People We Meet on Vacation is my first Emily Henry book. I am not a serious reader of the romance genre so I found this book to be a nice palate cleanser. It was light and fun. Emily Henry's writing flows well and lulls you in a comfortable rhythm. Friends to Lovers isn't the typical trope I enjoy, BUT I love yearning!! PWMOV had YEARNING, and that will win me over every time. Miscommunication trope is something I hate and will continue to hate however.

Poppy and Alex do fall into typical trope-y characters of Golden Retriever and Black Cat. Their personality traits do not stray from these ideals. The build up was a lot for me.

I must rant now - WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!! Alex got a fucking vasectomy and they hadn't even kissed. NO ROMANTIC ANYTHING!!! The tension was there but come on now... Also the Croatia incident was a fucking kiss. All that time I thought they fucked but they just had a peck on the lips. Be so for real right now. I was actually annoyed about that.

The book was predictable but I didn't mind it. The ending did feel a bit rushed after a LONG drawn out longing. The book was getting a tad repetitive at that point.

Overall the tension between characters was beautiful but the plot tension was fucking annoying. It was a good read but not anything special. A nice, lighthearted palate cleanser.