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A hilariously fresh and romantic send-up to You’ve Got Mail about a gamer girl with a secret identity and the online bestie she’s never met IRL until she unwittingly transfers to his school, from the bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties, The Obsession, and Well, That Was Unexpected. Seventeen-year-old Kiki Siregar is a fabulous gamer girl with confidence to boot. She can’t help but be totally herself… except when she’s online. Her secret? She plays anonymously as a guy to avoid harassment from other male players. Even her online best friend—a cinnamon roll of a teen boy who plays under the username Sourdawg—doesn’t know her true identity. Which is fine, because Kiki doesn’t know his real name either, and it’s not like they’re ever going to cross paths IRL. Until she transfers to an elite private school for her senior year and discovers that Sourdawg goes there, too. But who is he? How will he react when he finds out Kiki’s secret? And what happens when Kiki realizes she’s falling for her online BFF?
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0Characters-8
I enjoyed the characters in this book. I really enjoyed Kiki and how much she cared about gaming. Liam was a great character as well, and I enjoyed his journey throughout the story.
Atmosphere- 8
I was brought into the world of elite high school in this book. I didn’t go to schools like this, so the elite high school was all new to me. I’ve also never been to Singapore. While there were scenes outside of the school, I wish there were more scenes outside of the school so I could learn more about where the characters lived.
Writing-9
This was my first book by Jesse Q Surtanto and I loved the writing style. Some scenes that had snappy dialogue, and witty liners that made me laugh. The other side of Didn’t See That Coming offered commentary about how women are treated when playing video games online, and at their schools. This commentary was offered in such a way that made you vote for Kiki and was told with passion.
Plot-8
Normally I love the trope of “online but they know each other in real life.” This book executed this trope in a different way, and I did enjoy the new take on it. My only reason the plot didn’t work as well as I hoped was that I want more of a romance between Kiki and Liam. I enjoy fake dating, but I didn’t like Jonas as a character, so the fake dating in this wasn’t my favorite. I loved the fact that Kiki stuck up for herself and for the other girls at her school.
Intrigue-8
I was interested in this story. I wanted to see how the story was going to go; I wanted to see if the romance I wanted to happen would happen, and this book did have a happily ever after.
Logic-8
I could follow the logic in this, mostly. The only confusing thing to me was that I couldn’t tell why Jonas wanted to fake date Kiki. I could tell that he had an agenda, but I could see the reasoning.
Enjoyment-8
Overall, this was a fun read. The story offered important commentary on how teenage girls are treated in some spaces, which I loved. I also loved that Kiki found a group at her name school, eventually.
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