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DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING
- Author
- Jesse Sutanto
- Narrator
- Risa Mei
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 7 December 2023
- Run Time
- 9 hours 57 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children's / Teenage: Humorous stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance and love, Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
“A delightful, hilarious, captivating love letter to Indonesia, and coming of age in a large meddlesome family, and the thrill of finding your person where you least expect it!" – Ali Hazelwood on Well, That Was Unexpected
A hilariously fresh and romantic send-up to You’ve Got Mail about a gamer girl with a secret identity and the online bestie she’s never met IRL – until she unwittingly transfers to his school . . .
Seventeen-year-old Kiki Siregar is a fabulous gamer girl with confidence to boot. She can’t help but be totally herself… except when she’s online.
Her secret? She plays anonymously as a guy to avoid harassment from other male players. Even her online best friend—a cinnamon roll of a teen boy who plays under the username Sourdawg—doesn’t know her true identity. Which is fine, because Kiki doesn’t know his real name either, and it’s not like they’re ever going to cross paths IRL.
Until she transfers to an elite private school for her senior year and discovers that Sourdawg goes there, too.
But who is he? How will he react when he finds out Kiki’s secret? And what happens when Kiki realizes she’s falling for her online BFF?
Critics Review
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“Equal parts frothy romance and serious feminist commentary … sweet and satisfying”. The Guardian
PRAISE FOR WELL, THAT WAS UNEXPECTED
"Well, That was Unexpected is a delightful, hilarious, captivating love letter to Indonesia, and coming of age in a large meddlesome family, and the thrill of finding your person where you least expect it!"–Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis
"A hilarious, heartfelt rom-com with a refreshing take on matchmaking, complete with embarrassing, yet well meaning, parents and a social media twist."–Krystal Marquis, author of The Davenports
Really rich narrative’ – The Bookseller
"Charming and immersive, this book feels like taking a trip to Indonesia. Jesse Q. Sutanto writes such vibrant characters, with gorgeous descriptions of setting, culture, and food. Don't read this on an empty stomach!"–Nicole Lesperance, author of The Depths
PRAISE FOR DIAL A FOR AUNTIES
‘A deliciously frantic comedy caper, filled with absurd situations, hilarious dialogue, wonderful family dynamics and crackling with comic energy’ Joanne Harris, CWIP Prize
‘Brilliant, wicked and dead, dead funny’ Andi Osho, Asking For A Friend
‘Has redefined what “page-turner” means with laugh-out-loud humour and delightful twists and turns at every corner’ Buzzfeed
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Details
- Author
- Jesse Sutanto
- Narrator
- Risa Mei
- Duration
- 9 hours 57 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 December 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008501518
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children's / Teenage: Humorous stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance and love, Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
“A delightful, hilarious, captivating love letter to Indonesia, and coming of age in a large meddlesome family, and the thrill of finding your person where you least expect it!" – Ali Hazelwood on Well, That Was Unexpected A hilariously fresh and romantic send-up to You’ve Got Mail about a gamer girl with a secret identity and the online bestie she’s never met IRL – until she unwittingly transfers to his school . . . Seventeen-year-old Kiki Siregar is a fabulous gamer girl with confidence to boot. She can’t help but be totally herself… except when she’s online.Her secret? She plays anonymously as a guy to avoid harassment from other male players. Even her online best friend—a cinnamon roll of a teen boy who plays under the username Sourdawg—doesn’t know her true identity. Which is fine, because Kiki doesn’t know his real name either, and it’s not like they’re ever going to cross paths IRL.Until she transfers to an elite private school for her senior year and discovers that Sourdawg goes there, too.But who is he? How will he react when he finds out Kiki’s secret? And what happens when Kiki realizes she’s falling for her online BFF?
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