*I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*

I thought this book would have it all: romance, travel, friends/enemies to lovers. However, too much of it fell flat for me to really fall in love. I have two BIG issues with the book overall, the first being the whole drama between the two main characters relies on a lack of communication (which is so frustrating as a reader and way overused in the romance genre as a whole), the second problem lies in the fact that Dylan and Jack are pretty incompatible as people and their chemistry fell flat.

Dylan is fun and free, she thrives on spontaneity and feels restricted by her position as a staff writer for Buxom-- she very much flies by the seat of her pants and enjoys doing so. Jack, on the other hand, is a straight laced guy who seems to thrive within a plan-- something Dylan teases him for pretty relentlessly throughout the book. In the end, it felt like it was Jack who changed to make the relationship work, with Dylan dragging him along behind her.

And the communication. It felt like the majority of the conflicts could have been resolved with open and honest communication. For goodness sake, it felt like Jack genuinely hated Dylan for a good majority of the book and it was never explained why-- was it because she ghosted him? Was it because of family or job issues? Or does he always just act like he has a stick up his butt until he has a chance to warm up to someone?

Additionally, while Jack's staunch hatred of social media seems a little heavy handed for anyone living in the 21st century (I'm not doubting that some people do hold his beliefs, but I also doubt the same people would give their initial consent to be written about for a popular magazine), it was definitely not professional or honestly even kind of Dylan to publish an article about Jack without allowing him to read it first?

While the locations of the book sounded beautiful (but only briefly explored), the settings weren't enough to make me fall in love with WANDERLUST.