You and Me on Vacation

You and Me on Vacation – Emily Henry

Ahead of reading Happy Place, I wanted to catch up on Emily Henry’s back catalogue and the last one for me to read was You and Me on Vacation. Thanks to Waterstones Double Points last bank holiday – I grabbed a copy to add to my collection and I couldn’t resist jumping int it as soon as I could.

12 years ago, Poppy and Alex met in their first years at University and made a promise to go on vacation together every year. But two years ago their trip to Croatia took a turn and since then, they haven’t spoke beyond the customary “Happy Birthday” texts.

But Poppy is in a slump. Reaching her end goal as a travel writer for an exclusive magazine, her adventures aren’t quite ticking the boxes they used to. She decides to reach out to Alex to see if they could reinstate their summer vacation and get back to her roots.

Having read Henry’s books in pretty much, a reverse order – it was interesting to see her writing style go back to the beginnings. I adored Book Lovers and Beach Read and this one was no exception in terms of story. But it lacked one thing that I’ve come to love her books for… a bit of hot and heavy story telling.

If you’re reading this for some behind-the-scenes romance, you won’t get it. It’s fade-to-black at best.

That being said, it is a sweet story with plenty of anecdotal memories from their decade of trips. Perfect it you prefer the more subtle, wholesome romance.

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