Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with the opportunity to preview this book. Unfortunately, I got 39% through and couldn't keep going. I found it difficult to read the text message format, and the dialog was not interesting enough to plow through.

I did not realize that this was book 2 in a duology before I requested it so I quickly read book 1 before jumping in and I recommend all potential readers do the same thing. I wish NetGalley was a little better about marking books that are not #1 in a series but that is neither here nor there.

The book is told in email format between Gen and Ava as they begin to navigate life post college. I found the story uncomfortable yet realistic. Maintaining long time friendships as you grow older is not always easy and sometimes things get rough before they either fall away completely or get better with time. Gen and Ava managed to find their way back to each other but the getting there was rough.

I think the book managed to capture that post college who am I and what am I doing with my life aspect but overall, it just fell kind of flat for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy.

This book consists of the text messages and emails between two friends, living several states apart., both beginning their working lives after graduating from university. t reads true-to-life, with the exchanges being believable and entertaining. It is impressive how much can be deduced from strictly texts. That being said, it would be nice to have more descriptive writing, more background information about the women. All in all it was a nice easy read, not overly challenging.

The sequel to I Hate Everyone But You which I really enjoyed. I think I liked the first one a little bit better but this one was pretty good. Gen and Ava have been best friends since high school and are now adults. The books is mostly their tests and emails (just like in the first book) which I like, something different from the average novel--makes for quick easy reading, as well. Funny and quite light-hearted, enjoyed reading what both Gen and Ava are up to now post-college. Several heavy topics were covered but they did not seem as serious probably because of the format of the book. Ava and Gen have really opposite personalities and they compliment each other as friend which is what I love about them. A great follow up to the first book! Love these two authors! Very creative and original! Thanks a ton to NG for the ARC!!!!

Once again, Gaby and Allison have written a fun, relatable, and creative read with Ava and Gen at the center. They even present a sensitive topic not often explored in YA literature (or any genres, really) in an understanding way. Storylines aside, Gaby and Allison demonstrate a complicated and real relationship between two best friends as they go off to their first post-college jobs. The miscommunications and misunderstandings, and the way they make up, really feel genuine and loving, and it really highlights the differences that can often come up when you're in different tax brackets than your friends in adulthood.

I absolutely loved this and it's a fantastic follow up to I Hate Everyone But You!

If you've been on the internet for any amount of time, odds are you've come across the "Just Between Us"-channel on YouTube. Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin first rose to fame as part of Buzzfeed, and then branched out into independence with sketches, confessions and international questions. When they published their first book, I Hate Everyone But You, I knew I wanted to read it. And then I never did. Luckily, though, I did get to read the second part of the series - and guess what? It did not disappoint!

Story
In this hilarious follow-up novel to the New York Times bestseller I Hate Everyone But You, long distance best friends Ava and Gen have finally made it to the same time zone (although they’re still over a thousand miles apart).

Through their hilarious, sometimes emotional, but always relatable conversations, Ava and Gen are each other’s support systems through internships, relationship troubles, questionable roommates, undercover reporting, and whether or not it’s a good idea to take in a feral cat. Please Send Help perfectly captures the voice of young adults looking to find their place in the world and how no matter how desperate things seem, you always have your best friend to tell it like it is and pick you back up.

Opinion
This is one of those books that is almost too relatable. It captures that moment when you're just out of college and trying to figure out what to do just perfectly. And what's even better, it manages to do so in two very distinct voices that capture extremely different experiences of making your way in the work force for the very first time.

And yet, at the same time, their experiences are very similar - universal, almost. After all, who hasn't felt that doubt - not really being sure whether this is where you're supposed to be? Whether this is it? Really? that future you'd been working towards for so long?

Plus, the dry wit of Ava and Gen as they tell/yell/mail each other live's happenings? It actually had me laugh out loud a couple of times. Just as their unwavering support for (or, occasional, wake up call to) each other made me smile for them. I always love it when I get to read about great friends, and this book showered that with just the right amount of post-college jitters for me to absolutely fall in love with it!

Rating: 4/5
I mean, what more need I say, right? Please Send Help gave me everything I needed - and then some. The perfect kind of book to read if you'r just getting out of college, almost getting out of college, or want to remember what it felt like - to first start out in the "real world"

-Saar

Ava and Gen are best friends. Ava knows what she wants and has plans to achieve her goals. Gen...not so much. But no matter how annoying, dramatic, or utterly bananas a 2 a.m. rant might get -- Ava has always been there for Gen and Gen for Ava. But then they graduated high school.

After reading the first book in this series, I couldn't not pick up the second. Much like the first, I would highly recommend for young adolescent teens for an exploration of what life can be like once school is over. To understand and unpack adult life and how different choices can affect everything. Also much like the first book, I didn't love the format. It is hard to completely understand it as you have to wait to decipher it through the emails and texts. I think having interludes of actually story would help enhance this story even more.

