We all loved it, so we are going to check out some other books like People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry.
People We Meet on Vacation is a cute, romantic novel that follows the rollercoaster friendship of Poppy and Alex.
Every summer, they embark on unforgettable vacations together, creating cherished memories and deepening their bond. But a falling out leaves them estranged for two years.
Now, Poppy, a free-spirited travel writer, suggests one last vacation to mend their friendship. As they revisit their favorite destinations, laughter, secrets, and unspoken desires resurface, forcing them to confront their true feelings.
With delightful humor, heartwarming moments, and a dash of romance, this novel explores the transformative power of friendship and the possibility of a second chance at love.
We loved the vibes, so grab some tea because we are going to get into other books like People We Meet on Vacation.
List of Books Like People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
- The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
- Beach Read by Emily Henry
- Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
- Normal People by Sally Rooney
- Betting On You by Lynn Painter
- Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams
- The Do-Over by Lynn Painter
- A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp
- The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
- The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
The Soulmate Equation was written by Christina Lauren and came out in May 2021. It’s a 416-page book.
Christina Lauren is also known for another popular novel called The Unhoneymooners which is another book like People We Meet on Vacation.
Jess Davis is a single mom who loves working with numbers and facts. However, she’s hesitant to start dating again after her ex-partner left, claiming he wasn’t ready for fatherhood.
Despite her efforts to stay strong, loneliness creeps in. She learns about an app called GeneticAlly, which uses DNA to find the perfect match. Jess believes that statistically, using DNA should lead her to her soulmate. It’s science!
Her hopes are shattered when she discovers that she’s a 98% match with the app’s founder, Dr. River Peña. She already knows him and has zero interest in dating this stubborn man.
But then the app makes her an interesting proposition. They’ll pay her to get to know Dr. Peña and find out if the app truly works. Since Jess is struggling to stay afloat financially, she decides to give it a try.
As they spend time together, attending various events, Jess starts to realize that maybe the app was right all along. Could it be possible that their DNA truly makes them the perfect match?
Beach Read by Emily Henry
If you’re looking for other books like People We Meet on Vacation, then look no further than another book by Emily Henry, Beach Read!
Emily Henry wrote Beach Read, and it became widely popular. She released it in 2020, and it’s around 400 pages long. It was her first adult fiction book.
The story revolves around January Andrews, a romance writer, who spends her summer in the beach house that her dad left her, trying to overcome her writer’s block. And she only has the summer to finish the book before she has to sell the house.
Unbeknownst to her, she ends up living right next to her former college rival, Augustus Everett, who writes serious fiction and enjoys killing off his characters in weird random events. They are complete opposites and just can’t resist competing with each other.
After a few friendly arguments, they make a deal. They agree to write a book in each other’s genres and even embark on research trips together.
January takes Augustus on a bunch of fake, romantic dates to get him in the mood to write a romance novel, while January delves into the world of a cult to write the next great American thriller.
Let’s just say that some truly magical things start happening during these trips. Hint… hint.
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors was written by Sonali Dev. It came out in 2019, and has around 481 pages.
Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors tells the story of an Indian family who used to be royalty, and immigrated to San Francisco in the United States.
Our main character is Dr. Trisha Raje, a very famous brain surgeon in the city. However, her family treats her like an outcast, despite her brilliance.
Her family has three important rules: don’t trust outsiders, don’t do anything that could harm her brother’s political image, and never go against the family’s wishes.
Trisha unintentionally breaks all three of these rules at some point, she’s determined to make things right.
Then she meets DJ Caine, a chef who had a tough life. He thinks Trisha is snobbish and feels that she judges him without knowing him. He wants nothing to do with her until he realizes that she might be the only brain surgeon in the area who can save his sister’s life.
Will they put their differences aside to save someone’s life?
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Normal People transformed into a Hulu Original Series after starting off as a popular book by Sally Rooney, who is known for writing other successful novels. The story revolves around two young individuals named Connell and Marianne, who grew up in a small town but possess contrasting personalities.
Connell is extroverted and well-liked, while Marianne is introverted and prefers solitude. When they initially engage in conversation, it feels uncomfortable but profoundly impacts their lives.
Both of them attend Trinity College in Dublin, but their roles reverse. Connell becomes reserved, whereas Marianne becomes socially active. Throughout the years, they drift apart and reunite, experiencing various challenges together.
Normal People aims to explore the complexities of fascination, friendship, and love between two individuals who cannot seem to stay away from each other. We also get a glimpse into different social classes.
As observers, we see their lives from a distance and genuinely desire the best for both of them. However, upon reading the book, you will realize that what is best for them individually may not be what is best for their relationship.
In May 2019, Normal People was honored with the Book of the Year award at the British Book Awards, and is loved and recommended by Taylor Swift.
Betting On You by Lynn Painter
Betting On You is Lynn Painter’s latest book, set to release in late 2023. It is going to be 432 pages long.
The story follows Bailey, a 17-year-old girl who recently landed a job at a hotel waterpark. To her surprise, she discovers that Charlie, a boy she found annoying during a flight the previous year, is now one of her colleagues.
Interestingly, Bailey’s annoyance towards Charlie has turned into fondness. She enjoys going to work because it gives her the chance to chat with Charlie and gossip about their coworkers. They find themselves particularly intrigued by two colleagues who seem to have a flirty relationship.
This leads Bailey and Charlie to make a bet about whether these two coworkers will end up together or not. Charlie argues that boys and girls can’t simply be friends, while Bailey firmly believes otherwise. They keep a tally of the couple’s progress.
