Well, That Was Unexpected

"Hilarious!"--Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis

A laugh-out-loud YA rom-com about a girl who's whisked from LA to her mother's native Indonesia to get back to her roots and finds herself fake-dating the son of one of the wealthiest families there, from the bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties and The Obsession

After Sharlot Citra's mother catches her in a compromising position, she finds herself whisked away from LA to her mother's native Indonesia. It'll be exactly what they both need. Or so her mother thinks.

When George Clooney Tanuwijaya's father (who is obsessed with American celebrities) fears he no longer understands how to get through to his son, he decides to take matters into his own hands.

To ensure that their children find the right kind of romantic partner, Sharlot's mother and George's father do what any "good" parent would do: they strike up a conversation online, pretending to be their children.

When the kids find out about their parents' actions, they're horrified. Not even a trip to one of the most romantic places on earth could possibly make Sharlot and George fall for each other. But as the layers peel back and the person they thought they knew from online is revealed, the truth becomes more complicated. As unlikely as it may seem, did their parents manage to find their true match after all?

ISBN-13: 9780593434000

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Publication Date: 06-27-2023

Pages: 352

Product Dimensions: 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.80d

Age Range: 12 - UP Years

Jesse Q Sutanto is the author of the YA thrillers The Obsession and The New Girl, and the adult rom coms Dial A for Aunties and Four Aunties and a Wedding. She grew up shuttling back and forth between Indonesia, Singapore, and Oxford and considers all three places her home. Visit her online at jesseqsutanto.com.