I received this galley for review purpose from St. Martin's Press.

This book is about two best friends living in two different cities but at least same time zone. Ava and Gen are long distance best friends who shares EVERYTHING through texts and e-mails. How their life turned out in a new city, in a new life,a new job,ups and downs of normal life, their love life and anything random that happens.

The author portrayed how it is to be like living away from best friends, turning to them when nothing goes right. Depending on each others mails.

That was the plot. Now,let's come to the characters. Ava and Gen are the main character. Duh,cause it's their mails,texts I'm reading. So,there are no main characters? Only them. On side character you can see Dana,Ben, Coralee and a few others.

I felt like Ava being an immature character. I'm not gonna spoil anything for you. So,won't reveal anything.
Next up Gen,living in Florida trying to look for a perfect job,perfect life. Gen seemed understanding to me though but still immature again for what she did.
Come on, they passed college, they are interns. They should act like adults instead of like a 16 year old.
And Dana! My God, the only character I like here. He wasn't brought up that much but everytime did he felt supportive and a true friend to me.
And then Ben and Coralee who brings flavors to this book. They ain't the goody here but sure they made it interesting.

Finally I'm gonna divide the story into pros and cons for to make it easier for you.

Pros:
1. The chats were funny, humorous
2. Friendship between them were amazing
3. They both dealt together with sort of mental issues.
4. Bond between them were strong.


Cons :
1. A few explicit scenes which doesn't make a YA, It shouldn't be here.
2. There is no actual story
3. Felt like I was reading screenshots. It could've been a perfect story if it was written like a novel
4. Immature behaviours
5. And finally it was slow read that made me wanna stop a few times.


And that was it.
Hope you enjoyed my review.

Please Send Help
by Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin
4.5 out of 5 Stars

This just could be the future of literature. The authors tell a cutting edge story in painstakingly transcribed emails and texts between besties, Ava and Gen. Within a limited amount of characters (letters and numbers, as well as the cast of Please Send Help) Dunn and Raskin have built in fountains of love, friendship, angst and the niggling little parts of growing up, growing out, and growing in to adulthood.

Though the world may decry the amount of time and attention that we spend on our little screens, sometimes the most important parts of a relationship are digitally emotional-poprocks.

not as funky fresh as their first but but still fun and quick and full of heart i will continue to read things by this duo

I thoroughly enjoyed this one! The friendship between Ava and Gen reminded me of my best friend in college. The format of the book was interesting and fun as well. It is written all in email and text. At times I thought the were a little too obvious with the diversity in the book, almost making it a point to create diversity that it became distracting. Overall, this was a fun and quick read!

I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The story is told using texts and emails. I really wanted to like this book but it was extremely hard to follow. The concept of using texts to tell the story had so much potential but it wasn't done right and it seemed like an old person texting and using way too many exclamation marks. The formatting of the book just didn't work and took me forever to get through this book.

The characters were so vapid and awful and not even in a satirical way. I hated reading their texts and I'm very sure I've lost brain cells reading this. The development of these characters completely missed the mark. All of the characters were not likable at all and I really did not care what happened to them at all.

The style of writing really did not work for this book and the characters really couldn't make me care any more about the book. The book just isn't for me but perhaps it could for someone else.

Thank you to NetGalley, the authors, and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I didn't know there was another book prior to this one with the same characters. However, this book could be understood without necessarily reading the first one. I loved the friendship between the two protagonists. It was very realistic and heartfelt.

** I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.**
Two friends find themselves thousands of miles apart after college. They have been each other’s main supports and struggle without one another.
This story is told through emails and text messages.
Ava comes from a wealthy family and has an internship in New York City on a famous late night talk show. She is anxious and makes poor choices with members of the opposite sex.
Gen is working on a newspaper is rural Florida. I’m a bit confused about how she identifies. I believe there is mention she is a lesbian but she mentions having boyfriends in the past as well.
It is a quick read but there were a lot of things that I missed. When a story is only told through texts and emails, there is often something missing. I don’t feel that I got to know either character much. I know a lot about them but I didn’t get to know them.
It’s not terrible but it was just an okay read for me.

