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I Hope This Doesn't Find You

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An instant New York Times bestseller! Snarky and romantic, I Hope This Doesn't Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before 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 . . . .

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 22, 2024
      An Aussie teen’s perfect facade crumbles when her private emails are leaked to the whole school in this sardonic love story by Liang (This Time It’s Real). Seventeen-year-old Sadie Wen is a model student: she’s a school captain, has stellar grades, and is an active volunteer. But while she’s friendly on the outside, she secretly pours her frustrations into email drafts ripping into fellow students’ work ethics and unfair teacher assessments. Sadie’s most heated vexations are channeled toward her co-captain, irksome childhood rival Julius Gong. When the emails are accidentally sent, Sadie must face the music. Not only has she raised the ire of her fellow students and teachers, but she’s also expected to work with Julius on various activities around the school in a show of camaraderie. The snarky duo’s forced proximity allows them to open up, be vulnerable, and learn to appreciate each other for the first time. Underlying themes of parental abandonment, bullying, and academic stress add depth to the teens’ developing relationship in this well-paced, banter-filled rivals-to-lovers romance. Sadie and Julius are Chinese Australian. Ages 12–up.

    • Booklist

      February 15, 2024
      Grades 9-12 Sadie Wen is a perfect student, school captain, and the ultimate people pleaser--who also must win and achieve at all costs. Julius Gong, her fellow captain at their exclusive private school, has, ever since an ill-fated dodgeball game in elementary school, been her opponent in everything. Sadie bottles up her feelings while venting her frustrations through a collection of unsent emails. When those drafts are accidentally sent, everyone, including Julius, sees what she has left unsaid. As she and Julius work together on a principal-mandated mission to overcome the school's damaged reputation, they learn that their enmity might be hiding something deeper. Sadie also discovers that people might actually like her as her real self--and that being liked isn't everything. With relatable characters and a rivals-to-lovers romance that is everything, this book's only flaw is a few slightly predictable twists that veer into clich�. But Sadie's journey away from people-pleasing is enjoyable to watch, and this will greatly appeal to readers who love the trope of academic rivals who are actually in love.

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    • Kirkus

      Starred review from January 15, 2024
      When her cathartic hate-email drafts are accidentally sent out, a teen girl tries to smooth things over with the guy who infuriates her most. After her father left years ago, Sadie Wen vowed to be a good daughter for her mother's sake. Now in her final year at her prestigious high school in Melbourne, Australia, Sadie has proven her perfection--she's school co-captain, gets good grades, and excels in extracurriculars--all while helping at their family bakery. Being perfect is tough, but she copes by unleashing her frustration in email drafts she never intends to send. When they accidentally go out, Sadie's perfect image crumbles. While some were written to people who had wronged her, Sadie addressed the most ruthless emails--some dating back nine years--to her longtime nemesis and school co-captain, Julius Gong. When someone posts a video of their subsequent public altercation, damaging the school's reputation, the principal forces Sadie and Julius to work together on school projects as punishment. At first, it seems like they'll never get along, but as the Chinese Australian teens get to know each other, Sadie realizes that there might be more than pure loathing between them. This sweet, cozy story is full of charming dialogue and laugh-out-loud scenes. Alongside the romance storyline, Sadie learns about going beyond just pleasing others. The emotional angst and awkwardness, adolescent pressures, and other emotions are engaging and relatable. Full of giggles, snark, and sweetness: Rom-com lovers, I hope this does find you. (Romance. 12-18)

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    • School Library Journal

      Starred review from June 14, 2024

      Gr 9 Up-Sadie Wen is the school captain, valedictorian, an overachiever, and a people-pleaser. Julius Gong, another overachiever, is a co-captain. Over the past decade, the two have been competing in academics, athletics, and anything else possible. They seldom talk to each other, communicating instead via unspoken body languages, eye-rolling and hasty sighs. Sadie vents her frustrations in email drafts addressed to Julius and others, such as Rosie, who won last year's science fair with work she stole from Sadie, and English teacher Ms. Johnson, who refused to round up 89.5 points to 90 for one of her assignments. Sadie has no intention to send those email drafts, but one day, they are sent out to the entire student body and staff. Sadie immediately becomes the most hated person at Woodvale Academy. After years of avoiding conflicts, she must work to get back in everyone's good graces. In the process of fixing the situation, Sadie discovers that Julius is on her side and, in this rivals-to-lovers story, realizes that Julius has been hiding his feelings toward her. The story takes a sharp turn when Sadie's email drafts are mysteriously sent out-yet, how are the drafts sent out? Did Sadie make a wrong click? Did someone use her laptop, sending out the drafts intentionally? Nobody knows, and readers are kept wondering all the way to the end. VERDICT A must-read, this novel is full of charming dialogue, romantic-tension scenes, and heart-melting moments.-Anna Ching-Yu Wong

      Copyright 2024 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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