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i‘m OBSESSED 📓🎀
oh mein gott ich liebe rivals to lovers und dieses buch hat ALLES richtig gemacht. AAAA 😭🤍 ich hab ehrlich nichts zu kritisieren, ich wünschte einfach nur es wäre länger gewesen weil es SOOO gut war 🙏🏻 die story ist relativ light-hearted und sweet - also wenn man eine deepe, gut-wrenching story sucht sollte man vielleicht lieber etwas anderes lesen. aber das machts in meinen augen auch wieder perfekt. manchmal braucht man einfach kurze stories, die einen nicht emotional zerstören 😭 ich sag ehrlich: i was giggling and kicking my feet the WHOLE time…… julius gong ist einer der coolsten mmc‘s ever und ich hab ihn so unendlich geliebt (i‘m whipped) und auch sadie ist so cool und honestly SO relatable. ich bin kein mensch der bücher ein zweites mal liest, aber ich glaube bei diesem hier muss ich eine ausnahme machen 🤍🥹
julius ist CRAZYYY
dieses buch ist auf ernst einfach PERFEKT. ich habe null komme null etwas auszusetzen, ich wünschte nur es wäre länger julius ist wirklich ein insaner character, lowkey so in love mit ihm 😩 die confession war die beste die ich je gelesen habe,der letzte satz im buch made my heart flutter fr fr ann liang the queen you are, bitte hör niemals auf zu schreiben ❤️🩹
„You were right, Sadie Wen. I am completely, helplessly obsessed with you.“
I hope this doesn‘t find you by Ann Liang I think I‘ve just finished my new favourite romance book EVER. I had so much fun reading about Sadie and Julius, I finished this book in two days. That‘s really fast for me! There were so many moments, where I just had to laugh out loud because this book was soo funny!! The romance is everything I want in a romance book. Academic rivals, banter, cozy, fun, a guy who doesn‘t hold back when someone disrespects his girl. The tension between these two was having me on the edge of my seat until the last page of the book. In my opinion this book was just perfect. And I guess that‘s the only right opinion. Already one of my favourite books of the year!
Absolutely love it, most definitely my fave read in 2025
I read this book last summer (just forgot about giving a review) and I absolutely loved it. This book was basically my first introduction to Ann Liang and now I'm obsessed with her books. Her writing style is so nice and easy to read but still so emotional and descriptive. You could FEEL the emotions, the pressure, the struggles... Just everything, I even had to cry while reading it. I just couldn't put the book down because it was THAT good!! It even felt very relatable to me... Peak people pleaser behavior after all. But yeah, although for some it might seem quite childish or simple or something, I think it's nice to have a wholesome and sweet story that can still bring you to your tears while also feeling comforting. Long story short, absolutely loved the writing, the characters and the story in itself! 10/10 can totally recommend, please read it!!
𝗜 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 💗📚🏆
𝖠𝗎𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗇: 𝖠𝗇𝗇 𝖫𝗂𝖺𝗇𝗀 𝖬𝖾𝗂𝗇 𝖱𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ 4.5/5 𝖦𝖾𝗇𝗋𝖾/𝖳𝗋𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗌: 𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝖤𝗇𝖾𝗆𝗂𝖾𝗌/𝖱𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗌-𝗍𝗈-𝖫𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌, 𝖲𝗅𝗈𝗐 𝖡𝗎𝗋𝗇 🥂 Rezension: Sadie Wen ist auf dem Papier perfekt: Schulsprecherin, Jahrgangsbeste. Ihr Geheimnis, stets ein Musterschülerlächeln aufzusetzen? Sie verarbeitet all ihren kleinen Frust in ihren E-Mail-Entwürfen. Die meisten ihrer vehement formulierten E-Mails sind an ihren selbstgefälligen, unerträglichen Co-Schulsprecher Julius Gong gerichtet, der ihr seit ihrer Kindheit ein Dorn im Auge ist. Sadie wollte nie, dass diese E-Mails an die Öffentlichkeit gelangen… doch nun steht ihr ganzes Leben vor einer Veränderung… 𝘌𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘬𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘺, 𝘴𝘶̈𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘩 🌸💕
,,In order to beat the enemy you have to understand them intimately ..."
