I usually prefer books to movies. Emily Henry has been hit or miss for me, so I decided to watch this one instead of wasting 8 hours on a book. I enjoyed the movie and been hearing that the book is better (obviously). Do you recommend reading the book or will the magic be gone now that I know what happens?

It's my friend's birthday next week and she wants to do a wildflower hike. Any recommendations for this time of the year? I had done ollala canyon around this time last year and it was beautiful. I haven't been seeing a lot of social media hype around it this year though, so not sure if the bloom is as good as last year. Columbia River Gorge seemed to be great this year, but probably past peak bloom. Any recommendations?