Books like People We Meet on Vacation

By Emily Henry

For friendship, missed timing or a holiday that changes a relationship, try these three romances.

For summers and second chances

Carley Fortune

Both revisit shared summers to show how friendship becomes love and how an adult reunion forces the pair to face what went wrong.

The difference: One Canadian lakeside town, rather than trips to different destinations.

Renée Carlino

Both follow friends whose attachment is interrupted, using earlier memories and a later encounter to ask whether the timing can change.

The difference: College life and New York, with a longer separation.

Christina Lauren

Both use a trip to bring two people into close contact, letting unfamiliar surroundings challenge what they think about one another.

The difference: Sworn enemies on one Hawaiian holiday, rather than longtime traveling friends.

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Collected’s editorial comparisons, informed by the descriptions and reading profiles.