From the publisher:
From the bestselling author of I Hope This Finds You Well comes a sharply funny, surprisingly tender novel about a woman stuck in place, her nosy neighbors, and the journey to find where she belongs—with all the heart of a grown-up The Breakfast Club.
Mona thought her living situation was bad… but the real mess is just beginning.
One day is all it takes for Mona’s life to implode. After years of climbing at her marketing firm, she was supposed to be getting promoted and finally moving out of her crumbling apartment building. Instead, she’s jobless, aimless, and still stuck in a space barely big enough for a yoga mat.
Then her eccentric landlady takes a tumble and asks Mona to step in as the building’s reluctant super. The deal is simple: help prep the place for sale, and she can secure the upgrade she’s been chasing. But that’s easier said than done when the neighbors treat “boundaries” as optional. There’s the shouting couple, the mysterious shut-in, a possible panty thief in the laundry room—and Sami, the relentlessly cheerful diner owner who keeps showing up with coffee and unsolicited ideas about community. As Mona gets pulled deeper into the building’s chaos—and closer to the people inside it—she’s forced to confront what, and who, she’s really been trying to outrun. Sometimes, the place you’re desperate to leave is the one that finally shows you who you are.
Wise, heartfelt, and laugh-out-loud funny, Natalie Sue’s sophomore novel is a story about burning out, starting over, and finding your people in the most unexpected places—perfect for fans of The Wedding People and Anxious People.
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Sue’s second novel (after I Hope This Finds You Well) is a biting, soulful, and deeply funny portrait of modern city life and a life in freefall. After botching a major presentation at work, Mona is placed on six weeks’ leave—and makes things worse by drunkenly vandalizing her own lobby. When her landlady, Irene, is injured, Mona steps in to manage the building and care for her dog. Though she barely knows her neighbors beyond unflattering nicknames, Mona is suddenly responsible for a chaotic cast of tenants. Sami, the charming diner owner next door, is helpful and a good sounding board. Then Irene’s niece offers her a deal: help prepare the building for sale, get a nicer apartment in return. It seems simple—until growing close to the residents makes the cost of that choice impossible to ignore. Wry, heartfelt, and never preachy, the novel captures the disorientation of starting over when everything falls apart.
VERDICT A warm, humorous, and deeply touching novel, book groups will find lots to discuss here. Should appeal to readers who enjoy Fredrik Backman, Shelby Van Pelt, or Elinor Lipman.
©Library Journal, 2026
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YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE by Natalie Sue. William Morrow (August 11, 2026). ISBN: 978-0063320437. 320p.
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