TRULY LOVEDDDD everything about this book!!! if you love romcom this is the one for you!! Enemies to lovers! Dylan and Jack are so opposite yet they start to click as their journey embarks.

Wanderlust is a well crafted romance/women's lit novel about Dylan and Jack, who, as near strangers, take an expenses-paid trip to a dozen (or so) locations over the course of six weeks.
They start off on the wrong foot, but the slow burn is well executed, as disdain is replaced with furtive glances and fortifying hand-holding. It's a story steeped in bonding through mutual experiences. Dylan is living in her (nearly) fulfilling career as a writer and it is contrasted with reserved Jack, who we learn is a solicitor by his parents' choice but may be an aspiring photographer if he had the space and confidence to pursue it. Sounds like a perfect match for a travel book, right?
This book is single POV, Dylan's, so Jack is a bit of a Mystery Man to Dylan and to the reader. Dylan doesn't ask many questions of him and ribs him constantly about being "posh" and this is partly by design. I just wish we knew a little more about Jack besides his fear of heights and his secret crush on her from the day they met in a club.
I really enjoyed this book - Everhart's pacing is excellent and I never felt like the writing and pining was repetitive (as happens in many contemporary slow burn books).
I would definitely pick this one up if you are a fan of British women's lit/romance and writers like Emily Henry & Libby Hubscher.

This was so so good. I have got zero shame when I say that I lived vicariously through these characters. They were so cute and adorable and I have been fully invested into their story and romance since page 1. The story was pretty entertaining and that ending gave me more than I ever could have hoped for. Overall, I really enjoyed it.

If you love romance books about traveling around the world with an almost stranger, 'Wanderlust' is the book for you! Dylan works for a magazine called 'Buxom', but she is still hoping to get her own column someday. She wrote an article that caused a lot of hate on the internet. She received death threats, angry DMs, and people coming to her house to threaten her in person. After all of that, Dylan's relationship with her parents struggles too. They weren't supportive when she told her parents that she was bi, and they didn't support her choices in the article that she wrote about months ago.

One day, Dylan hears about a radio contest, and surprisingly, she is the winner! Her prize is a trip around the world, but the catch is that the station will randomly select a contact from her phone. This person will have to be her traveling companion the trip. The radio station selects someone named Jack the Posho, and Dylan has no idea who that is. Turns out, they met one night at a club, and they shared a steamy kiss. Jack agrees to go on the trip with her.

As the embark on their journey, Dylan and Jack appear to be opposites. Tension remains between them, and they try their best to get along on the trip. As they visit more places, they start to see the sparks that they felt on that first night months ago. Dylan and Jack reveal parts of themselves to each other, and they can confide in each other. They support each other's dreams, and they start to care more about each other. I loved their journey around the world and their journey toward each other.

I would have liked to read more about the places that they visited. Some of the countries were only mentioned in passing. I wanted to live vicariously through them as they traveled around the world. The book did cover some heavy topics, and I think that everything was handled in an appropriate way.

Overall, this is an amazing debut from author, Elle Everhart. I can't wait to read what she writes next!

Thanks to NetGalley and Putnam Books for an ARC of this wonderful book.

Cute travel romance. A bit unrealistic circumstances but overall fun. Would have loved more details of the destinations and the gruelling nature of that much travel. Like you're not cute after a 14 hour flight, you just aren't.

As a total sucker for any romcom involving travel, this one did not disappoint!! Dylan is a writer who is bored with her job and on a whim calls in for a radio contest and wins a free holiday around the world - the catch is that her travel companion is to be a random contact in her phone. That contact ends up being a guy she ghosted after meeting one night at a club. The author did an amazing job capturing not only the initial awkwardness between the main characters, but also an organically growing connection between them as they get to know one another better throughout their travels, as well as having really good individual character growth. The entire story from the characters to the plot to the writing, was vastly enjoyable and entertaining! I definitely recommend this one to all romance romcom lovers and look forward to seeing what else this author puts out in the future.

Thank you so much to netgalley for providing me a free e-copy of Wanderlust in exchange for an honest review.

4.25/5 stars! This second-chance romance hits all the right notes. Enemies-to-lovers Dylan and Jack are forced to go on a trip around the world while tolerating each other's company. Or is there more between them? I really enjoyed this sweet and sassy contemporary romance and think fans of Christina Henry will gobble this story up.