As they spend more time together, Charlie starts developing feelings for Bailey. However, he hesitates to confess his emotions because he fears losing their friendship. Meanwhile, Bailey begins to realize that her feelings for Charlie go beyond mere friendship.
Will these two friends take their relationship to the next level and become romantic partners? Well, it appears that Charlie has a secret bet of his own.
Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams
Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams was published in 2023, and is around 352 pages long.
Practice Makes Perfect follows Annie Walker, a florist and romantic looking for the perfect guy to enjoy a happy, quiet life together in the middle of Kentucky.
The problem is the middle of Kentucky part. It’s a small town so everyone already knows everyone else, and the perfect guy just doesn’t exist here as proven by the dates she’s recently been on.
As the dating pool gets smaller and smaller Annie believes that maybe she isn’t cut out to be a romantic. She needs to be like the women in her movies. She needs help!
Enter Will Griffin. He’s hot, has tattoos, and he’s a bodyguard for the woman who will marry Annie’s brother. Will makes it his goal not to get attached to anyone in town.
At first Will doesn’t want to help Annie, but eventually he says yes because he feels like finding love is something that she really wants.
Thus begins a series of “practice dates.” Honestly, what could possibly go wrong? Oh, that’s right, feelings!
Annie starts to see that there is more to Will than he initially lets off. Now lines are getting blurred. Are they friends or will there be something more?
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter
The Do-Over is another one of Lynn Painter books on this list (Lynn Painter and Emily Henry books have similar vibes). This novel was released in 2022, and it has 304 pages.
Emilie Hornby is having a dreadful Valentine’s Day, the worst ever.
Her intention was to express her love for her boyfriend, but instead, she catches him kissing another girl. To add to her woes, she accidentally crashes her car into her frenemy, Nick, whom she also seems unable to avoid.
After enduring this terrible day, all Emilie wants is to spend time with her grandmother and indulge in some ice cream. However, she dozes off at her grandmother’s place and inexplicably wakes up in her own bed the following day. How bizarre!
Emilie soon realizes that it’s Valentine’s Day all over again. Her dad repeats the same things, she crashes her car, and witnesses her boyfriend’s betrayal once more. And the cycle repeats itself the next day.
She begins to ponder why life has chosen to torment her in this peculiar manner. However, one day, she decides to embrace the situation and go all out. What will she need to do to move beyond February 14th?
This book is a delightful romantic comedy targeted at young adults.
A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp
A Very Nice Girl was written by Imogen Crimp. This novel was published in 2022. It is 336 pages long.
A Very Nice Girl follows Anna during her time at the London Conservatory, where she hardly fits in. All of her classmates are wealthy, and the only reason she is there is because she won a spot at the university.
In fact, Anna doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere. She doesn’t fit in with her family, and she certainly doesn’t fit in with the new man that she meets at a bar where she sings.
Max is rich, has nice clothes, lives in a beautiful apartment, but he is impossible to read. The thing is Anna is head over heels for this guy, even ignoring the red flags that constantly pop up.
Anna is a choice to make, though. She’s taking singing classes, going to rehearsals, and it really seems like her career is finally starting to go somewhere. But with this guy she feels a human connection, which she desperately craves.
Things start to get hard to balance. She is trying to be the winner on stage, but also fit into her role as a woman with Max.
Will she be true to herself, or risk losing what makes her unique?
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
We mentioned Christina Lauren’s The Unhoneymooners a little ways above. It was published in 2019, it’s 416 pages long, and it’s another book like People We Meet on Vacation.
The story revolves around Olive Torres, who believes she’s the unluckiest twin ever. Strange accidents always happen to her, and she thinks she’s been cursed since birth. To add to her troubles, she recently lost her job.
On the other hand, Olive’s twin sister Ami seems to have all the luck in the world. She keeps winning contests and manages to save enough money for her own wedding.
While Olive is happy for Ami, there’s one thing she’s not thrilled about. She has to spend the entire wedding day with Ethan Thomas, the best man who happens to be her rival and nemesis.
In a crazy turn of events, everyone at the wedding, except Olive and Ethan, gets food poisoning. This means that Ami and her new husband can’t go on their honeymoon, which they can’t get a refund for. Finally, luck strikes Olive because she gets the chance to go on the honeymoon instead of her sister.
The catch? She has to go with Ethan.
So now Olive has to spend ten days in Maui with the person she dislikes the most. They make a truce to avoid ruining each other’s time, especially since they have to pretend to be newlyweds in front of Olive’s boss, whom they unexpectedly run into. It becomes quite the ordeal.
As the days pass, Olive surprisingly starts enjoying pretending to be Ethan’s wife. They grow closer and closer, and I think we might guess what happens then.
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
The book The Summer I Turned Pretty, written by Jenny Han, came out in 2009. It’s not too long, just 304 pages, and it’s the first part of a trilogy.
The story revolves around Isabel, also known as Belly, Conklin. It focuses on the summers she spends at Cousins Beach with her mother, brother, her mom’s best friend, and her friend’s sons.
Belly absolutely loves summer. During the winter, she eagerly counts down the days until she can go to Cousins Beach again. She looks forward to escaping her regular life and spending time with Jeremiah and Conrad, who are like brothers to her but also her crushes. She’s known them forever, but she can’t wait to be with them at the beach house.
However, this particular summer brings changes in Belly’s relationship with the boys. She starts experiencing strange and unfamiliar emotions toward them, and she tries to navigate these feelings.
Jenny Han’s writing in The Summer I Turned Pretty is vivid and immersive. The book tells a relatable coming-of-age story that’s both thrilling and intricate.
It’s the kind of page-turner you’ll enjoy reading while relaxing on the beach while on vacation.