This was the most perfectly cute romcom I've ever read! It follows frenemies Juliette and Priya who get stuck as roommates at summer camp and quickly began to learn that, maybe the other one isn't so bad after all! I couldn't put this story down. Through, almost the entire story, I was screaming at them to just kiss already 😅 This was perfectly written: it wasn't too long, it wasn't too short, and it didn't feel like the author wanted to see how many scrabble worthy words they could fit into one book. This is the perfect sapphic love story, smut-free. Lol

This was a very cute read. The summer camp vibes were great and reminded me of when I used to work in a camp though mine was admittedly not as cool as Fogridge. It's kind of enemies kind of frenemies to lovers which was good but I don't think I believed in their relationship enough to want them together. I understood where Juliette was coming from with camp being her space and Priya taking it over but she was kind of a jerk? Not my favorite main character. I wish there was more about her large family and her parents.
I imagine it's difficult living with six siblings and two parents working as doctors and I didn't get enough of that home life to care for Juliette. Also I know it's a YA book but I just felt too much immaturity from both Priya and Juliette.
It's a fun and silly summer vibes books but overall I kind of just wished there was more to the story and the characters.

As a queer woman who grew up a camp kid, this books hits in all the right ways. As much as this is a romance novel, it is more about figuring out who you are as a young adult, which is what makes it so relatable.

Juliette and Priya have different struggles in their daily lives. Juliette struggles with feeling invisible, especially among her six siblings. Priya struggles with always being in the spotlight, an only child and an influencer. Juliette has always used camp to escape those feelings in her life and Priya gets to learn how to do the same. (This is a common camp kid thing, I promise. It made it all the more authentic to me.) Along the way, they fall for each other.

! 4.5 stars !
I need to read more YA romances because this was so stupidly, amazingly cute. I don't even know.. I don't think this book needs me to explain anything differently than it already has but whatever. It's a summer camp romance with hate (but is it really hate?...??) to love, "that one character who just pisses you off the whole time actually sees punishment and it feels just as good as you imagined", amazing camp friends, and much more that I cannot currently think of.
I will say the beginning was a bit slow for me just because there were parts that initially annoyed me and took a hot second to get past (.. Galahad, I am looking at you..), but once I got past it (did not take long), I was in love.
The characters are all (minus Galahad) amazing, especially Pat. I love him, he is iconic and amazing and deserves the very best. Priya is hilarious, I love her so much. Also love, love, love how camp became a place where she could totally shed her whole public persona and nerd out like a normal teenager about theater and "Survival" (the show) to Juliette. I do wish we got a bit more about her backstory (maybe I missed it, though) and more about how her time at camp affected her life outside of camp, but even still, I love her whole character and story. Juliette, too, is so relatable, because (while I have never been to summer camp, I can imagine) having all your camp friends separate from your IRL friends and then all of a sudden having your IRL "sworn enemy" (my words not hers) show up to your safe space? I would react the same way with the same bitterness and such (and I feel like any normal teenager would, at least to some extent, but I could be wrong..).
On a separate note though, if Galahad has no haters, I simply no longer exist because why was a fully-fledged adult hating on a moody teenager for doing basic moody teenager things? The world may never know, but at least we saw justice in the end.
Anyway, highly, highly recommend. It was so cute and had the perfect blend of back-and-forth and later cutesy romantic moments and gestures between Priya and Juliette.

Wish You Weren't Here by Erin Baldwin is a swoony sapphic rom-com!
The romance was phenomenal. The characters are sweet. And tension and banter was spot on.
A delightful enemies to lovers romance that kept me glued to my Kindle.
This YA sapphic camp book was just amazing. I loved everything about it!

Thank You NetGalley and Viking Books for Young Readers for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

This book was full of all the fuzzy camp feels I've missed, this one hit me close to home since I never got to have my last year at my summer camp I went to so I got a little teary eyed at the ending. this is a love letter to summer camp (change my mind..I bet you can't) I'm honestly fully obsessed with Juliette and Priya they're just so perfect and I was rooting for them the entire time. Lucy and Gia were the BEST side characters ever god I loved them so much and I wanna be their friends.

