A review by autobiographicole
The Girl Most Likely To by Julie Tieu

4.0

Rachel Dang was voted The Girl “Most Likely To Succeed” in high school, and spends her time achieving accolades, good grades, and taking on extracurriculars like tutoring an unfocused Danny Pham. Their relationship develops over deep chats on AIM (what a throwback!), until suddenly things go wrong at the end of high school. Twenty years later, Rachel finds herself unemployed after a layoffs and misguided in where to go next. She reconnects with Danny at the reunion, and this time around, everything is different.

I really enjoyed the book! I listened as an audiobook, and Natalie Naudus’s narration was great (props for nailling the Mandarin!). The author did a great job of transporting me back to my AIM chat days - including the importance of song lyrics in the away messages! It’s a cheerful read, and I definitely enjoyed the decades-long chemistry between Rachel and Danny. That said, it did feel like a bit of slow start, and didn’t end at a point where I thought it might. Despite this, it’s still a great read that I’d recommend to any rom-com fan! (Bonus points for the millennial nostalgia!)

Reviewed as part of #ARC from #NetGalley. Many thanks to Harper Collins for the opportunity to read and review. #TheGirlMostLikelyTo

Spice warning: moderate

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