While I have really enjoyed Emily Henry's other works, unfortunately, I did not quite connect with this one. I found the jumping backward and forwards in time frustrating and wasn't invested in the characters. Therefore, this one was not for me but that will not stop me from recommending it as a bookseller and I will definitely be picking up any future works by Emily Henry.

Poppy and Alex go on yearly vacations together and are the best of friends but something went wrong several summers ago to stop this, what happened and can they regain their friendship? With a wedding of Alex brother approaching Poppy sees this as a chance for them to take another vacation and attempt to mend what was broken.
I loved this book it was whitty, steamy, cute and just an all round great romance.

Such a cute, funny read. Perfect for escapism.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

I had received an arc from Netgalley of this book. Despite being a hyped and much loved book, something just put me off from reading it. I finally decided to read it but I was so disappointed and got into a slump. I didn’t enjoy the story or the characters at all. I thought maybe it was just me so I tried to read it after few days but it was very difficult to get past some pages. However I finished the book just for the sake of it as I can’t read any other books without completing one but honestly I skipped lots of pages and fast read it. I am so sorry but I really thought I would enjoy the book as it’s a friends to lovers trope which I usually enjoy but this was just meh.

I love a good romance book and I love the friends to lovers trope (although I’ll be honest, I love most of the romance tropes 😂). I also love a multiple timeline so this one was definitely going to be a hit for me! I loved Alex and Poppy so much! I loved Poppy and Alex’s friendship and how much it meant to them. Their yearly tradition of a summer holiday was so sweet! I loved reading about the different locations, Palm Springs, Croatia, Victoria, San Francisco, New Orleans, Tuscany, I mean we travelled a lot in this one!

This book had sun, summer, friends to lovers, slow burn, second chance romance, the lot! It also had quite a bit of humour and I love a book that can make me laugh. It was definitely a slow burn, and at times it was a little slow for me, but the changes in timeline helped that. But that ending! Oh the ending was incredible , it had me feeling all the emotions, I felt quite teary and absolutely adored the way it ended.

It was the perfect summer read for romance readers!

Alex and Poppy meet on their orientation week at College and quickly become best friends. Although they’ve now moved away from each other they have one constant being a summer vacation they take together each year until two years ago when they ruined everything and haven’t spoken since.

Poppy is in a bit of a rut so decides to take a chance and reach out to Alex to see if she can convince him to take one more vacation with her.

You and Me on Vacation is the ultimate summer read. The story is told in past and present POV’s which worked so well. Once I started I couldn’t put it down and ended up devouring it in two sittings.

I was blown away with how much I enjoyed Henry’s writing and Alex and Poppy’s story and this will definitely be one of my favourite romances of the year.

I want to thank Penguin and Netgalley for generously providing me with this book in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this witty holiday romp. Was not quite as good as Beach Read but still thoroughly enjoyable for this Australians summer season!

I absolutely adored this book. It’s such a heartwarming and lovely book with a fantastic relationship. I adored both Poppy and Alex in different ways. They both felt so real, and had real flaws. I really thought there was some excellent character progression too. One thing that I thought was so noteable was that I didn’t love either the romance or the friendship more than the other. Both were well developed and the characters had so much chemistry that they worked either way!

I will be racing to the bookshops for every new Emily Henry now. Absolutely brilliant!

Thanks to #netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. My first Emily Henry read, what took me so long?! I loved this book! Bestfriends Please and Alex are the polar opposites of each other-Poppy is free spirited, Alex is quiet and reserved. Every year they go away on a holiday together and have the best time...until 2 years ago when their friendship was torn apart. Poppy is miserable without her besty and desperate to put their friendship back together. Alex begrudgingly agrees to go on another holiday with her after their 2 year break. An enchanting read with very lovable characters, a fast paced read too. This book left me with a smile on my face. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐#emilyhenry #youandmeonvacation#netgalley #goodreads #litsy #thestorygraph #tea_sipping_bookworm #chicklit #bookstagram #bookqueen

This is a story about a couple who meet, and fall in love. The story follows them backwards and forwards through their various summer vacations. Not really my kind of story.

*Arc provided by Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*

Loved it! After reading Beach Read last year I knew I had to read this new Emily Henry. I’m so thankful I got to read this one early too!!

This is a really sweet friends to lovers without the drama. They are so respectful of each other and it was such a realistic story. Their banter and character arcs were so well written I could have kept reading about them forever!!

Highly recommend everyone read this one.

