Ok, ok so I’m really not a huge friends to lovers fan but this made up for it with the slow burn so it wasn’t too cringey for me. 

Alex and Poppy are two best friends who spend summers together every year. That is until a disaster in Croatia (the actual circumstances not revealed until the end of the book) then they don’t speak for two years. So as a last ditch effort to save her friendship and bring back happiness to her life Poppy asks Alex for another summer break.

Look this was cute. All the good banter & fun situations without cringy “stupid girl, does stupid thing for plot” moments so thumbs up 👍.  I loved the jumps back to the previous holidays and learning how their relationship unfolds. 

The book did get a bit cringy at the end. Enter the third act break up and the sigh that comes with those and I did feel the book was summed up with a bow a little too quickly but all in all a good read. 

Maybe I’ll give friends to lovers a go again?