I love this authors books and was so excited to read this one. I started off great and it make me laugh out loud, but then I got bored and didn’t care for any of the characters.

When I read the summary for this book, I thought to myself, “This sounds so cute. I’ll give it a try.” I am so glad I did! In this book, you are literally inside Millie’s head. You can hear all of her thoughts and feelings. I laughed so many times, while also at the same time, I was thinking “poor Millie.”
Millie used her drafts in her email as a sort-of diary. She was able to have the satisfaction of putting her thoughts and feelings to each of the people she wanted to say things to, without actually sending the email to them. That is, until one day when all of her drafts get sent to each of the recipients. This causes a lot of turmoil, in her personal life, and at her job. One of the emails was sent to her ex, saying that she misses him (even though this draft was written a long time ago). This opens a whole can of worms because her ex and his now-fiance both work with her.
While all of this is happening, she starts to have feelings for another co-worker, Jack. This man made me swoon so hard. I absolutely loved his character, and the chemistry between Millie and him was so exciting to read about. I also loved how the author made their relationship seem so real, without having to add smut into it.
Millie has jumped to the top part of my list of favorite characters of all time. I love how relatable she is, and her inner thoughts were so funny and real. This is definitely a 5 star read for me, and I look forward to reading more books by this author.

This was my first book by Lia Louis.
I was drawn to it based on the description which sounded right up my alley and very "to all the boys'

I however, didn't love it. I felt at times it was a bit too slow and I was easily distracted. That's not to say its a bad book, the story was still enjoyable at times and I finished it.

The characters were cute and relatable, they just didn't change my life in any way.

The premise: A female office worker uses her email drafts like a diary and as a way to vent to people, but never hits send on the emails. A system glitch causes all of the emails to send, turning her life upside down when two years' worth of emails expose her true feelings to coworkers, friends, and family members.

My thoughts: I enjoyed the writing on this one; it portrayed the FMC's personality well. My only question is, if a company-wide network shutdown error caused the drafted emails to send, wouldn't everyone's drafts have sent? Just a thought, lol, but it had me thinking. And this is aside from the point that I don't put a 'to' address in until it's ready to send, just in case I do make a mistake. But, that all adds to the disaster of the story.

I just wish there was a little more ease in to the drama without throwing us right in. Other than that it was an enjoyable read. The FMC was awkward and cringe-y at points but not in a turn-off way; that's just how she is.

Thank you Atria/Emily Bestler Books for an advanced review copy of Better Left Unsent!

If you are a fan of JoJo Moyes, Sophie Cousens, and Beth O'Leary, you better have Lia Louis on your TBR. I loved her earlier books and Better Left Unsent was no different - a sweet and funny love story that will have you feeling all the emotions.

Millie Chandler writes emails. Brutally honest emails to her co-workers, friends, and family - the thing is that she never actually sends them. They stay safely in her drafts folder where no one is the wiser and Millie can keep her feelings under wraps acting as the nice easy-going woman she is. Until one evening a system malfunction results in every single one of her brutally honest emails being sent. With her true feelings out there for all to see, including a heartbreaking email to the man who publicly broke her heart, Millie finds herself grappling with the fall out from her words. Now, she must come to terms with her true feelings and the people who surround her.

Lia Louis is a master of creating a heartwarming story about self-discovery and being true to oneself. This book is sure to please lovers of romcoms that handle some of life's harder moments with tenderness and warmth. This is my favorite of her books!

I am a big fan of Dear Emmie Blue and have enjoyed Lia Louis' previous other books as well.

I am one to never put in a 'to' in an email address field until it's ready to send so I just found the crux of the conflict to be a bit baffling to me. However, I did fully sympathize with Millie in this situation where hundreds of drafted emails were sent due to an IT glitch. They are basically diary entries where she bares her inner thoughts to coworkers, friends, and families. Secrets come out from the emails and some lives are changed.

I was rooting for Millie to make some changes in her life, stick up for herself, and find peace with her family and friends. I was also rooting hard for her and Jack. I LOVED the rhubarb scene!! The middle really slowed down for me and she seemed kind of stuck for a good chunk. There were several relationships Millie needed to repair from the emails and the side friendship story with Alexis seemed like it took away from the rest of the storylines. I enjoyed the quirky elements and relatable characters, but it lacked some of the charm and overall connection to the characters I felt from Emmie Blue.

What if you had a slew of emails in your drafts in which you hypothetically gave coworkers, family and friends a piece of your mind? What if those drafts were sent out due to a "glitch" with the IT department? Ahhhhhh, so embarrassing. I was truly embarrassed for poor Millie. All of her sarcastic thoughts were sent out to everyone and yikes!

