I loved Beach Read but this one didn’t quite have the same impact. It was an easy book to get through but I never fully invested in the relationship between Poppy and Alex. I also felt like that there was a bit too much back and forth with the timeline for me personally.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an ecopy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

if nobody got me, i know the best friends to lovers trope got me. this book proves that i am right about this once again.

i had such high expectations going into this, seeing that emily henry wrote one of my absolute favorite couples from one of my absolute favorite romance books, beach read. and then i found out that this one is best friends to lovers; i was over the moon to be able to read it. i’m happy to say it did not disappoint.

this was just a delight to read from start to finish. i loved poppy and alex’s friendship from the first chapter and grew to root for them to be together as i continued reading. poppy and alex bring the best out of each other and it was nothing short of heartwarming watching them both grow as people and finally allow themselves what they’ve been denying themselves for more than a decade; the happiness and comfort they get just from each other’s presence and being with each other. their easy dynamic together as friends as well as the longing for each other that they keep suppressing are the reasons why i love this trope so much.

that being said, there were some moments when i just couldn’t help but roll my eyes, especially when it came to poppy’s struggles. i could understand her to some extent and see how her problems might be relatable to some, but instead of relating to her, she just seemed privileged to me. don’t get me wrong, i still enjoyed her character for the most part mostly because of her humor and again, her relationship with alex.

all in all, you and me on vacation gave me almost everything i wanted from it; the perfect escapist read that filled me with giddiness and wanderlust.

e-arc kindly sent to me by netgalley and penguin uk in exchange for an honest review.

Going on holidays with a close friend sounds really exciting.
During this book, one minute I was full of hope and feeling exhilarated, then I’m crying with despair.
I wondered if the author could have written the book from Alex’s point of view too, but I think she did a very good job of showing the reader Alex’s feelings and I wish I could have hugged him!
Excellent book!

Wow ! Emily Henry did it again, I loved this book the romance was great the personal growth of both hero and heroine was well done. just like Beach Read this book is full of a lot of heart and depth, it is much more than your typical romance!

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the e-arc!

This was such a fun read! I loved the way we alternate between past and present. This made the characters feel so real, and I just loved their well developed friendship. Their friendship reminds me a lot of one of my own friendships, I think this helped me connect to the book even more.

I really enjoyed the tension that was created throughout, especially since it was built over a decade. And even when it reached the climax of the book there was still so much more to be said, it wasn't just a 'happily ever after', because it doesn't work out that way in real life.

It's hard to say why this wasn't a full 5 stars, I think it could potentially be down to reading it on my phone honestly. It took away from the reading experience.

I wasn’t too sure when I started this book but I loved it. The characters are so believable, it is well written, funny and sad and I just had to read it all. Then I was sad that they story had ended!

A lovely rom-com that’s perfect for a beach read!

I enjoyed the flashbacks throughout the book to Poppy and Alex’s previous vacations and there were several laugh out loud moments. The cast of characters were great and well written. The novel made me wish we could go on holiday right now!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC of this book in exchange for a review.

A poignant and heart-wrenching friends-to-lovers read. I loved 'Beach Read' by Emily Henry and was so excited to read another title by her.

As a fan of 'When Harry Met Sally', this book was right up my alley. Alex and Poppy's story was such a slow burn and it was interesting to see the dynamic of their relationship change over the span of 12 years. It was hard to believe the protagonists were able to suppress their feelings for so long despite their differences in personality, and as a reader I was rooting for them to get together already! However, the story allowed for reflection on the importance of doing the self-work and experiencing personal growth to be ready to welcome the relationship you want and deserve.

Thank you to Penguin UK and Netgalley for the arc and I can't wait for others to enjoy this book as much as I did!

I absolutely loved this book, it was a light-hearted, romantic read. Following the lives of Poppy and Alex and their connection. The beginning I found myself laughing in places as Emily Henry just had the chemistry perfect and the whole 'trying to ignore feelings' was spot on.

I loved Alex and Poppy and their relationship, it was bitter sweet coming to the end of the book and I was sad to sad to say goodbye to them, sometimes I found myself wanting more but I do think it ended perfectly.

Emily has a beautiful way with words and the way she writes about the characters feelings, thoughts and how it was portrayed was spot on.

Thank you Emily and Netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC!

This is a good lovers rom-com chic-lit book and a good book to read on vacation. I don't want to give too much away, but there are some characters when you think how slow can they be to see the obvious!
But it is well written and takes the reader to some good locations.
and as with any beach read has a good romantic ending.

I'm not a huge romance reader but I read Beach Read last year and thought it was very different and I loved it. This was also super fun and would make the perfect summer read! I thought the characters were typical but I enjoyed the banter and friendship between them. I was getting When Harry Met Sally vibes especially with the college driving home chapter. As a lover of travel and someone who hasn't been able to travel because of covid, I really liked the flashbacks to past trips and it was interesting to see what Poppy and Alex got up to. I think this is a really fun book to get your mind off the negativity at the moment and made me wish it was summer!

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for the ARC of this book.

I read and really enjoyed ‘Beach Read’ by the same author last year. I think she is very skilled at writing chemistry between characters and describing how people can move from an initial dislike of someone to a deep love.

