A review by nrich
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Where to begin?
It was bland.
The idea of pivoting between past and present may sound good theoretically, but this execution made it a struggle to enjoy this book. Imagine you're finally getting to the good stuff, and then you flip a page, and bam! "10 summers ago." It lost so much momentum.
All their summer vacations were boring that I started to skim the pages. They held nothing valuable.
When I discovered what transpired between them in Croatia, leading to their radio silence for two years, I said to myself, "You've got to be kidding me.'" If Alex and Poppy had communicated right after Croatia, and we didn't dive into all ten+ summers in the past, it probably would have been a better story.
The constant: I say, he says, I say, he says, was a bit frustrating.
They had VERY FEW cute moments (+.5), but overall, their chemistry could have needed much more work in the latter part of the book. It felt like a waste of time that they "got together" in the end. I felt as though they could have gotten together before and improved their relationship.
Honestly, I understand the concept of the story, but somehow it didn't work for me.
It was bland.
The idea of pivoting between past and present may sound good theoretically, but this execution made it a struggle to enjoy this book. Imagine you're finally getting to the good stuff, and then you flip a page, and bam! "10 summers ago." It lost so much momentum.
All their summer vacations were boring that I started to skim the pages. They held nothing valuable.
When I discovered what transpired between them in Croatia, leading to their radio silence for two years, I said to myself, "You've got to be kidding me.'" If Alex and Poppy had communicated right after Croatia, and we didn't dive into all ten+ summers in the past, it probably would have been a better story.
The constant: I say, he says, I say, he says, was a bit frustrating.
They had VERY FEW cute moments (+.5), but overall, their chemistry could have needed much more work in the latter part of the book. It felt like a waste of time that they "got together" in the end. I felt as though they could have gotten together before and improved their relationship.
Honestly, I understand the concept of the story, but somehow it didn't work for me.