This book was cute, but the fact that it came from a radio call-in contest kind of pulled me out a little bit. I did like the chemistry between Dylan & Jack. I just wish that we could have gotten a few chapters with Jacks POV as well.

Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for an advanced copy of this book.

Wanderlust was so fun! I loved the the tension between Dylan and Jack, especially once their attempts at getting along turned into sparks flying. It was great getting to go along with them on their journey as they revealed more about themselves to the other and found themselves growing closer.

I will say this felt a little bit rushed like perhaps it would have paced better if they visited less places and for more time but overall I had a great time with this one! I can't wait to see what Elle Everhart has in store in the future.

Thanks to NetGalley and Putnam Books for an ARC of Wanderlust!

Filled with travel & adventures, this book was a delight. I loved the quirky process of putting the MCs together for a ride of a lifetime.

While this book had so many interesting scenes & places that felt light & airy to read about, it did cover many hard-hitting topics such as abortion and the impacts of social media in a very delicate manner.

Dylan & Jack's friendship was solid, but I didn't feel a spark of romance between them. The romance was off for me & I couldn't relate to their love story. But I loved how they supported each other.

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Dylan Coughlan wins a radio show contest giving her an around the world trip for two. The catch is the second person is chosen randomly from the contacts on her phone. As an online magazine writer she has a lot of contacts and the one selected in listed as Jack the Posho. Jack Hunton amazingly agrees to the adventure. When they meet she realizes he was a guy she talked to one night at a club and never called.

This cute set up brings the fly by your pants Dylan on a crash course with stoic Jack. Of course he is an attorney and likes plans for everything. The two get to know each other during their travels while they share rooms (not a bed). The magazine editor keeps asking for steamier content to gather more clicks but Dylan is truthful but will let assumptions happen. Surprisingly more isn’t made of their locations they visit although they do activities everywhere. The story takes on a much more serious topics regarding social media and abortion. Dylan is bisexual (nice representation) and while not an issue for Jack is impacts her relationship with her parents.

I liked this debut novel and loved the idea behind it. There is humor and Dylan has fun friends she stays in contacts while traveling. The attraction grows steadily and feels natural. This isn’t a short trip. And I was good with the potential HEA. The novel is British and I think Americans prefer a stronger HEA. Thank you to Penguin Group Putnam, G.P. Putnam’s Son and NetGalley for the ARC and I am leaving a voluntary review. (3.5 Stars)

I just couldn’t connect with this story. The character wasn’t relatable and seemed too young/immature for some reason. And the chemistry just didn’t click for me. I needed up skimming. I won’t post to Goodreads so as to not bring down the author’s rating, because maybe it was just me :)

Thank you to Netgalley and G.P. Putnam's Sons (Penguin Publishing Group) for the ARC.

🌟🌟🌟 3/5 stars

Wanderlust follows Dylan, a writer who wins a trip around the world in a radio contest. The catch? She must take the trip with random person from her contacts that the radio host has chosen. The lucky winner is Josh, a man she met briefly one night before her life imploded. The two are forced together on the dream trip. Will sparks fly?

This was a cute read with an emotional subplot throughout. I loved the storyline, but wanted a bit more from the romance. I was more invested in Dylan’s personal journey vs. her romance with Josh. Overall, this was a slowburn romance with plenty of emotion and heart.

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun different read, but something was just missing for me. I have a feeling I would love this book when I’m cozy in a blanket during fall. So I will deff be doing a reread if this then!

What would you do if you were allowed to travel the world? All expenses paid. The only caveat is that you must go with the person randomly selected on the contacts of your phone.

Dylan is a writer who is feeling stuck in life. She feels like she is constantly having to prove herself to her boss that has unrealistic expectations. Dylan wants to do bigger things but thought that she is missing the mark.
One day, a random opportunity came up and she called the radio show. With that, she won an all-expenses paid around the world. But the thing is, the only requirement is that they have to select a random person on her phone. The person they selected was a man she met at a bar named Jack and hasn’t met since. Awkward. But he agreed to do it anyways.

Elle was able to use that time to write about her experiences in hopes that she would be able to do more at her job. So even though they were at odds with each other, they still traveled and got to know one another.
I wish I got a POV of Jack. Just to understand his life and character. I really wanted to go deeper and felt that I wasn’t getting that from a single POV.