Ein schöner, leichter Enemies to Lovers für zwischendurch. :) --- Inhalt: Saddie und Julius sind schon verfeindet seitdem sie 7 sind. Immer wollen sie die Besten in allen sein, sei es an Sportveranstaltungen, in allen Schulfächern oder gar in Organisatorischen Sachen. Sie verabscheuen sich bis zum Tode. Saddies Wut auf Julius ist dermaßen groß, dass sie sogar im Geheimen, wenn sie die Wut nicht mehr ertragen kann, ihm ,,Hass-Emails'' schreibt, welche sie jedoch für sich behält. Doch eines Tages kommen diese raus und zerstören Saddies perfekten Ruf. Sie greift zu Maßnhamen, an die sie als braves Mädchen niemals gedacht hätte..., was ihr Schulleben sowie die Feindschaft mit Julius ins Schwanken bringt. Einschätzung: Ich fand das Buch echt gut geschrieben und musste andauernd lachen, weil manche Konversationen einfach zu absurd waren oder immer irgendeine Überraschung um die Ecke kam. 😂 Auch wenn mir die beiden sehr ans Herz gewachsen sind, fand ich Saddies Entwicklung am interessantesten. Man merkt wirklich durch die Seiten, wie sie endlich erlernt anderen auch mal Unrecht zu geben oder wie sie ihre Freiheit gewinnt sowie das Wichtigste: Ihr eigenes Glück findet. Wie sie lernt sich von anderen Meinungen nicht mehr unterzudrücken. Fakt: Aus einem zu netten Mädchen wird eine selbstsichere und mutige Persönlichkeit. GENAU DAS mochte ich. Die Dynamik zwischen den Beiden war wiegesagt super sowie süß und die passen halt, was soll man sagen. ;D --- 1 Stern Abzug, weil ich mir ehrlich gesagt gewünscht habe das Buch wäre etwas länger u. es war etwas kitschig..., aber dennoch Lesempfehlung. Wenn ihr mal Lust auf etwas Leichtes habt, dann dieses! 4 ✨
"For ten years I thought I was preparing to destroy you, when really I was preparing to love you." -page 308
I would give 4 stars to my reading experience. I definitely enjoyed it and was invested. I liked the characters, especially Julius. However, the book could've been longer, and the full potential of the story wasn't used. I would've loved it if it had 200 pages more. Even though it was slow-burn, I still feel like the story could've been longer, especially to explore the characters' family problems more. It would've been interesting to get to know Julius' family... All in all, I liked it. I love academic rivals/Enemies To Lovers, and the trope was well used in this book. I also liked the setting. Cute read, that I would definitely recommend 🤗 📷 made by me: https://pin.it/1gWdT4WPp
Cute Highschool love
Es tat so gut einfach mal etwas so normales und doch so süßes zu lesen. Mein 13-Jähriges Ich würde wahrscheinlich von diesem Buch träumen und fangirlen. 😂😊 Super duper simple und tolle Geschichte zwischen zwei kleinen Erzfeinden die doch irgendwie so viel mit einander zu tun haben, das doch mehr als ein Funken zwischen denen entsteht! Ich bin sehr sehr zufrieden mit der Authorin und mag ihren Schreibstyle 🙈
Das Buch war... süß. Nicht mehr und nicht weniger.
Das Buch vermittelt kein Bauchkribbeln, keine Gänsehaut, keine tieferen Emotionen. Es behandelt keine schwierigen Themen, keine wirklichen Probleme; es geht einfach nur um zwei Teenager, die von akademischen Rivalen zu Liebenden werden (wenn überhaupt; es war nie von Liebe die Rede). Aber das ist in Ordnung. Manchmal braucht man sowas auch. Dadurch, dass das Buch auch relativ kurz ist, kann man es zwischendurch mal lesen, um eventuell mal durchzuatmen, wenn man sonst Bücher mit schweren Themen oder ähnliches liest. Wenn ihr Shojo-Mangas kennt, die in der Highschool spielen: ja, das ist genau das: ein Shojo in Buchform. Mir persönlich hat es leider zu wenig gegeben.
》𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡. I hold on to those words, examine them up close. I've never thought of myself as intimidating or scary, yet it feels like the greatest compliment. A confirmation of my wildest hopes. Julius Gong takes me seriously. He isn't just competing because he thinks it'd be embarrassing to lose. He's 𝑎𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑑 of losing to me.《 _____________ 》"All of this is to say that Julius is 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦," I say quickly. "And Sadie is the light of my life," Julius says, his lip curling, even though there's an odd note to his tone. Something that could be confused for sincerity. "The sun in my sky, the source of all my joy. She's the reason I wake up every morning excited to go to my classes. Not a day goes by where I'm not grateful that she exists, that she's there, that I get to talk to her and pass her in the halls and listen to her laugh."《 _____________ 》"I choose you," [...] "You'll always be my first choice, Julius Gong." "Really?" "Really. "《 _____________ 》[...] 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚘. 𝚂𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚎 -- 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝, 𝚂𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚗. 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢, 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚕𝚢 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎, 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚒𝚞𝚜 -- Nice YA, page-turner on its own.
Sadie is a teenage girl who feels responsible for everything. As a consequence, she has to have the best grades (so she can have a good career in case her brother's sports career doesn't take off), help her mother run their bakery, join a lot of extracurriculars, be the most helpful, and have the perfect image. A lot of this gets exacerbated by her rivalry with her classmate Julius. Julius is charismatic and well-liked without having to put a lot of effort into it. The only one he isn't using his charms on is Sadie. She hates it, but she is determined not to break her collected façade, even when she is boiling over with rage. The only time she doesn't put on a brave face and let's out all she's feeling, is when she channels all this rage into replying to her emails... and then never sending the reply. Instead, these passionate rants sit in her drafts. When these replies accidentally get sent, it sends Sadie in a spiral. All her perfectly crafted balance and image is now shattered. The book follows how she copes with that. As everyone now already knows all the worst thoughts she has about them, Sadie starts to drop her façade from time to time, learning that she doesn't have to cater to everyone's whims for them to like them, but people might just like her for who she actually is. The biggest change comes in her relationship to Julius, who most of the mad emails were about. When we first meet him, he accuses Sadie of being fake, and when Sadie drops her friendly demeanor, she realizes that it's much more fun fighting back than just taking what he throws her. She starts liking to fight with him, and maybe even liking him. But going from rivals to friends or even more is not so easy when you've been fighting for a long time. I really enjoy rivals-to-lovers stories, so this story was a perfect fit for me. It's cute, well-written and fast-paced, with an interesting cast of characters even beyond Sadie and Julius (even though the others are not much of a focus). The romance goes hand-in-hand with Sadie's character development, which makes this in parts a coming-of-age story as well. She learns a lot of lessons about her place in the world, without this being fully separate from the romance or it being only a secondary effect of the romance. With stories where the romantic leads start off fighting or hating each other, it's always a delicate balance for a romance to not fall into toxic stereotypes (not that those cannot be fun to read) or skip a few steps in the development. "I hope this doesn't find you" managed to do this very well, showing us where the conflict stemmed from on both sides, having both be equally invested in this rivalry and their fights then turning to debates and later to conversations. The story also hits a few of the more clichéd tropes that I'm not as big of a fan of, but the important development is still done in ways that feel very true to the characters that this didn't even bother me much. Can and will recommend this book.
A romcom book that will make you giggle and give you the urge to kick your feet.
For me, this book is one of the best "enemies to lovers" books I have ever read. The tension between the two remained until the end, and the heated discussions only became more passionate. Julius is obsessed with her, and the way Ann Liang describes him in small remarks made me fall in love with him within a few pages. I feel so incredibly sorry for Sadie that I just want to give her a hug. She struggles with the feeling of always having to be perfect and at the same time never being good enough. And that's why I love Julius. He shows her how wonderful she is and pushes her to achieve great things. She is never too much for him and the way he admires her is just adorable. And yet he is still written so realistically. He is a teenage boy who is afraid of rejection and is just as lost in Sadie as she is in him. I read the book in one day and don't regret searching all over London for it.
⤷‧₊˚ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ “And now there’s you. This whole time, it’s been you, and I didn’t even realize. In retrospect, it makes sense, doesn’t it? In order to beat the enemy, you have to understand them intimately. You have to observe them, learn their weaknesses, memorize their every word, track their progress, predict their next move. For ten years I thought I was preparing to destroy you, when really I was preparing to love you.” shut up omg i can’t this was adorable. i’m really glad to gave this book a second chance because wow. this author has such a beautiful writing style, i can't wait to read if you could see the sun. “You were right, Sadie Wen. I am completely, helplessly obsessed with you. Love, Julius” julius is such a sweetheart literally the perfect book boyfriend and sadie was so relatable even though i had a lot of trouble liking them at first, it changes so quickly and now i’m obsessed with them.
