This was…fine. I think it wanted to be a quirky office comedy but it missed the mark for me.

I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

All the Bridget Jones vibes! Missed a workplace story told with this much humor! Natalie is a big talent and I can't wait to see what she writes next!

I really enjoyed this novel. I was expecting something more snarky and funny rather than the meaningful, poignant and satisfying book. Really well written and hit all the feels for me. I think the ending tied up a little too quickly but it was otherwise excellent.

I Hope This Finds You Well is a fun, quirky, and relatable tale of office life. I found this to be a very enjoyable read.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishing Company for this Advanced Readers Copy of I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue!

This book had me laughing out loud at times with how dry the narrator is! While there were perfectly placed moments of humor and sarcasm, there were also times of reflection, sadness, and friendship. "I Hope This Finds You Well" is an inviting novel that touches on the fragile ecosystem within a corporate environment while also touching on families dynamics and trying to live up to parent's expectations. I enjoyed this book and would read anything Natalie Sue writes. Congrats on a great one!

I’m not normally into gossip books, but this one had me laughing and engaged the entire time. I was interested in the depth of all the characters they all have more behind the surface than what you would expect them to at first. I think that the book was a little long for what it was but overall, I enjoyed diving deeper with the characters.

It was a commentary on empathy, and how we all are going through some thing whether we can see it or not. I felt like it was a really real telling of how we can misunderstand what people are going through based on their actions and how we can be more vulnerable with others when it feels safe to do so.

I read this after a really sad historical fiction novel and it was the perfect palette cleanser. It was funny. It was messy. It was heartwarming. It was deep. And, to my surprise, I enjoyed it.

All I could think about while reading this book was Jemima Kirk’s advice to unconfident young women, “I think you guys might be thinking about yourselves too much.” Jolene is a character who should truly be receiving that message. (I think more socially awkward characters that I would have related to when I was a teenager should have heard that.) Jolene constantly assumes that things are happening and they’re about her - when in fact they’re about other people. If that lesson had been examined a little harder, I would’ve enjoyed it more. Jolene grows in the way you’d expect her to - she realizes that her coworkers are also people, that connecting with them isn’t bad, heals a bit of grief, and she finds a boyfriend too. It’s a good story and had a bit of a snowball effect with her actions that kept me reading. I felt torn from the way the book tossed around from Yellowface type anxiety to heartwarming romance, nothing landing exceptionally strong. My mom and aunt both totally loved this one so not a bad pick-up if you’ve got a day off!

This is one of those books that I read in one sitting. I had so much anxiety over the actions that the main character Jolene was taking and how it was going to all play out that I simply needed to know what was going to happen next. It was as if I was in her shoes.

I enjoyed this debut novel. It had some very funny moments as well as some quite heartwarming moments. While it seems like it would be lighthearted, it did also deal with heavy topics like bullying, death of a friend (in the past), guilt, depression, and alcoholism. I liked the way the book ends on a happy note though.

I really liked the first part of this book. I wish the snarky office humor/email writing from the FMC would have lasted a little longer before she got caught. It was super relatable corporate humor. We all have a Rhonda! As the story unfolded, it became a little more okay than great for me, but I enjoyed it all the way through.

This type of book is not really my cup of tea, I find awkwardness extremely uncomfortable and not entertaining as some people do. There is some sentimentality and heartwarming in the story but for me the discomfort outweighs that.

Very fun. It has that quirky vibe to it. That mid life crisis of a weird girl. I related to this book many times reading it. It's funny in most parts, that dry humor, but has some serious underlying topics.

This one took me by surprise. Such a realistic representation of life in a cubicle. The narrator was so relatable, and I loved her sense of humor. The author did a good job making her actions make sense. The romance bit was believable too, despite the situation. The author also handled the fraught family situations sensitively, showing the conflicting feelings and misunderstandings.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. I will share widely and look for more from the author.

This book was so funky and funny all at once. I thought because of the premise the characters would be flat and whiny but I got much more from them compared to others in books I’ve read. It’s simple and relatable but such an easily digestible book. There were some moments where I had to sit back and remind myself of what I was reading but overall I enjoyed it. I do wish it had more realistic moments and a more accessible ending but I’ll take it for what it was.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review an advanced copy of this novel. I highly enjoyed it and will be recommending it.

This was a fun read and a great debut! Yes, Jolene and the story were a bit more of a downer than I expected, but I thought it was relatable and worth sticking with. And I appreciated some of the romance sprinkled in!

I'm not sure how to review this book. It is described as wickedly funny and a workplace sitcom, and while there were some funny moments, there were also some very serious plotlines. It wasn't what I expected from the description, but I still enjoyed it.

Thank you to #NetGalley and #WilliamMorrow for a free copy of #IHopeThisFindsYouWell by Natalie Sue. All opinions are my own.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4

I have not read this author before, but I enjoyed this story. I would read this author again. Thank you to NetGalley and Publisher.

Being an introvert myself, I found this main character to be entirely relatable. It's easy to not want to socialize with people you work with every day, and when it feels like people are against you, it's even easier to go against them too. Sometimes I would cringe at things Jolene would say or do, but as uncomfortable as I felt I knew her intentions were good and her mistakes were necessary - much like normal life. Great book, good characters.