We Ship It

Written by Lauren Kay

Narrated by Hope Newhouse

This rom-com debut has the fierce girl energy of the movie Booksmart, blended with the awkwardness of Kelly Quindlen’s Late to the Party, topped with a thrilling international meet-cute a la Love and Gelato.

Olivia Schwartz has a plan. It’s even color-coded.

And the plan is this: a perfect SAT score, a prestigious college, and a straight path towards her dream of becoming a doctor.

The last thing she wants to do—the summer before her senior year of high school, no less—is go on a cruise. Especially with her parents, younger brothers, and all the unspoken things between them since her older brother’s death so many years ago.

Then Olivia meets Sebastian. He’s everything she’s not: charming, exciting, willing to take risks and run with them. For the first time, Olivia feels like she can have fun...

But there’s a lot bubbling up under the surface on this cruise, and when past secrets begin to come to light, Olivia must face all the truths that she’s ignored for so long: about herself, Sebastian, her brother, the past she thought she understood, and the future she’s always planned.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jun 20, 2023
• ISBN: 9780063233829

Lauren Kay

Lauren Kay lives in Brooklyn with her cat, Sneezy, her husband, and her daughter. She graduated from Brown with a degree in American civilization and a focus in love and relationships (seriously). We Ship It is her debut novel, and you can find Lauren at laurenkaywrites.com.

Reviews for We Ship It

[Elsa Allred · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved the plot, loved the theatre references, loved the characters.