Even though it was about traveling, there wasn’t much description of the places they visited. The appeal of this book is that they got to see a lot of places and I didn’t get much of that.

Even though this was a romance book, there were a lot of heavy topics in this book that I wasn’t prepared for. This wasn’t a light and fluffy read for sure.

Thank you Putnam for this ARC of Wanderlust By Elle Everhart!

I loved parts of this book. It’s the story of Dylan, who wins a radio contest where the prize is a trip around the world. The catch is that the radio station picks a random contact from Dylan’s phone to go with her. They randomly choose Jack (who she once kissed at a bar) & the story takes off from there. At its best, it gave me slight People We Meet on Vacation vibes. Which is great because that’s my fave Emily Henry book! The first 30% or so, I was in. Unfortunately, I wanted more from the travel portions of the book. Once the story got going, it kind of fell apart for me. I had a hard time picturing the locations. I wish there were more vivid descriptions to make the travel destinations really come to life. I totally appreciate what the author was doing with Dylan’s work focused plot. She works as a writer & was targeted & harassed for an article that she wrote about having an abortion in college. It delves into how scary online harassment can truly be. While I appreciated it, I wasn’t expecting such a heavy plot point, and it did throw off the tone a bit. It became much more serious. Less romantic comedy & more drama with a love story folded in. The love story between Dylan and Jack had a slow burn which really worked. I wish we would have had a couple of chapters from his POV just to get a better sense of his character. I felt a bit disconnected from him. Overall, this was a three star read for me. There were parts I enjoyed, but it just didn’t completely work for me. I will still definitely read what she writes next! I really liked her voice & the setup was spot on :)

Dylan wins a radio contest for a trip around the world! The catch? She has to bring with her a random contact from her phone, which ends up being a guy she met at a bar one night and ghosted.

This book was light and fun while still tackling some big issues like abortion, unsupportive families, and the harshness of social media. Both main characters are so unproblematic, nonjudgmental, and supportive of each other, which was so refreshing and heartwarming! The banter between the main characters was wonderful, and the book just flowed so well. Definitely adding Jack the posho to my growing list of book boyfriends. I also loved the bi representation and Dylan’s best friend and brother (will we get a story about one of them? I hope so!). Also, the travel *swoon* was described so vividly and with so much beauty and wonder. The destinations were also depicted so accurately (I’ve been to a few—most recently Australia and Iceland), and I now have the itch to go to the cities I haven’t visited yet. Such a perfect travel/summer/fun romcom! This debut is going to be a hit! Preorder yours or grab it when it hits shelves July 4!

Read if you like:
🧳 forced proximity
🧳 will they/won’t they slow burn
🧳 travel

Thanks to the author, netgalley, and Putnam books for the eARC in exchange for my honest review!

This was a good read! I really enjoyed it as a summer read. I would recommend it to others and read more books from this author.

I would give this book a 2.75 rating. This is a story about a woman who wins a free trip around the world… with a stranger. For two whole months. It’s every wanderlusts’ dream scenario.

Elle Everhart does a great job of describing some of the cities and the energy they exude. It makes me want to pack up and head there. I liked that she touched on a few heavy and controversial topics, but overall the book fell flat to me. I can see how traveling with someone for two months can bring about a love connection, but it’s not illustrated well in the writing. There weren’t enough moments in the book where it made sense that the two main characters fall for each other- it kind of just happens. They go from bickering about anything and everything, then after one conversation, they’re suddenly attracted to each other. The author is very literal with the attraction- she tells us that they get closer, but I would prefer if she showed us instead (e.g. acts of service to provide evidence of the attraction).

I feel like the story would have been more enriched if it was told in dual POV. We’d be able to better understand why the MMC was attracted to her and why he ultimately fell for her despite their rocky start.

Overall, it was a quick read, but I would only recommend it if you’re into the insta-love type of story. For those looking for a swoony romance, this book is not for you.

This is a fun and cute romance! I'm a huge travel lover so this plot was perfect for me!
I loved Dylan and Jack! Dylan wins a trip around the world and has to take someone she randomly selects from her phone, which happens to be Jack, a guy she met out once and ghosted. It was such an adorable plot! I loved their chemistry.
There were some topics I didn't quite expect and made the book more serious than I expected at times but I still really enjoyed it and look forward to reading more from this author! Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read it!

