DIDNT SEE THAT COMING

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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 Youve Got Mail about a gamer girl with a secret identity and the online bestie shes 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 cant help but be totally herself except when shes online.

Her secret She plays anonymously as a guy to avoid harassment from other male players. Even her online best frienda cinnamon roll of a teen boy who plays under the username Sourdawgdoesnt know her true identity. Which is fine, because Kiki doesnt know his real name either, and its not like theyre 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 Kikis secret And what happens when Kiki realizes shes falling for her online BFF

Reviews

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

Author Bio

Jesse Sutanto is an author of books for children and adults. She is the author of The Obsession, a YA suspense novel forthcoming from Sourceboks Fire in February 2021, and Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit, the first in a middle grade series set to publish in early 2022 from Imprint. She received her Masters from the University of Oxford. She grew up in Indonesia and Singapore and currently lives in Jakarta with her husband and two daughters. You can find out more about Jesse on her website www.jesseqsutanto.com and follow her on Twitter @thewritinghippo and on Facebook and Instagram @JesseQSutanto