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People We Meet on Vacation

by Emily Henry

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Why Read This?

You'll believe in second chances and the transformative power of honest communication, leaving with a warm, hopeful feeling about love and friendship.

Synopsis

Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love. Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together. Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven’t spoken since. Poppy has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows without a doubt it was on that ill-fated final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together—lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees. Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?

At a Glance

3.85 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingrekindled
Energylow

Top Tropes

homecoming / small town return

Mood

swoony

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.85 ★

Page Count

400 pages

Published

2021

Primary Genre

Rom-com

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Rekindled

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Julia Whelan

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

warm

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

moderate

Energy Required

low

Vibes

A nostalgic, sun-drenched journey through friendship and love that feels like flipping through a well-loved photo album with a bittersweet smile.

Characters

FMC Archetype

sunshine/optimistcareer womansnarky/sarcastic

MMC Archetype

golden retriever

Relationship Dynamics

grumpy sunshine

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 3

Spice Style

slow burn with late spice

Getting Steamy

longing glances

Bringing the Heat

None
parental deathanxietygrieffamily dysfunction

World & Setting

World Type

contemporary

Primary Setting

small town / village

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

anxiety rep

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

the swoon

Best Time of Year

summer

When & Where to Read

lazy Sunday

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