Waiting on Wednesday #725

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT 
BY JODI MEADOWS

Goodreads Description:

What happens in the group chat stays in the group chat… until it doesn’t.

Virginia Vaughn just wants to fit in with her super-popular friend group. That means she doesn’t let them know how much she loves the library, she never speaks a word about her massive crush on tragically unpopular Grayson, and she says nasty things she doesn’t actually mean. But only in the group chat, so it’s harmless, right?

But when she has a blowout fight with her clique—specifically, with the Queen Bee herself—her mean texts are posted online for the entire school to see! And, suddenly, Virginia has no one but her cat to talk to.

Cue "Knight Errant," a mystery boy at school who texts Virginia by accident—and who quickly becomes her closest confidante. Though they send messages back and forth for hours every night, Virginia doesn’t want him to know which classmate she is (because then he’ll connect her to the mean texts ALL OVER THE INTERNET). She likes him, but she really likes Grayson, too. Can she find the strength to tell Knight who she really is? And will Grayson—who has become her only ally at school—give up on her when the awful things she’s said about him are finally posted?

Confessions from the Group Chat is the second middle-grade romcom from New York Times bestselling author Jodi Meadow (Bye Forever, I Guess; My Lady Jane, now streaming on Prime). Sweet, funny, and authentically messy, this is an ultra-cute story about middle-school misbehavior, innocent first love, and the inner life of a repentant mean girl.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Expected Publication: October 21, 2025 by Holiday House
Pre-Order: Blackwells and Amazon US and Amazon UK

Ohh. This book sounds all kinds of messy and heartbreaking and complicated, haha. And yet I am still buying it. Because I have been a fan of Jodi for years. Though I have not read her first middle grade book just yet, I'm going to read it one day. And of course I have to buy this one too. It sounds cute as well :)
What are you waiting for on this sweet Wednesday?