I love Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin, I love Just Between Us, the YouTube channel and the podcast, I really enjoyed I Hate Everyone But You, their first book, I listened to Gossip and Bad With Money, their podcasts separate from each other, and I do plan on reading Bad With Money, Gaby's book.
I liked this book fine! I wish I had connected with it more, but I just didn't care very much through the first half of the book.
This book was funnier than I Hate Everyone But You, which was also funny, which I did enjoy. But I think the time jump paired with trying to figure out what information from that book was important made the first 20% ish feel like I was playing catch up.
I also have a theory that if you don't know Gaby and Alison is probably hard to keep them straight in your head. Especially the text messaging sections. I always think it is an unfair criticism to say characters are too like their creator because you only know that when the creator is a public figure. But I think playing so close to their lived experience made me less interested because I could pretty accurately guess where the book was going. So if you know them, it might be predictable, and if you don't, it might be confusing. It's just a theory, feel free to disagree with me!
I also felt SUPER icky about the catfishing subplot. I was very disappointed that that didn't really break bad, yes a character got fired, but the catfishing was more of a 'straw that broke the camel's back' in that situation than the catalyst. I think that kind of emotional manipulation is despicable and I really wanted the book to take a stance that this is super not okay. And instead, it was just 'it's somewhat rude, but in the end, maybe everyone can be friends.' I didn't like that at all.
I did like that this book shows you how an abusive relationship works. Hot and cold, gas lighting, not giving you the necessary information. That plot was interesting and handled well. I also enjoyed the journalism and career climbing parts of this book. It was delightful.
I am not super sure precisely who the audience for this book is, maybe college kids and young professionals? It falls into that category that makes you think YA needs to expand what it means or NA needs to encompass more than older YA + sex. WHich isn't a fault of this book just a flaw with marketing and book categorization in general.
This book was enjoyable, and if you liked I Hate Everyone But You you will probably be interested in what happens in the sequel.
ARC provided by NetGalley- all opinions are mine!

"Please Send Help" by Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin is a delightful fun read. The main focus is the deep friendship between Ava and Gen, the two main characters, and centers on their time after college when they get their first jobs/internships. As they move to New York and Florida for their new opportunities, absolute ridiculousness and bad choices ensue on both ends and they are constantly communicating to get the other friend's advice, input, or commentary.

The story is mainly formatted in a series of emails and texts, the way millenials communicate, which for some, may be annoying. The formatting was nostalgic for me, as it reminded me of books I read while in middle school that had a free-thought journal format, which is what I think they were attempting to get at. I've watched some of Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin's YouTube videos and the dynamic of the friends in this book is modeled off of their own friendship, with a few dramatic and fictional details added in.

This book is perfect for a light funny beach read and I recommend it to anyone who needs a good laugh.

Thanks to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

Ok, so I didn't realize it was a follow up book, but the good news is, it was obvious that the story could be picked up quickly. I actually do have the first book, I just haven't had a chance to read it.

I'm a big fan of stories about friendship because of how important I think they are., but I couldn't get on board with Gen and Ava's friendship. Again, this could be the disconnect between the age of me with the girls. The realationship at time seemed toxic.

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I didn't realize this book was a sequel before requesting it, but after reading other reviews, I learned that I didn't need to read the original I decided to give this story a try anyway. However, I quickly learned that I am not the intended target audience, and overall, the story just wasn't working for me.

A majority of the book is told in the format of texts and emails exchanges to chronicle a slice of life between two best friends just out in their first post-college jobs which I personally didn't enjoy. The dialogue and text-heavy format made it difficult to pinpoint the exact plotline of the story, and it eventually grew stale. Some issues and topics were handled insensitively which I found rather problematic.

I've been a fan of Gaby and Allison since their Buzzfeed days and was ecstatic at the opportunity to support their literary career. However, this book fell flat and just wasn't my cup of tea.

Wow!! 5 stars!!
I don't know where to begin with this! This book is the most funniest, empowering, encouraging, amazing book I have ever read! For any young teenager (any age group really) who doesn't know what they are doing with their lives or need a pick me up, this is your book.
Ava and Gen have been best friends forever. One is living in new York and the other Florida. Ava has financial stability as Gen does not. Ava loves love while Gen is happy out exploring her sexuality (and adopting random pregnant cats and homeless people). They support each other through email and text. I genuinely have never laughed so hard at a book in ages!!

This was a fun, quick read and it really didn't matter that I hadn't read the first book in the series. In fact, I didn't even realize there was a previous book until I opened up the Goodreads page!

Told through emails and texts between very different friends, we get a fully realized picture of what both young women and their lives are like. Ava, who is interning on a late-night TV show in New York has an anxiety disorder, a stable family and is straight. Her best friend Gen, is bi-sexual and far less stable as she starts her first job as a reporter at a small-town newspaper in some out-of-the-way town in Florida.

While both young women are struggling to figure out how to fulfil their roles at work, at home and in society, their almost-daily communication keeps them going, even if it doesn't keep them on the right track.

Their voices and experiences are spot on, and vividly evocative of that terrible/wonderful period in life when you're out of school and in the real world for the first time and expected to suddenly know how to be an adult despite having no experience, and in many cases, no good role models.

I enjoyed it very much, so thanks Netgalley for letting me read it ahead of release!