I HOPE THIS DOESN'T FIND YOU

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.