I received an advance review copy for free through NetGalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily

A charming sort of strangers-to-reluctant travel companions-to-friends-to-lovers romance.

Dylan just won a fabulous trip to nine countries with free luxury hotel accommodation. The only catch is that she will have to travel with a randomly selected person listed as a contact in her phone (and take pictures and post about her travels). Luckily or unluckily, her travel partner ends up being Jack, a very handsome and posh man Dylan snogged on a night out a few months ago. They initially clash when they reunite at the airport but as they journey together around the world, they begin to realize they have more in common than they initially thought. However, Jack cherishes privacy as much as Dylan longs for her writing to reach a wide audience - will they be able to make it work?

Well, this was a delight and I recommend it to romance readers. At first, I was not sure I really felt the chemistry between Dylan and Jack, but that soon changed, as their connection grew slowly and organically. I appreciated the steady character growth and blossoming relationship between Dylan and Jack. The pacing was unusual at times with not every travel destination receiving an equal amount of coverage, though this did not detract from the overall story. While Wanderlust tackles some tough topics like parental neglect and online bullying and harassment, the author manages to make the story feel tender and lighthearted.

Thank you very much to Putnam and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC! (all thoughts and opinions are honest and my own)

Wanderlust is story about Dylan and a trip around the world with Jack, the guy she ghosted just a couple months prior. It’s a cute, adventurous story and one of the first rom-coms in a while that I’ve genuinely enjoyed reading.

There were a few reasons, however, that it was only a three-star for me. First, I think it should’ve been paced better. For some of the cities, there were several chapters, and others, we only got to see them have one day there. I wish there were more colorful descriptions of all the places they got to see — they went to Bangkok, Mumbai, Mexico City, and more! I want to feel like I got to go with them! I also think how they met was sort of brushed over, and there should have been a flashback to the night they met so we could see those first moments. Last, I wish we knew more about Jack. I’m not always a fan of dual povs, but I think this book could have benefited from it because we don’t get to know Jack well enough.

I know that seems like a lot of critiques, but I still really enjoyed reading it. As a huge fan of traveling, I think the premise was super fun, and honestly, it would make a great movie because we’d be able to really see all the beautiful places they get to go.

The perfect way to pretend you’re traveling the world! This story about Dylan & Jack was wonderful. They had incredible chemistry!

I wish there had been more details about their different locations but the scenes with those details were phenomenal & made me add those destinations to my travel list.

Overall a fun read that I think a lot of you will love!

Thank you for the ARC NetGalley in exchange for my honest review!

Entering a radio contest on a whim, Dylan wins the trip of a lifetime - a 6 week trip around the world! The only catch? The radio station gets to choose at random from her contact list who she will travel with. Enter Jack, mystery man from Dylan's past whom she doesn't even remember at first. I mean, from this synopsis alone I was intrigued! This story was very fast-paced and I read it in one sitting! I loved the descriptions for the locations they travelled to (though I wish some locations were given the same amount of love as others though I understand the need to keep some parts short to keep the story going). There was some miscommunication (or lack of really) between the characters which is honestly my least favorite trope, but I still enjoyed the story overall and it made me want to travel and experience what the characters experienced in this book!

I would give this book 2 stars out of 5.

I really just could not get into this book. There was a lack of description on the places Dylan and Jack went on during their trip. It was supposed to be this huge extravagant trip but I was left disappointed due to lack of details. There was only a chapter or 2 on some of the places before they had gone to another place. It just felt a bit rushed in that aspect.

The book did have great character development and I liked both Dylan and Jack so much. It was a cute rom-com book and it was a quick read for me.

Overall, it was just an OK book for me. I am looking forward to other books from this author in the future.

Thank you Net Galley and the publishers for this ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley for an arc of Wanderlust in exchange for an honest review. This review is wholly my own & may not be reproduced.

Dubbed as People We Meet on Vacation meets The Unhoneymooners (HELLOOOOOOO – those 2 books are by my fave authors!) I knew by this alone that I HAD to read this.

This is a kind-of enemies to lovers story revolving around Dylan who wins a trip around the would from a radio station but the only catch is that a random person from her phone list has to accompany her. The person chosen was Jack, a guy that Dylan had one date with that wasn’t too great & then she ghosted him. This should be FUN, right?????

