Quotes
"An epic love story about the kind of friendship that can’t be eroded by time, distance or heartbreak. Lina & June is devastating and hopeful and funny, and I cried more times than I wish to count. Nobody writes about the gentle cruelties of life as sensitively, as generously, as Wheeler — I already miss the world she built and her staggering observations about life and loss and everything in between."
— Ella Berman, author of Before We Were Innocent: Reese's Book Club
"Lina & June is a big-hearted novel about two best friends navigating the tumult of young adulthood. Together they face disappointments in romance, jobs and adventures — but rarely in each other and never in croissants. This is the epic love story I always hoped Genevieve Wheeler would write."
— Beck Dorey-Stein, New York Times bestselling author of Spectacular Things
"Lovingly told and richly textured, this moving novel about a platonic coup de foudre turned lifelong friendship is full of humor and heartbreak. Wheeler renders the euphoria and safety, but also the sometimes asymmetric effort, frustration, and disappointment, behind the phrase 'best friends.' In this immersive dual coming-of-age that takes us from New York to D.C., Florida, and Paris, the central relationship is the complex love between two young women who help to raise each other."
— Emma Knight, bestselling author of The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
“For anyone who's been craving more books where a complicated female friendship gets to be the main love story, Genevieve Wheeler’s Lina & June is here to make your dreams come true. You'll finish this heartfelt, emotional novel and immediately want to hug your best friend.”
— Laura Hankin, author of One-Star Romance
"Wheeler has crafted a tender and poignant platonic love story exploring the imperfect ways we handle caretaking and allowing ourselves to be cared for. At turns ebullient and heart wrenching, It left me with a craving for coq au vin, a trip to Paris, and, most of all, to text my best friend and tell her I love her."
— Becca Freeman, author of The Christmas Orphans Club
"Touching...Wheeler convincingly evokes the women’s bond...this offers a moving portrait of friendship."
— Publisher's Weekly
Praise for Adelaide
"Wheeler’s debut is searingly raw...Her whole soul is poured out onto the pages, and you’ll find it hard not to feel your own heart crack and stomach turn as Adelaide tries without avail to win the love of someone who simply can’t give it. Wheeler deftly relates Adelaide's journey of unbending friendship, grief, and passion, and for many readers, her tale will strike a resonant chord. Vulnerable, tender, and impossible to put down."
— Kirkus (starred)
"Heartfelt...This is a portrait of a woman struggling with her empathic desire to be all things to all people and realizing that she is allowed to put herself first...Fans of The Midnight Library will identify with Adelaide's journey."
— Booklist
"Wheeler perfectly captures her protagonist’s depression, anxiety, and negative self-talk—not to mention her keen agony of unrequited love—and a solid supporting cast provides Adelaide with ample emotional support. The complex heroine animates every page."
— Publishers Weekly
"Poignant."
— Popsugar
“Adelaide is a beautifully-written, deeply-felt exploration of what it means to love and be loved. In it, Genevieve Wheeler perfectly captures the exquisite pain of being head-over-heels in love with someone whose feelings don’t match yours and poignantly celebrates the people on our journeys who make life worth living. A remarkable debut.”
— Jill Santopolo, New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost
"Emotional and poignant, Genevieve Wheeler has made a remarkable debut with her fresh, modern voice. I was charmed. Adelaide exposes the raw edges of early adulthood and unrequited love, ultimately showing us that the true magic of life is that it's always worth living.”
— Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author
"Impossible to put down. I saw myself and all of my past mistakes reflected back at me on every page. Genevieve Wheeler writes with brilliant clarity and specificity. I feel like I’m longtime friends with every one of her characters. I’ve been recommending this book to every one of my female friends who knows what it is to love too quickly and too deeply, with the wrong person. Adelaide is achingly beautiful, and heartbreakingly relatable."
— Dana Schwartz, New York Times bestselling author of Anatomy, a Love Story
"Adelaide is a fearless portrayal of unrequited love—the kind that thwarts us, flattens us, and ultimately has something to teach us. Wheeler's debut is engrossing and poignant, full of grit and vulnerability. I devoured it."
— Carola Lovering, author of Can't Look Away
"Sharp-eyed and big-hearted, Adelaide dives headfirst into the tidal pulls of love, friendship, grief, and mental health. Wheeler captures the lively adventures of an American 20-something trying her best in London with dazzling humor and dizzying aplomb. This is a can’t-miss, can’t-put-down debut."
— Beck Dorey-Stein, New York Times bestselling author of From the Corner of the Oval and Rock the Boat
"Adelaide puts the heartbreak of loving the wrong person and the healing powers of friendship on magnificent display. With whimsical prose and a charming London backdrop, this deeply relatable novel infuses even the most painful moments with hope. I savored every single page of this beautiful book."
— Hannah Orenstein, author of Meant to be Mine
"I fell head-over-heels in love with Adelaide. Featuring an unforgettable main character, this debut bursts with warmth, while offering an unflinching look at heartbreak and mental health. Genevieve Wheeler’s writing had me cackling, crying, and nodding in recognition so vehemently that I almost gave myself whiplash."
— Laura Hankin, author of A Special Place for Women
