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04.04.26 | leave a comment

March 2026 Reads

I read 18 total books in March! I knocked out a lot of eARCs this month, kept up with my audiobook Libby holds, and continued my very long journey through the Outlander series.

It was a slower month for physical books, but I finished out the Beasts of Prey trilogy with Beasts of Ruin and Beasts of War. I rated all three books in this series 4 stars. I also picked up And Now, Back to You after loving First-Time Caller last month. Both were 5-star reads! I read the sixth book in the Outlander series, a solid four-star read (much, much better than the fifth book). And finally, I read Time-Tripping Over You, which was an enthusiastic five stars.

I wanted to read all of the Castle Knoll Files before reading the eARC of the third. This was an all-three-star series! I read Dungeons and Drama a couple of years ago, so I read Dating and Dragons before moving on to the third in the series, Rolls and Rivalry. Solid 4-star series. I also read the advanced copies of Obstetrix and Dolly All the Time.

People We Meet on Vacation on audiobook surprised me — 5 star rating for sure (and it’s far better than the movie, but that’s another post for another time). I listened to First Lie Wins for local book club. I’m in the process of listening to the Crescent City graphic audiobooks (as a re-read) to prep for ACOTAR 6. The Three Lives of Cate Kay was SO good! A little hard to keep up with, but so good.

03.12.26 | leave a comment

Review: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

“I still have a lot to figure out, but the one thing I know is, wherever you are, that’s where I belong. I’ll never belong anywhere like I belong with you.”

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Poppy and Alex, total opposites, are best friends and take a trip together every summer. After some distance, Poppy asks Alex to go on one more vacation, hoping to fix their friendship. It’s a friends-to-lovers story built on years of memories, buried feelings, and a whole lot of tension.


I had read two Emily Henry books previously, years ago: Beach Read and Book Lovers. Neither were my favorite, and so I assumed I was not much of an Emily Henry fan. But, I want to watch PWMOV the movie, and I always try to read the book first.

“And that’s how it is in real life too. You can love someone and still know the future you’d have with them wouldn’t work for you, or for them, or maybe even for both of you.”

I am a big fan of friends-to-lovers. The chemistry between Poppy and Alex felt strong from the start, but their history over the years and knowing each other so well made their mutual pining top-tier.

Emily Henry’s writing is charming, witty, and easy to fly through. The dual timeline gave the story more depth without dragging, and it was easy to fly through.

I read this via audiobook, which I highly recommend if you didn’t like it in print as much. I cannot wait to watch the movie!!

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