The animosity between the 2 MC is awesome. I LOL’d several times. As with this type of trope, we all know that things end up evening out and Dylan and Jack end up falling for each other. That’s NOT a spoiler – you KNOW it’s going to happen.

This book is well written. The pacing is great and the characters are fantastic with great chemistry. This was a super cute story that I absolutely loved!! If you’re in the mood for a cute rom-com to take your mind off heavier stuff, I’d definitely recommend picking this one up!

I rated it 4 Stars

Wanderlust

3.75 ⭐️

It’s been brutally cold this week and Wanderlust was the perfect way to pretend I was traveling around the world!

Dylan wins a trip around the world, but the catch is she has to take it with a random person in her phone. Jack and Dylan have very different personalities but it was wonderful watching them slowly grow together through this forced proximity.

I’m still not totally sure how I feel about the end resolution with their parents, but Dylan and Jack were so supportive of each other.

Thanks to @netgalley for this eARC. Check this one out this summer!

As a romance novel-obsessed person who also loves to travel, I enjoyed this book. It was cute, you became invested in the characters and their relationship and you wanted to keep reading to find out how it evolved. The only thing I would change is I would have liked if it went more into what happened the first night they met and spent more time on their interactions while traveling and little less on the scenery and surroundings in each location.

This book is a cute rom-com about two semi-strangers who are randomly paired together on a two-month trip. The main characters, Dylan and Jack, are polar opposites but as they spend more time together and get to know each other better, they start to see their similarities. The book covers serious topics like abortion, online bullying, and strained relationships with parents but balances these heavy themes with lighthearted moments and a developing romantic relationship between Dylan and Jack. The pacing of the book was a little odd and I would have liked to read more of their travel adventures. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book.

Thank you so much for this ARC!

I absolutely loved this story! I love escaping in a vacation story anyway, but add Dylan’s antics and Jack’s resistance to change and it was even better.

I’m always a fan of enemies to lovers and add in some forces proximity and sign me up!

I was hooked from the start of the story and the pace never slowed down. So glad I got a chance to read it!

Dylan Coughlan is ready for a vacation. When she randomly enters a radio competition that will take her on a two-month trip, Dylan is surprised to find out that she is the winner. She’s even more surprised to find out that the person she will be traveling with is going to be randomly picked out of her phone contacts. Enter Jack Hunton – a guy Dylan met once at a club that she ghosted. Dylan and Jack are polar opposites, but they are willing to make it work to go on this once-in-a-lifetime trip together. As they spend more time together, they start realizing they actually have a lot more in common than they originally thought.

Wanderlust is an opposites attract, forced proximity rom-com. However, the book also covers heavier topics like abortion, online bullying & harassment and strained relationships with parents. Dylan and Jack have their own way of dealing with these topics, but it was cute to see them support each other as they work towards solutions. Their relationship feels real and honest because they took the time to get to know each other without any judgement. I only wish there would have been an epilogue to the book because as it ends, it really feels like just the beginning of their story.

Dylan is an interesting main character. She’s strong, blunt, and carefree, but she is also sensitive. She knows exactly who she is, but she’s still learning how to get what she wants out of life, her career and her relationships. Towards the beginning of the book, she does feel a bit childish with how to treats and talks to Jack, but as they start to understand each other, she does grow as a character and soon becomes his biggest advocate.

I do wish the book was paced a little differently. Sometimes we got multiple chapters from one of their travel destinations while others took place on the last day of a destination. Dylan and Jack are on this extravagant trip, and I wish we could have read more of their adventures in these places.

This was a great debut novel, and I will definitely pick up Elle Everhart’s next book. Dylan and Jack were a cute couple and I appreciated the themes of still learning who you are, even in your late 20s/30s.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for giving me an ARC copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

A sweet and charming, well-written rom-con about some almost-strangers thrown together for a trip around the world. Loved the detail about each locale and I loved the way their relationship grew.

This book made my heart so happy. Dylan and Jack have only met once but after winning a radio contest they're going to be seeing the world together for two months. Elle Everhart has such a beautiful writing style. I'm so surprised this is a debut novel! I will definitely be buying anything else she writes!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!