I think the plot is something most, if not all, of us can relate to. Those accidental emails and texts sent to the wrong person or basically your entire diary was read... quite humiliating for Millie.

The plot, mostly women's fiction, but also romance, revolves around the aftermath of those emails. Secrets come out; people's lives are changed from those emails.

I loved Millie, but nobody, and I mean nobody, should draft emails with the recipients' email address filled.

I enjoyed Millie and Jack. Did I mention I enjoyed Jack? I really enjoyed Jack and his "so what" attitude, along with the thoughtfulness he had for Millie.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for an e-copy of BETTER LEFT UNSENT to review.

I rate BETTER LEFT UNSENT four out of five stars.

Overall, I really enjoyed Better Left Unsent. Right away the uniqueness of the plot pulled me in. There were some slow part towards the middle but I couldn’t help but root for Millie and Jack and their story pulled me back in. There were some repetitive slow points involving the main character but overall it was a great, cozy, fun read. Lia Louis continues to be an auto read author for me.

Fun, lighthearted read about technology, relationships and confidence. Workplace romance, best friends, owning up to mistakes.

Millie is recovering from a heartbreak, but she has to confront it head on. It was a workplace romance and they still work together. She keeps a lot of her feelings inside but has 1 outlet - her draft emails. Until they are all sent.

This is about as humiliating and hilarious as you can image and the author does a great job taking us thorough all of Millie's friendships, work colleagues and family. There's a couple of silver linings in speaking the truth which is what kept my interest after the initial incident.

A fun read if you're in the mood for a lighthearted romp!

I will start by saying how much I loved Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis. It was such an emotional and engaging love story, a story that has stuck with me for many years. Unfortunately, I did not find the same depth and emotion in Louis' latest book, Better Left Unsent.

Better Left Unsent is a rom com about Millie, who uses her email drafts as a form of therapy. She writes emails to people to let out some frustration and share a piece of her mind with them, but she never sends the emails. Until one day when all of her email drafts are sent. Then Millie has to deal with the downfall of her coworkers, family and friends receiving very honest (possibly too honest) emails that reveal Mille's true feelings about them.

The tone of this book is very light and easy. I think readers could find Millie to be either endearing or obnoxious, and for me personally, I found her to be more on the obnoxious side. While what happened to her was a big deal, I did get frustrated with her inability to just let it go and move on. She seemed kind of stuck, and therefore the book felt stuck. Really not very much happened over the course of the book, and it was slow. I liked Jack, and I liked Millie and Jack together. I think the book could have used more of Millie and Jack and less of Millie ruminating about her life circumstances!

This was a quick read that didn't focus on anything too deep or serious, which is sometimes just what I want. But I think I was hoping for a little more from this one.

What a fun ARC to read! Once I got into it I could not put it down.

To me, it had the perfect mix of cute rom-com and unexpected twists. I was a bit hesitant that it would be similar to books with what seems like the same plot line (re: to all boys I’ve loved before) but the author did a great job of keeping me on my toes and keep me reading.

There isn’t a ton of spice if that is something important for you in romance books, but there was still plenty of romance and tension throughout.

Highly recommend for a quick and fun read! Thanks NetGalley and the publishers for sending me this ARC!

Can you imagine writing email drafts to friends, co-workers, family members and saving hundreds of them in your drafts' folder? These aren’t just ordinary emails. They contain the thoughts you have had and never dared to actually share with these people. Then your worst nightmare comes true, they are all sent out en masse. Sounds like an interesting premise, don’t you think?

Some of the things that I liked |
•the premise
•true friendships
•Millie’s self-development
•Jack ❤️

Things that didn’t work for me |
•the story felt disjointed
•many rambling conversations
•felt repetitive
•cringy moments

It really pains me to write this review after having absolutely loved Dear Emmie Blue, by this author. Sadly, I did not connect with this story in the way that I had hoped.

2.5 stars

Thank you to Atria and NetGalley for an advance electronic copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

CW | Contains frequent strong profanity and some crass innuendo

Loved this book! First off the premise is great! Total nightmare situation that the main character has to pull herself out of and face many hard truths. The plot seemed pretty realistic too, which made me want to keep reading to find out what would happen. Overall this is a very sweet story about finding your voice and realizing (in the words of Alexis Rose from Schitt's Creek) "People aren't thinking about you the way you're thinking about you."

I also loved that Mille crochets which is one of my favorite hobbies.

Lia Louis does it again, creates a book that makes me stay up late into the evening reading. As I read this book I felt the frustration of the main character. Lia Louis creates characters that tend to be very relatable, the friend group was good a breath of fresh air. I can't wait to bring this in the store for readers.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for this ARC copy from one of my favorite authors, Lia Louis. This book is filled with her signature combination of angsty and affectionate. The emotional and nuanced details she includes for how our protagonist, Millie, is dealing with the outcome of a situation that at times feels like it’s of her own making and at other moments feels forced upon her feels realistic and true to character.

