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Wish You Were Her

A swoony rivals-to-lovers YA romcom between a bookseller and a movie star

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Wish You Were Her

By: Elle McNicoll
Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
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*Winner of the 2025 Books Are My Bag Young Adult Readers Award!*

Wish You Were Her is the riveting rivals-to-lovers YA romance from bestselling, award-winning Elle McNicoll. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry's Book Lovers.

'A beautiful, witty, cinematic romcom . . . A must read for summer' - Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of the Vivi Conway series

'I LOVED this swoony enemies-to-lovers autistic love story' - Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of Dadaji's Paintbrush

Dear Mysterious Reader, I think I'm falling in love . . .

Everyone wants a piece of actress Allegra Brooks. When she decides she desperately needs to get away from the spotlight she heads for the remote town of Lake Pristine and its summertime book festival.

When Allegra immediately clashes with annoying (and annoyingly handsome) bookseller Jonah Thorne, their rivalry soon becomes the talk of the small town. Before long, Allegra's main escape is the increasingly flirtatious email relationship she's sharing with an anonymous charming bookseller that she's sure can't possibly be Jonah . . .

An unforgettable romcom about finding the one person who makes you feel yourself when the whole world is watching.

Praise for Elle McNicoll's Some Like it Cold:

'A clever, poignant and healing love story' - Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen

'Achingly honest and heartfelt, this is McNicoll at her best. It is quite literally my favourite romance novel of all time.' – Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of Make You Mine this Christmas

'McNicoll delivers a breathtaking story of love and joy'– Anika Hussain, author of This Is How You Fall In Love

 Contemporary Literature & Fiction Neurodiversity Romance Romantic Comedy Witty

Critic reviews

Another perfect novel from McNicoll. Secret identities! Mistaken first impressions! Masking and personas! An absolutely beautiful, witty, cinematic romcom about two autistic teenagers that feels utterly real and magically whimsical. A must read for summer! (Lizzie Huxley-Jones)
I LOVED this swoony enemies-to-lovers autistic love story (Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of Dadaji's Paintbrush)
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another amazing book from the view of a neurodiverse character Electra is a young aspiring actress who has become overwhelmed with young fame. she seeks the summer off with her dad in a small village called Lake Presteigne. (Go back and read / listen to some like it cold to get an idea of the characters)

thank you once again Elle for showcasing us neurodiverse and autistic people and giving us all a voice much love as always

another neurodiverse cracker

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I have read almost all of Elle's books (minus Keedie because it doesn't seem to be out in audiobook yet) and loved them all.

Wish You Were Her is absolutely amazing! I devoured it and any time that I couldn't spend reading, it was all I could think about. Elle's characters are always so well developed and as usual the story is really engaging!

Elle's books started me on my own path to diagnosis and I'll forever love reading them ❤️

I think that everyone should read Elle's books, whether you're neurodivergent or not.

Another amazing read from Elle McNicoll!

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