Book info

• Title You and Me On Vacation
• Author Emily Henry
• Year 2021
• Genre Romance

Two friends. Ten trips. Their last chance to fall in love... 12 YEARS AGO: Poppy and Alex meet. They hate each other, and are pretty confident they'll never speak again. 11 YEARS AGO: They're forced to share a ride home from college and by the end of it a friendship is formed. And a pact: every year, one vacation together. 10 YEARS AGO: Alex discovers his fear of flying on the way to Vancouver. Poppy holds his hand the whole way. 7 YEARS AGO: They get far too drunk and narrowly avoid getting matching tattoos in New Orleans. 2 YEARS AGO: It all goes wrong. THIS YEAR: Poppy asks Alex to join her on one last trip. A trip that will determine the rest of their lives.

Thoughts

I really liked this romantic journey through time. It treads the well-worn path of two people trying to be friends even though they so obviously love each other, and the ups and downs of a relationship that lasts for many years. There’s a split narrative between now when they are reconnecting and then - before whatever it is happened, happened. It’s a pretty traditional structure these days, but it works well in this instance, and I really enjoyed the will-they-won’t-they-what-happened journey.

Rating: 4 / 5