Overall this was a fun sapphic summer camp book and I loved it to bits and pieces, thank you penguin teen for the e-arc all opinions are my own

I have only read one other sapphic summer romance, and I have to say, I think this is my new favorite genre. Wish you weren’t here was just so fun. I loved the camp activities and how Juliette and Priya’s relationship unraveled. Even if this book is a little fluffy, this is just what I needed. While I wished there were more things explored when it came to Priya, this book came and did what it set out to do, and it excelled at the sweet, and a little silly at times, summer romance. 4.5 stars, it was wonderful and so damn cute.

Summer camp, enemies to lovers, hot popular girl falls for outdoorsy quiet girl. This book is so cute, definitely a must read for summer! The romance and enemies to lovers is set in the back drop of summer camp and summer games. The plot progresses perfectly and the slow burn frenemies romance plays out perfectly over the 300 pages. It would make a fantastic summer movie and I will definitely pick up more of Erin Baldwin's books

The story was cute but I was not able to finish this story. I found myself drifting from the characters around the 70% mark. The joy I was supposed to be feeling with the revelations the main voice made did not connect with me. I did think the world building was very strong.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC.

This YA sapphic camp book was adorable. The main trope in the book is enemies to lovers, one of my favorite! The chemistry between the characters is great and I love all the details, especially the love interest's clothing choices. It really makes it seems so real. Looking forward to this author's next book.

This is the perfect summer read! It was easy to read, entertaining and full of feel good moments!! This book made me so nostalgic for camp and I’ve never even been!

I loved all the characters! Their motivations and reactions felt natural for a bunch of 17 year olds and didn’t feel like an adult trying hard to write teens. The camp setting was so fun and the forced proximity was great! I do wish we had more examples of Juliette being dramatic and over the top (we were told constantly throughout the book that’s how she is but we never actually see it). Overall this was such a fun read and I’ll definitely be waiting to see what the author writes next!

I wasn't expecting this book to hit me so hard in my feels! As someone who also felt like their true self only at summer camp, I related so much to Juliette. Loved reading her journey and especially her interactions with her friends throughout the summer.

The vibes of this book were immaculate and really transported me back to my camp days, Erin Baldwin nailed the sights, sounds, and smells of camp perfectly.

Wasn't a huge fan of Priya even after her character arc and found the romance element of the story a little weak. I much preferred the coming-of-age plot and seeing Juliette's development. Also wasn't a huge fan of the resolution (or lack there of) with her counselor.

Overall a sweet summer book and a must-read for anyone who loves camp!

Wish You Weren't Here was the perfect cozy summer read I could have picked up. I am not a fan of YA contemporary romances, but this was truly beautifully done. I loved the writing, it was funny and smart while still being an easy read. It was perfect for my reading slump, perfect for a fun heart-warming read. I am still getting used to queer couples having happy endings, queer people being safe in spaces, people talking about sexuality easily without prejudice or homophobia, and this book felt so fresh and so warm when it spoke about these topics in such a manner. The characters all felt very real, and their relationships with each other were adorable and hilarious. I felt like they were my besties, and we were all at camp together having a blast. Priya's and Juliette's relationship was so much fun to read as well, how they began as rivals, and then slowly, how they got to know each other well and deeply. Their tension and banter were exquisite, and in the end, the lessons they learned, and the development of their characters were so heartfelt and sweet, that they had me smiling from ear to ear, kicking my feet, and giggling like a maniac. I want more from these characters! More from their lives and more from Priya and Juliette, truly, for a person who doesn't like contemporary romance, this was a great read, and Erin is a new favorite author!

Juliette, one of seven children, is never able to be true self except when she goes away to summer camp. When she’s at home, she’s one of multiple children. When she’s at school, it’s as if her world (and everyone else’s) revolves around Priya - her not-friend but member of her friend group who never forgets to invite her everywhere.

You can imagine Juliette’s surprise when she goes to her final year at summer camp and her roommate is none other than Priya! Will Juliette still have the summer camp experience she was hoping for?

