Wish You Weren’t Here
Wish You Weren’t Here by Erin Baldwin, published by Penguin on June 4, 2024, is a young adult fiction that explores the complexities of rivalry and unexpected connections. This 304-page novel follows Juliette, who navigates her complicated relationship with Priya Pendley, the popular girl in their small town. As they agree to a truce to survive their intertwined lives, Juliette looks forward to a summer free from Priya at Fogridge Sleepaway Camp, only to find her rival as her cabinmate, challenging her plans for a peaceful getaway.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into themes of romance, friendship, and self-discovery against the backdrop of summer camp and the pressures of teenage life. The story captures the essence of a hate-to-love dynamic, filled with moments of tension and chemistry as Juliette grapples with her feelings towards Priya. As the summer unfolds, Juliette must confront her emotions and the realities of her situation, ultimately learning to embrace the changes in her life before saying goodbye to the only home she has ever known.
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“A masterclass of a sapphic rom-com. Filled with hate-to-love perfection, swoony moments, and off-the-charts chemistry.” -Rachael Lippincott, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl
All’s fair in love and Color War.
Juliette doesn’t hate Priya Pendley.
At least, not in the way teen movies say she should hate the hot popular girl. They don’t do cat fights, love triangles, or betrayal. To survive their intertwined small town lives, they’ve agreed to a truce. They complete group projects without fighting, never gossip to mutual friends, and stand on opposite sides of photos so it’s easy to crop each other out.
Priya seems to have everything during the school year—social media stardom, the handsome track captain boyfriend, and millions of adoring fans—and Juliette is at peace with that. Because Juliette has the summer, and the one place she never feels like “too much”: Fogridge Sleepaway Camp.
But her hopes for a few Priya-free weeks are shattered when her rival shows up at Fogridge on move-in day… as her cabinmate, no less. Juliette is determined to enjoy her final summer, even if it means (gag) tolerating her childhood rival, but everything that can go wrong, does.
If Juliette can’t find something to like about her situation—and about Priya—she risks hating the only home she’s ever had, right before she says goodbye to it forever.
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