I was apprehensive about picking this one up as it had been so hyped up, but it turned out to be an okay read!
Poppy and Alex have been best friends since college, despite being very different types of people. Every year the two of them go on a wild summer vacation together, but two years ago they fell out and haven't spoken since. Now? Poppy wants to go on one more vacation that'll fix everything.

I really enjoyed the layout of this story. We get two timelines, holidays past and the present, and it was fun to experience their antics. Truthfully, I am still a novice when it comes to romances, but I'm finding that I really enjoy reading those with the friends-to-lovers trope. Whilst the trope was done well in this book, I was baffled by how the two main characters couldn't see their love for each other as it was so blatant from the start?! The plot was quite slow and there were a few misunderstandings that made my eyes roll into the back of my head, but hey - what's a romance without misunderstandings? I'll admit that I struggled with Poppy a bit; Alex was a lovely character but I thought Poppy overstepped the mark a couple of times.

A good summery read but nothing spectacular! If you liked Beach Read then you'll like this one.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for sending me a copy of this book in return for an honest review.

I really enjoyed Emily Henry's book 'Beach Read' thus I requested a copy of this book from Netgalley. Unfortunately there was something about the tone of the protagonist that irked me, causing me to eventually put the book down. Despite the plot being intriguing, I couldn't get past a character that I don't feel compelled to root for. This was just not for me.

This was one of my few five star reads of 2021! I can’t wait to recommend it for anyone who loved Beach Read!

After reading ‘Beach Read’, I wasn’t sure Emily Henry could get any better…but she did! A laugh a minute book that made me totally fall in love with the characters. I will be recommending to all of my romantic comedy loving friends!

This book is the easy read, cute romance that gives you all the holiday and winter sun you could possibly want! This book just made me so happy. I smashed through it in 24 hours and enjoyed dreaming about all the travel destinations. This book had me in absolute stitches whilst also feeling all warm and fuzzy. It was just the rom-com that I love. I adored the plot, characters, and multiple settings! I love the tropes in this, from the slow burn, to one bed and friends to lovers. It was just what I needed. It also reminded me how much I love romance books and why.

I loved Poppy and Alex, and found them both to be super likeable characters. I was rooting for them throughout. I felt that Poppy and Alex were developed well, but at points, I found the characters and their lack of communication frustrating. The chemistry between the characters was strong and spicy.

This book is the cutesy romantic comedy, full of all the best romance tropes, that everyone needs in their life (it also gets quite heated here and there😏). I would highly recommend it to anyone that fancies a cute romance.

You and Me on Vacation is a friends-to-lovers story about these two characters who meet in college and decide to go on one trip every summer until something happens and they drift apart. the book is about them meeting again for one last trip and facing what happened before.

i have to start by saying that this is my first emily henry novel. as she is a very popular romance author (on tiktok and outside of it), i went into this book with a lot of expectation, and emily henry managed to break through them all and surpass them. the writing was driving me to the edge, with alternating storylines between the past and the present, and i needed to know what happened and what was gonna happen. the characters also felt extremely real and somehow...relatable? all throughout the book, they were lost, made mistakes and picked themselves (and each other) up, and i just... it was so amazing and beautifully crafted. on top of it all, the romance was so well put together. we get to see the characters from the moment they meet, their feelings turn from friendship to romantic ones, and i am honestly in awe of it all.

so yeah, you should definitely pick this one up. i find the hype to be totally worth it.

I know I will be in the minority in this, but I didn't love this book. The premise of the book was about a 12 year friendship between Poppy and Alex, college besties that had a falling out two years ago. They had spent every summer vacation together. Now, opportunity gives them a second chance with a trip. I honestly had a hard time trying to read this. The premise was good, I love friends to lovers romance, but something was missing for me. The back and forth time frames was confusing at first. I lost track of time and place for them. The details were BORING. I didn't care what the hotel looked like at these destinations. At first, their relationship wasn't romantic nor did I see much chemistry from Alex. It was hard only getting her point of view. They seemed better off as friends. Then at 50% into the book I was finally invested! Things picked up and I liked the connection between them. The ending was cute and sweet. Overall, this was a okay romance that needed a lot of editing for those pesky boring details. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my ARC in exchange for my review.

Late to the review game but Emily Henry has done it again. A romcom movie in a book, I could imagine every detail perfectly and she nailed the balance of sweet and spice... With this and Beach Read, I can't wait to read the author's next books! Bring on Book Lovers :-)

I absolutely loved this! It was fun, sexy and with great one-liners. Poppy and Alex are two brilliantly written characters and their friendship was wonderfully written. I really liked the push-pull of their will they/won't they relationship and it reminded me a little of When Harry Met Sally, Great stuff!