Why we’re excited
August and Reed have been inseparable neighbours since birth and insist they are not secretly in love. Before college, they agree to finally sleep with someone during a spring-break school trip around Europe, where both their crushes are coming too. The plan has a flaw: August has already slept with someone and has never told Reed.
Rachel Lynn Solomon writes warm, frank romance for teens and adults, including Today Tonight Tomorrow and See You Yesterday. A friends-to-lovers story moving through Paris, Amsterdam and Vienna plays to her strengths. Older teens who like romance with honest talk about sex and friendship will find plenty here.
On our most-anticipated list since 26 October 2026. See all the most anticipated books →
What to know about Wanderlust
Rachel Lynn Solomon is a familiar name here: 2 of Rachel Lynn Solomon’s books have full reviews, averaging 4.0 out of 5. Our highest-rated so far is Extracurricular (4★).
From the publisher
Two best friends make a pact to lose their virginity on a school trip to Europe—if their feelings for each other don’t get in the way—in this shimmering, will-they-won’t-they young adult romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Today Tonight Tomorrow, Rachel Lynn Solomon.
August Levy and Reed Horowitz have always done everything together. Neighbors born a month apart, they were destined to be best friends, with August’s carefree chaos balanced by Reed’s gentle demeanor and occasional overthinking. It’s ridiculous, really, that everyone thinks they’re secretly pining for each other. They’d never let themselves be that cliché.
Now it’s senior year, and there’s one major milestone they’re hoping to hit before they start have sex for the first time. Their school spring break trip to Europe is the perfect opportunity, with no parents, considerable freedom, and the fact that both their crushes will be there. There’s just one August has already lost her virginity, something she’s been keeping from Reed for reasons she can’t quite admit to herself.
From Paris to Amsterdam to Vienna, the trip pushes them together in unexpected ways, forcing them to confront long-buried feelings. They might be falling for each other in some of the most romantic places in the world—but what happens when vacation is over?
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We haven’t read Wanderlust yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.
