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The Girl Most Likely To

A Novel

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0 of 1 copy available
Wait time: About 4 weeks

A frenemies-to-lovers contemporary romance by Julie Tieu which takes place over the course of one make-or-break evening, almost entirely at a high school reunion....

"For the rom-com fans, you can never go wrong with a Julie Tieu book."— Buzzfeed

Rachel Dang, once voted "Most Likely to Succeed" in high school, is funemployed for the first time. After years of doing everything her boss asked, it's time to say yes to new opportunities. So when she gets invited to her twentieth high school reunion by none other than her former frenemy, Danny Phan, Rachel agrees despite their unresolved past.

As a teenager, Danny was seen as smart, but unfocused. Teachers often paired him with Rachel, hoping her work ethic would rub off on him. Though Danny and Rachel weren't exactly friends, she had seen a different side of him, one that only existed online over intimate late-night AIM chats that never translated into real life. When they meet again, Rachel discovers their roles have reversed. Danny is thriving in his career while she's the one flailing.

The reunion takes an unexpected turn when a simple errand takes them into town for a night of mishaps and misadventure where they run into a colorful cast of characters from their childhood. Rachel and Danny soon rediscover the feelings they once shared and must decide if this is only a quick trip down memory lane or a second chance for their happily ever after.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 2, 2024
      Tieu (Fancy Meeting You Here) sets this lackluster rom-com at a high-stakes high school reunion. In 2003, Rachel Dang was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” by her high school classmates, and she planned to live up to expectations. An extremely hardworking teen, her only pleasure was talking to her AIM crush, SuperxSaiyan8, later revealed to be her classmate Danny Phan. Danny’s just as smart but lacks Rachel’s work ethic, and when he scores higher than her on an AP exam, their text-based relationship sours. Twenty years later, Rachel gets an invitation from Danny to attend their reunion and receive an award for her career success. What Danny doesn’t know, however, is that Rachel’s recently been let go. Rather than being upset by the layoff, she feels unburdened and ready to explore other options for her once carefully planned life. Danny, meanwhile, has become a successful businessman. The night of their reunion, a quick errand turns into an unexpected misadventure, over the course of which they come to realize that their feelings have not diminished in 20 years. Tieu’s characters feel tragically trapped in high school, and their relationship issues could be easily resolved through one honest conversation that the plot repeatedly contrives to delay. Readers won’t be convinced that these two will work.

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