It’s part of what I love most about her book Dear Emmie Blue, and at times it felt like these characters could have been interchangeable with Emmie and Eliot. So if you’re craving that soft sell love story, this might scratch that itch.

Unlike Dear Emmie Blue, though, at times this book felt like it had too many characters worked into the plot that seemed to be side stories. The character of Alexis, for instance, didn’t seem to drive the plot or spend much time on the page. It felt like maybe she had a larger presence in an earlier draft that had to be trimmed down for space or time. I found myself wishing there were less focus on the side characters and stories and more time getting a deeper look at the budding relationship and feelings Millie is developing as she continues on her journey of personal growth. For instance, the parents’ relationship provides some context and insight for how Millie has reached some of these feelings about herself and her situation, but I found myself skimming over those sections of the story because I was eager to get back to our main characters.

At times this reads more like women’s fiction than a hard and fast romance, but the grand gestures are classic romance catnip for true HEA fans. If you’re looking for a tender and relatable story, this book delivers it with beautifully descriptive prose.

As someone who never adds a recipient to an email until I’m ready to send, the whole basis of the conflict in this book is baffling to me. You want to write an email draft? Fine. Just don’t put yourself in a position where you can accidentally send it let alone someone else…

While I didn’t mind the main character, I felt the love story in this was really lacking. I wish we had more of the friendship storyline (that isn’t really resolved until the end). It was a fine book but a bit too long and underwhelming as a romance.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’m sure most of us have been there in some point of our lives. Someone says that “one thing” and “has to go there” or someone chooses to act like a selfish entitled snob and you JUST. CAN’T. TAKE. IT. ANYMORE… you must vent and fast!
Well, meet our main character, Millie Chandler, who feels like writing the cold, hard truth replies to emails of her friends, coworkers, family and even companies of crappy products and leaving them unsent is rightfully satisfying and ohhh boy how wrong she is. Like have we not learned ANYTHING from Mean Girls?! The truth will set you free my friend, but just not in an email format. Now raise your hand if you have been personally victimized by Millie Chandler and her emails? Because we soon find out all of Millie’s unsent email 🪄magically 🪄 appears in people’s inboxes and our story takes off!
Now my two biggest things from this story is how we find out the truth of emails and how that particular culprit gets the equivalent of sad face emoji 😢 and walks away with their job and dignity. FOR REAL?! All while Millie is baking cakes and justifying her mental gymnastics of trying to make up for the people she sent those emails to. [Insert Joe Biden’s Come on man! Gif]
Second the writing felt like a constant stream of conscience. There were time where I was ready to write an email about this book, because Lia Louis has some really good books out there, especially Eight Perfect Hours, swoon material right there! But one must walk away, put the phone down and take advice from my kid’s bestie, Daniel Tiger 🎵“take a deep breath and count to four.” 🎶
I did like Jack and his friendship with Millie but I wish his character was fleshed out more.
Definitely a 2.5 ⭐️ but will round up to 3 because of our boy Jack.

This ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Millie Chandler does what every person dreams of -- she writes snarky draft responses to friends and coworkers emails, that she never sends...until that dreaded day where there was a network glitch, and every single one of those emails was sent. Mortifying, right? Or maybe not. I really enjoyed this book as Millie learned things not only about herself, but with the people she surrounds herself.

Dear Emmie Blue remains my favorite book, but Lia Louis has easily become an auto read author for me.

Heartwarming! I adore Lia Louis’ stories of somewhat quirky, always relatable characters trying to make their way in the world. At times witty, at times heartbreaking, and oozing charm, Better Left Unsent is delightfully entertaining. This novel isn’t perfect - The pacing is a bit uneven and for me, the tale would have been more impactful had some of the details not serving the story well been trimmed away. That said, I much enjoyed reading this book!

Recommended to fans of Lia Louis’ prior novels.

Many thanks to Atria / Emily Bestler Books and NetGalley for a complimentary ARC. Opinions are my own.

Oh my goodness, what a read! At first, I was just totally mortified for Millie and her emails. I was also sitting here thinking how could that happen in accident… haha. Jack, all the heart eyes for Jack. I love that he doesn’t hold back and he listens to everything Millie has to say. So perfect. I also am so happy with the growth Millie experienced during the entire book. At first, I didn’t really care for her character at all and I really grew to love her as she grew to love herself. The book itself really started off slow and kind of overdone, but the story developed in a way that I loved and ended up not being able to put it down for the last 40%.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria books for the eARC copy!