Better Left Unsent is a contemporary romance novel about a receptionist at a TV broadcast company whose world is upended when the entire contents of her email drafts folder are sent to her co-workers, friends, family, and an ex-boyfriend.

Twenty-nine-year-old Millie Chandler has been writing bluntly honest, semi-savage, and emotionally vulnerable emails to the people in both her work and personal life for two years without the intention of ever sending them. But overnight, all of the emails were sent like little truth bombs, and Millie is left to face the consequences. Helping her navigate feelings of guilt and remorse are her adorable roommate Ralph, best friends Cate and Petra, and possible love interest Jack.

This is really a book about emotional honesty and how keeping so much of ourselves hidden and secret out of fear and shame is to our detriment. Millie had to have some honest conversations with everyone to get past what happened and start living life on her own terms. There is a lot of cute banter, strong friendships, and I loved the coastal U.K. setting. I did not enjoy the storyline about her parents and the issues they were having in their marriage (ick for including their daughter in this conversation) and felt like it wasn’t really that big of a deal and could have been left out. But it did add to the overall thread about keeping secrets.

Although I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as some of her previous books, it was still enjoyable and a solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read.