Ann LiangRomance · Young Adult·b. 2000
I Hope This Doesn't Find You
Synopsis
Sadie Wen is the picture of a perfect senior: top of her class, endlessly helpful, universally liked. Her secret is a private outlet. She pours her real, unfiltered feelings into draft emails she never intends to send, venting about classmates, teachers, and above all her infuriating academic rival, Julius Gong.
Then the drafts go out. Every one of them, to the entire school. Overnight Sadie's spotless reputation detonates, and the only person willing (or forced) to help her contain the fallout and track down whoever hit send is Julius himself, the boy she has spent years competing against.
Ann Liang's young-adult rom-com is a sharp, funny enemies-to-lovers story about the masks high achievers wear, and what happens when the mask slips.
How it reads
- An enemies to lovers story which was decent to read but not very believable. The characters in this book have their own quirks to make them standup, and the main character herself is an overachiever who worked very hard to get where she was. Her rival is a guy who seems to be effortlessly perfect and has been a thorn in her side since she was nine. Yet, despite the scathing emails she has written, this somehow pivots them away from rivalry and into a romance that just immediately ignites despite years of disinterest. Basically, if you want a fluffy quick romance, then this is up your alley. More of a slow-burner myself.
- “ despite the uncertainties, despite the changing seasons, the risk of new beginnings, I’m sure about him. About us. Because I know without a doubt that as long as I tell Julius Gong where I am, he’ll say, Stay there, I’ll come find you, and he will find me, in any crowd, any room, any city. He always has.” 🥹🩷
- Brb I'm going to lay in bed and kick my feet until the buzz fades away
- That was so cute and emotional 🥹🩷
- Everyone needs to read this book - never has there been a better love story than Julius and Sadie’s 🩷