What Not to Do on Vacation by Rachel Magee is a light and entertaining read that captures the unpredictable nature of getaways gone wrong. With a charming cast of characters and plenty of unexpected turns, it offers a fun escape that’s easy to enjoy. Perfect for readers looking for something breezy, heartwarming, and full of little surprises.

•𝐀𝐋𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰•

{𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑫𝒐 𝒐𝒏 𝑽𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏}

“𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎’𝚜 𝚋𝚒𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚒𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚐𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚜.”

🏖️ Release Date: May 20, 2025 🏖️
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If I had to choose only one word to describe this book, it would have to be “predictable.” I felt like I already knew everything that was going to happen in this book only a few chapters in, so I spent most of my time reading being bored out of my mind. So while I wouldn’t call this story “bad”, it definitely wasn’t captivating by any means and overall, I’d consider it a letdown.

This story focused on three sisters and their journey to fixing their relationship after their mom died. We got the pov of all three sisters, plus the pov of one of the love interests. Honestly, I feel like they should have just left the love interest’s pov out and the story would have been just fine. Most of the characters felt extremely cliché and it was hard to connect with any of them in general. As you would expect, the ending tied everything up with a big red bow and everyone got their HEAs.

This was a new-to-me author and honestly, I don’t think I’ll be reading any more of her books. Like I mentioned earlier, her writing style in this book was very predictable and that just takes all the fun out of reading. So while her other books may not be as predictable, I’m just not willing to take that chance.

The audiobook was a lot more digestible than the e-book. The narrator was amazing and did a great job!
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I received a complimentary alc from NetGalley and Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio. All opinions are purely my own.

This will be a perfect beach read. Easy to listen to while laying out and people watching. The narrator did a great job. The plot had parallel story line to How To Lose a Guy in 10 days. I really enjoyed this being closed door/ clean romance!