Rating: 3.5 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.
Like always, loved Ann Liangs writing. Beautiful. I also loved the story (though its clearly a rip off from to all the boys I've loved before but in a good way) and the characters, especially Sadie, were super relatable for me. Also love the dynamic between Sadie and Julius. They are the best written Rivals to Lovers in my opinion because they never stopped being rivals in the first place. It just felt very natural. Just didnt quite get the 5 star feeling. But loved this book!!
⤷‧₊˚ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ “And now there’s you. This whole time, it’s been you, and I didn’t even realize. In retrospect, it makes sense, doesn’t it? In order to beat the enemy, you have to understand them intimately. You have to observe them, learn their weaknesses, memorize their every word, track their progress, predict their next move. For ten years I thought I was preparing to destroy you, when really I was preparing to love you.” shut up omg i can’t this was adorable. i’m really glad to gave this book a second chance because wow. this author has such a beautiful writing style, i can't wait to read if you could see the sun. “You were right, Sadie Wen. I am completely, helplessly obsessed with you. Love, Julius” julius is such a sweetheart literally the perfect book boyfriend and sadie was so relatable even though i had a lot of trouble liking them at first, it changes so quickly and now i’m obsessed with them.
“I Hope This Doesn’t Find You” was a bit of a mixed experience for me. The first half felt slow and somewhat flat—nothing really grabbed my attention, and it took me quite a while to finish. The plot was pretty basic and leaned heavily on typical YA tropes, so it didn’t feel very fresh or exciting. At first, I struggled to connect with the main characters, Sadie and Julius. Sadie came across as a bit irritating at times, and Julius didn’t stand out much for me early on. But as the story progressed, I started warming up to both of them. They became more engaging and relatable, which definitely improved my overall impression. Unfortunately, the ending felt too abrupt and left me wanting more closure. It was sweet but rushed, and I wish the book had given more space to fully wrap up Sadie and Julius’s story. All in all, it wasn’t a mind-blowing read, but there’s something charming about it once you settle in. If you’re looking for a light YA romance without big surprises, this might be worth your time.
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i‘m OBSESSED 📓🎀
oh mein gott ich liebe rivals to lovers und dieses buch hat ALLES richtig gemacht. AAAA 😭🤍 ich hab ehrlich nichts zu kritisieren, ich wünschte einfach nur es wäre länger gewesen weil es SOOO gut war 🙏🏻 die story ist relativ light-hearted und sweet - also wenn man eine deepe, gut-wrenching story sucht sollte man vielleicht lieber etwas anderes lesen. aber das machts in meinen augen auch wieder perfekt. manchmal braucht man einfach kurze stories, die einen nicht emotional zerstören 😭 ich sag ehrlich: i was giggling and kicking my feet the WHOLE time…… julius gong ist einer der coolsten mmc‘s ever und ich hab ihn so unendlich geliebt (i‘m whipped) und auch sadie ist so cool und honestly SO relatable. ich bin kein mensch der bücher ein zweites mal liest, aber ich glaube bei diesem hier muss ich eine ausnahme machen 🤍🥹
julius ist CRAZYYY
dieses buch ist auf ernst einfach PERFEKT. ich habe null komme null etwas auszusetzen, ich wünschte nur es wäre länger julius ist wirklich ein insaner character, lowkey so in love mit ihm 😩 die confession war die beste die ich je gelesen habe,der letzte satz im buch made my heart flutter fr fr ann liang the queen you are, bitte hör niemals auf zu schreiben ❤️🩹
„You were right, Sadie Wen. I am completely, helplessly obsessed with you.“
I hope this doesn‘t find you by Ann Liang I think I‘ve just finished my new favourite romance book EVER. I had so much fun reading about Sadie and Julius, I finished this book in two days. That‘s really fast for me! There were so many moments, where I just had to laugh out loud because this book was soo funny!! The romance is everything I want in a romance book. Academic rivals, banter, cozy, fun, a guy who doesn‘t hold back when someone disrespects his girl. The tension between these two was having me on the edge of my seat until the last page of the book. In my opinion this book was just perfect. And I guess that‘s the only right opinion. Already one of my favourite books of the year!
