Wish You Weren't Here
Erin Baldwin
Jun 2024 · Sold by Penguin
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Two childhood rivals have survived so far by keeping their distance from each other, but that distance shrinks to nada-ziltch-nothing when they become cabinmates at a sleepaway camp in this flirty rivals-to-lovers sapphic romance.
“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 She Gets the Girl
“Radiating with cozy nostalgia, sharp wit, and a heart-melting slow-burn romance, Wish You Weren’t Here is an inescapable page-turner.”—Julian Winters, award-winning author of Right Where I Left You
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 catfights, 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.
“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 She Gets the Girl
“Radiating with cozy nostalgia, sharp wit, and a heart-melting slow-burn romance, Wish You Weren’t Here is an inescapable page-turner.”—Julian Winters, award-winning author of Right Where I Left You
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 catfights, 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.
Two childhood rivals have survived so far by keeping their distance from each other, but that distance shrinks to nada-ziltch-nothing when they become cabinmates at a sleepaway camp in this flirty rivals-to-lovers sapphic romance.
“A masterclass of a sapphic rom-com. Filled with hate-to-love pe...
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Hara
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May 31, 2025
The dialogue is what I love most about this book. I highlighted so many lines. When we got into camp the description of the atmosphere made me feel like I was there, and I love the characters. Priya is influencing me to get something in lemongrass scent, and Juliette is making me want to be enemies with a rich girl so later on she will become my girlfriend. The two friends Lucy and Gia are amazing, I loved when they showed up in the book. The camp staff are also a treat. This book reminds me of Bunk'd the TV Show because that show is also taking place in summer camp so if you watched that show then I recommend this book to you. Manifesting a relationship like Priya and Juliette 🔮
JM Gomez (Spookyswirls)
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July 9, 2024
The obvious love that the author has for camp shines through this piece, which is used to stage a wonderful cast of characters with full inner lives. This is a genre I hardly ever do rereads for, but I see myself opening this one again at some point.
About the author
Erin Baldwin was born in the Philippines, raised in Jersey City, NJ, and now lives in Colorado (where, tragically, there is no good pizza or Filipino food). One childhood Christmas morning, she peeled back gold wrapping paper to reveal Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and she’s been an avid reader and writer ever since. Though her first love is fantasy, these days she’s much more interested in finding the magic and whimsy her goofball characters can create in everyday life. Wish You Weren’t Here is her debut novel.
Erin Baldwin was born in the Philippines, raised in Jersey City, NJ, and now lives in Colorado (where, tragically, there is no good pizza or Filipino food). One childhood Christmas morning, she peeled back gold wrapping paper to reveal Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and she’s been an avid...
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