TWO
FRIENDS
TEN SUMMER TRIPS
THEIR
LAST CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVE
12
SUMMERS AGO: Poppy and Alex meet. They hate each other, and are
pretty confident they'll never speak again.
11
SUMMERS 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
SUMMERS AGO: Alex discovers his fear of flying on the way to
Vancouver.
Poppy
holds his hand the whole way.
7
SUMMERS AGO: They get far too drunk and narrowly avoid getting
matching tattoos in New Orleans.
2
SUMMERS AGO: It all goes wrong.
THIS
SUMMER: Poppy asks Alex to join her on one last trip. A trip that
will determine the rest of their lives.
You
and Me on Vacation is
a love story for fans of When
Harry Met Sally and One
Day.
Get ready to travel the world, snort with laughter and - most of all
- lose your heart to Poppy and Alex.
Twelve
years ago, Poppy Wright and Alex Nilsen met during the first night of
orientation at the University of Chicago. Neither consciously decided
to keep contact with the
other… however they
became
friends and have shared numerous summers over the years going on
holiday together… until an incident spoilt everything. Now, Poppy's
determined to persuade Alex to go on holiday again, one last
time…
From
the beginning, I was hungry for more about how Poppy and Alex were
getting along in the
present
so I didn't always appreciate the throwback scenes. However, the more
I became engrossed within the narrative, the more I valued getting to
know how the pair got to where they were with their friendship. The
back story highlights how both misjudged and ignored the very telling
signals each were giving off during their shared holidays. It
highlights the power of friendship and how two people formed a close
platonic relationship and how it has stood the test of time… until
they drifted apart.
Fun
and entertaining, the narrative reflects the contrasting
personalities of two people who shouldn't be friends at all. Poppy
and Alex are like chalk and cheese; He's a teacher in Ohio and she
lives and works as a travel writer in New York. The author does a
fabulous job of making the pair believable despite their
differences.
Overall,
You and Me on Vacation is a novel that will say with me for a long
while and is a definite favourite for summer 2021. If you enjoy the
friends to lovers trope, this is one novel you need to pick up and
read.
***review copy received courtesy of Penguin via NetGalley***