Absolutely love it, most definitely my fave read in 2025
I read this book last summer (just forgot about giving a review) and I absolutely loved it. This book was basically my first introduction to Ann Liang and now I'm obsessed with her books. Her writing style is so nice and easy to read but still so emotional and descriptive. You could FEEL the emotions, the pressure, the struggles... Just everything, I even had to cry while reading it. I just couldn't put the book down because it was THAT good!! It even felt very relatable to me... Peak people pleaser behavior after all. But yeah, although for some it might seem quite childish or simple or something, I think it's nice to have a wholesome and sweet story that can still bring you to your tears while also feeling comforting. Long story short, absolutely loved the writing, the characters and the story in itself! 10/10 can totally recommend, please read it!!
𝗜 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 💗📚🏆
𝖠𝗎𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗇: 𝖠𝗇𝗇 𝖫𝗂𝖺𝗇𝗀 𝖬𝖾𝗂𝗇 𝖱𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ 4.5/5 𝖦𝖾𝗇𝗋𝖾/𝖳𝗋𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗌: 𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝖤𝗇𝖾𝗆𝗂𝖾𝗌/𝖱𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗌-𝗍𝗈-𝖫𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌, 𝖲𝗅𝗈𝗐 𝖡𝗎𝗋𝗇 🥂 Rezension: Sadie Wen ist auf dem Papier perfekt: Schulsprecherin, Jahrgangsbeste. Ihr Geheimnis, stets ein Musterschülerlächeln aufzusetzen? Sie verarbeitet all ihren kleinen Frust in ihren E-Mail-Entwürfen. Die meisten ihrer vehement formulierten E-Mails sind an ihren selbstgefälligen, unerträglichen Co-Schulsprecher Julius Gong gerichtet, der ihr seit ihrer Kindheit ein Dorn im Auge ist. Sadie wollte nie, dass diese E-Mails an die Öffentlichkeit gelangen… doch nun steht ihr ganzes Leben vor einer Veränderung… 𝘌𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘬𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘺, 𝘴𝘶̈𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘩 🌸💕
,,In order to beat the enemy you have to understand them intimately ..."
Ein schöner, leichter Enemies to Lovers für zwischendurch. :) --- Inhalt: Saddie und Julius sind schon verfeindet seitdem sie 7 sind. Immer wollen sie die Besten in allen sein, sei es an Sportveranstaltungen, in allen Schulfächern oder gar in Organisatorischen Sachen. Sie verabscheuen sich bis zum Tode. Saddies Wut auf Julius ist dermaßen groß, dass sie sogar im Geheimen, wenn sie die Wut nicht mehr ertragen kann, ihm ,,Hass-Emails'' schreibt, welche sie jedoch für sich behält. Doch eines Tages kommen diese raus und zerstören Saddies perfekten Ruf. Sie greift zu Maßnhamen, an die sie als braves Mädchen niemals gedacht hätte..., was ihr Schulleben sowie die Feindschaft mit Julius ins Schwanken bringt. Einschätzung: Ich fand das Buch echt gut geschrieben und musste andauernd lachen, weil manche Konversationen einfach zu absurd waren oder immer irgendeine Überraschung um die Ecke kam. 😂 Auch wenn mir die beiden sehr ans Herz gewachsen sind, fand ich Saddies Entwicklung am interessantesten. Man merkt wirklich durch die Seiten, wie sie endlich erlernt anderen auch mal Unrecht zu geben oder wie sie ihre Freiheit gewinnt sowie das Wichtigste: Ihr eigenes Glück findet. Wie sie lernt sich von anderen Meinungen nicht mehr unterzudrücken. Fakt: Aus einem zu netten Mädchen wird eine selbstsichere und mutige Persönlichkeit. GENAU DAS mochte ich. Die Dynamik zwischen den Beiden war wiegesagt super sowie süß und die passen halt, was soll man sagen. ;D --- 1 Stern Abzug, weil ich mir ehrlich gesagt gewünscht habe das Buch wäre etwas länger u. es war etwas kitschig..., aber dennoch Lesempfehlung. Wenn ihr mal Lust auf etwas Leichtes habt, dann dieses! 4 ✨
"For ten years I thought I was preparing to destroy you, when really I was preparing to love you." -page 308
I would give 4 stars to my reading experience. I definitely enjoyed it and was invested. I liked the characters, especially Julius. However, the book could've been longer, and the full potential of the story wasn't used. I would've loved it if it had 200 pages more. Even though it was slow-burn, I still feel like the story could've been longer, especially to explore the characters' family problems more. It would've been interesting to get to know Julius' family... All in all, I liked it. I love academic rivals/Enemies To Lovers, and the trope was well used in this book. I also liked the setting. Cute read, that I would definitely recommend 🤗 📷 made by me: https://pin.it/1gWdT4WPp
Cute Highschool love
Es tat so gut einfach mal etwas so normales und doch so süßes zu lesen. Mein 13-Jähriges Ich würde wahrscheinlich von diesem Buch träumen und fangirlen. 😂😊 Super duper simple und tolle Geschichte zwischen zwei kleinen Erzfeinden die doch irgendwie so viel mit einander zu tun haben, das doch mehr als ein Funken zwischen denen entsteht! Ich bin sehr sehr zufrieden mit der Authorin und mag ihren Schreibstyle 🙈
Das Buch war... süß. Nicht mehr und nicht weniger.