Those skills are also evident is her new book and it is another fun, easy read. However, I didn’t quite enjoy this book as much as her previous book. The chemistry between the central couple, Poppy and Alex, is wonderful but too much of their relationship is based on misunderstandings which could be cleared up with one good conversation. Obviously, this trope is present in most romantic fiction, but I do find it particularly frustrating to read. In this book it means it takes 12 years for the main couple to get together, which seems like such a huge waste of time and opportunities, so I couldn’t be entirely on board with it.

I did really enjoy reading about the holiday destinations in this book. Especially, at the moment when we barely leave our village, it’s wonderful to satisfy a bit of wanderlust through reading.

Loved this! It's really cute and heart-warming and the characters are very likeable, yet distinct. Am off to find other books by the same author.

I loved this book, I am new to Emily Henry’s writing and she did not disappoint! First off I love all the characters in this book, I really felt a connection with the way Poppy was demonstrating her emotions. The relationship between Alex and Poppy was amazing yet unpredictable and the retelling of the holidays they had been on brought back brilliant memories of places I had visit ted and made me want to travel to those places. I never guessed what was coming next. This book was a rollercoaster of emotions, which had me laughing, crying and cringing. I was so determined for their relationship to blossom throughout. As soon as I had to book this book down I wanted to pick it back up again to see what would happen next.

Thanks to the author, penguin and netgalley for allowing me to access this ARC.

This is my second book from this author and I found it just as enjoyable as the first. I personally felt the pace dropped a little around the middle of the book but soon picked up again and was back ontrack . I’d happily recommend

I read Beach Read last year and I did enjoy it but it didn't blow me away, this one, however... WOW! That's all I can say. A book about travel was always going to be right up my street but a slowburn friends to lovers story about travel. I was positively OBSESSED! The relationship between these two characters was so raw and honest and you were truly rooting for them from the very beginning. I related so hard to the character of Poppy too, like way too hard, there were moments when I genuinely thought that Emily Henry had been spying on me with how accurate some of these seemingly random character traits were to my life and I loved exploring the world through her eyes. I also think Alex Nilsen may be the new literary love of my life. I'm just so so so in love with this story and I probably shouldn't be typing this at midnight but that's when you get my most honest thoughts. I just have so much love for this book and I can already see it being one of my favourites of the year!

loved it from first to last page . I would like to have a guy - girl friendship like Alex and Poppy had . The love they share for each other . They are the complete opposite but they make it work . It has many funny scenes but also i cried few times .
I received this novel from net galley and the publisher as an ARC. Thank you! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Henry strikes romance gold again with YOU AND ME ON VACATION -- a fun, escapist, summer romp. After last year's BEACH READ I was very excited for her next release, and while I don't love this one quite as much, I was not disappointed. It holds a lot of similar qualities, and even leans into some similar tropes, so if you enjoyed one you're sure to enjoy the other too.

YOU AND ME ON VACATION particularly leans into the way that being on holiday allows us to feel like different and more adventurous people, but 12 times over, over 12 summers. The reader really get to know Poppy and Alex, both as they grow as people across the span of their 20s, and in their relationship to each other. Their dynamic feels true, and evokes both the comfort of close friends, and the tension of the unspoken possibility of something more. It's a delicious dynamic to watch unfold before your eyes, with all the ups and downs that you'd expect. Henry flashes between the present summer and past summers in a creative and tension building way, as we wait to find out what went wrong 2 summers ago: what could possibly have happened to take Poppy and Alex from spending every summer together, to not speaking at all.

While I understood what Poppy was feeling, I found some aspects of her so-called "millennial ennui" annoying and rather privileged. I get that the message was that it's not until you get everything you thought you wanted that you realise it may not have been what you really wanted at all; that life's about *the journey*; that confronting what you really want can be difficult and often requires compromise -- and yet something didn't quite sit right. However, she was still very enjoyable to read from. I related more so to Alex (well, except him being a health crazy gym bunny, and wanting to stay in his home town) in terms of personality and outlook, although neither character quite clicked for me like I wanted them to.

And yet, overall, I feel like this was exactly the novel it should have been. It's about the fun we can have on both physical and, essentially, emotional vacations; what it means when we have to come home, and finding what we want to come home to.

You and Me on Vacation was a difficult book for me. I think I liked it; I certainly really wanted to enjoy it. But I was baulked by the timeline which I found very difficult to keep a hold of. Perhaps in hard copy it would be easier but I was never entirely sure at which point in Alex and Poppy's life I was.

Poppy and Alex have been best friend since they rideshared together from university ten years ago. They have been going on holiday every year together for the "summer trip" until two years ago, when something happened and they stopped. Poppy is a writer for travel magazine which was her dream job but recently, she isn't happy anymore. Last time she truly was happy was during her last "summer trip" with Alex. So to try to find herself and her happiness back, she organise one last trip with Alex. This was an enjoyable book, perfect as a summer romance book. The previous summer trips were one chapter every few chapter of this summer and we can see the friendship of Poppy and Alex develop. It was a bit slow at the beginning but got better halfway through.