As one who works in an office environment, I enjoyed this book. The beginning starts as a comedy and several laugh out loud parts. As the story progresses, the tone changes with the back stories of the characters and finding that everyone has difficulties they are dealing with. I enjoyed the witty humor and captivating writing style of this is heartwarming and tender story.

Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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"I Hope This Finds You Well" by Natalie Sue is a heartfelt and poignant collection that explores the raw emotions of love, loss, and self-discovery. Each letter and poem feels deeply personal, like peeking into someone’s soul, yet it's easy to relate to the universal themes she touches on. Sue’s writing has a gentle flow, making it an easy but impactful read. The book’s introspective tone invites readers to reflect on their own experiences and emotions. It's a perfect pick if you're in the mood for something thoughtful and emotionally resonant.

I Hope This Finds You Well had me hooked from the first page! The main character is an absolute gem—hilarious, heartwarming, and so relatable. The cover and title are perfect—quirky and laugh-out-loud funny, just like the story inside.

What I loved most? The absurdity of office life. The dumb rivalries and pettiness were spot-on—anyone who's been stuck in the same job for too long can relate. It’s both hilarious and a little depressing to realize just how awkward and unfortunate office culture can be. This book captures it so well, and at the same time, it gave me a little bit of sympathy for those living the 9-5 grind.

The ending was exactly what I wanted—sweet, satisfying, and a little unexpected. I was smiling the whole way through. If you're looking for a book that’ll make you laugh, tug at your heartstrings, and nod in agreement over the ridiculousness of office life, this is it. Highly recommend!

I thought I was getting into a quirky, funny, light-hearted office drama, but found myself deeply moved by the MC's social anxiety. As we learn more about each of the side characters, what they're struggling to deal with outside of work, we understand that they might be acting in self-preservation which reads as annoying behaviors to outsiders. It made me rethink my own relationships and was a good reminder to practice empathy. Not exactly what I was expecting from a book with this cover.

I Hope This Find You Well was a witty and engaging story featuring a quirky character, who was relatable to "Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine." It wasn't an easy road to forge relationships with her coworkers, in fact, Jolene had to find a back way into their hearts just like she did with mine. I could relate to the corporate setting annoyances and it made the story that much more enjoyable. This book was a "feel good" book involving office romance, relatable characters and corporate life truths.

I enjoyed I Hope This Finds You Well! I thought this was really unique with the office setting, and the concept of being able to see your coworkers inner workings and personal lives, how it might make you seem them differently. I loved that Jolene was an unreliable narrator, and she had her own issues and was figuring life out. I do think this was a little bit long for this type of novel, but overall enjoyed it a lot.

A kind-hearted and laugh-out-loud funny book exploring the misery and monotony of loneliness. The romance between the earnest and cheerful Cliff and the untrusting and cynical (but growing!) Jolene made this a very sweet read.

This was overall a funny, heartwarming book with realistic and relatable characters.

However, this book needs to come with a TW for work ptsd and/or toxic workplace situations. After finishing the book, I felt anxious all day the next day, even though the book is a comedic rom com.

Also as a POC, why is her last name Smith if she’s Persian? Not sure if I missed the mention of a white dad. Threw me off.

i cannot go on any further. dropped this at 49% mark. “a laugh-till-you-cry debut novel”? “wildly funny and heartwarming office comedy”? “crackling with laugh-out-loud dialogues”? sorry but i disagree.

the whole time reading i either getting annoyed with the the mc or cringing from second hand embarrassment. i mean, come on. i have social anxiety too. but i would never commit jolene’s constant questionable decisions. i didn’t found any of the characters likeable. jolene’s coworkers (except for cliff) are all two-faced bitches who only truly care about themselves. and of course jolene herself was insufferable. sorry. i really wanted to like this book, but i can’t.

This was a fun and lighthearted read that I needed. I loved the story and thought it had elements that set it apart as a funny romance. I really enjoy this book and have a feeling many others will too.

I had SUCH a good time with this book, but boy did it have my anxiety on high alert. Jolene was such a fun character, but everything she did had me screaming at the book and hanging on the edge of my seat because she made every stress-inducing decision that she possibly could and I was sick of it!