“Wanderlust” is the story of two near strangers who win a radio contest for a trip around the world. “The Unhoneymooners” meets “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” in this debut romantic comedy.

Feeling stuck in her job as a magazine writer, Dylan calls in to the local radio station on a whim for a chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip around the world, and, to her surprise, she is the lucky tenth caller. The catch? The radio station gets to randomly select her travel partner from her phone contacts. When her partner is chosen, it is none other than Jack, a guy she met on a night out and ghosted. Although Jack agrees to go on the trip, he doesn’t seem excited about it at all and barely speaks to Dylan in the weeks leading up to their departure. Will the two hit it off on their trip of a lifetime? But more is riding on this trip for Dylan than just her relationship with Jack. Her boss has given her the opportunity to write about the trip for the magazine. If the travel series is successful, Dylan will get a permanent column. As the column’s popularity grows, so does the bond between Dylan and Jack.

I loved the premise of this book, but sadly it missed the mark. There was a lot of telling rather than showing, which was disappointing in a book about traveling the world. I would have loved to have read more about each place they visited. The biggest challenges for me were the heavy topics discussed in this book. If you are sensitive to the topics of abortion and doxxing, I would skip this one.

On a positive note, I did enjoy seeing Dylan and Jack’s relationship blossom. If you like enemies to lovers, forced proximity, and second chance romance tropes, then you will enjoy this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group/G.P. Putnam’s Sons for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was much more fun than I was expecting! From the very beginning, I loved Dylan's voice and humor, and the animosity between her and Jack was so much fun to read. I do wish we got Jack's POV and watch him pine and fall for Dylan too, but not having it didn't detract from the novel either. The conversations around "internet fame" and abortion were really well handled and felt organic to the story without getting too preachy which happens sometimes when discussing topics that illicit strong opinions. Even the third act conflict felt natural and not contrived just for the drama; yes it was miscommunication, but understandable miscommunication.
I've seen comments from other reviewers about how they wished there was more content around where they traveled, but I think there was a perfect amount. Any more and it would've detracted from the romance and actual narrative, and what we did get made sense and added to the atmosphere of the moment.
Overall, I was truly impressed by Everhart's debut and will definitely keep an eye out for her future projects.

I really enjoyed this book and can't believe it's a debut novel!

Dylan is a writer who has...been through a few things recently, more on that later. On a whim, she calls into a radio contest and wins an around the world trip but with a catch. The radio host chooses a random contact out of her phone as her companion for the trip. It happens to be "Jack the posho", a bloke she snogged at a club a few months before.

Her boss sees this trip as an opportunity for Dylan to "earn" her column by writing a "second chance romance" about the trip and Jack.

As the trip goes along, we learn more about each character, their quirks, and why Jack accepted the trip. Each have parent issues, self esteem? doubts,

The humor, mostly sarcastic, in this book was hilarious. The author wrote a slow burn in a way that made hand holding steamy!

Wanderlust is a story about a woman who wins a radio station contest to visit 9 different countries- the only catch- the radio DJ gets to randomly pick someone out of her phone to invite. The lucky person ends up being a guy she kissed in a bar once and then never saw again.
This was a very cute premise, with a terrible execution.
I was ready to be immersed in the nine different countries. I wanted imagery, culture, food- and I got the bare minimum.
In terms of the second chance romance I wanted banter, romantic dates and excursions, humor, characters to root for- I got nothing. Totally boring characters with no real romance.
I am thankful to Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this early copy (comes out next month,) but for me it was totally a dud.

thank you netgalley for the arc of this title. i did not like this one. both of these characters annoyed me. jack was such a grumpy, person and dylan was annoying to no end. sure, they got a free vacation and they needed a plot of enemies to whatever they are but there was no chemistry.

I read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I would probably not call this a romance, and more of a general fiction.
I liked the way the author tackled the various issues Dylan and Jack had to face with their families and occupations. While I appreciated the sights of the destinations, there wasn't much in the way of chemistry until the very end.
The issue of abortion is a big deal to many people, so I was lucky that I felt the same way that Dylan did; her body, her choice. Hopefully the readers will agree.

I’m wondering why I requested this one. A sparkling blurb perhaps? In any event, it’s a work of tremendous cliche, both in micro and macro terms. Having just finished Caroline O’Donoghue’s delightful The Rachel Incident, this one seems all the more pedestrian. No doubt there’s a market for it, but it’s no more than generic.