This YA book is perfect for summertime and that coming of age plot where everyone is just trying to figure out who they are and who they want to be.

I am so glad I got to read Wish You Weren’t Here! I like to be surprised when going into ARC’s so I was taken aback when I realized that this was YA. However, I actually really liked it and it was a fun pallet cleanser when most of the books I’ve read like this are so romance heavy.

This book was made for summer and brings me back to being a kid in the summertime. It takes place at a camp and there’s something so nostalgic and childlike about the setting, even if you never went and its about teenagers. I loved Juliette, she was very relatable for me and I think that’s what led me to love her. She’s someone who doesn’t show all of herself at school, but is able to be her true self at camp with her friends until her frenemy shows up (and they’re in the same cabin). I liked the relationship between Juliette and Priya which goes from frenemy to friends to lovers. I liked seeing all these changes in their relationship throughout the book and how they know each other just from being in each others lives for so long even if it wasn’t as friends.

Overall, this was a good romcom and I recommend it as a summer read!

DNF @30% - Oh gods, every single character in this book is just so incredibly insufferable. I just can’t anymore. Yeah, that’s it. That’s the only reason I’m DNF’ing. The story is fine enough. I don’t hate the writing. It’s just characters. I can’t do it.

A refreshing tale in the enemies to lovers genre. Although the romance is a highlight of the book, another lesson shines through in the story. For both protagonist lessons in love and life are revealed. Our first person narrator tells the story of a young woman who always seems to be misunderstood finding her footing. Excellent novel, I'll be recommending to my students.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ebook arc!

Pack your bags.. We are going back to camp! I loved this nemesis (kinda) to friendship to lovers trope. The growth and friendship between Priya and Juliette had me crying on the plane! I loved their camp experience, it made their journey fun to read. I laughed, I kicked my feet, and I enjoyed every second of Priya and Juliette.

Wish You Weren’t Here is a MUST READ!

I absolutely loved the summer camp vibes in this book. It made me super nostalgic for my HS summer camp days. I was less enthused about being in Juliette's head for the first 60ish percent of the book. Her outlook was negative, whiny, and frustrating. It improved towards the end of the book, so it was nice to see the character growth, she was just really annoying at first.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

3.5 stars!

It’s more so my issue that I am giving it a 3 stars. Not that this isn’t a good book. It was just a little too cheesy for me at parts to give it 4 stars or higher. But the romance was super cute! I loved Juliette and Priya together. They had cute banter but really seemed to care about each other as time went on. I liked that they continued to give each other a hard time even after they got together, not that they just stop that when they realize their feelings for each other.

Juliette’s inner monologue was actually so funny! I was laughing out loud at a lot of lines she thought. It was sad that she was so hard on herself through most of the book.

Priya was so cute! She was so sweet. I loved how much she loved “Survivor”and you can tell she cared about the people around her and wanted to do a good job. One thing I was kind of confused by was I thought there was going to be an explanation for why she always wore white. Maybe I missed it, or maybe the white showed how much of a perfectionist she is, but since it was mentioned all the time how she didn’t want to wear anything that wasn’t white, I thought that would be a bigger deal. Not that it matters that much, but it’s one thing I noticed.

Juliette’s friends were so fun too! I loved Gia and Lucy, they were such great friends and so funny. You could really see their bond. Pat was a great character too! Such a good mentor figure for everyone. He was one of my favorites, even though he wasn’t in it a lot.

Galahad’s plotline didn’t make a whole lot of sense to me and could have been cut out. It was solved very abruptly, with no reason why she was acting the way she was. Maybe it was to add some conflict to the book, but it wasn’t really needed when there was already conflict with Priya and Juliette.

There were too many pop culture references in my opinion, but I liked when it mentioned BTS.

This book is for a younger audience, even if there was some swearing. If you love romance, especially in a camp setting, you will enjoy it! I really did think it was a cute book, and it was super easy to get through! I could have finished it in a day but ended up finishing it in two. I think it’s worth giving it a shot, especially in the summer!