I Miss You, I Hate This

Name: I Miss You, I Hate This
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Sara Saedi
ISBN: 9781667074184

Author: Sara Saedi

Narrator: Amy Selma, Lilia Houshmand

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spotify Audiobooks

Published: 11/01/2022

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Health & Daily Living, Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries

Synopsis

The lives of high school seniors Parisa Naficy and Gabriela Gonzales couldn’t be more different. Parisa, an earnest and privileged Iranian American, struggles to live up to her own impossible standards. Gabriela, a cynical Mexican American, has all the confidence Parisa lacks but none of the financial stability. She can’t help but envy Parisa’s posh lifestyle whenever she hears her two moms argue about money. Despite their differences, as soon as they met on the first day of freshman year, they had an “us versus the world” mentality. Whatever the future had in store for them—the pressure to get good grades, the litany of family dramas, and the heartbreak of unrequited love—they faced it together. Until a global pandemic forces everyone into lockdown. Suddenly senior year doesn’t look anything like they hoped it would. And as the whole world is tested during this time of crisis, their friendship will be, too.
With equal parts humor and heart, Parisa’s and Gabriela’s stories unfold in a mix of prose, text messages, and emails as they discover new dreams, face insecurities, and confront their greatest fears.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brinley on September 26, 2022

I didn't expect this one to affect me as strongly as it did. After all, I made it through the pandemic relatively unscathed. I lost two years of my high school experience, sure, but that was about as minor as it could be. Something about reading from the perspective of two characters that are the sa......more

Goodreads review by Amy on December 08, 2022

It’s a little sad the amount of pandemic related YA books out in the world now and maybe a little sadder that I’ve read most of them. However, before reading this, there was only one that I loved. And now I’m glad to add this to the list. I love books about friendship and it was so sweet and heartbr......more

Goodreads review by Amber on May 17, 2022

Timely and topical in more ways than one, I MISS YOU, I HATE THIS is a heartfelt and hopeful exploration of friendship and love amid the most challenging of circumstances. This is the must-read pandemic story you've been waiting for!......more

Goodreads review by Doreen on October 17, 2022

10/16/2022 Full review tk at TheFrumiousConsortium.net. 10/17/2022 I don't remember the last time I read a book that was focused primarily on the work of friendship between two young women (Rumaan Alam's Rich And Pretty, maybe? Which I read in 2016 and did not love) without a mystery or epic storylin......more

Goodreads review by Sara on November 16, 2022

2.5 stars rounded down. I know a lot of people love this book, but it's a mixed bag for me. The story itself is well written, but the plot has way too much going on, the author really threw in everything but the kitchen sink. I understand with a book about a pandemic/lockdown, the author will wanna c......more