I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang
Snarky and romantic, I Hope This Doesn't Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To All the Boys if Lara Jean wrote hate emails instead of love letters.
Sadie Wen is perfect on paper: school captain, valedictorian, and a "pleasure to have in class." It’s not easy, but she has a trick to keep her model-student smile plastered on her face at all times: she channels all her frustrations into her email drafts. She'd never send them of course -- she'd rather die than hurt anyone's feelings -- but it's a relief to let loose on her power-hungry English teacher or a freeloading classmate taking credit for Sadie's work.
All her most vehemently worded emails are directed at her infuriating cocaptain, Julius Gong, whose arrogance and competitive streak have irked Sadie since they were kids. "You're attention starved and self-obsessed and unbearably vain . . . I really hope your comb breaks and you run out of whatever expensive hair products you've been using to make your hair appear deceptively soft..."
Sadie doesn't have to hold back in her emails, because nobody will ever read them... that is, until they're accidentally sent out.
Overnight, Sadie’s carefully crafted, conflict-free life is turned upside down. It's her worst nightmare -- now everyone at school knows what she really thinks of them, and they're not afraid to tell her what they really think of her either. But amidst the chaos, there's one person growing to appreciate the "real" Sadie -- Julius, the only boy she's sworn to hate...
I loved the author's writing in This Time It's Real so I was
looking forward to reading the ARC of this one and it definitely did
not disappoint! And it has such an interesting premise too - the
protagonist, Sadie Wen has a bunch of unsent email drafts where she
vents her frustrations and they get sent out one day 😶 can you feel
the secondhand embarrassment?😂
Sadie is a perfect model student when it comes to academics and
extracurriculars, and she's also the school captain and
valedictorian. Her people pleasing tendencies have her agreeing to
everything with a smile on her face. But when she's alone she pours
out her irritation in email drafts addressed to different classmates
or teachers. And many of these drafts are directed at her cocaptain
and rival - Julius Gong who has always competed with her for
everything while getting on her nerves. So, imagine her shock and
horror when these are sent out one day and almost everyone at school
has read them🫣 Her carefully crafted nice girl persona comes
crashing down and some are annoyed with her too. But soon she starts
to notice that being direct and honest brings about many changes
too, especially her relationship with Julius - which evolves into
something different from before.
This book had me feeling everything while giggling and swooning. The
dynamic between Sadie and Julius was amazing and I loved how the
tension between them was always present! And while the attraction
between them deepens the competitive streak never dies down and I
think that's peak academic rivals to lovers perfection. Also, the
way they defend each other 🥰 they're too cute y'all! Sadie had an
amazing character arc and I loved watching her realize many things
from the perspective of another academic overachiever 😂 This one
had the perfect mix of banter, humor and romance and I can't wait
for everyone to read it when it comes out 02/06 next year!❣️✨
You can also find this review on my bookstagram here
*I was provided with an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest
review*
You can also find my reviews of the author's other books
here
Ann Liang is a recent graduate of the University of Melbourne. Born in
Beijing, she grew up travelling back and forth between China and
Australia, but somehow ended up with an American accent. When she isn’t
writing, she can be found making over-ambitious to-do lists,
binge-watching dramas, and having profound conversations with her pet
labradoodle about who’s a good dog.
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