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    I Hope You Get This Message
    I Hope You Get This Message
    I Hope You Get This Message
    Audiobook9 hours

    I Hope You Get This Message

    Written by Farah Naz Rishi

    Narrated by Priya Ayyar

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    In this high concept YA novel debut that’s We All Looked Up meets The Sun Is Also a Star, three teens must face down the mistakes of their past after they learn that life on Earth might end in less than a week.

    News stations across the country are reporting mysterious messages that Earth has been receiving from a planet—Alma—claiming to be its creator. If they’re being interpreted correctly, in seven days Alma will hit the kill switch on their “colony” Earth.

    True or not, for teenagers Jesse Hewitt, Cate Collins, and Adeem Khan, the prospect of this ticking time bomb will change their lives forever.

    Jesse, who has been dealt one bad blow after another, wonders if it even matters what happens to the world. Cate, on the other hand, is desperate to use this time to find the father she never met. And Adeem, who hasn’t spoken to his estranged sister in years, must find out if he has it in him to forgive her for leaving.

    With only a week to face their truths and right their wrongs, Jesse, Cate, and Adeem’s paths collide as their worlds are pulled apart.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 22, 2019
    ISBN9780062964809
    Author

    Farah Naz Rishi

    Farah Naz Rishi (she/they) is a Pakistani American Muslim writer and voice actor, but in another life she’s worked stints as a lawyer, a video game journalist, and an editorial assistant. She received her BA in English from Bryn Mawr College, her JD from Lewis & Clark Law School, and her love of weaving stories from the Odyssey Writing Workshop. When she’s not writing, she’s probably hanging out with video game characters. She is the author of I Hope You Get This Message and It All Comes Back to You. You can find her at home in Philadelphia or on Twitter/Instagram at @farahnazrishi.

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    • 3/5
      While I feel that this book was an accurate description of what would happen if we did find out that the world was going to end in 7 days, I found myself not enjoying the actual narrative of the characters. Cate and her wild goose chase to track down her Dad, Jesse and his obsession to be better than his father but not actually doing anything to become better. The only character I actually liked was Adeem, he was actually trying to do something mostly unselfish and kept getting screwed over by the end of days. Plus, the ending was kind of predictable that it would be open ended for you to not know what happened, what Alma chose in the end but I kind of wish that the author had pulled the plot twist and nuked the planet. Anyways, I liked this book enough to keep listening to the audiobook, the narrator was really good. I will most likely check out more from this author in the future as well but this one didn’t blow me away like I was hoping it would.

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    • 4/5
      Quick heart-felt read! Loved it when the POVs started converging.
    • 3/5
      Didn't love the narrator at first, but the audiobook helped me push though after the halfway mark. A book with potential, but I could not be more detached from the characters. Jesse had the most potential. I've heard there's an adaptation coming and I think it can translate good on screen, but as a book it was quite forgettable.
    • 5/5
      7 days until the end of the world. Maybe. I Hope You Get This Message is the journey of three teens Jesse, Cate, and Adeem, the end of the world, and the chooses they make when they might only have only 7 days left.I love Jesse, Cate, and Adeem. I was so wrapped up in them and their personal journeys. Adeem was my favorite. He is so sweet and caring. His love of antique radios was such a unique part of his character. I learned some really intersecting radio facts from him. I connected with his character the most because he was nerdy and his close relationship with his sister reminds me of the one I have with my own brother. Cate's character was so strong and I loved how devoted she was to her mother. Jesse was the hardest character from me to connect with but then again his character doesn't want you to connect with him. Jesse wants to go it alone or thinks he does. I am not going to say anymore because I want you to get to know these three and fall in love with them yourself. I couldn't put this book down. The writing was amazing. All the character's voices were so them that I never got confused about who's Point of View I was reading. Every character in this book was so realistic. I loved the messages that the author included that random people had sent to people they love or hate after hearing the world was ending. Rishi captures humanity at it's best and worst. This book is full of heartbreak, beauty, and hope. Rating: 5 stars