Das Buch vermittelt kein Bauchkribbeln, keine Gänsehaut, keine tieferen Emotionen. Es behandelt keine schwierigen Themen, keine wirklichen Probleme; es geht einfach nur um zwei Teenager, die von akademischen Rivalen zu Liebenden werden (wenn überhaupt; es war nie von Liebe die Rede). Aber das ist in Ordnung. Manchmal braucht man sowas auch. Dadurch, dass das Buch auch relativ kurz ist, kann man es zwischendurch mal lesen, um eventuell mal durchzuatmen, wenn man sonst Bücher mit schweren Themen oder ähnliches liest. Wenn ihr Shojo-Mangas kennt, die in der Highschool spielen: ja, das ist genau das: ein Shojo in Buchform. Mir persönlich hat es leider zu wenig gegeben.
》𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡. I hold on to those words, examine them up close. I've never thought of myself as intimidating or scary, yet it feels like the greatest compliment. A confirmation of my wildest hopes. Julius Gong takes me seriously. He isn't just competing because he thinks it'd be embarrassing to lose. He's 𝑎𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑑 of losing to me.《 _____________ 》"All of this is to say that Julius is 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦," I say quickly. "And Sadie is the light of my life," Julius says, his lip curling, even though there's an odd note to his tone. Something that could be confused for sincerity. "The sun in my sky, the source of all my joy. She's the reason I wake up every morning excited to go to my classes. Not a day goes by where I'm not grateful that she exists, that she's there, that I get to talk to her and pass her in the halls and listen to her laugh."《 _____________ 》"I choose you," [...] "You'll always be my first choice, Julius Gong." "Really?" "Really. "《 _____________ 》[...] 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚘. 𝚂𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚎 -- 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝, 𝚂𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚗. 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢, 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚕𝚢 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎, 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚒𝚞𝚜 -- Nice YA, page-turner on its own.
Sadie is a teenage girl who feels responsible for everything. As a consequence, she has to have the best grades (so she can have a good career in case her brother's sports career doesn't take off), help her mother run their bakery, join a lot of extracurriculars, be the most helpful, and have the perfect image. A lot of this gets exacerbated by her rivalry with her classmate Julius. Julius is charismatic and well-liked without having to put a lot of effort into it. The only one he isn't using his charms on is Sadie. She hates it, but she is determined not to break her collected façade, even when she is boiling over with rage. The only time she doesn't put on a brave face and let's out all she's feeling, is when she channels all this rage into replying to her emails... and then never sending the reply. Instead, these passionate rants sit in her drafts. When these replies accidentally get sent, it sends Sadie in a spiral. All her perfectly crafted balance and image is now shattered. The book follows how she copes with that. As everyone now already knows all the worst thoughts she has about them, Sadie starts to drop her façade from time to time, learning that she doesn't have to cater to everyone's whims for them to like them, but people might just like her for who she actually is. The biggest change comes in her relationship to Julius, who most of the mad emails were about. When we first meet him, he accuses Sadie of being fake, and when Sadie drops her friendly demeanor, she realizes that it's much more fun fighting back than just taking what he throws her. She starts liking to fight with him, and maybe even liking him. But going from rivals to friends or even more is not so easy when you've been fighting for a long time. I really enjoy rivals-to-lovers stories, so this story was a perfect fit for me. It's cute, well-written and fast-paced, with an interesting cast of characters even beyond Sadie and Julius (even though the others are not much of a focus). The romance goes hand-in-hand with Sadie's character development, which makes this in parts a coming-of-age story as well. She learns a lot of lessons about her place in the world, without this being fully separate from the romance or it being only a secondary effect of the romance. With stories where the romantic leads start off fighting or hating each other, it's always a delicate balance for a romance to not fall into toxic stereotypes (not that those cannot be fun to read) or skip a few steps in the development. "I hope this doesn't find you" managed to do this very well, showing us where the conflict stemmed from on both sides, having both be equally invested in this rivalry and their fights then turning to debates and later to conversations. The story also hits a few of the more clichéd tropes that I'm not as big of a fan of, but the important development is still done in ways that feel very true to the characters that this didn't even bother me much. Can and will recommend this book.
