a vasectomy. Although there is no physical cheating, the two main characters are physically affectionate and emotionally intimate, even when they are in relationships with other people. The two main characters go to therapy (separately) to work out their issues.

callistag1's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Animal death, Grief, and Death of parent

karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

”home is my favorite place.”

This slow burn, friends to lovers romance filled with inside jokes, pining and tender moments was such a joy to read! I love how Emily Henry is able to create not only a beautiful love story, but one that also dives into more meaningful topics such as therapy and grief.

I actually loved the back and forth dual timeline aspect and getting to see how their friendship blossomed over the years and the current day chapters showing the aftereffects of their fractured relationship with Poppy & Alex finding their way back to each other.

I just can’t wait to pick up more from EH❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death

daniofthewood's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, and Mental illness

scifi_rat's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

witcheep's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy