Young adult romance author Jennifer Yen is back with her second novel, Love, Decoded and Culturess is thrilled to exclusively reveal the cover and details about the book.
We’re already excited for the novel, which promises to appeal to fans of Jenny Han and Jane Austen. (Bridgerton meets To All The Boys–we’re here for it!)
Love, Decoded follows over-achieving perfectionist high school junior Gigi Wong. Gigi wants to be the best in every area of her life: best student, friend, and daughter. However, there’s always someone outperforming her.
With college applications just around the corner, the pressure is only mounting. Luckily, her best friend Kyle always cheers her up with words of encouragement and a yummy bowl of ramen.
When her teacher announces an app writing contest, Gigi is determined to win the first prize of an exclusive tech internship so she can make her college application stand out. There’s only one problem: she doesn’t have a winning program.
But when Gigi meets new transfer student Etta and learns she’s having a hard time fitting in, she has a breakthrough. Gigi can use her coding skills—and the matchmaking experience she’s gotten from weekends with her auntie—to create a friend matching app. Gigi’s plan will kill two birds with one stone, helping Etta make friends and getting Gigi into college.
Unexpectedly, Gigi’s app goes viral and she’s at the center of a scandal with both Etta and Kyle upset with her. Can Gigi patch the code in her life or will her perfectionism ruin the friendships she’s worked so hard for?
While Love, Decoded doesn’t hit shelves until March 2022, we have the adorable cover to tide us over in the meantime, which Culturess has the privilege to exclusively reveal.
Along with the release of Love, Decoded, Yen’s first novel, A Taste For Love is getting a snazzy new makeover for the paperback release. A Taste For Love gave us a delightful twist on Pride & Prejudice mixed with The Great British Bake-off in a Taiwanese American setting.
We’re excited to reveal the new cover for A Taste For Love as well. (You can read the first chapter here.)
Love, Decoded is on sale March 8, 2022 and the new paperback edition of A Taste for Love is on sale January 11, 2022.
Mark your calendars for March 2022 and let us know if you add Love, Decoded to your TBR shelf!