A romcom book that will make you giggle and give you the urge to kick your feet.
For me, this book is one of the best "enemies to lovers" books I have ever read. The tension between the two remained until the end, and the heated discussions only became more passionate. Julius is obsessed with her, and the way Ann Liang describes him in small remarks made me fall in love with him within a few pages. I feel so incredibly sorry for Sadie that I just want to give her a hug. She struggles with the feeling of always having to be perfect and at the same time never being good enough. And that's why I love Julius. He shows her how wonderful she is and pushes her to achieve great things. She is never too much for him and the way he admires her is just adorable. And yet he is still written so realistically. He is a teenage boy who is afraid of rejection and is just as lost in Sadie as she is in him. I read the book in one day and don't regret searching all over London for it.
⤷‧₊˚ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ “And now there’s you. This whole time, it’s been you, and I didn’t even realize. In retrospect, it makes sense, doesn’t it? In order to beat the enemy, you have to understand them intimately. You have to observe them, learn their weaknesses, memorize their every word, track their progress, predict their next move. For ten years I thought I was preparing to destroy you, when really I was preparing to love you.” shut up omg i can’t this was adorable. i’m really glad to gave this book a second chance because wow. this author has such a beautiful writing style, i can't wait to read if you could see the sun. “You were right, Sadie Wen. I am completely, helplessly obsessed with you. Love, Julius” julius is such a sweetheart literally the perfect book boyfriend and sadie was so relatable even though i had a lot of trouble liking them at first, it changes so quickly and now i’m obsessed with them.
Rating: 3.5 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.
Like always, loved Ann Liangs writing. Beautiful. I also loved the story (though its clearly a rip off from to all the boys I've loved before but in a good way) and the characters, especially Sadie, were super relatable for me. Also love the dynamic between Sadie and Julius. They are the best written Rivals to Lovers in my opinion because they never stopped being rivals in the first place. It just felt very natural. Just didnt quite get the 5 star feeling. But loved this book!!
⤷‧₊˚ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ “And now there’s you. This whole time, it’s been you, and I didn’t even realize. In retrospect, it makes sense, doesn’t it? In order to beat the enemy, you have to understand them intimately. You have to observe them, learn their weaknesses, memorize their every word, track their progress, predict their next move. For ten years I thought I was preparing to destroy you, when really I was preparing to love you.” shut up omg i can’t this was adorable. i’m really glad to gave this book a second chance because wow. this author has such a beautiful writing style, i can't wait to read if you could see the sun. “You were right, Sadie Wen. I am completely, helplessly obsessed with you. Love, Julius” julius is such a sweetheart literally the perfect book boyfriend and sadie was so relatable even though i had a lot of trouble liking them at first, it changes so quickly and now i’m obsessed with them.
“I Hope This Doesn’t Find You” was a bit of a mixed experience for me. The first half felt slow and somewhat flat—nothing really grabbed my attention, and it took me quite a while to finish. The plot was pretty basic and leaned heavily on typical YA tropes, so it didn’t feel very fresh or exciting. At first, I struggled to connect with the main characters, Sadie and Julius. Sadie came across as a bit irritating at times, and Julius didn’t stand out much for me early on. But as the story progressed, I started warming up to both of them. They became more engaging and relatable, which definitely improved my overall impression. Unfortunately, the ending felt too abrupt and left me wanting more closure. It was sweet but rushed, and I wish the book had given more space to fully wrap up Sadie and Julius’s story. All in all, it wasn’t a mind-blowing read, but there’s something charming about it once you settle in. If you’re looking for a light YA romance without big surprises, this might be worth your time.