The premise of being in a work place with coworkers that you tolerate, not like, with a boss who is unbearable is so relatable (I used to work in a bank that felt just like this). The concept of having to show a huge effort to get anywhere in a job even though you show up and do good work every day is crazy and yet all of us have to face this in almost any job setting.

The characters (besides her workplace rival and Gregory) were all so wonderful after we learn more about them (and while I feel for the rival because she does have good reason for the way she is... if you know, you know). Cliff was such a cutie, and honestly the fact there wasn't an extra plot twist involving him is shocking to me.

This felt like The Office but even more cringe/stress-inducing, and I loved it!

i expected this to be a sarcastic dry funny edgy book. instead it is a kind sweet corny funny book. and it turns out i'll take that trade!

i caught myself teary eyed (?!) at the nice moments at the end of this book, and even if it felt unrealistic and a bit much in parts, it's also the book kind of therapy where everything starts bad and then ends magically. so i'll take it.

TL;DR: fans of ELEANOR OLIPHANT, THE MAID, and ANXIOUS PEOPLE will find a lot to like in this workplace comedy, about a woman who is accidentally given access to all of her coworkers’ email inboxes, and all the secrets they’re hiding (including how they feel about her). It’s witty and sharply-written and a lot of fun, and the surprisingly heartwarming ending will leave you sunburned and satisfied when this one hits bookshelves in May.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book but it exceeded anything I could have imagined. It’s laugh out loud funny at times, opens in the strongest fashion, and gives a serious insider view of what it’s like to live with depression. It gave me You’re the Worst vibes, the show on FX (which I absolutely loved). This is the kind of story where things are so unhinged you can’t actually believe someone could do the things she does, unless you’ve actually lived with or experienced major depression, and then you totally and completely understand how one’s life can spin THAT much out of control. I thought the author absolutely nailed it.

Thank you to William Morrow and NetGalley for my ARC!

This was a fun book, and I really appreciated the opportunity to read it! I will recommend this book.

This was a lot of fun and reminded me of the Office but with more depth and heartwarming. I found the main character to be relatable as well as the office environment.

I really, really enjoyed this one. Jolene is the perfect combination of likeable/unlikeable, and the workplace drama really did feel pretty true to life. The wish fulfillment aspect of being able to read everyone in the company's private messages is very, very fun. One teeny, tiny quibble - we never do find out what happened to make that happen - did Cliff do it on purpose? (it didn't seem like it!) Did IT just mess up? Hard to say, and maybe it doesn't really matter, but my brain got stuck on it.

Jolene works as an admin for the corporate side of Supershops, a big box store. She’s in a down period in life, mostly broke and hates her colleagues and the monotonous work, but her way of dealing with it is that she says everything she wants to at the bottom of emails and turns the font white. But then she forgets to change the color in one email and she gets in trouble with HR. She’s forced to undergo sensitivity training with a new member of HR, Cliff. Then one day there’s a glitch in her email and she can read all her colleagues email correspondence. She learns some deep secrets and uses this information to her advantage. She also reads about upcoming layoffs and thinks this is how she can save her job.

Jolene and Cliff become friends as their sensitivity training continues. But she can’t be interested in someone from her company! She also desperately needs a friend and Cliff is a great companion who also helps drive her to work when her only option is a very long commute on a city bus.

This book was really funny if you have ever had ridiculous colleagues. My favorite part was all the petty things they did to each other, but especially the one guy who kept trying to kill another woman’s plant by pouring Gatorade into it. I laughed many times during this book, but there were definitely many heartfelt moments too. Especially with regards to Jolene’s feelings of loneliness and her relationship with her Persian parents.

I recommend this book to anyone who has ever worked an office job. The different personalities and lack of work ethic can be applied to many people in previous jobs I’ve worked.

Thank you @williammorrowbooks and @natwrotewhat for my gifted ebook.

3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️.✨ I enjoyed this book! The witty humor was quick and had me laughing out loud. The writing was very engaging and easy to read however slow in some parts. I wanted a bit more development with our characters but was happy with how it all wrapped up! Thank you Netgalley for the ARC! :)

I really enjoyed this book, though I think the tone change was pretty major from the funny beginning to the somewhat depressing second half. If the book had been less funny, it wouldn't have been a noticeable shift, but I was laughing out loud for the first few chapters and somewhere along the way it lost that humor. I still highly recommend it. I will certainly read whatever this author does next

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced reader's copy of this novel.